Bob Knepper gave up a lead-off double in the first to Lee Lacy, who eventually scored on a Jason Thompson sacrifice fly. But he settled down after that, going six innings only giving up that run.
The Astros took the lead in the fourth. Jose Cruz was on base after a single when Jerry Mumphrey cranked a long fly to right field. Brian Harper crashed into the wall trying to track it down, resulting in a triple for Mumphrey. He then scored on a Denny Walling single, which made it 2-1 Houston. Harper is injured now for 67 games - a record length of time for this Statis Pro season.
In the top of the ninth the Pirates were down to their last three batters. With one out Lee Mazzilli dug in against Dave Smith...and hit a HOMER! TIE GAME! The Astros couldn't answer in the bottom of the ninth so it was on to free baseball.
Lacy led off the tenth with a single and booked it to third on a Tony Pena double. Frank DiPino intentionally walked Jason Thompson to load the bases but make it a force out at any base. Jim Morrison hit a deep ground out to the first base side which allowed Lacy to score and to give the Pirates a one run lead going into the bottom of the tenth. But the game wasn't done! Cecilio Guante took the mound for the save but yielded a walk to Terry Puhl and a single to Jose Cruz. He struck out Mumphrey but Enos Cabell SMOKED a DOUBLE to CLEAR THE BASES FOR THE WALK-OFF WIN!!!
Winning Pitcher - Frank DiPino
Losing Pitcher - Cecilio Guante
Player of the Game - Enos Cabell, 2-5, 2B, 2RBI
Game #564 - Milwaukee Brewers, 3 @ Minnesota Twins, 0
This was a game of pitching dominance. Frank Viola was filthy for the Twins, going eight innings and giving up only three hits while striking out five, but one of those hits was a Bob Clark homer. Meanwhile, Jaime Cocanower hurled a no-hitter until the sixth inning, when Tom Brunansky ripped a double with one out. In the seventh Randy Bush singled with one out when Tim Laudner smacked a double to the noodle-armed Clark in center field. Bush applied his "OBR A" running and tried to make it all the way home against Clark's "T2" arm rating. But Clark got it into Jim Sundberg at home and ahead of Bush to keep the Twins off the scoreboard. Ray Searage got the save but recording five straight outs.
Winning Pitcher - Jaime Cocanower
Losing Pitcher - Frank Viola
Save - Ray Searage
Player of the Game - Bob Clark, 1-3, HR, RBI, Asst.
Hall of Famers in the Game - Robin Yount, Kirby Puckett
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