Win: Steve Burkett Loss: Shaun Lamanno
Save: Lou Chervinko
Inning: 1 Cincinnati George Munro pitching. Benjamin Ogletree pops out to the first baseman. Eddie Reulbach strikes out. John McGlamery flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Fred Cardoni pitching. Harry Camp strikes out. Brad Jones singles to right field. Brad Jones steals second. Lefty Kreitner walks. Bill Messersmith strikes out. Bake Luttrell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Joe Lemanczyk singles to left field. Drew Synette walks. Ralph Kinsella walks. Ramon Hall walks. Joe Lemanczyk scores. Jimmy Spooner lines out to the second baseman. Fred Cardoni grounds out to the shortstop. Drew Synette scores. Ralph Kinsella advances to third on the play. Ramon Hall advances to second on the play. Benjamin Ogletree strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Eddie Babington strikes out. Nicky Butt strikes out. Mike Wehmeier lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Eddie Reulbach grounds out to the shortstop. John McGlamery grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Lemanczyk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston George Munro flies out to the right fielder. Harry Camp flies out to the left fielder. Brad Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Drew Synette pops out to the shortstop. Ralph Kinsella grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ramon Hall walks. Ramon Hall steals second. Jimmy Spooner singles to right field. Ramon Hall scores. Fred Cardoni singles past the shortstop. Jimmy Spooner advances to third on the hit. Benjamin Ogletree flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Lefty Kreitner hits a home run. Bill Messersmith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bake Luttrell strikes out. Eddie Babington singles to center field. Nicky Butt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eddie Babington is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Eddie Reulbach flies out to the left fielder. John McGlamery flies out to the center fielder. Joe Lemanczyk walks. Drew Synette singles to center field. Joe Lemanczyk advances to third on the hit. Drew Synette steals second. Ralph Kinsella grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Mike Wehmeier singles to center field. George Munro lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Camp walks. Brad Jones doubles to center field. Mike Wehmeier scores. Harry Camp uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lefty Kreitner is hit by a pitch. Bill Messersmith pops out to the third baseman. Bake Luttrell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Ramon Hall grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Spooner singles to right field. Fred Cardoni lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Benjamin Ogletree flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Eddie Babington grounds out to the second baseman. Nicky Butt walks. Mike Wehmeier singles in front of the center fielder. Nicky Butt advances to third on the hit. Steve Burkett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Munro flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Nicky Butt scores. Harry Camp grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Eddie Reulbach doubles to right field. Shaun Lamanno 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. John McGlamery is hit by a pitch. Joe Lemanczyk walks. Drew Synette flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Kinsella singles to left field. Eddie Reulbach scores. John McGlamery scores. Ramon Hall singles to center field. Joe Lemanczyk scores. Ralph Kinsella advances to third on the hit. Jim Carrara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ramon Hall is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jimmy Spooner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Brad Jones flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Kreitner singles to right field. Bill Messersmith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Darrell Clifton is pinch hitting for Steve Burkett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Darrell Clifton grounds out to the second baseman. Benjamin Ogletree strikes out. Eddie Reulbach flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Newt Springer pitching. Bake Luttrell flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Capra is pinch hitting for Eddie Babington. Bobby Capra strikes out. Nicky Butt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Mel Woodruff enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bobby Capra at LF. John McGlamery flies out to the center fielder. Joe Lemanczyk walks. Drew Synette flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Schang is pinch hitting for Ralph Kinsella. Charlie Schang strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jim Cornutt enters the game as a defensive replacement for Charlie Schang at CF. Lou Chervinko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Wehmeier grounds out to the pitcher. Masamichi Nozaki is pinch hitting for Jim Carrara. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Masamichi Nozaki grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Camp reached on a 2-base throwing error by Benjamin Ogletree. Brad Jones doubles to left field. Harry Camp scores. Lefty Kreitner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 9 Houston total runners LOB: 7