Win: Johnny Mitchell (2-0) Loss: Jeff Estelle (6-6)
Save: Red Giebel (21)
Inning: 1 Houston Carmen Thomas pitching. Lew Tappe flies out to the right fielder. Kazuto Uchi grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Chad Latham pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Neal Welchonce pitching. Woody Unser strikes out. Ken Ley singles to left field. Ken Ley steals second. Billy Platts singles to center field. Ken Ley scores. Mickey Dyer grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Platts advances to second on the play. Raul Jackson doubles past the third baseman. Billy Platts scores. Kevin Huelsman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Tony Allison strikes out. Lou Goryl flies out to the right fielder. Dick Cassini pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Henry Townsend singles to left field. Donn Shawkey pops out to the second baseman. Carmen Thomas lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Woody Unser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Oscar Hassler lines out to the third baseman. Hugh Sargent pops out to the first baseman. Neal Welchonce flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ken Ley flies out to the center fielder. Billy Platts grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Dyer singles to right field. Raul Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Lew Tappe grounds out to the shortstop. Kazuto Uchi strikes out. Chad Latham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Kevin Huelsman grounds out to the second baseman. Henry Townsend flies out to the center fielder. Donn Shawkey hits an infield single to the first baseman. Carmen Thomas grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Donn Shawkey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Tony Allison flies out to the left fielder. Lou Goryl singles to right field. Dick Cassini walks. Oscar Hassler singles to right field. Lou Goryl scores. Hugh Sargent doubles past the left fielder. Dick Cassini scores. Oscar Hassler uses his aggressiveness and scores. Neal Welchonce singles to left field. Hugh Sargent scores. Lew Tappe flies out to the right fielder. Kazuto Uchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Woody Unser pops out to the shortstop. Ken Ley flies out to the left fielder. Billy Platts grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Chad Latham grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Allison strikes out. Lou Goryl strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Mickey Dyer flies out to the right fielder. Raul Jackson walks. Kevin Huelsman hits a home run. Raul Jackson scores. Tatsuro Hayashida comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Henry Townsend flies out to the left fielder. Donn Shawkey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Dick Cassini strikes out. Oscar Hassler grounds out to the pitcher. Hugh Sargent grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Don Derrick is pinch hitting for Carmen Thomas. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Don Derrick walks. Woody Unser grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Don Derrick is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ken Ley grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jeff Estelle pitching. Clay Cruz is pinch hitting for Tatsuro Hayashida. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Clay Cruz doubles to center field. Lew Tappe strikes out. Kazuto Uchi singles to left field. Clay Cruz scores. Chad Latham lines out to the shortstop. Tony Allison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Mel Devine pitching. Billy Platts flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Dyer singles to left field. Raul Jackson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lou Goryl. Kevin Huelsman grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Dyer scores. Raul Jackson advances to third on the play. Johnny Mitchell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Henry Townsend grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Lou Goryl strikes out. Dick Cassini doubles to center field. Oscar Hassler singles to right field. The defense is playing the infield in. Hugh Sargent flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Dick Cassini scores. Carl Carlson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Archi McCray is pinch hitting for Johnny Mitchell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Archi McCray flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Red Giebel pitching. Donn Shawkey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Donaldson is pinch hitting for Carl Carlson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Donaldson strikes out. Woody Unser doubles to right field. Ken Ley pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 3 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Segui did not respond to coaching in velocity Silvio Packard improves in contact_vs_righty Jack Jutze improves in arm Clint Atherton did not respond to coaching in arm
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Len Thompson improves in power_vs_lefty Adrian Diaz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Lade did not respond to coaching in control Buddy Gedman did not respond to coaching in control Tom Tennant did not respond to coaching in 1B