Win: Butch Strickland (12-6) Loss: Al Kelly (10-7)
Save: Alex Nino (31)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Al Kelly pitching. Rogelio Alexander flies out to the left fielder. George Kowalik singles to center field. Hirokazu Furusawa singles to left field. Walter Merloni singles to left field. George Kowalik scores. Hirokazu Furusawa aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bubba Kiefer grounds out to the shortstop. Hirokazu Furusawa scores. Walter Merloni advances to second on the play. Steamboat Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Butch Strickland pitching. Danny Relaford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alexander Rozhenko hits a home run. Christopher Pike flies out to the left fielder. Hikaru Sulu flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Yoandy Toscano flies out to the center fielder. Martin Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Strickland grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Dean Troi grounds out to the second baseman. Teal-C pops out to the shortstop. Montgomery Scott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rogelio Alexander strikes out. George Kowalik strikes out. Hirokazu Furusawa grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Rev Dem flies out to the right fielder. Al Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Relaford is hit by a pitch. Alexander Rozhenko pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Walter Merloni walks. Bubba Kiefer hits a home run. Walter Merloni scores. Bever Crusher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steamboat Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Yoandy Toscano strikes out. Martin Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Christopher Pike strikes out. Hikaru Sulu strikes out. Dean Troi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Butch Strickland flies out to the left fielder. Rogelio Alexander doubles to right field. George Kowalik hits a home run. Rogelio Alexander scores. Hirokazu Furusawa grounds out to the third baseman. Walter Merloni walks. Bubba Kiefer walks. Steamboat Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Teal-C singles to center field. Teal-C is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Montgomery Scott flies out to the right fielder. Rev Dem grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Yoandy Toscano flies out to the right fielder. Martin Jones flies out to the left fielder. Butch Strickland pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bever Crusher walks. Danny Relaford grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bever Crusher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Danny Relaford steals second. Alexander Rozhenko pops out to the second baseman. Christopher Pike walks. Hikaru Sulu flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Rogelio Alexander singles to left field. George Kowalik hits a home run. Rogelio Alexander scores. Hirokazu Furusawa grounds out to the third baseman. Walter Merloni strikes out. Bubba Kiefer singles to right field. Steamboat Jones lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Dean Troi grounds out to the pitcher. Teal-C strikes out. Montgomery Scott grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Yoandy Toscano flies out to the center fielder. Martin Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Strickland pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Rev Dem grounds out to the third baseman. Pavel Chekov is pinch hitting for Bever Crusher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pavel Chekov strikes out. Danny Relaford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Cameron Mitchell pitching. Rogelio Alexander doubles to center field. George Kowalik flies out to the center fielder. Hirokazu Furusawa bunts for a base hit. Walter Merloni grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Alexander Rozhenko hits a home run. Derrick Lindsay is pinch hitting for Christopher Pike. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Derrick Lindsay walks. Hikaru Sulu pops out to the shortstop. Dean Troi triples. Derrick Lindsay scores. Teal-C singles to left field. Dean Troi scores. Henry Brumfield comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Montgomery Scott lines out to the second baseman. Rev Dem walks. Alex Nino comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Denny Mendoza is pinch hitting for Cameron Mitchell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Denny Mendoza singles to right field. Teal-C scores. Danny Relaford grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5 Houston total runners LOB: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Swift improves in range Mike McConnell improves in speed Milt Gardner improves in speed Mike McConnell improves in power_vs_righty Gordie Lomasney improves in power_vs_lefty Curt Bell did not respond to coaching in speed Oreste Hayden did not respond to coaching in SS
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Tom Bevil did not respond to coaching in control Dave Bowers did not respond to coaching in velocity Luis Marrow did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Scioscia did not respond to coaching in speed Ernie Scioscia did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ned Bullard did not respond to coaching in control Bob Johnson did not respond to coaching in LF