Inning: 1 Houston Johnny Sanberg pitching. Monte Heving flies out to the center fielder. Hy Harder walks. Randy Niekro walks. Hal Boone lines out to the shortstop. Mahkan Singh grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Floyd Spicoli pitching. Franklin Martinez pops out to the second baseman. Jack Nieves hits a home run. Bernie Barton flies out to the left fielder. Elmer Connally grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston George Foster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bryn Garland walks. Frank Hopkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bryn Garland advances to second on the play. Floyd Spicoli grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Smith strikes out. Bill Menze singles to right field. Bill Menze is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jeff Herbel pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Monte Heving bunts for a base hit. Hy Harder singles to left field. Monte Heving advances to third on the hit. Randy Niekro strikes out. Hal Boone strikes out. Mahkan Singh reached on a fielding error by Bill Menze. Monte Heving scores. George Foster walks. Bryn Garland grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tanner Collins grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Sanberg doubles to center field. Franklin Martinez singles to center field. Johnny Sanberg scores. Jack Nieves singles to center field. Franklin Martinez advances to third on the hit. Bernie Barton strikes out. Elmer Connally singles to center field. Franklin Martinez scores. Jack Nieves advances to third on the hit. Joe Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Frank Hopkins doubles to center field. Floyd Spicoli fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Floyd Spicoli strikes out. Monte Heving strikes out. Hy Harder grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bill Menze grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Herbel flies out to the center fielder. Tanner Collins doubles to right field. Johnny Sanberg pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Randy Niekro flies out to the right fielder. Hal Boone grounds out to the shortstop. Mahkan Singh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Franklin Martinez singles to right field. Jack Nieves grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Franklin Martinez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Nieves is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bernie Barton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston George Foster flies out to the left fielder. Bryn Garland walks. Frank Hopkins strikes out. John Erickson is pinch hitting for Floyd Spicoli . Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. John Erickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Mordecai Lynch pitching. Elmer Connally strikes out. Joe Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Menze hits a home run. Jeff Herbel reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hal Boone. Tanner Collins pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Monte Heving strikes out. Hy Harder strikes out. Randy Niekro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Harry Green is pinch hitting for Johnny Sanberg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Harry Green grounds out to the pitcher. Franklin Martinez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Nieves doubles to left field. Bernie Barton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Elmer Branson pitching. Blondie Hall enters the game as a defensive replacement for Elmer Connally at RF. Tyler Young enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tanner Collins at SS. Hal Boone grounds out to the shortstop. Mahkan Singh grounds out to the second baseman. George Foster pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Blondie Hall flies out to the left fielder. Joe Smith strikes out. Bill Menze singles to center field. Frank Rhodes is pinch hitting for Jeff Herbel. Frank Rhodes flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Arturo Corrado comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Carlos Glaviano is pinch hitting for Bryn Garland. Carlos Glaviano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Hopkins singles to left field. Lee Mossi is pinch hitting for Mordecai Lynch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lee Mossi grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Hopkins advances to second on the play. Monte Heving flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Jack Nieves (28), Tanner Collins (3), Johnny Sanberg (1).HR - Jack Nieves (12), Bill Menze (4). Baserunning: CS - Jack Nieves (9), Bill Menze (6). Fielding: E - Bill Menze.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lefty Colpaert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Platte did not respond to coaching in velocity Ellis Schurr improves in range Joe Bancroft improves in contact_vs_righty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lance Werhas did not respond to coaching in arm Ken Foiles improves in range Bobby Davis improves in power_vs_lefty Ken Foiles improves in arm Timo Silverio did not respond to coaching in 2B