Win: Al Kelly (8-4) Loss: Butch Strickland (8-6)
Save: Spock (18)
Inning: 1 Houston Butch Strickland pitching. Danny Relaford strikes out. Telemachus Rhade flies out to the left fielder. Alexander Rozhenko pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Al Kelly pitching. Hisato Nakajima singles to center field. Hisato Nakajima is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). George Kowalik grounds out to the second baseman. Hirokazu Furusawa doubles to right field. Bert Timmons lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Hikaru Sulu grounds out to the second baseman. Dean Troi hits a home run. Teal-C walks. Samant Carter walks. Rev Dem strikes out. Al Kelly walks. Danny Relaford strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bubba Kiefer pops out to the shortstop. George Nixon grounds out to the shortstop. Yoandy Toscano walks. Martin Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Telemachus Rhade flies out to the left fielder. Alexander Rozhenko walks. Hikaru Sulu pops out to the first baseman. Dean Troi grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Alexander Rozhenko is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Butch Strickland flies out to the right fielder. Hisato Nakajima strikes out. George Kowalik walks. Hirokazu Furusawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Teal-C strikes out. Samant Carter flies out to the center fielder. Rev Dem grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bert Timmons grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bubba Kiefer grounds out to the second baseman. George Nixon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Al Kelly singles to right field. Danny Relaford strikes out. Telemachus Rhade grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Yoandy Toscano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Martin Jones singles to right field. Butch Strickland lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Martin Jones forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Hisato Nakajima flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Alexander Rozhenko grounds out to the second baseman. Hikaru Sulu flies out to the left fielder. Dean Troi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh George Kowalik grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hirokazu Furusawa grounds out to the shortstop. Bert Timmons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Teal-C flies out to the left fielder. Samant Carter singles to right field. Pavel Chekov is pinch hitting for Rev Dem. Pavel Chekov flies out to the right fielder. Al Kelly grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Samant Carter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bubba Kiefer doubles to right field. George Nixon grounds out to the third baseman. Yoandy Toscano walks. Martin Jones flies out to the right fielder. Clancy Tollberg is pinch hitting for Butch Strickland. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Clancy Tollberg grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yoandy Toscano is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Henry Brumfield pitching. Danny Relaford doubles to left field. Telemachus Rhade triples. Danny Relaford scores. Alexander Rozhenko flies out to the right fielder. Hikaru Sulu singles past the second baseman. Telemachus Rhade scores. Dean Troi flies out to the center fielder. Teal-C flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Hisato Nakajima flies out to the center fielder. George Kowalik grounds out to the second baseman. Hirokazu Furusawa walks. Bert Timmons doubles to left field. Hirokazu Furusawa uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bubba Kiefer singles to center field. Bert Timmons scores. John Makosky comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jeoff Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Samant Carter singles past the shortstop. Pavel Chekov flies out to the right fielder. Montgomery Scott is pinch hitting for John Makosky. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Montgomery Scott strikes out. Danny Relaford pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Spock pitching. Yoandy Toscano grounds out to the third baseman. Martin Jones walks. Doug Reynolds is pinch hitting for Jeoff Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Doug Reynolds pops out to the first baseman. Martin Jones is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Bob Johnson did not respond to coaching in arm Sam Veryzer improves in contact_vs_righty Don Eaton did not respond to coaching in control Sam Veryzer improves in speed Don Eaton improves in velocity Elio Stafford improves in velocity Jason Garrett did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gordie Lomasney improves in range Milt Gardner did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Lupien improves in power_vs_lefty Gordie Lomasney improves in power_vs_righty Rene Rhoden improves in range Bob Smith improves in power_vs_righty Chad Boswell did not respond to coaching in CF