Win: George Simmons (11-8) Loss: John Pertica (4-5)
Inning: 1 Houston George Simmons pitching. Jim Kosco grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Edgar Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. By Paniagua pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh John Pertica pitching. Jeremy Pena strikes out. Yoshiyasu Miyamoto grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Veres pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Les Forsch hits a home run. Jack Hooper flies out to the left fielder. John Kaline singles to right field. Eli Branca strikes out. Danny Kremmel pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Stubby Watson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Heinie Garrett strikes out. Bill Stablein grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston John Pertica strikes out. Jim Kosco flies out to the right fielder. Edgar Cooper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jim Balaz pops out to the shortstop. Ike Hughes flies out to the center fielder. George Simmons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston By Paniagua grounds out to the shortstop. Les Forsch singles to center field. Jack Hooper grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Les Forsch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Kaline strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jeremy Pena strikes out. Yoshiyasu Miyamoto flies out to the left fielder. Jose Veres strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Eli Branca singles to left field. Danny Kremmel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eli Branca is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Pertica fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Pertica singles to left field. Jim Kosco strikes out. Edgar Cooper grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Pertica is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Stubby Watson strikes out. Heinie Garrett triples. Bill Stablein grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Garrett scores. Jim Balaz singles to center field. Ike Hughes singles to center field. Jim Balaz advances to third on the hit. George Simmons walks. Jeremy Pena lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Houston By Paniagua singles to left field. Les Forsch strikes out. Jack Hooper walks. John Kaline strikes out. Eli Branca walks. Danny Kremmel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Yoshiyasu Miyamoto singles to left field. Jose Veres grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Stubby Watson walks. Heinie Garrett singles to left field. Stubby Watson advances to third on the hit. Fred Enwright 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. Bill Stablein hits a home run. Stubby Watson scores. Heinie Garrett scores. Fred Robertson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Balaz singles to left field. Ike Hughes walks. George Simmons singles to right field. Jim Balaz scores. Steve Alomar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeremy Pena triples. Ike Hughes scores. George Simmons scores. Yoshiyasu Miyamoto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Andy Drews is pinch hitting for Steve Alomar. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Andy Drews singles to center field. Jim Kosco singles to center field. Edgar Cooper singles to center field. Andy Drews scores. By Paniagua strikes out. Les Forsch grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Floyd Gantenbein pitching. Jose Veres walks. Jose Veres steals second. Stubby Watson singles to left field. Stubby Watson steals second. Heinie Garrett walks. Bill Stablein grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jose Veres scores. Stubby Watson advances to third on the play. Bert Allen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Balaz walks. Ike Hughes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Jack Hooper singles to center field. John Kaline flies out to the center fielder. Eli Branca doubles to left field. Jack Hooper uses his aggressiveness and scores. Danny Kremmel doubles to right field. Eli Branca scores. Isao Chihara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Crabtree is pinch hitting for Bert Allen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Crabtree hits a home run. Danny Kremmel scores. Jim Kosco walks. Edgar Cooper pops out to the shortstop. By Paniagua flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Cristian Mole pitching. Cy Pisoni is pinch hitting for Isao Chihara. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Cy Pisoni walks. Jeremy Pena singles to left field. Cy Pisoni advances to third on the hit. Yoshiyasu Miyamoto singles to left field. Cy Pisoni scores. Jose Veres doubles to left field. Jeremy Pena scores. Stubby Watson flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Yoshiyasu Miyamoto scores. Heinie Garrett flies out to the center fielder. Bill Stablein strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Davy Pratt pitching. Pablo Keller is pinch hitting for Les Forsch. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pablo Keller flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Jack Hooper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! John Kaline flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Andy Drews is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Necciai improves in range Bill Decker improves in arm Andy Kimball did not respond to coaching in speed Steve Necciai improves in contact_vs_righty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Kunihiko Sato did not respond to coaching in velocity Kunihiko Sato did not respond to coaching in control Jorge Irvin did not respond to coaching in velocity Jorge Onslow did not respond to coaching in 2B