Win: Joe Wrightstone (6-2) Loss: Nanny Gonder (0-2)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Joe Wrightstone pitching. Sam House walks. Henry Okrie pops out to the catcher. Heinie Melton strikes out. Harry Castiglione flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Nanny Gonder pitching. Jeff Lavender walks. Barney Franklin strikes out. Tony Palmer hits a home run. Jeff Lavender scores. Stan Bithorn is hit by a pitch. Don Allen singles to center field. Stan Bithorn advances to third on the hit. Lefty Gutierrez singles to center field. Stan Bithorn scores. Don Allen advances to third on the hit. Tom Cooper walks. Drummond Meadows grounds out to the third baseman. Don Allen scores. Lefty Gutierrez advances to third on the play. Tom Cooper advances to second on the play. Joe Wrightstone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Juan Ortiz doubles to center field. Sadao Nakayama strikes out. Toki Ichikawa grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Ortiz advances to third on the play. Joe Bella flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jeff Lavender strikes out. Barney Franklin grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Palmer singles to center field. Stan Bithorn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Nanny Gonder singles to right field. Sam House walks. Henry Okrie doubles to right field. Nanny Gonder scores. Sam House uses his aggressiveness and scores. Heinie Melton singles to left field. Henry Okrie scores. Harry Castiglione grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Heinie Melton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Juan Ortiz strikes out. Harry Castiglione is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Don Allen flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Gutierrez grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Cooper walks. Drummond Meadows singles to right field. Joe Wrightstone walks. Jeff Lavender walks. Tom Cooper scores. Elmer Kime comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Barney Franklin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Sadao Nakayama strikes out. Toki Ichikawa walks. Joe Bella strikes out. Elmer Kime grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Tony Palmer walks. Stan Bithorn singles to center field. Don Allen flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Gutierrez walks. Tom Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Palmer scores. Stan Bithorn advances to third on the play. Lefty Gutierrez advances to second on the play. Drummond Meadows singles to left field. Stan Bithorn scores. Lefty Gutierrez scores. Joe Wrightstone reached on a fielding error by Sam House. Jeff Lavender grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Wrightstone is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Sam House flies out to the right fielder. Henry Okrie strikes out. Heinie Melton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Barney Franklin hits a home run. Tony Palmer strikes out. Stan Bithorn singles to right field. Don Allen grounds out to the pitcher. Stan Bithorn advances to second on the play. Lefty Gutierrez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Harry Castiglione flies out to the center fielder. Juan Ortiz pops out to the first baseman. Sadao Nakayama grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Tom Cooper walks. Drummond Meadows singles to center field. Tom Cooper advances to third on the hit. Joe Wrightstone singles to center field. Tom Cooper scores. Drummond Meadows is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Fred Cooke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Jeff Lavender singles to center field. Barney Franklin pops out to the first baseman. Tony Palmer doubles to center field. Joe Wrightstone scores. Jeff Lavender uses his aggressiveness and scores. Stan Bithorn pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Toki Ichikawa singles to center field. Joe Bella walks. Stacy Ducey is pinch hitting for Fred Cooke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Stacy Ducey flies out to the left fielder. Sam House strikes out. Henry Okrie triples. Toki Ichikawa scores. Joe Bella scores. Heinie Melton hits a home run. Henry Okrie scores. Yukio Kuwata comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Castiglione grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Wilfredo Larosa pitching. Don Allen bunts for a base hit. Lefty Gutierrez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tom Cooper singles to left field. Drummond Meadows singles to center field. Tom Cooper advances to third on the hit. Bob Morris is pinch hitting for Yukio Kuwata. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bob Morris grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ed Cornell pitching. Juan Ortiz strikes out. Sadao Nakayama singles to right field. Toki Ichikawa flies out to the right fielder. Joe Bella grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Jeff Lavender strikes out. Barney Franklin singles to center field. Tony Palmer pops out to the first baseman. Stan Bithorn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Kirk Johnson is pinch hitting for Wilfredo Larosa. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kirk Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Sam House flies out to the center fielder. Henry Okrie hits an infield single to the pitcher. Henry Okrie steals second. Heinie Melton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 13
Batting:2B - Henry Okrie (6), Juan Ortiz (8).3B - Henry Okrie (4).HR - Heinie Melton (4). Baserunning: SB - Henry Okrie (7).CS - Harry Castiglione (2). Fielding: E - Sam House.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Orlando Conatser did not respond to coaching in velocity Miguel Diaz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ryan Howard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Orlando Conatser did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Coulter improves in 2B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Leo Strickland did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Red Sojo improves in contact_vs_lefty Otis Tepedino improves in contact_vs_lefty Wilfredo Lopez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty