Win: Lefty McMichael (22-7) Loss: Alex Foley (13-8)
Save: Jeff Gotay (26)
Inning: 1 Houston Lefty McMichael pitching. Joe Steinfeldt flies out to the center fielder. Gus Dozier pops out to the catcher. Troy McEnaney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Alex Foley pitching. Kazuto Yamazaki strikes out. Bill Rodriguez singles to left field. Juan Hyzdu bunts for a base hit. Bill Green strikes out. Greg Partenheimer grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Jay Hurst grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Crompton grounds out to the shortstop. Walter Hughes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Wally Daly doubles to center field. Danny Weaver strikes out. Algie Belitz singles to center field. Wally Daly scores. Lefty McMichael fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Lefty McMichael grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Walt Sizemore singles to left field. Walt Sizemore steals second. Jeff Bruckmiller singles to center field. Walt Sizemore scores. Alex Foley fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Alex Foley strikes out. Joe Steinfeldt grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jeff Bruckmiller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gus Dozier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Kazuto Yamazaki grounds out to the catcher. Bill Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Juan Hyzdu singles to center field. Bill Green triples. Juan Hyzdu scores. Greg Partenheimer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Troy McEnaney hits a home run. Jay Hurst strikes out. Mickey Crompton doubles to right field. Walter Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Sizemore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Wally Daly grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Weaver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Algie Belitz reached on a fielding error by Gus Dozier. Lefty McMichael pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jeff Bruckmiller flies out to the left fielder. Alex Foley strikes out. Joe Steinfeldt walks. Gus Dozier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Kazuto Yamazaki triples. Bill Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Kazuto Yamazaki scores. Juan Hyzdu strikes out. Bill Green doubles past the right fielder. Greg Partenheimer singles to center field. Bill Green scores. Wally Daly singles to center field. Greg Partenheimer advances to third on the hit. Danny Weaver grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Troy McEnaney flies out to the right fielder. Jay Hurst grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Crompton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Algie Belitz flies out to the right fielder. Lefty McMichael grounds out to the second baseman. Kazuto Yamazaki grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Walter Hughes singles to center field. Walt Sizemore singles to center field. Jeff Bruckmiller grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Walt Sizemore is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Kaiserling is pinch hitting for Alex Foley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Kaiserling singles to center field. Walter Hughes scores. Fritz Cain 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. Joe Steinfeldt pops out to the second baseman. Gus Dozier grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Kaiserling is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Laurin Moore pitching. Bill Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Juan Hyzdu singles to left field. Bill Green doubles to right field. Juan Hyzdu uses his aggressiveness and scores. Greg Partenheimer flies out to the left fielder. Wally Daly singles past the third baseman. Bill Green scores. Danny Weaver singles to center field. Algie Belitz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Troy McEnaney grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Hurst walks. Mickey Crompton grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jay Hurst is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Walter Hughes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh 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. Kazuto Yamazaki walks. Kazuto Yamazaki is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Rodriguez singles to center field. Juan Hyzdu singles to left field. Bill Rodriguez advances to third on the hit. Bill Green strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Jeff Gotay pitching. Walt Sizemore reached on a 2-base throwing error by Juan Hyzdu. Jeff Bruckmiller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walt Sizemore advances to third on the play. Connie Wynn is pinch hitting for Laurin Moore. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Connie Wynn grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Sizemore scores. Joe Steinfeldt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 6 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Bill Green 2 (23), Wally Daly (27).3B - Kazuto Yamazaki (11), Bill Green (6).SF - Bill Rodriguez.GIDP - Lefty McMichael. Baserunning: CS - Kazuto Yamazaki (14). Fielding: E - Juan Hyzdu.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chuck Poffenberger did not respond to coaching in velocity Clay Biggs improves in range Rip Schmidt improves in contact_vs_lefty Chuck Poffenberger did not respond to coaching in control Mike Smith did not respond to coaching in control Jack Washburn improves in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Mallonee did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Mallonee did not respond to coaching in velocity Chad Slagle did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jorge Palacios improves in velocity Joe Carew improves in range Jim Wilson did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Burns did not respond to coaching in 3B