Inning: 1 Houston Ed Terrell pitching. Ty North strikes out. Gary Michaels grounds out to the pitcher. Tito Lavazza grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Joe Hoey pitching. Chris Derrick flies out to the left fielder. Ray Pall grounds out to the third baseman. George Hamill hits an infield single to the pitcher. Herbie Conway flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bill Schelle singles to left field. Jack Starr grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Schelle is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dutton James doubles to right field. Jack Starr uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jodie Eckhardt walks. Joe Delgado singles to left field. Dutton James scores. Jodie Eckhardt advances to third on the hit. Joe Hoey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jodie Eckhardt scores. Joe Delgado advances to second on the play. Ty North grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Nate Nelson grounds out to the pitcher. Jackie Gearhart flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Hoey grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Gary Michaels grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tito Lavazza grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Schelle walks. Jack Starr singles to right field. Bill Schelle advances to third on the hit. Dutton James strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jim Roe walks. Ed Terrell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chris Derrick lines out to the second baseman. Ray Pall grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Jodie Eckhardt strikes out. Joe Delgado grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Hoey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh George Hamill flies out to the right fielder. Herbie Conway strikes out. Nate Nelson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ty North grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gary Michaels lines out to the second baseman. Tito Lavazza grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jackie Gearhart flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Hoey flies out to the center fielder. Jim Roe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bill Schelle strikes out. Jack Starr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dutton James grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ed Terrell reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dutton James . Chris Derrick singles to left field. Ed Terrell is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Ray Pall flies out to the right fielder. George Hamill doubles to center field. Herbie Conway grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Jodie Eckhardt grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Delgado singles to right field. Joe Hoey lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ty North grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Nate Nelson reached on a fielding error by Tito Lavazza . Coonie Wasinger is pinch hitting for Jackie Gearhart. Coonie Wasinger flies out to the left fielder. Ryan Hoey strikes out. Tatsuya Shimizu is pinch hitting for Jim Roe. Tatsuya Shimizu grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Nate Nelson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bill Berg enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tatsuya Shimizu at 1B. Buck Coolbaugh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Michaels strikes out. Tito Lavazza flies out to the right fielder. Bill Schelle hits a home run. Jack Starr singles to right field. Dutton James singles to right field. Jack Starr advances to third on the hit. Jodie Eckhardt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Russ Estrada is pinch hitting for Buck Coolbaugh. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Russ Estrada lines out to the shortstop. Chris Derrick grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Pall grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Hank Gonzalez pitching. Joe Delgado pops out to the third baseman. Roberto Coles is pinch hitting for Joe Hoey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Roberto Coles singles to left field. Ty North flies out to the left fielder. Gary Michaels grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Wally Bellhorn pitching. George Hamill singles to center field. Herbie Conway flies out to the left fielder. Nate Nelson flies out to the right fielder. Coonie Wasinger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: George Burke did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Haught did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Nixon did not respond to coaching in control Dale Jackson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Aivin Thormodsgard did not respond to coaching in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rolla Fernandez improves in speed Enos Fletcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Rolla Fernandez improves in speed Art Theobald did not respond to coaching in speed