Win: Arthur Mitchell (14-10) Loss: Fred Onslow (17-6)
Save: Bert Allen (34)
Inning: 1 Houston Fred Onslow pitching. Toshihiro Nishio singles to center field. Edgar Cooper pops out to the shortstop. By Paniagua lines out to the second baseman. Les Forsch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Arthur Mitchell pitching. Buck Perrin grounds out to the shortstop. Yoshiyasu Miyamoto strikes out. Jose Veres strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Nate Carroll singles to right field. John Kaline lines out to the second baseman. Ivy Aragon walks. Danny Kremmel flies out to the right fielder. Arthur Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Stubby Watson strikes out. Heinie Garrett walks. Joey Sierra strikes out. Jim Balaz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Heinie Garrett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Toshihiro Nishio singles to right field. Toshihiro Nishio steals second. Edgar Cooper grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Toshihiro Nishio advances to third on the play. By Paniagua flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Toshihiro Nishio scores. Les Forsch singles to left field. Nate Carroll grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Les Forsch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Kiyoshi Sakurai singles to left field. Fred Onslow lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Kiyoshi Sakurai forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Buck Perrin walks. Yoshiyasu Miyamoto flies out to the left fielder. Jose Veres flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston John Kaline strikes out. Ivy Aragon singles to center field. Danny Kremmel doubles to right field. Arthur Mitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Ivy Aragon scores. Danny Kremmel advances to third on the play. Toshihiro Nishio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Stubby Watson strikes out. Heinie Garrett singles to left field. Heinie Garrett steals second. Joey Sierra grounds out to the third baseman. Heinie Garrett steals third. Jim Balaz doubles to left field. Heinie Garrett scores. Kiyoshi Sakurai grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Edgar Cooper singles to center field. By Paniagua singles to right field. Les Forsch walks. Nate Carroll singles to left field. Edgar Cooper scores. By Paniagua scores. John Kaline walks. Fin Scheer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ivy Aragon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Les Forsch scores. Nate Carroll advances to third on the play. John Kaline advances to second on the play. Danny Kremmel strikes out. Arthur Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Fin Scheer flies out to the center fielder. Buck Perrin pops out to the catcher. Yoshiyasu Miyamoto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Toshihiro Nishio singles to right field. Toshihiro Nishio steals second. Edgar Cooper pops out to the third baseman. Toshihiro Nishio is out trying to steal third. By Paniagua grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jose Veres grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Stubby Watson walks. Heinie Garrett flies out to the right fielder. Joey Sierra strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Les Forsch singles to right field. Nate Carroll walks. John Kaline strikes out. Ivy Aragon grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Nate Carroll is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Danny Kremmel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Balaz strikes out. Kiyoshi Sakurai triples. Cy Pisoni is pinch hitting for Fin Scheer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Cy Pisoni singles to center field. Kiyoshi Sakurai scores. Buck Perrin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Isao Chihara pitching. Arthur Mitchell strikes out. Toshihiro Nishio walks. Edgar Cooper flies out to the center fielder. By Paniagua hits a home run. Toshihiro Nishio scores. Davy Pratt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pablo Keller is pinch hitting for Les Forsch. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pablo Keller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Yoshiyasu Miyamoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Veres grounds out to the second baseman. Jeremy Pena is pinch hitting for Stubby Watson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jeremy Pena singles to center field. Heinie Garrett hits a home run. Jeremy Pena scores. Fred Robertson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joey Sierra hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jim Balaz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Nate Carroll grounds out to the second baseman. John Kaline flies out to the left fielder. Ivy Aragon pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bert Allen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kiyoshi Sakurai walks. Bill Stablein is pinch hitting for Davy Pratt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Stablein pops out to the first baseman. Buck Perrin pops out to the shortstop. Yoshiyasu Miyamoto lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Steve Necciai did not respond to coaching in speed Emmett St.Claire did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Cunningham did not respond to coaching in velocity Hal Skowron improves in speed
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brett Buxton improves in range Jorge Onslow improves in range Mike Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jorge Irvin did not respond to coaching in control Jorge Onslow did not respond to coaching in 2B