Win: Sven Bjork Loss: Rudy May
Save: Gustavo Duarte
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Rudy May pitching. Frank Rhodes grounds out to the third baseman. Manuel Tomahawk grounds out to the pitcher. Tyler Young grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Sven Bjork pitching. Peanuts McKelvy grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Eckert pops out to the second baseman. Don Pugh pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jack Nieves singles in front of the center fielder. Rocky Kluszewski singles to center field. Jack Nieves advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Denny Crouch strikes out. Dutch Packard singles to left field. Jack Nieves scores. Rory Donahue grounds out to the shortstop. Rocky Kluszewski advances to third on the play. Dutch Packard advances to second on the play. Sven Bjork grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Randy Niekro strikes out. Frank Hopkins singles to right field. Mahkan Singh pops out to the second baseman. Frank Hopkins is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Frank Rhodes flies out to the left fielder. Manuel Tomahawk singles to center field. Tyler Young grounds out to the third baseman. Manuel Tomahawk advances to second on the play. Jack Nieves doubles to right field. Manuel Tomahawk scores. Rocky Kluszewski singles past the first baseman. Jack Nieves scores. Rocky Kluszewski is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Hy Harder doubles past the center fielder. Ray Bailor strikes out. Rudy May strikes out. Peanuts McKelvy walks. Joe Eckert hits a home run. Hy Harder scores. Peanuts McKelvy scores. Don Pugh walks. Randy Niekro pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Denny Crouch singles to center field. Dutch Packard walks. Rory Donahue grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Denny Crouch advances to third on the play. Sven Bjork pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Frank Hopkins walks. Mahkan Singh singles to right field. Hy Harder flies out to the right fielder. Ray Bailor flies out to the right fielder. Rudy May grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Frank Rhodes grounds out to the third baseman. Manuel Tomahawk strikes out. Tyler Young grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Peanuts McKelvy grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Eckert singles to right field. Don Pugh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Eckert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Randy Niekro walks. Frank Hopkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jack Nieves walks. Rocky Kluszewski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Nieves advances to second on the play. Denny Crouch lines out to the shortstop. Dutch Packard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Mahkan Singh grounds out to the second baseman. Hy Harder grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Bailor pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Rory Donahue grounds out to the shortstop. Sven Bjork walks. Frank Rhodes singles to left field. Manuel Tomahawk flies out to the center fielder. Tyler Young doubles to left field. Sven Bjork scores. Frank Rhodes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alan Cole comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Nieves flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Paddy Foor is pinch hitting for Alan Cole. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Paddy Foor lines out to the shortstop. Peanuts McKelvy strikes out. Joe Eckert walks. Don Pugh pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tony Donoso pitching. Rocky Kluszewski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fabian Wise is pinch hitting for Denny Crouch. Fabian Wise flies out to the left fielder. Dutch Packard walks. Rory Donahue pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Johnny Miles enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fabian Wise at LF. Ivan Navarro enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dutch Packard at 1B. Randy Niekro strikes out. Frank Hopkins singles to left field. Mahkan Singh grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Hopkins advances to second on the play. Arturo Corrado comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Hy Harder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Oscar Thomas is pinch hitting for Arturo Corrado. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Oscar Thomas grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Frank Rhodes singles to left field. Manuel Tomahawk singles to right field. Frank Rhodes advances to third on the hit. Tyler Young grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Rhodes scores. Manuel Tomahawk advances to second on the play. Jack Nieves grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Gustavo Duarte pitching. Ray Bailor grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Mossi is pinch hitting for Tony Donoso. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lee Mossi strikes out. Peanuts McKelvy pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 7