Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Johnny Eyre pitching. Frank Rhodes walks. Frank Rhodes is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Franklin Martinez singles to center field. Jack Nieves singles to right field. Oscar Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Bill Menze flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Sven Bjork pitching. Emil Bragan pops out to the first baseman. Peanuts McKelvy doubles to center field. Mahkan Singh strikes out. Randy Niekro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dutch Packard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tyler Young grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Green flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Frank Hopkins singles to left field. Hy Harder grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Hopkins advances to second on the play. Joe Eckert grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Kent strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Sven Bjork pops out to the shortstop. Frank Rhodes grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Franklin Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Johnny Eyre grounds out to the third baseman. Emil Bragan flies out to the left fielder. Peanuts McKelvy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jack Nieves singles past the shortstop. Jack Nieves steals second. Oscar Thomas walks. Bill Menze grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Nieves advances to third on the play. Oscar Thomas advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Dutch Packard singles to center field. Jack Nieves scores. Tyler Young grounds out to the pitcher. Dutch Packard advances to second on the play. Harry Green grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Mahkan Singh pops out to the first baseman. Randy Niekro walks. Frank Hopkins doubles to center field. Randy Niekro uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hy Harder grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Hopkins advances to third on the play. Joe Eckert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Sven Bjork flies out to the right fielder. Frank Rhodes strikes out. Franklin Martinez singles to left field. Franklin Martinez steals second. Jack Nieves pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jack Kent strikes out. Carlos Glaviano is pinch hitting for Johnny Eyre. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Carlos Glaviano strikes out. Emil Bragan walks. Peanuts McKelvy walks. Mahkan Singh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ray Young pitching. Oscar Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Bill Menze singles to left field. Bill Menze is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dutch Packard singles to right field. Dutch Packard steals second. Tyler Young grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Randy Niekro lines out to the shortstop. Frank Hopkins bunts for a base hit. Hy Harder singles to center field. Joe Eckert walks. Jack Kent singles to left field. Frank Hopkins scores. Hy Harder scores. Lee Mossi is pinch hitting for Ray Young. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Lee Mossi flies out to the center fielder. Emil Bragan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Chick Booth pitching. Henry Dapper is pinch hitting for Harry Green. Henry Dapper walks. Elmer Connally is pinch hitting for Sven Bjork. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Elmer Connally grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Frank Rhodes grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Felix Montoya pitching. Felix Figueroa enters the game as a defensive replacement for Henry Dapper at RF. Peanuts McKelvy grounds out to the shortstop. Mahkan Singh grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Niekro grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Franklin Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Jack Nieves strikes out. Oscar Thomas hits a home run. Bill Menze grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Frank Hopkins bunts for a base hit. Hy Harder grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Frank Hopkins is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Eckert doubles to right field. Hy Harder uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jack Kent doubles to right field. Joe Eckert scores. John Erickson is pinch hitting for Chick Booth. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. John Erickson singles to center field. Jack Kent scores. Emil Bragan walks. Peanuts McKelvy singles to right field. John Erickson scores. Emil Bragan advances to third on the hit. Elmer Branson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mahkan Singh singles to center field. Emil Bragan scores. Peanuts McKelvy advances to third on the hit. Randy Niekro pops out to the second baseman. Frank Hopkins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Frank Reberger pitching. George Law is pinch hitting for Dutch Packard. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Law walks. Tyler Young flies out to the right fielder. Felix Figueroa walks. Luis Rondon is pinch hitting for Elmer Branson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Luis Rondon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 9
Batting:HR - Oscar Thomas (4).GIDP - Elmer Connally, Luis Rondon. Baserunning: SB - Franklin Martinez (3), Jack Nieves (8), Dutch Packard (1).CS - Frank Rhodes (1), Bill Menze (3).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tanner Collins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tanner Collins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Moe Petralli did not respond to coaching in control Timo Silverio did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Blondie Hall improves in CF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Alex Gedeon did not respond to coaching in speed Hal Boone improves in power_vs_righty George Foster improves in contact_vs_lefty Ray Lefebvre improves in contact_vs_righty Hal Boone did not respond to coaching in SS