– 2 ▁in ▁two ▁starts ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 . 5 4 ▁E RA . ▁He ▁struck ▁out ▁D w ight ▁Evans ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁Major ▁League ▁strike out . ▁ ▁H arn isch ▁spent ▁two ▁more ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁Ori oles , ▁splitting ▁both ▁seasons ▁between ▁Baltimore ▁and ▁their ▁triple ▁A ▁affili ate , ▁the ▁Ro chester ▁Red ▁W ings . ▁Following ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁season , ▁he , ▁Curt ▁Sch illing ▁and ▁Steve ▁Fin ley ▁were ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Houston ▁Ast ros ▁for ▁first ▁bas eman ▁Gl enn ▁Davis . ▁ ▁Houston ▁Ast ros ▁H arn isch ▁suffered ▁from ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁run ▁support ▁upon ▁his ▁arrival ▁in ▁Houston . ▁Despite ▁leading ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 . 2 2 ▁E RA , ▁his ▁record ▁stood ▁at ▁ 5 – 7 ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁All - Star ▁break . ▁N L ▁manager ▁Lou ▁Pin iella ▁added ▁H arn isch ▁to ▁his ▁squad ▁regardless ▁of ▁his ▁losing ▁record , ▁and ▁H arn isch ▁pitch ed ▁a ▁sc or eless ▁sixth ▁in ▁the ▁N L ' s ▁ 4 – 2 ▁loss . ▁On ▁September ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁H arn isch ▁struck ▁out ▁three ▁bat ters ▁on ▁nine ▁pitch es ▁in ▁the ▁nin th ▁in ning ▁of ▁a ▁ 3 – 1 ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Phill ies . ▁H arn isch ▁became ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁National ▁League ▁pitch er ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 6