Inning: 1 Houston
Ed Smith pitching.
Alex Wise singles to right field.
Sam Howerton singles to right field.
Belden Chaplin grounds out to the second baseman.
Alex Wise advances to third on the play.
Sam Howerton advances to second on the play.
Bill Herbert flies out to the center fielder.
Bill Colbert flies out to the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 1 Cincinnati
Ryan Usher pitching.
Mike Zachary doubles to center field.
Dominic Guillen singles past the third baseman.
Mike Zachary scores.
Dominic Guillen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd).
Jeffrey Gerken walks.
Bill Bauer grounds into a force play to the pitcher.
Jeffrey Gerken is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Frank Keller walks.
Toshio Ichiba flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 2 Houston
Gary Bressler grounds out to the third baseman.
Hector Hartgraves strikes out.
Guillermo Avalos strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 2 Cincinnati
Herman Claset grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Scott Shevlin singles to left field.
Ed Smith lays a bunt down the third base line.
He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance.
Mike Zachary grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 3 Houston
Ryan Usher flies out to the right fielder.
Alex Wise lines out to the first baseman.
Sam Howerton grounds out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 3 Cincinnati
Dominic Guillen grounds out to the third baseman.
Jeffrey Gerken lines out to the first baseman.
Bill Bauer flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 4 Houston
Belden Chaplin flies out to the right fielder.
Bill Herbert grounds out to the third baseman.
Bill Colbert grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 4 Cincinnati
Frank Keller grounds out to the shortstop.
Toshio Ichiba grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Herman Claset singles to left field.
Scott Shevlin singles to left field.
Herman Claset advances to third on the hit.
Ed Smith grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 5 Houston
Gary Bressler doubles to left field.
Hector Hartgraves singles to right field.
Gary Bressler uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Guillermo Avalos walks.
Ryan Usher fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes.
Ryan Usher strikes out.
Alex Wise singles to right field.
Hector Hartgraves scores.
Guillermo Avalos advances to third on the hit.
Sam Howerton strikes out.
Belden Chaplin lines out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 5 Cincinnati
Mike Zachary strikes out.
Dominic Guillen walks.
Jeffrey Gerken strikes out.
Bill Bauer doubles to left field.
Dominic Guillen uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Frank Keller singles to left field.
Bill Bauer scores.
Toshio Ichiba grounds into a force play to the second baseman.
Frank Keller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Houston
Bill Herbert singles to left field.
Bill Colbert grounds out to the third baseman.
Bill Herbert advances to second on the play.
Gary Bressler singles to center field.
Bill Herbert scores.
Hector Hartgraves flies out to the right fielder.
Guillermo Avalos singles to center field.
Gary Bressler advances to third on the hit.
Ryan Usher grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 6 Cincinnati
Herman Claset walks.
Scott Shevlin grounds out to the pitcher.
Herman Claset advances to second on the play.
Ed Smith strikes out.
Mike Zachary grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 7 Houston
Alex Wise strikes out.
Sam Howerton walks.
Belden Chaplin grounds into a force play to the shortstop.
Sam Howerton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Belden Chaplin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd).
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 7 Cincinnati
Dominic Guillen grounds out to the shortstop.
Jeffrey Gerken singles in front of the center fielder.
Johnnie LaRue comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Bill Bauer flies out to the center fielder.
Frank Keller flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 8 Houston
Walt Covington 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.
Bill Herbert strikes out.
Brad Stivetts is pinch hitting for Bill Colbert.
Brad Stivetts flies out to the left fielder.
Gary Bressler grounds out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 8 Cincinnati
Chris Malloy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Brad Stivetts at SS.
Toshio Ichiba walks.
Toshio Ichiba is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd).
Herman Claset flies out to the left fielder.
Scott Shevlin singles to center field.
Bill Gray is pinch hitting for Walt Covington. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning.
Bill Gray flies out to the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 9 Houston
Jim Genewich pitching.
Hector Hartgraves flies out to the center fielder.
Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Joe Butler is pinch hitting for Johnnie LaRue. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning.
Joe Butler grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 9 Cincinnati
Shigeo Fukuchi pitching.
Mike Zachary flies out to the center fielder.
Dominic Guillen grounds out to the third baseman.
Jeffrey Gerken singles to center field.
Bill Bauer grounds into a force play to the first baseman.
Jeffrey Gerken is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 10 Houston
Alex Wise strikes out.
Sam Howerton flies out to the right fielder.
Belden Chaplin doubles to left field.
Bill Herbert grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 10 Cincinnati
Frank Keller pops out to the shortstop.
Toshio Ichiba flies out to the center fielder.
Herman Claset grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 11 Houston
Chris Malloy grounds out to the shortstop.
Gary Bressler strikes out.
Hector Hartgraves strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 11 Cincinnati
Scott Shevlin flies out to the right fielder.
Shingo Okaji is pinch hitting for Jim Genewich. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning.
Shingo Okaji flies out to the left fielder.
Mike Zachary grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 12 Houston
Al Masterson pitching.
Guillermo Avalos strikes out.
Fred Beck is pinch hitting for Shigeo Fukuchi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning.
Fred Beck singles to center field.
Fred Beck steals second.
Alex Wise strikes out.
Sam Howerton strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 12 Cincinnati
Jim Ohman pitching.
Dominic Guillen lines out to the first baseman.
Jeffrey Gerken flies out to the right fielder.
Bill Bauer strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 13 Houston
Belden Chaplin doubles to right field.
Bill Herbert grounds out to the pitcher.
Chris Malloy flies out to the right fielder.
Gary Bressler strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 13 Cincinnati
Frank Keller grounds out to the shortstop.
Toshio Ichiba strikes out.
Herman Claset flies out to the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 14 Houston
Hector Hartgraves strikes out.
Guillermo Avalos singles to center field.
Jason Shaw is pinch hitting for Jim Ohman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning.
Jason Shaw flies out to the left fielder.
Guillermo Avalos is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd).
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 14 Cincinnati
Ray Gorman pitching.
Scott Shevlin singles to right field.
Cy McGraw is pinch hitting for Al Masterson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning.
Cy McGraw walks.
Mike Zachary grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.
Scott Shevlin advances to third on the play.
Dominic Guillen walks.
Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 15 Houston
Frank Lobert pitching.
Alex Wise singles to center field.
Alex Wise is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd).
Sam Howerton grounds out to the second baseman.
Belden Chaplin strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 15 Cincinnati
Bill Bauer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Guillermo Avalos.
Frank Keller flies out to the center fielder.
Toshio Ichiba singles to right field.
Bill Bauer scores.
Houston total runners left on base: 9
Cincinnati total runners left on base: 12