Inning: 1 Houston Luke McCarty pitching. Brad Jones singles to center field. Lefty Kreitner strikes out. Eddie Babington flies out to the right fielder. Nicky Butt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Red Butler pitching. Alex Camp triples. Micah Akins doubles to left field. Alex Camp scores. Gene Betcher walks. Lee Callahan singles to left field. Micah Akins scores. Gene Betcher advances to third on the hit. Herman Doherty singles to center field. Gene Betcher scores. Lee Callahan advances to third on the hit. Keith Iarussi walks. Teddy Wade flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Lee Callahan scores. Randy Reiniger flies out to the right fielder. Luke McCarty strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Bobby Capra grounds out to the pitcher. Charley Clarkson strikes out. Lefty Gehrig strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Alex Camp walks. Micah Akins doubles to center field. Alex Camp uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gene Betcher hits a home run. Micah Akins scores. Joe Fry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lee Callahan flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Herman Doherty singles past the second baseman. Keith Iarussi flies out to the center fielder. Teddy Wade walks. Randy Reiniger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Gary Harrington strikes out. Joe Fry walks. Brad Jones flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Kreitner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Luke McCarty flies out to the center fielder. Alex Camp grounds out to the shortstop. Micah Akins singles to center field. Gene Betcher walks. Lee Callahan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Eddie Babington singles to left field. Nicky Butt strikes out. Bobby Capra pops out to the first baseman. Charley Clarkson flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Herman Doherty grounds out to the shortstop. Keith Iarussi grounds out to the shortstop. Teddy Wade singles to left field. Randy Reiniger doubles to right field. Teddy Wade uses his aggressiveness and scores. Luke McCarty singles to left field. Randy Reiniger scores. Alex Camp doubles past the center fielder. Luke McCarty uses his aggressiveness and scores. Micah Akins grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Lefty Gehrig lines out to the first baseman. Gary Harrington flies out to the right fielder. Jim Cornutt is pinch hitting for Joe Fry. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Cornutt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Steve Passeau pitching. Gene Betcher walks. Lee Callahan flies out to the left fielder. Herman Doherty walks. Keith Iarussi pops out to the shortstop. Teddy Wade pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Brad Jones lines out to the second baseman. Lefty Kreitner lines out to the shortstop. Eddie Babington doubles to right field. Nicky Butt pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Randy Reiniger pops out to the second baseman. Luke McCarty strikes out. Alex Camp flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bobby Capra grounds out to the third baseman. Charley Clarkson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Lefty Gehrig walks. Gary Harrington doubles to left field. Lefty Gehrig uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ozzie Smith is pinch hitting for Steve Passeau. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Passed ball. Gary Harrington advances to third. Ozzie Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ed Wilson pitching. Micah Akins walks. Gene Betcher walks. Lee Callahan strikes out. Herman Doherty strikes out. Keith Iarussi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Brad Jones singles to center field. Lefty Kreitner flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Babington strikes out. Nicky Butt singles to left field. Brad Jones advances to third on the hit. Bobby Capra flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jerry Harris is pinch hitting for Teddy Wade. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Reiniger flies out to the center fielder. Luke McCarty grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Charley Clarkson singles to center field. Lefty Gehrig grounds out to the third baseman. Charley Clarkson advances to second on the play. Gary Harrington singles to left field. Charley Clarkson scores. Kazuhiko Inoue is pinch hitting for Ed Wilson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kazuhiko Inoue strikes out. Brad Jones singles to center field. Lefty Kreitner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Brad Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 11
Game Notes Ed Wilson is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Al Coleman improves in arm Keith Olsen did not respond to coaching in control Tom Linke improves in power_vs_lefty Tom LaPoint did not respond to coaching in control Andy Tillotson did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fred Carson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Scott Kahoe did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Les Sullivan improves in control Elmer Lundbom did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty