Win: Steve Reninger (6-6) Loss: Billy Crothers (5-6)
Inning: 1 Houston Steve Reninger pitching. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the second baseman. Gus Dozier singles past the first baseman. Randy Short flies out to the center fielder. Mark Elliott grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gus Dozier is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Billy Crothers pitching. Greg Partenheimer strikes out. Juan Hyzdu walks. Ray Bartley singles to center field. Juan Hyzdu advances to third on the hit. Clyde Delahanty walks. Tom Lillis singles to right field. Juan Hyzdu scores. Ray Bartley scores. Algie Belitz singles to right field. Clyde Delahanty scores. Tom Lillis advances to third on the hit. Bill Green walks. Passed ball. Tom Lillis scores. Algie Belitz advances to third. Bill Green advances to second. Jim Mitchell strikes out. Steve Reninger is hit by a pitch. Greg Partenheimer singles to left field. Algie Belitz scores. Bill Green scores. Juan Hyzdu walks. Ray Bartley doubles to left field. Steve Reninger scores. Greg Partenheimer scores. Juan Hyzdu uses his aggressiveness and scores. Clyde Delahanty hits a home run. Ray Bartley scores. Stan Moriarty comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Pitcher has given up 10 or more earned runs). Tom Lillis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Mike Kaiserling strikes out. Ralph McNamara singles to center field. Ray Mahler singles to left field. Lariel Hocking grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ralph McNamara advances to third on the play. Ray Mahler advances to second on the play. Stan Moriarty flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Algie Belitz walks. Algie Belitz steals second. Bill Green bunts for a base hit. Jim Mitchell walks. Steve Reninger singles to center field. Algie Belitz scores. Bill Green scores. Jim Mitchell advances to third on the hit. Greg Partenheimer grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Reninger advances to second on the play. Juan Hyzdu singles to center field. Jim Mitchell scores. Steve Reninger scores. Ray Bartley strikes out. Clyde Delahanty grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Juan Hyzdu is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Tom Cangelosi flies out to the right fielder. Gus Dozier grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Short strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tom Lillis singles to center field. Algie Belitz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tom Lillis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Green flies out to the right fielder. Algie Belitz steals second. Jim Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Mark Elliott grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Kaiserling flies out to the right fielder. Ralph McNamara pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Steve Reninger grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Partenheimer flies out to the right fielder. Juan Hyzdu singles to center field. Ray Bartley pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ray Mahler singles to left field. Lariel Hocking grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ray Mahler is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Stan Moriarty lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Cangelosi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Clyde Delahanty walks. Tom Lillis singles to left field. Clyde Delahanty advances to third on the hit. Algie Belitz flies out to the center fielder. Bill Green singles to left field. Clyde Delahanty scores. Tom Lillis advances to third on the hit. Josh Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Jim Mitchell lines out to the shortstop. Steve Reninger reached on a fielding error by Lariel Hocking. Tom Lillis scores. Greg Partenheimer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Gus Dozier walks. Randy Short hits an infield single to the first baseman. Mark Elliott pops out to the third baseman. Mike Kaiserling strikes out. Ralph McNamara singles to center field. Gus Dozier scores. Ray Mahler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Juan Hyzdu strikes out. Ray Bartley singles to center field. Ray Bartley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Clyde Delahanty triples. Tom Lillis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Tripp Dowd 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. Lariel Hocking flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Jeffrey Cox is pinch hitting for Josh Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jeffrey Cox strikes out. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Eddie Gorbous pitching. Algie Belitz grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Green singles to left field. Jim Mitchell hits an infield single to the second baseman. Sam Starkel is pinch hitting for Tripp Dowd. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sam Starkel flies out to the left fielder. Greg Partenheimer singles in front of the left fielder. Bill Green is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Scott Fisk pitching. Gus Dozier singles to center field. Randy Short grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mark Elliott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Juan Hyzdu flies out to the left fielder. Ray Bartley grounds out to the third baseman. Clyde Delahanty singles to left field. Clyde Delahanty steals second. Tom Lillis walks. Algie Belitz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Mike Kaiserling strikes out. Ralph McNamara flies out to the center fielder. Ray Mahler walks. Lariel Hocking grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 7 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Candy Doyle did not respond to coaching in velocity Ozzie Fingers did not respond to coaching in velocity Jay Hurst improves in power_vs_lefty Mark Wetteland did not respond to coaching in control Ozzie Fingers did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Wetteland did not respond to coaching in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Brumley did not respond to coaching in control Bill Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in speed Ralph Flynn improves in control Steve Munoz did not respond to coaching in control Count Garrison did not respond to coaching in CF