Win: Al Roman (5-5) Loss: Seth Lyden (4-5)
Save: Milt Leary (31)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Seth Lyden pitching. Frank Dillinger grounds out to the second baseman. Lowell Easterling lines out to the third baseman. Kevin Radebaugh walks. Coco Yount strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Jake Hairston pitching. Octavio Sissi doubles past the third baseman. Wayne Andrews walks. Len Wilson pops out to the catcher. Paul Midgley strikes out. Alex Giouxs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ray Kirby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Alex Ritter singles to center field. Ray Jones grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Walt Williamson hits a home run. Packy Schmidt reached on a fielding error by Ray Kirby. Packy Schmidt steals second. Ed Toft grounds out to the second baseman. Packy Schmidt advances to third on the play. Seth Lyden grounds out to the shortstop. Packy Schmidt scores. Octavio Sissi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Lu Keerl grounds out to the pitcher. Jake Hairston strikes out. Frank Dillinger walks. Lowell Easterling hits a home run. Frank Dillinger scores. Kevin Radebaugh singles to left field. Coco Yount lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Wayne Andrews flies out to the center fielder. Len Wilson doubles to right field. Paul Midgley singles to center field. Len Wilson is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Alex Giouxs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ray Kirby strikes out. Alex Ritter walks. Ray Jones walks. Lu Keerl walks. Jake Hairston strikes out. Frank Dillinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Houston Walt Williamson strikes out. Packy Schmidt pops out to the second baseman. Ed Toft singles to left field. Seth Lyden singles to right field. Octavio Sissi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Lowell Easterling grounds out to the pitcher. Kevin Radebaugh singles to center field. Coco Yount grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Radebaugh advances to second on the play. Ray Kirby grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Wayne Andrews walks. Wayne Andrews steals second. Len Wilson strikes out. Paul Midgley grounds out to the second baseman. Wayne Andrews advances to third on the play. Alex Giouxs singles past the third baseman. Wayne Andrews scores. Walt Williamson singles to left field. Packy Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Alex Ritter pops out to the catcher. Ray Jones singles in front of the left fielder. Lu Keerl flies out to the right fielder. Hank Witmeyer is pinch hitting for Jake Hairston. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Hank Witmeyer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ray Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Al Roman pitching. Ed Toft is hit by a pitch. Seth Lyden lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Octavio Sissi flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Andrews lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Frank Dillinger singles to right field. Frank Dillinger steals second. Lowell Easterling walks. Bill Breeding comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Radebaugh strikes out. Coco Yount strikes out. Ray Kirby doubles to right field. Frank Dillinger scores. Lowell Easterling scores. Alex Ritter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Len Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Paul Midgley singles to center field. Alex Giouxs singles to left field. Walt Williamson strikes out. Jim Salkeld comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Packy Schmidt walks. Ed Toft pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ray Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Lu Keerl singles to center field. Kurt Gleason is pinch hitting for Jim Salkeld. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Kurt Gleason grounds out to the third baseman. Lu Keerl advances to second on the play. Frank Dillinger singles to center field. Lu Keerl scores. Lowell Easterling flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Steve Sowders pitching. Greg Guise is pinch hitting for Bill Breeding. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Greg Guise hits a home run. Octavio Sissi pops out to the second baseman. Wayne Andrews singles in front of the left fielder. Sonny Broughton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Len Wilson strikes out. Paul Midgley pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Otto Mitterwald pitching. Kevin Radebaugh strikes out. Coco Yount doubles to right field. Ray Kirby strikes out. Alex Ritter walks. Ray Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Milt Leary comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Alex Giouxs singles to center field. Walt Williamson flies out to the right fielder. Packy Schmidt strikes out. Ed Toft lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11 Houston total runners LOB: 13
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mark Walker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Reggie Delgado did not respond to coaching in control Milt Castino did not respond to coaching in control Milt Castino did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Lajeskie did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty William Mills did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Phil Motloch improves in arm Bill Amaral improves in control Chuck Watson did not respond to coaching in control Pat Delmas improves in arm Manny Benes improves in contact_vs_lefty Chuck Watson did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Delmas did not respond to coaching in 3B