Win: Alex Lavelle (12-7) Loss: Stoney Eaton (18-5)
Save: Bob Henry (19)
Inning: 1 Houston Stoney Eaton pitching. Harry Klawitter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Atsumi Ishii flies out to the right fielder. Don Look grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Alex Lavelle pitching. Drew Baylor strikes out. Larry Jelic grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Arnold Bertrand walks. Bill Mason flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Billy McFarland singles to right field. Doyle Reynolds grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Billy McFarland is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Klee singles to right field. Doyle Reynolds advances to third on the hit. Juan Patterson hits a home run. Doyle Reynolds scores. Tom Klee scores. Jason Hunter strikes out. Alex Lavelle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jackie Smith flies out to the center fielder. Jim Schattinger walks. Chuck Gessler singles to right field. Jim Schattinger advances to third on the hit. Rich Chlupsa grounds out to the third baseman. Chuck Gessler advances to second on the play. Stoney Eaton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Harry Klawitter walks. Atsumi Ishii flies out to the right fielder. Don Look walks. Billy McFarland pops out to the third baseman. Doyle Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Drew Baylor singles to center field. Larry Jelic grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Drew Baylor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Arnold Bertrand doubles to left field. Larry Jelic is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Bill Mason singles to right field. Arnold Bertrand scores. Jackie Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Tom Klee flies out to the center fielder. Juan Patterson strikes out. Jason Hunter walks. Alex Lavelle walks. Harry Klawitter singles to center field. Jason Hunter uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alex Lavelle advances to third on the hit. Atsumi Ishii pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jim Schattinger strikes out. Chuck Gessler strikes out. Rich Chlupsa doubles to right field. Stoney Eaton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Don Look singles to right field. Billy McFarland flies out to the left fielder. Doyle Reynolds singles to center field. Don Look advances to third on the hit. Tom Klee flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Don Look scores. Doyle Reynolds steals second. Juan Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Drew Baylor flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Larry Jelic grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Arnold Bertrand walks. Bill Mason walks. Jackie Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Jason Hunter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Lavelle flies out to the right fielder. Harry Klawitter pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jim Schattinger strikes out. Chuck Gessler strikes out. Rich Chlupsa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Atsumi Ishii walks. Don Look flies out to the center fielder. Billy McFarland flies out to the left fielder. Doyle Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bert Rubeling is pinch hitting for Stoney Eaton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bert Rubeling grounds out to the third baseman. Drew Baylor singles to left field. Larry Jelic walks. Arnold Bertrand flies out to the right fielder. Bill Mason grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Tommy Walden pitching. Tom Klee grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Hunter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jackie Smith flies out to the center fielder. Jim Schattinger hits a home run. Roger Niemann comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chuck Gessler reached on a fielding error by Don Look. Rich Chlupsa strikes out. Chuck Gessler steals second. Tommy Walden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Reid Johnson is pinch hitting for Roger Niemann. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Reid Johnson singles to center field. Harry Klawitter grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Atsumi Ishii lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bob Henry pitching. Drew Baylor flies out to the center fielder. Larry Jelic singles to center field. Arnold Bertrand lines out to the second baseman. Bill Mason flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Pena improves in speed Milt Krieg improves in power_vs_righty Ken Christopher did not respond to coaching in control Deacon Thorne improves in speed
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Jim Witmeyer did not respond to coaching in speed Crese Shepherd did not respond to coaching in endurance Fielder Hall did not respond to coaching in endurance Greg Paula did not respond to coaching in range Buster Medlinger did not respond to coaching in SS