Win: Jeff Canzian (7-10) Loss: Mays Blake (5-11)
Save: Eddie Terry (1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jeff Canzian pitching. Frank Dillinger flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Surkont flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Radebaugh doubles to center field. Ray Kirby walks. Frank Berry grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ray Kirby is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Mays Blake pitching. Alex Giouxs grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Motloch strikes out. Bob Schlotz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ollie Ballou walks. Alex Ritter grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ollie Ballou is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pat Gill pops out to the catcher. Mays Blake strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Pat Delmas lines out to the third baseman. Masahiro Osako singles to left field. Paul Midgley doubles to left field. Octavio Sissi doubles to left field. Masahiro Osako scores. Paul Midgley scores. Johan Moran singles to right field. Octavio Sissi scores. Jeff Canzian lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Giouxs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Frank Dillinger doubles to left field. Jerry Surkont singles to right field. Frank Dillinger scores. Kevin Radebaugh grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Ray Kirby grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Phil Motloch singles to center field. Bob Schlotz strikes out. Pat Delmas singles to right field. Masahiro Osako singles to center field. Phil Motloch scores. Paul Midgley flies out to the center fielder. Octavio Sissi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Frank Berry grounds out to the second baseman. Ollie Ballou singles to center field. Alex Ritter flies out to the left fielder. Ollie Ballou steals second. Pat Gill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Johan Moran singles to center field. Johan Moran steals second. Jeff Canzian lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Johan Moran is thrown out at third. Alex Giouxs grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jeff Canzian is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Phil Motloch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Mays Blake grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Dillinger strikes out. Jerry Surkont flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Schlotz singles to left field. Bob Schlotz steals second. Bob Schlotz is out trying to steal third. Pat Delmas triples. Passed ball. Pat Delmas scores. Masahiro Osako grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Midgley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Kevin Radebaugh strikes out. Ray Kirby walks. Frank Berry singles to center field. Ray Kirby advances to third on the hit. Ollie Ballou grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Kirby scores. Frank Berry advances to second on the play. Alex Ritter doubles to left field. Frank Berry scores. Pat Gill flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Nick Covington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Octavio Sissi grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Johan Moran flies out to the center fielder. Ed Toft is pinch hitting for Jeff Canzian. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ed Toft grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Eddie Terry pitching. Lu Keerl is pinch hitting for Nick Covington. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Lu Keerl singles to right field. Frank Dillinger strikes out. Jerry Surkont grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Mel Fullerton pitching. Alex Giouxs flies out to the left fielder. Phil Motloch singles to left field. Bob Schlotz singles to left field. Phil Motloch advances to third on the hit. Pat Delmas singles to left field. Phil Motloch scores. Masahiro Osako singles to center field. Bob Schlotz scores. Pat Delmas advances to third on the hit. Paul Midgley walks. Octavio Sissi pops out to the catcher. Johan Moran grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Kevin Radebaugh strikes out. Ray Kirby grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Berry walks. Ollie Ballou singles to center field. Alex Ritter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Eddie Terry strikes out. Alex Giouxs singles to left field. Phil Motloch strikes out. Bob Schlotz singles to center field. Pat Delmas singles to left field. Jake Hairston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Masahiro Osako grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Pat Gill flies out to the left fielder. Lowell Easterling is pinch hitting for Jake Hairston. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lowell Easterling singles to center field. Frank Dillinger flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Surkont grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lowell Easterling is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Frank Dillinger (22), Kevin Radebaugh (22), Alex Ritter (25).GIDP - Jerry Surkont, Kevin Radebaugh. Baserunning: SB - Ollie Ballou (15). Fielding: PB - Pat Gill.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frank Hampton improves in control Jack Glinatsis improves in power_vs_lefty Piggy Acker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Claude Tartabull improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Welch improves in power_vs_lefty Pedro Starr did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Miller improves in power_vs_righty Ken North did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lee Selkirk did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Locke did not respond to coaching in arm Don Bronstad improves in speed Brant McDaniel did not respond to coaching in control Bob Boehmer did not respond to coaching in 1B