Win: Butch Strickland (18-6) Loss: Johnny Lilly (14-6)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Johnny Lilly pitching. Hirokazu Furusawa singles to center field. Tim Tipton flies out to the center fielder. Ken Gubanich singles past the shortstop. Hirokazu Furusawa advances to third on the hit. Bert Timmons flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Hirokazu Furusawa scores. George Nixon singles to center field. Ken Gubanich advances to third on the hit. Yoandy Toscano singles to center field. Ken Gubanich scores. George Nixon advances to third on the hit. Rogelio Alexander hits a home run. George Nixon scores. Yoandy Toscano scores. Bubba Kiefer singles to right field. Butch Strickland pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Butch Strickland pitching. Danny Relaford hits a home run. Samant Carter grounds out to the catcher. Telemachus Rhade flies out to the right fielder. Hikaru Sulu singles to left field. Pavel Chekov walks. Christopher Pike flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Hirokazu Furusawa strikes out. Tim Tipton grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Gubanich doubles to right field. Bert Timmons singles to center field. George Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Dean Troi strikes out. Denny Mendoza flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Lilly singles to center field. Danny Relaford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Yoandy Toscano strikes out. Rogelio Alexander triples. Bubba Kiefer grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Rogelio Alexander scores. Butch Strickland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Samant Carter strikes out. Telemachus Rhade grounds out to the second baseman. Hikaru Sulu grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Hirokazu Furusawa lines out to the second baseman. Tim Tipton grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Gubanich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Pavel Chekov singles to left field. Christopher Pike flies out to the center fielder. Dean Troi grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pavel Chekov is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Denny Mendoza strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bert Timmons singles to left field. George Nixon strikes out. Yoandy Toscano doubles to center field. Bert Timmons uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rogelio Alexander pops out to the shortstop. Bubba Kiefer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Johnny Lilly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny Relaford lines out to the second baseman. Samant Carter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Butch Strickland grounds out to the shortstop. Hirokazu Furusawa grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Tipton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Telemachus Rhade walks. Hikaru Sulu grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Telemachus Rhade is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pavel Chekov flies out to the right fielder. Christopher Pike singles to center field. Hikaru Sulu advances to third on the hit. Dean Troi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ken Gubanich singles to center field. Bert Timmons grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Ken Gubanich advances to second on the play. George Nixon walks. Yoandy Toscano singles to center field. Rogelio Alexander flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Ken Gubanich scores. Cameron Mitchell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Bubba Kiefer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Denny Mendoza pops out to the second baseman. Derrick Lindsay is pinch hitting for Cameron Mitchell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Derrick Lindsay singles to right field. Danny Relaford singles to right field. Derrick Lindsay advances to third on the hit. Danny Relaford is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Samant Carter walks. Telemachus Rhade strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dylan Hunt pitching. Butch Strickland walks. Hirokazu Furusawa flies out to the center fielder. Tim Tipton strikes out. Ken Gubanich grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Butch Strickland is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Hikaru Sulu hits a home run. Pavel Chekov strikes out. Rev Dem is pinch hitting for Christopher Pike. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rev Dem pops out to the first baseman. Dean Troi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Walter Merloni is pinch hitting for Bert Timmons. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Walter Merloni grounds out to the pitcher. George Nixon grounds out to the shortstop. Yoandy Toscano flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Denny Mendoza walks. Montgomery Scott is pinch hitting for Dylan Hunt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Denny Mendoza steals second. Montgomery Scott pops out to the first baseman. Danny Relaford singles to center field. Denny Mendoza scores. Samant Carter doubles to right field. Danny Relaford uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeoff Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Telemachus Rhade strikes out. Hikaru Sulu grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 9
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Merv Shoop did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Oreste Hayden did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Curt Bell improves in power_vs_lefty Curt Bell improves in contact_vs_lefty Merv Shoop did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Swift improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike McConnell did not respond to coaching in SS
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Don Eaton did not respond to coaching in velocity Ned Bullard did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Eaton did not respond to coaching in control Dave Bowers did not respond to coaching in control Paul Giannelli did not respond to coaching in control Elio Stafford did not respond to coaching in endurance Bob Johnson did not respond to coaching in LF