Win: Mickey Hamilton (8-3) Loss: Jeff Gotay (1-2)
Save: Tommy Gearin (11)
Inning: 1 Houston Lefty McMichael pitching. Tom Cangelosi pops out to the third baseman. Joe Steinfeldt flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Scott doubles to left field. Gus Dozier pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Hank Bosetti pitching. Ted Blong singles to right field. Bill Green singles past the first baseman. Ted Blong advances to third on the hit. Bill Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ted Blong scores. Bill Green advances to second on the play. Brian Manda flies out to the center fielder. Juan Hyzdu doubles to right field. Bill Green scores. Andy Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Troy McEnaney pops out to the shortstop. Mickey Crompton pops out to the second baseman. Ralph McNamara flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Greg Partenheimer grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Weaver singles to center field. Lefty McMichael lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ted Blong lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Connie Wynn strikes out. Hank Bosetti grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bill Green flies out to the center fielder. Bill Rodriguez pops out to the third baseman. Brian Manda grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Steinfeldt singles to center field. Charlie Scott grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Steinfeldt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gus Dozier grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Juan Hyzdu strikes out. Andy Baker hits a home run. Greg Partenheimer hits a home run. Danny Weaver walks. Lefty McMichael lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Danny Weaver forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ted Blong grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lefty McMichael is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Troy McEnaney grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Crompton strikes out. Ralph McNamara triples. Connie Wynn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bill Green strikes out. Bill Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Manda singles to right field. Juan Hyzdu flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Hank Bosetti strikes out. Tom Cangelosi singles to right field. Joe Steinfeldt singles to center field. Charlie Scott singles to center field. Tom Cangelosi scores. Joe Steinfeldt advances to third on the hit. Gus Dozier singles to center field. Joe Steinfeldt scores. Charlie Scott advances to third on the hit. Troy McEnaney strikes out. Mickey Crompton walks. Ralph McNamara grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Andy Baker strikes out. Greg Partenheimer strikes out. Danny Weaver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Connie Wynn grounds out to the shortstop. Fritz Cain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Walt Sizemore is pinch hitting for Hank Bosetti. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Walt Sizemore grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Cangelosi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Mickey Hamilton pitching. Tom Lillis is pinch hitting for Fritz Cain. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Lillis grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Blong grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Green strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jeff Gotay pitching. Joe Steinfeldt triples. Charlie Scott singles to right field. Joe Steinfeldt scores. Gus Dozier walks. Troy McEnaney grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Scott advances to third on the play. Gus Dozier advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Mickey Crompton singles past the shortstop. Charlie Scott scores. Gus Dozier scores. Ralph McNamara walks. Connie Wynn singles to center field. Mike Kaiserling is pinch hitting for Mickey Hamilton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Kaiserling singles to center field. Mickey Crompton scores. Ralph McNamara scores. Connie Wynn advances to third on the hit. Tripp Dowd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Cangelosi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tommy Gearin pitching. Bill Rodriguez strikes out. Brian Manda pops out to the second baseman. Juan Hyzdu grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Charlie Scott walks. Gus Dozier grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Scott advances to second on the play. Troy McEnaney lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Andy Baker singles to left field. Greg Partenheimer pops out to the first baseman. Danny Weaver flies out to the right fielder. Clyde Delahanty is pinch hitting for Tripp Dowd. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Clyde Delahanty grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Andy Baker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wingo Ivie did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Shemo improves in control Billy Flowers did not respond to coaching in control Clay Biggs did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Babe Barton did not respond to coaching in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Wally Daly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Steve Munoz did not respond to coaching in velocity Ace Luskey improves in power_vs_righty Preston Leiter improves in control Dave Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in speed Willie Ford did not respond to coaching in control Marcus Bartholomew did not respond to coaching in 2B