TOP OF THE 1ST | Houston Eagles batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP John Smoltz | Pitching: RHP John Smoltz | | Batting: LHB Michael Brantley | 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 106.9 MPH) | Batting: SHB Bernie F Williams | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 103.1 MPH) Michael Brantley to third | Batting: RHB Jim Wynn | 0-0: Reached on error, E8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 85.0 MPH) Michael Brantley scores Bernie F Williams to third | Batting: LHB Willie Stargell | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 91.9 MPH) | Batting: SHB Dave Bancroft | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 85.6 MPH) Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF | Batting: RHB Dustin Pedroia | 0-0: Ball 1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 103.1 MPH) Jim Wynn to second Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third | Batting: RHB Bill Monroe | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 102.5 MPH) Jim Wynn scores Dustin Pedroia to second Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 8-5 | Top of the 1st over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Birmingham 0 | BOTTOM OF THE 1ST | Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Houston Eagles : LHP Ted Gray | Pitching: LHP Ted Gray | | Batting: RHB Manny Mota | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 68.1 MPH) | Batting: LHB Eddie Collins Sr | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2RF, EV 91.9 MPH) | Batting: RHB Adrian Beltre | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH) | Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Birmingham 0 | TOP OF THE 2ND | Houston Eagles batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP John Smoltz | Batting: SHB Buck Rodgers | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 71.2 MPH) | Batting: SHB Ted Gray | 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 81.9 MPH) | Batting: LHB Michael Brantley | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 63.1 MPH) | Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Birmingham 0 | BOTTOM OF THE 2ND | Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Houston Eagles : LHP Ted Gray | Batting: RHB Brooks Robinson | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH) | Batting: RHB Howie Kendrick | 0-0: Ball 1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 103.1 MPH) | Batting: RHB Vic Power | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 100.6 MPH), Distance : 395 ft | Batting: RHB Darnell Coles | 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 93.1 MPH) | Batting: LHB Ken Retzer | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25F, EV 91.2 MPH) | Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Birmingham 2 | TOP OF THE 3RD | Houston Eagles batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP John Smoltz | Batting: SHB Bernie F Williams | 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH) | Batting: RHB Jim Wynn | 0-0: Called Strike Bernie F Williams is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4 0-1: Ball 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ball 3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 68.8 MPH) | Batting: LHB Willie Stargell | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Swinging Strike 3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 81.2 MPH) | Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Birmingham 2 | BOTTOM OF THE 3RD | Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Houston Eagles : LHP Ted Gray | Batting: RHB John Smoltz | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ball 3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 99.4 MPH) | Batting: RHB Manny Mota | 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 94.4 MPH) | Batting: LHB Eddie Collins Sr | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 82.5 MPH) | Batting: RHB Adrian Beltre | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Called Strike 2-2: Ball 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Strikes out looking | Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Birmingham 2 | TOP OF THE 4TH | Houston Eagles batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP John Smoltz | Batting: SHB Dave Bancroft | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 86.2 MPH) | Batting: RHB Dustin Pedroia | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 87.5 MPH) | Batting: RHB Bill Monroe | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Base on Balls Dustin Pedroia to second | Batting: SHB Buck Rodgers | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 101.9 MPH) | Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Birmingham 2 | BOTTOM OF THE 4TH | Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Houston Eagles : LHP Ted Gray | Batting: RHB Brooks Robinson | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Strikes out swinging | Batting: RHB Howie Kendrick | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Strikes out looking | Batting: RHB Vic Power | 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 71.9 MPH) | Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 3 - Birmingham 2 | TOP OF THE 5TH | Houston Eagles batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP John Smoltz | Batting: SHB Ted Gray | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Strikes out swinging | Batting: LHB Michael Brantley | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56, EV 82.5 MPH) | Batting: SHB Bernie F Williams | 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 98.8 MPH) | Batting: RHB Jim Wynn | 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 91.9 MPH) | Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Birmingham 2 | BOTTOM OF THE 5TH | Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Houston Eagles : LHP Ted Gray | Batting: RHB Darnell Coles | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.2 MPH) | Batting: LHB Ken Retzer | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-1: Swinging Strike 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: Base on Balls | Batting: RHB John Smoltz | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4 Ken Retzer to second | Batting: RHB Manny Mota | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 83.8 MPH) | Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 3 - Birmingham 2 | TOP OF THE 6TH | Houston Eagles batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP John Smoltz | Batting: LHB Willie Stargell | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: Ball 3-1: Called Strike 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 61.9 MPH) | Batting: SHB Dave Bancroft | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Called Strike 3-1: Swinging Strike 3-2: Base on Balls | Batting: RHB Dustin Pedroia | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 109.4 MPH) Dave Bancroft to second Dave Bancroft to third | Pitching: RHP Andy Ashby | | Batting: RHB Bill Monroe | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 88.1 MPH) Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF | Batting: SHB Buck Rodgers | 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 101.9 MPH) Dustin Pedroia to third | Batting: SHB Ted Gray | 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 105.6 MPH) Dustin Pedroia scores Buck Rodgers to third Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home | Batting: LHB Michael Brantley | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Strikes out swinging | Top of the 6th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 6 - Birmingham 2 | BOTTOM OF THE 6TH | Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Houston Eagles : LHP Ted Gray | Batting: LHB Eddie Collins Sr | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 74.4 MPH) | Batting: RHB Adrian Beltre | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 100.0 MPH), Distance : 452 ft | Batting: RHB Brooks Robinson | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 108.8 MPH), Distance : 383 ft | Batting: RHB Howie Kendrick | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 66.2 MPH) | Batting: RHB Vic Power | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 95.6 MPH) | Batting: RHB Darnell Coles | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.1 MPH) | Bottom of the 6th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 6 - Birmingham 4 | TOP OF THE 7TH | Houston Eagles batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP Andy Ashby | Batting: SHB Bernie F Williams | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Strikes out swinging | Batting: RHB Jim Wynn | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 93.1 MPH), Distance : 398 ft | Batting: LHB Willie Stargell | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 93.8 MPH) | Batting: SHB Dave Bancroft | 0-0: Reached via error on a dropped throw from 3B, E3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 73.8 MPH) | Batting: RHB Dustin Pedroia | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH) | Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 7 - Birmingham 4 | BOTTOM OF THE 7TH | Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Houston Eagles : LHP Ted Gray | Pitching: RHP Tim Spooneybarger | | Batting: LHB Ken Retzer | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: Strikes out swinging | Pinch Hitting: SHB Pat Patterson | 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Flyball, 56D, EV 82.5 MPH) | Batting: RHB Manny Mota | 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 81.9 MPH) | Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 7 - Birmingham 4 | TOP OF THE 8TH | Houston Eagles batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP Andy Ashby | Pitching: RHP Jim Mecir | | Batting: RHB Bill Monroe | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 58.1 MPH) | Batting: SHB Buck Rodgers | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH) | Pinch Hitting: LHB Joe Judge | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3, EV 68.1 MPH) (infield hit) Buck Rodgers to second | Batting: LHB Michael Brantley | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Grounds into double play, 3-6-1 (Groundball, 3, EV 101.2 MPH) | Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 7 - Birmingham 4 | BOTTOM OF THE 8TH | Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Houston Eagles : RHP Tim Spooneybarger | Pitching: LHP Brian Fuentes | | Batting: LHB Eddie Collins Sr | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Base on Balls | Batting: RHB Adrian Beltre | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 98.1 MPH) | Batting: RHB Brooks Robinson | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 78.1 MPH) | Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 7 - Birmingham 4 | TOP OF THE 9TH | Houston Eagles batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP Jim Mecir | Batting: SHB Bernie F Williams | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 92.5 MPH) | Batting: RHB Jim Wynn | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ball 3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 90.0 MPH), Distance : 476 ft | Batting: LHB Willie Stargell | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Strikes out swinging | Pitching: LHP Spades Wood | | Batting: SHB Dave Bancroft | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 98.1 MPH) | Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 8 - Birmingham 4 | BOTTOM OF THE 9TH | Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Houston Eagles : LHP Brian Fuentes | Batting: RHB Howie Kendrick | 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 88.1 MPH) | Batting: RHB Vic Power | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Called Strike 3-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 99.4 MPH) Howie Kendrick to third | Batting: RHB Darnell Coles | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.1 MPH) Howie Kendrick scores | Batting: LHB Ken Retzer | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Called Strike 3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 64.4 MPH) Vic Power to third | Pinch Hitting: LHB Stan Spence | 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 87.5 MPH) | Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 8 - Birmingham 5 | |