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: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Strikes out swinging | Batting: SHB Bernie F Williams | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6D, EV 104.4 MPH) | Batting: RHB Jim Wynn | 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 97.5 MPH) | Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Birmingham 0 | BOTTOM OF THE 1ST | Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Houston Eagles : RHP Yu Darvish | Pitching: RHP Yu Darvish | | Batting: SHB Pat Patterson | 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH) | Batting: LHB Bruce Campbell | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.0 MPH) | Batting: RHB Adrian Beltre | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 81.9 MPH) | Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Birmingham 0 | TOP OF THE 2ND | Houston Eagles batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP John Smoltz | Batting: LHB Willie Stargell | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Strikes out looking | Batting: SHB Dave Bancroft | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 86.9 MPH) | Batting: RHB Dustin Pedroia | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Called Strike 2-2: Ball 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 82.5 MPH) | Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Birmingham 0 | BOTTOM OF THE 2ND | Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Houston Eagles : RHP Yu Darvish | Batting: RHB Howie Kendrick | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Base on Balls | Batting: RHB Vic Power | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6S, EV 71.9 MPH) Howie Kendrick to second | Batting: RHB Brooks Robinson | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 103.1 MPH) Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by RF | Batting: LHB Chris Herrmann | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 94.4 MPH) Howie Kendrick scores Vic Power to third Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 9-3-5 | Batting: LHB Denney Wilie | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Called Strike 3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 106.9 MPH) | Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Birmingham 2 | TOP OF THE 3RD | Houston Eagles batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP John Smoltz | Batting: RHB Tim Anderson | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Bunt - Flyout to 3S! F3 | Batting: RHB Dan Jansen | 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 70.6 MPH) | Batting: RHB Yu Darvish | 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 95.6 MPH) | Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 0 - Birmingham 2 | BOTTOM OF THE 3RD | Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Houston Eagles : RHP Yu Darvish | Batting: RHB John Smoltz | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RD, EV 97.5 MPH) | Batting: SHB Pat Patterson | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Called Strike 3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.2 MPH) John Smoltz to third | Batting: LHB Bruce Campbell | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 95.6 MPH) | Batting: RHB Adrian Beltre | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 86.2 MPH) | Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 0 - Birmingham 2 | TOP OF THE 4TH | Houston Eagles batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP John Smoltz | Batting: LHB Michael Brantley | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Base on Balls | Batting: SHB Bernie F Williams | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3, EV 86.9 MPH) Michael Brantley to second | Batting: RHB Jim Wynn | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Ball 2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 105.0 MPH) Michael Brantley to third Bernie F Williams to second Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home | Batting: LHB Willie Stargell | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5, EV 55.0 MPH) | Batting: SHB Dave Bancroft | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.0 MPH) Bernie F Williams to third Jim Wynn to second Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home | Batting: RHB Dustin Pedroia | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Swinging Strike 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 89.4 MPH) Jim Wynn scores Dave Bancroft to third Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF | Batting: RHB Tim Anderson | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 82.5 MPH) Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by RF | Batting: RHB Dan Jansen | 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 78.8 MPH) | Top of the 4th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Birmingham 2 | BOTTOM OF THE 4TH | Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Houston Eagles : RHP Yu Darvish | Batting: RHB Howie Kendrick | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Swinging Strike 2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LD, EV 100.0 MPH) | Batting: RHB Vic Power | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 90.6 MPH) | Batting: RHB Brooks Robinson | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 65.0 MPH) | Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Birmingham 2 | TOP OF THE 5TH | Houston Eagles batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP John Smoltz | Pinch Hitting: LHB Geoff Jenkins | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Swinging Strike 2-2: Strikes out looking | Pitching: RHP Robbie Weinhardt | | Now at SS: Harry Chappas | | Batting: LHB Michael Brantley | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 89.4 MPH) | Batting: SHB Bernie F Williams | 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 98.1 MPH) | Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Birmingham 2 | BOTTOM OF THE 5TH | Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Houston Eagles : RHP Yu Darvish | Pitching: LHP Rich Hinton | | Batting: LHB Chris Herrmann | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 95.6 MPH) | Batting: LHB Denney Wilie | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.2 MPH) | Batting: SHB Harry Chappas | 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 106.2 MPH) | Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Birmingham 2 | TOP OF THE 6TH | Houston Eagles batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP Robbie Weinhardt | Batting: RHB Jim Wynn | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Strikes out swinging | Batting: LHB Willie Stargell | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 100.0 MPH) | Batting: SHB Dave Bancroft | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ball 3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 78.8 MPH) | Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 4 - Birmingham 2 | BOTTOM OF THE 6TH | Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Houston Eagles : LHP Rich Hinton | Batting: SHB Pat Patterson | 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 85.6 MPH) | Batting: LHB Bruce Campbell | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.6 MPH) | Batting: RHB Adrian Beltre | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 101.9 MPH) | Batting: RHB Howie Kendrick | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.0 MPH) | Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 4 - Birmingham 2 | TOP OF THE 7TH | Houston Eagles batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP Robbie Weinhardt | Batting: RHB Dustin Pedroia | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.8 MPH) | Batting: RHB Tim Anderson | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 109.4 MPH) | Pitching: RHP Glenn Gardner | | Batting: RHB Dan Jansen | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Swinging Strike 2-2: Ball 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 108.8 MPH) Tim Anderson to third Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home | Pinch Hitting: LHB Joe Judge | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.8 MPH) | Pinch Hitting: RHB Fred Carroll | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 66.9 MPH) | Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Birmingham 2 | BOTTOM OF THE 7TH | Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Houston Eagles : LHP Rich Hinton | Pitching: LHP Dave LaRoche | | Now in RF: Carlos Quintana | | Batting: RHB Vic Power | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 5D, EV 85.6 MPH) | Pinch Hitting: LHB Eddie Collins Sr | 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 5D, EV 88.1 MPH) Vic Power to second | Batting: LHB Chris Herrmann | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3 Vic Power to third Eddie Collins Sr to second | Batting: LHB Denney Wilie | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.1 MPH) Vic Power scores Eddie Collins Sr to third | Batting: SHB Harry Chappas | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 80.0 MPH) | Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Houston 5 - Birmingham 3 | TOP OF THE 8TH | Houston Eagles batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : RHP Glenn Gardner | Pitching: LHP Dave Hamilton | | Pinch Hitting: LHB Wes Covington | 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Strikes out swinging | Batting: RHB Jim Wynn | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Strikes out looking | Pinch Hitting: RHB Luke Voit | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 85.0 MPH) | Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Birmingham 3 | BOTTOM OF THE 8TH | Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Houston Eagles : LHP Dave LaRoche | Now at 1B: Luke Voit | | Now in LF: Wes Covington | | Pinch Hitting: RHB Darnell Coles | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.1 MPH) | Pinch Hitting: RHB Brian L Hunter | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Called Strike 3-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 96.9 MPH) | Pinch Hitting: RHB Manny Mota | 0-0: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 70.0 MPH) | Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Birmingham 3 | TOP OF THE 9TH | Houston Eagles batting - Pitching for Birmingham Black Barons : LHP Dave Hamilton | Now at 2B: Darnell Coles | | Now in CF: Brian L Hunter | | Now in RF: Manny Mota | | Pinch Hitting: LHB Tom M Foley | 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH) | Pinch Hitting: RHB Bill Monroe | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 102.5 MPH) | Batting: RHB Tim Anderson | 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 67.5 MPH) | Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Birmingham 3 | BOTTOM OF THE 9TH | Birmingham Black Barons batting - Pitching for Houston Eagles : LHP Dave LaRoche | Pitching: RHP Takashi Saito | | Now at 2B: Bill Monroe | | Now at 3B: Tom M Foley | | Batting: RHB Howie Kendrick | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 101.9 MPH) | Pinch Hitting: RHB Ryan Garko | 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Strikes out swinging | Pinch Hitting: LHB Stan Spence | 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 103.1 MPH) | Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Houston 5 - Birmingham 3 | |