Win: John Cuccurullo (6-12) Loss: Danny King (7-5)
Inning: 1 Houston John Cuccurullo pitching. Drummond Meadows strikes out. Joe Fitzgerald walks. Jot Tipple flies out to the center fielder. Steve Morris grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Fitzgerald is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Danny King pitching. Eddie Legett singles to right field. Eddie Legett steals second. Ron Riesgo strikes out. Evelio Nieves singles to center field. Eddie Legett scores. Kennie Boyle flies out to the right fielder. Ed Patterson hits a home run. Evelio Nieves scores. Glen Hutchings comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stacy Ducey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jeff Lavender singles to left field. George Faeth grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Nigel Planer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Kirk Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Norm Johnson Jr walks. John Cuccurullo lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eddie Legett pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Lee Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Glen Hutchings grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Drummond Meadows flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ron Riesgo grounds out to the pitcher. Evelio Nieves grounds out to the pitcher. Kennie Boyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Fitzgerald flies out to the center fielder. Jot Tipple strikes out. Steve Morris walks. Jeff Lavender grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ed Patterson singles to center field. Stacy Ducey singles to center field. Kirk Johnson strikes out. Norm Johnson Jr doubles to right field. Ed Patterson scores. Stacy Ducey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ebba Coakley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Cuccurullo strikes out. Eddie Legett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston George Faeth pops out to the first baseman. Nigel Planer singles to center field. Lee Williams strikes out. Ebba Coakley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ron Riesgo grounds out to the shortstop. Evelio Nieves singles to center field. Kennie Boyle walks. Ed Patterson pops out to the shortstop. Stacy Ducey hits a home run. Evelio Nieves scores. Kennie Boyle scores. Kirk Johnson singles to right field. Norm Johnson Jr doubles to left field. Kirk Johnson uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Cuccurullo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Drummond Meadows strikes out. Joe Fitzgerald grounds out to the second baseman. Jot Tipple flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Eddie Legett flies out to the right fielder. Ron Riesgo grounds out to the third baseman. Evelio Nieves walks. Kennie Boyle singles to left field. Evelio Nieves advances to third on the hit. Ed Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Steve Morris flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Lavender singles to right field. George Faeth grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ariel Alarcon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Stacy Ducey walks. Kirk Johnson strikes out. Norm Johnson Jr hits a home run. Stacy Ducey scores. John Cuccurullo grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Legett singles to right field. Ron Riesgo walks. Evelio Nieves flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Nigel Planer walks. Lee Williams singles to center field. Nigel Planer aggressively advances to third on the hit. Rudy Phoenix is pinch hitting for Ariel Alarcon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rudy Phoenix strikes out. Drummond Meadows flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Nigel Planer scores. Joe Fitzgerald walks. Herb Margoneri is pinch hitting for Jot Tipple. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Herb Margoneri grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Fitzgerald is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ubaldo Keegan pitching. Kennie Boyle hits a home run. Ed Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Stacy Ducey walks. Kirk Johnson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Alex Kleine comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Steve Morris doubles past the third baseman. Jeff Lavender grounds out to the catcher. George Faeth flies out to the center fielder. Nigel Planer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 6 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Norm Johnson Jr 2 (23).HR - Kennie Boyle (10), Ed Patterson (14), Stacy Ducey (15), Norm Johnson Jr (7).GIDP - Kirk Johnson. Baserunning: SB - Eddie Legett (34).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Clarence Paris improves in range Ed Tyree did not respond to coaching in speed Barney Franklin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Elmer Kavanagh did not respond to coaching in velocity Barney Franklin did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Bowie did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Martin Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mel Smalley did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Bowie did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty