Win: Takahiro Ono (4-1) Loss: Austin Radford (4-6)
Save: Charlie Mundy (14)
Inning: 1 Houston Takahiro Ono pitching. Masaki Arasuna grounds out to the second baseman. George Gilhooley flies out to the right fielder. Earle Mooneyham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Austin Radford pitching. Hank Stynes lines out to the third baseman. Ray Stoops walks. Jamie Tejera hits a home run. Ray Stoops scores. George Castillo pops out to the third baseman. Stu Karger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Pedro Grieve flies out to the center fielder. Joe Pearce singles to center field. Joe Pearce steals second. Martin Alley singles to left field. Joe Pearce scores. Mark Hale grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Martin Alley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Stan Felske grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mark Hale is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Denny Begley triples. George Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Davidson strikes out. Takahiro Ono strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Austin Radford flies out to the right fielder. Masaki Arasuna singles to center field. Masaki Arasuna steals second. George Gilhooley strikes out. Earle Mooneyham singles to left field. Masaki Arasuna scores. Pedro Grieve grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Earle Mooneyham is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Hank Stynes flies out to the center fielder. Ray Stoops flies out to the left fielder. Jamie Tejera hits a home run. George Castillo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Pearce singles to left field. Joe Pearce steals second. Martin Alley singles to left field. Joe Pearce scores. Mark Hale walks. Stan Felske strikes out. Austin Radford lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Masaki Arasuna flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Stu Karger hits a home run. Denny Begley grounds out to the third baseman. George Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Davidson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston George Gilhooley is hit by a pitch. Earle Mooneyham flies out to the center fielder. Pedro Grieve flies out to the left fielder. Joe Pearce grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Takahiro Ono flies out to the left fielder. Hank Stynes grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Stoops grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Martin Alley singles to left field. Mark Hale singles to center field. Alan Bolen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Stan Felske grounds out to the second baseman. Martin Alley advances to third on the play. Mark Hale advances to second on the play. Ed Wathan is pinch hitting for Austin Radford. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ed Wathan strikes out. Masaki Arasuna grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ike Rogers pitching. Jamie Tejera grounds out to the shortstop. George Castillo singles to left field. Stu Karger strikes out. Denny Begley pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston George Gilhooley grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Siever is pinch hitting for Earle Mooneyham. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Pedro Grieve flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Fultz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Jones doubles to right field. Ron Davidson strikes out. Van King is pinch hitting for Alan Bolen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Van King flies out to the center fielder. Hank Stynes hits an infield single to the third baseman. Ray Stoops walks. Jamie Tejera grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston Charlie Mundy pitching. Joe Pearce strikes out. Martin Alley flies out to the center fielder. Mark Carney is pinch hitting for Mark Hale. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Carney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Oscar Gagne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Castillo walks. Stu Karger hits a home run. George Castillo scores. Denny Begley flies out to the right fielder. George Jones singles to center field. Ron Davidson singles to center field. George Jones advances to third on the hit. Charlie Mundy grounds out to the second baseman. George Jones scores. Ron Davidson advances to second on the play. Hank Stynes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Stan Felske singles past the shortstop. Oscar Gagne lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dick Carroll is pinch hitting for Masaki Arasuna. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Carroll flies out to the left fielder. George Gilhooley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 8 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jerry Habyan improves in range Kurt Bigbee did not respond to coaching in velocity Arturo Dahlen improves in power_vs_righty Joe Ganzel improves in power_vs_righty Greg Spongberg did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mark Barker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Kelly did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Brown improves in contact_vs_righty John Grant improves in speed