Inning: 1 Houston Len Pfiester pitching. Masaki Arasuna grounds out to the second baseman. George Gilhooley flies out to the left fielder. Earle Mooneyham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Turk Schultz pitching. Hank Stynes flies out to the left fielder. Ray Stoops strikes out. Jamie Tejera strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Pedro Grieve flies out to the right fielder. Joe Pearce singles to center field. Martin Alley walks. Mark Hale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Pearce advances to third on the play. Martin Alley advances to second on the play. Stan Felske walks. Turk Schultz grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Joe Pearce is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tige Hall singles to center field. George Jones grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Denny Begley walks. George Castillo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Masaki Arasuna hits a home run. George Gilhooley flies out to the right fielder. Earle Mooneyham singles to right field. Pedro Grieve flies out to the right fielder. Earle Mooneyham steals second. Joe Pearce singles to right field. Earle Mooneyham scores. Joe Pearce steals second. Martin Alley singles to left field. Joe Pearce scores. Mark Hale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Al Parks grounds out to the third baseman. Len Pfiester pops out to the second baseman. Hank Stynes singles to right field. Ray Stoops grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Stan Felske flies out to the center fielder. Turk Schultz reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Castillo. Masaki Arasuna grounds out to the second baseman. Turk Schultz advances to third on the play. George Gilhooley singles to center field. Turk Schultz scores. Earle Mooneyham doubles to center field. Pedro Grieve grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jamie Tejera grounds out to the third baseman. Tige Hall grounds out to the second baseman. George Jones doubles to center field. Denny Begley flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Pearce strikes out. Martin Alley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Hale doubles to right field. Passed ball. Mark Hale advances to third. Stan Felske singles to right field. Mark Hale scores. Turk Schultz singles to left field. Stan Felske advances to third on the hit. Alan Bolen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Masaki Arasuna grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh George Castillo walks. Al Parks walks. Alan Bolen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hank Stynes walks. Ray Stoops flies out to the right fielder. Jamie Tejera strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Houston George Gilhooley grounds out to the second baseman. Earle Mooneyham hits an infield single to the pitcher. Pedro Grieve singles in front of the center fielder. Earle Mooneyham advances to third on the hit. Joe Pearce grounds out to the second baseman. Earle Mooneyham scores. Pedro Grieve advances to second on the play. Dick Meyer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Martin Alley singles past the second baseman. Pedro Grieve scores. Mark Hale grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Karl Ash comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tige Hall grounds out to the second baseman. George Jones hits a home run. Denny Begley grounds out to the third baseman. George Castillo singles to left field. Al Parks singles to right field. Dick Meyer lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Stan Felske singles to right field. Ed Wathan is pinch hitting for Karl Ash. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ed Wathan strikes out. Dick Carroll is pinch hitting for Masaki Arasuna. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Carroll strikes out. Stan Felske steals second. George Gilhooley singles to center field. Stan Felske uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Dierker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Siever is pinch hitting for Earle Mooneyham. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bud Siever pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ike Rogers pitching. Hank Stynes grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Stoops singles to left field. Jamie Tejera singles to left field. Tige Hall strikes out. George Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Pedro Grieve flies out to the left fielder. Joe Pearce doubles to left field. Martin Alley walks. Mark Carney is pinch hitting for Mark Hale. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Carney walks. Stan Felske singles to center field. Joe Pearce scores. Martin Alley scores. Mark Carney advances to third on the hit. Kazuhito Kodama is pinch hitting for Ike Rogers. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Kazuhito Kodama flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Mark Carney scores. Dick Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Oscar Gagne pitching. Denny Begley lines out to the shortstop. George Castillo doubles to left field. Al Parks grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Davidson is pinch hitting for Bill Dierker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ron Davidson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston George Gomes pitching. George Gilhooley grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Siever flies out to the left fielder. Pedro Grieve grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh George Hook comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hank Stynes strikes out. Ray Stoops flies out to the center fielder. Jamie Tejera singles to center field. Tige Hall grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jamie Tejera is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 11 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 12
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pete Valdez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jerry Alvarado did not respond to coaching in speed Jerry Habyan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jay Grubb did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Greg Spongberg did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: F RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Mike Hare did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry Brown improves in range Mike Breitenstein improves in range Brian Moisan improves in control