Win: Austin Radford (5-5) Loss: Mark Knothe (4-20)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Austin Radford pitching. Hank Stynes doubles to right field. Ray Stoops grounds out to the shortstop. Tige Hall flies out to the left fielder. Jamie Tejera doubles to left field. Hank Stynes scores. Al Parks flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Mark Knothe pitching. Masaki Arasuna pops out to the first baseman. George Gilhooley singles to right field. Earle Mooneyham lines out to the pitcher. George Gilhooley steals second. Pedro Grieve flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh George Castillo grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Kolb lines out to the shortstop. Irv Callahan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Pearce flies out to the right fielder. Martin Alley walks. Martin Alley steals second. Mark Hale walks. Pete Valdez singles to left field. Martin Alley scores. Mark Hale advances to third on the hit. Austin Radford singles to center field. Mark Hale scores. Pete Valdez advances to third on the hit. Masaki Arasuna singles to right field. Pete Valdez scores. George Gilhooley hits an infield single to the second baseman. Earle Mooneyham doubles to left field. Austin Radford scores. Masaki Arasuna scores. George Gilhooley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Scott Rodriguez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pedro Grieve grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Pearce singles to center field. Earle Mooneyham scores. Martin Alley grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Pearce is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Scott Rodriguez singles to left field. Hank Stynes grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ray Stoops doubles to left field. Tige Hall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Mark Hale walks. Pete Valdez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mark Hale advances to second on the play. Mark Hale steals third. Austin Radford strikes out. Masaki Arasuna singles to center field. Mark Hale scores. Phil Romero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Gilhooley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jamie Tejera strikes out. Al Parks flies out to the center fielder. George Castillo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Earle Mooneyham grounds out to the shortstop. Pedro Grieve strikes out. Joe Pearce singles to center field. Joe Pearce is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dave Kolb grounds out to the pitcher. Irv Callahan singles to center field. Phil Romero lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hank Stynes singles to left field. Ray Stoops hits a home run. Irv Callahan scores. Hank Stynes scores. Tige Hall flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Martin Alley singles to left field. Martin Alley steals second. Mark Hale singles to left field. Martin Alley scores. Charlie Mundy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Valdez grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Hale advances to second on the play. Ed Wathan is pinch hitting for Austin Radford. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ed Wathan grounds out to the shortstop. Masaki Arasuna lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jim Fultz pitching. Jamie Tejera pops out to the second baseman. Al Parks grounds out to the shortstop. George Castillo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston George Gilhooley walks. Earle Mooneyham singles past the second baseman. Pedro Grieve walks. Joe Pearce singles to left field. George Gilhooley scores. Earle Mooneyham scores. Pedro Grieve advances to third on the hit. Emil Iorg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Martin Alley strikes out. Mark Hale walks. Pete Valdez strikes out. Jim Fultz singles to center field. Pedro Grieve scores. Joe Pearce scores. Mark Hale advances to third on the hit. Masaki Arasuna pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Dave Kolb doubles to center field. Karl Ash comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Irv Callahan grounds out to the third baseman. Van King is pinch hitting for Emil Iorg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Van King grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Stynes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Dierker pitching. George Gilhooley walks. Bud Siever is pinch hitting for Earle Mooneyham. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bud Siever flies out to the right fielder. Pi Ortiz is pinch hitting for Pedro Grieve. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. George Gilhooley advances to second on the play. Joe Pearce strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ray Stoops walks. Bill Bonner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tige Hall flies out to the center fielder. Jamie Tejera grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ray Stoops is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Parks strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Martin Alley strikes out. Mark Carney is pinch hitting for Mark Hale. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Carney singles to center field. Pete Valdez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh George Castillo strikes out. Dave Kolb walks. Ike Rogers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Irv Callahan walks. Bunny Lerchen is pinch hitting for Bill Dierker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bunny Lerchen grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Earle Mooneyham (20).GIDP - Pete Valdez. Baserunning: SB - George Gilhooley (24), Martin Alley 2 (12), Mark Hale (13).CS - Joe Pearce (6).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Edwin Bonikowski improves in contact_vs_lefty Bama Moss did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Brett improves in power_vs_lefty Edwin Bonikowski improves in contact_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Graeme Parsons did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Bigelow did not respond to coaching in velocity Jay Grubb improves in power_vs_lefty John Marshall improves in range Greg Spongberg did not respond to coaching in 2B