Win: Val Heflin (14-3) Loss: Doug Foss (3-22)
Save: Scott Linebrink (29)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mike Scott pitching. Hideo Matsuki strikes out. Tsuneo Hatakeyama walks. Jose Glade singles to left field. Tsuneo Hatakeyama advances to third on the hit. Hipolito Curry flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Tsuneo Hatakeyama scores. Johnny Isringhausen walks. Wayne Ritterson singles past the third baseman. Jose Glade scores. Willie McClellan walks. Edgar Quero strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Houston Doug Foss pitching. Raymond Romero singles to left field. Pat Goodwin hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jimmy Wynn strikes out. Spike Thornton strikes out. Richard Hidalgo hits a home run. Raymond Romero scores. Pat Goodwin scores. Jim Bassett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dennis Hunter singles to left field. Brad Ausmus grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dennis Hunter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dennis Condrey is pinch hitting for Jim Bassett. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Dennis Condrey grounds out to the shortstop. Hideo Matsuki grounds out to the second baseman. Tsuneo Hatakeyama grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bill Trachsel pitching. Eric Anthony singles to right field. Mike Scott fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mike Scott flies out to the center fielder. Raymond Romero grounds out to the second baseman. Eric Anthony advances to second on the play. Pat Goodwin hits a home run. Eric Anthony scores. Mickey Ratliff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Wynn hits a home run. Spike Thornton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jose Glade grounds out to the second baseman. Hipolito Curry walks. Johnny Isringhausen grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Richard Hidalgo strikes out. Dennis Hunter singles to center field. Dennis Hunter steals second. Brad Ausmus flies out to the left fielder. Eric Anthony singles to center field. Dennis Hunter scores. Mike Scott grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Eric Anthony is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Wayne Ritterson grounds out to the shortstop. Willie McClellan singles to center field. Willie McClellan steals second. Edgar Quero doubles to right field. Willie McClellan scores. Mickey Ratliff flies out to the right fielder. Hideo Matsuki hits a home run. Edgar Quero scores. Val Heflin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tsuneo Hatakeyama grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Raymond Romero singles to left field. Pat Goodwin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jimmy Wynn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jose Glade singles to right field. Hipolito Curry grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jose Glade is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Johnny Isringhausen grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Hipolito Curry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wayne Ritterson walks. Willie McClellan walks. Edgar Quero flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Houston Spike Thornton flies out to the left fielder. Richard Hidalgo pops out to the second baseman. Dennis Hunter singles to center field. Brad Ausmus walks. Eric Anthony walks. Val Heflin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Mickey Ratliff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hideo Matsuki grounds out to the second baseman. Tsuneo Hatakeyama flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Raymond Romero flies out to the center fielder. Pat Goodwin doubles to right field. Jimmy Wynn walks. Spike Thornton walks. Richard Hidalgo pops out to the first baseman. Dennis Hunter walks. Pat Goodwin scores. Brad Ausmus flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jose Glade lines out to the shortstop. Hipolito Curry flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Isringhausen singles to center field. Wayne Ritterson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Eric Anthony hits a home run. Bruce Northrup is pinch hitting for Val Heflin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bruce Northrup walks. Pierce Redson is pinch hitting for Raymond Romero. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bruce Northrup is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Pierce Redson walks. Pat Goodwin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pierce Redson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jimmy Wynn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Erik Bibby pitching. Willie McClellan strikes out. Edgar Quero grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Ratliff grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Spike Thornton flies out to the center fielder. Richard Hidalgo hits a home run. Dennis Hunter flies out to the right fielder. Brad Ausmus flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Hideo Matsuki walks. Tsuneo Hatakeyama doubles to center field. Jose Glade flies out to the right fielder. Tetsushi Makino is pinch hitting for Hipolito Curry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tetsushi Makino doubles to center field. Hideo Matsuki scores. Tsuneo Hatakeyama scores. Scott Linebrink comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Johnny Isringhausen strikes out. Wayne Ritterson singles to right field. Tetsushi Makino scores. Willie McClellan lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Pat Goodwin (32).HR - Pat Goodwin (14), Jimmy Wynn (18), Richard Hidalgo 2 (47), Eric Anthony (20).GIDP - Pat Goodwin. Baserunning: SB - Dennis Hunter (11).CS - Bruce Northrup (4).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Boyer improves in power_vs_lefty Chris Oulliber did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Boyer did not respond to coaching in speed Billy Shelton improves in contact_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Keith Arocha improves in contact_vs_righty Keith Arocha improves in power_vs_lefty Randy Carey did not respond to coaching in arm Reggie Geddes did not respond to coaching in speed