Win: Alex Foley (10-9) Loss: Ralph Flynn (11-6)
Save: Tony Young (11)
Inning: 1 Houston Ralph Flynn pitching. Charlie Scott grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Steinfeldt walks. Walt Sizemore grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Steinfeldt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Alex Foley pitching. Kazuto Yamazaki triples. Tom Lillis walks. Juan Hyzdu strikes out. Bill Green grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Gus Dozier flies out to the center fielder. Troy McEnaney singles to right field. Mickey Crompton grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Troy McEnaney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ralph McNamara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Danny Weaver singles to right field. Greg Partenheimer flies out to the left fielder. Wally Daly walks. Dave Rodriguez pops out to the shortstop. Ralph Flynn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Alex Foley grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Scott grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Cangelosi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Kazuto Yamazaki strikes out. Tom Lillis grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Hyzdu grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Steinfeldt walks. Joe Steinfeldt steals second. Walt Sizemore grounds out to the pitcher. Gus Dozier singles to left field. Joe Steinfeldt scores. Troy McEnaney flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Crompton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gus Dozier is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bill Green grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny Weaver walks. Danny Weaver steals second. Greg Partenheimer singles to center field. Danny Weaver scores. Wally Daly strikes out. Dave Rodriguez walks. Ralph Flynn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Ralph McNamara strikes out. Alex Foley flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Scott hits a home run. Tom Cangelosi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Kazuto Yamazaki grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Lillis flies out to the center fielder. Juan Hyzdu strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Steinfeldt grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Sizemore singles to left field. Walt Sizemore steals second. Gus Dozier doubles to left field. Walt Sizemore scores. Troy McEnaney grounds out to the second baseman. Gus Dozier advances to third on the play. Mickey Crompton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bill Green singles to center field. Danny Weaver strikes out. Greg Partenheimer flies out to the left fielder. Bill Green steals second. Wally Daly triples. Bill Green scores. Dave Rodriguez walks. Ralph Flynn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Ralph McNamara flies out to the center fielder. Alex Foley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Charlie Scott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Kazuto Yamazaki walks. Tom Lillis grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Juan Hyzdu strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jeff Gotay comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Steinfeldt doubles to right field. Walt Sizemore walks. Gus Dozier grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Steinfeldt advances to third on the play. Walt Sizemore advances to second on the play. Troy McEnaney walks. Mickey Crompton strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Laurin Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bill Green flies out to the center fielder. Danny Weaver strikes out. Greg Partenheimer pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Ralph McNamara strikes out. Walter Hughes is pinch hitting for Laurin Moore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Walter Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Scott walks. Charlie Scott steals second. Tom Cangelosi doubles to left field. Charlie Scott scores. Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tony Young pitching. Wally Daly doubles to right field. Dave Rodriguez singles to left field. Wally Daly scores. Count Garrison is pinch hitting for Jeff Gotay. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Count Garrison walks. Kazuto Yamazaki pops out to the shortstop. Tom Lillis strikes out. Juan Hyzdu walks. Bill Green grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Tom Cangelosi (18), Joe Steinfeldt (19), Gus Dozier (25).HR - Charlie Scott (9). Baserunning: SB - Charlie Scott (9), Joe Steinfeldt (5), Walt Sizemore (7).
Game Notes Tony Young is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Kyle did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Karr did not respond to coaching in control Bill Brewer did not respond to coaching in control Mike Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Shemo did not respond to coaching in control Wingo Ivie improves in speed
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Willie Ford did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Emmerich did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Figueroa improves in power_vs_lefty Clyde Wilson improves in speed Billy Sketchley improves in endurance Joe Carew did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ernie Figueroa did not respond to coaching in 3B