Win: Rick McGhee (8-4) Loss: John Candelaria (3-7)
Save: Adam Warren (2)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Rick McGhee pitching. Ernie Ward reached on a fielding error by Dave Schmidt. Junior Ortiz strikes out. Omar Moreno singles to right field. Ernie Ward advances to third on the hit. RJ Reynolds strikes out. Lou Peraza singles to center field. Ernie Ward scores. Omar Moreno advances to third on the hit. Charlie Chazu singles to left field. Omar Moreno scores. Sid Bream hits an infield single to the shortstop. Darnell Coles strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Houston John Candelaria pitching. Tom Kenney walks. Joe Welch strikes out. Wally Sumner strikes out. Tom Kenney steals second. Jack Parkman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh John Candelaria grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Ward strikes out. Junior Ortiz pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Walt Henrich strikes out. Kevin Ward walks. Dave Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Ward advances to second on the play. Brian Wiedenbauer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Omar Moreno grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). RJ Reynolds walks. Lou Peraza singles to right field. RJ Reynolds aggressively advances to third on the hit. Charlie Chazu strikes out. Sid Bream strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Rick McGhee strikes out. Tom Kenney pops out to the second baseman. Joe Welch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Darnell Coles hits a home run. John Candelaria lines out to the third baseman. Ernie Ward walks. Junior Ortiz grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Wally Sumner strikes out. Jack Parkman singles to left field. Walt Henrich singles to left field. Jack Parkman advances to third on the hit. Kevin Ward strikes out. Walt Henrich steals second. Dave Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Omar Moreno grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). RJ Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Lou Peraza grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Brian Wiedenbauer strikes out. Rick McGhee singles to center field. Tom Kenney reached on a fielding error by Ernie Ward. Joe Welch walks. Wally Sumner doubles to left field. Rick McGhee scores. Tom Kenney scores. Joe Welch uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jack Parkman singles to center field. Wally Sumner scores. Jack Parkman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Walt Henrich lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Charlie Chazu strikes out. Sid Bream singles to center field. Darnell Coles grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sid Bream is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Candelaria grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Darnell Coles is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Kevin Ward hits an infield single to the second baseman. Dave Schmidt flies out to the right fielder. Brian Wiedenbauer singles to right field. Kevin Ward advances to third on the hit. Rick McGhee singles to center field. Kevin Ward scores. Tom Kenney strikes out. Joe Welch flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ernie Ward strikes out. Junior Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Omar Moreno walks. Joe Wheeler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. RJ Reynolds walks. Lou Peraza walks. Charlie Chazu strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Houston Rod Scurry 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. Wally Sumner strikes out. Jack Parkman strikes out. Walt Henrich grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Randy Humphries enters the game as a defensive replacement for Walt Henrich at LF. Nate Cornejo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sid Bream hits a home run. Whitey Werts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Darnell Coles grounds out to the second baseman. Rod Scurry walks. Ernie Ward strikes out. Junior Ortiz walks. Adam Warren comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Omar Moreno flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Jimmy Young is pinch hitting for Kevin Ward. Jimmy Young flies out to the center fielder. Dave Schmidt strikes out. Brian Wiedenbauer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Rex Ripley enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jimmy Young at 2B. RJ Reynolds strikes out. Lou Peraza grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Chazu strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 11 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Oliver improves in power_vs_righty Tim Wakefield improves in control Dave Shears did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Southworth did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Southworth improves in 2B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Andy Collins improves in contact_vs_righty Chris Benz improves in range Darrell Aragon improves in arm Tom Karkovice improves in power_vs_righty