Inning: 1 Pittsburgh
Hideaki Murata pitching.
Matt Davis doubles to right field.
Yenier Ortiz singles to left field.
Matt Davis scores.
Pat Matuzak flies out to the center fielder.
Yenier Ortiz is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd).
Tetsuya Nogusa singles to right field.
Joe Baecht triples.
Tetsuya Nogusa scores.
Yoshio Ishida strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 1 Houston
Hal Beecher pitching.
Tiny Easler grounds out to the second baseman.
Jim Demaree grounds out to the second baseman.
Strick Jester strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 2 Pittsburgh
Pete Nichols flies out to the right fielder.
Martin Smith singles to right field.
Hal Beecher lays a bunt down the third base line.
He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance.
Matt Davis singles to left field.
Martin Smith scores.
Yenier Ortiz walks.
Pat Matuzak walks.
Tetsuya Nogusa flies out to the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 3

Inning: 2 Houston
Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single!
Mel Dreifort strikes out.
Al Lansford doubles to left field.
Bill McClure walks.
Passed ball.
Al Lansford advances to third.
Bill McClure advances to second.
Takashi Ichihashi walks.
Hideaki Murata flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 3

Inning: 3 Pittsburgh
Joe Baecht singles to left field.
Yoshio Ishida strikes out.
Pete Nichols strikes out.
Joe Baecht steals second.
Martin Smith singles to center field.
Joe Baecht scores.
Vern Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Hal Beecher grounds into a force play to the third baseman.
Martin Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 3 Houston
Tiny Easler grounds out to the third baseman.
Jim Demaree grounds out to the second baseman.
Strick Jester strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 4 Pittsburgh
Matt Davis doubles to left field.
Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop.
Pat Matuzak strikes out.
Tetsuya Nogusa pops out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 4 Houston
Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the third baseman.
Mel Dreifort grounds out to the second baseman.
Al Lansford singles to right field.
Bill McClure grounds into a force play to the second baseman.
Al Lansford is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 5 Pittsburgh
Joe Baecht doubles to left field.
Yoshio Ishida reached on a fielding error by Snuffy Palacios.
Yoshio Ishida steals second.
Pete Nichols grounds out to the shortstop.
Joe Baecht scores.
Yoshio Ishida advances to third on the play.
Asley Martin comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Martin Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags,
Yoshio Ishida scores.
Hal Beecher grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 5 Houston
Takashi Ichihashi hits a home run.
Asley Martin doubles to right field.
Tiny Easler pops out to the first baseman.
Jim Demaree doubles to center field.
Asley Martin scores.
Strick Jester strikes out.
Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Pittsburgh
Matt Davis singles to center field.
Yenier Ortiz doubles to right field.
Matt Davis uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Norm Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Pat Matuzak singles to left field.
Yenier Ortiz scores.
Pat Matuzak steals second.
Tetsuya Nogusa singles to left field.
Pat Matuzak is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder.
Joe Baecht walks.
Yoshio Ishida strikes out.
Pete Nichols grounds into a force play to the third baseman.
Tetsuya Nogusa is out at third base.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 6 Houston
Mel Dreifort flies out to the right fielder.
Al Lansford grounds out to the second baseman.
Bill McClure grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 7 Pittsburgh
Martin Smith strikes out.
Hal Beecher grounds out to the shortstop.
Matt Davis walks.
Felix Allen comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Matt Davis steals second.
Yenier Ortiz flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 7 Houston
Takashi Ichihashi doubles to left field.
Felix Allen lays a bunt down the third base line.
He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance.
Tiny Easler grounds out to the third baseman.
Takashi Ichihashi scores.
Jim Demaree reached on a 2-base throwing error by Matt Davis.
Strick Jester grounds out to the pitcher.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 8 Pittsburgh
Pat Matuzak doubles to center field.
Tetsuya Nogusa grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single!
Pat Matuzak advances to third on the play.
Joe Baecht walks.
Joe Baecht steals second.
Yoshio Ishida singles past the third baseman.
Pat Matuzak scores.
Joe Baecht scores.
Buddy Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Yoshio Ishida is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd).
Pete Nichols grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 8 Houston
Snuffy Palacios doubles to right field.
Mel Dreifort lines out to the second baseman.
Terry Polli comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired.
Al Lansford flies out to the center fielder.
Bill McClure walks.
Takashi Ichihashi walks.
Buddy Smith grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 3

Inning: 9 Pittsburgh
Martin Smith hits a home run.
Jay Jackson is pinch hitting for Terry Polli. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning.
Jay Jackson walks.
Matt Davis walks.
Yenier Ortiz strikes out.
Pat Matuzak walks.
Tetsuya Nogusa flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags,
Jay Jackson scores.
Joe Baecht grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 9 Houston
Frank Holland pitching.
Tiny Easler hits an infield single to the shortstop.
Jim Demaree strikes out.
Strick Jester grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Tiny Easler advances to second on the play.
Snuffy Palacios flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 1
Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11
Houston total runners LOB: 10