Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jim Miller pitching. Billy Madison strikes out. Dave Burke lines out to the second baseman. Lou Snyder walks. Will Cerutti pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Kid Alou pitching. Monte Heving hits a home run. Gary Smith walks. Joe Bancroft grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gary Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hal Boone strikes out. George Foster singles to center field. Joe Bancroft advances to third on the hit. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Steve Gipson grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Faedo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Craig Gedeon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston King Blackburn walks. Alex Gedeon walks. Jim Miller fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jim Miller strikes out. Monte Heving strikes out. Gary Smith doubles to right field. King Blackburn scores. Alex Gedeon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Masanori Maruyama singles to left field. Kid Alou lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Masanori Maruyama forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Billy Madison flies out to the center fielder. Dave Burke grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kid Alou is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Hal Boone hits a home run. Bill Rudolph comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Foster grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Charlie Warhop flies out to the center fielder. King Blackburn singles to right field. Alex Gedeon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. King Blackburn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Lou Snyder doubles to center field. Will Cerutti flies out to the center fielder. Steve Gipson grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Faedo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Jim Miller flies out to the left fielder. Monte Heving flies out to the right fielder. Gary Smith lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Craig Gedeon flies out to the center fielder. Masanori Maruyama flies out to the right fielder. Blas Zupo is pinch hitting for Bill Rudolph. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Blas Zupo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Sandy Hart pitching. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Boone flies out to the left fielder. George Foster pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Billy Madison flies out to the right fielder. Dave Burke singles to center field. Lou Snyder singles to center field. Dave Burke advances to third on the hit. Will Cerutti flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Dave Burke scores. Steve Gipson singles to right field. Rich Faedo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Charlie Warhop triples. King Blackburn singles to center field. Charlie Warhop scores. Trever Woehr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Gedeon walks. Jim Miller lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and King Blackburn is thrown out at third. Alex Gedeon advances to second on the play. Alex Gedeon advances to second on the play. Monte Heving walks. Gary Smith pops out to the second baseman. Joe Bancroft singles to left field. Alex Gedeon scores. Hal Boone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Craig Gedeon grounds out to the second baseman. Masanori Maruyama singles past the second baseman. Trever Woehr lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Billy Madison hits a home run. Masanori Maruyama scores. Buddy Henderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Dave Burke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Batsch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Foster strikes out. Charlie Warhop singles to center field. King Blackburn reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dave Burke. Alex Gedeon flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Charlie Warhop scores. Charlie Mellana is pinch hitting for Buddy Henderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Charlie Mellana grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh John Hemus pitching. Lou Snyder flies out to the center fielder. Will Cerutti singles to center field. Steve Gipson strikes out. Rich Faedo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Monte Heving flies out to the right fielder. Gary Smith walks. Joe Bancroft doubles to center field. Gary Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hal Boone flies out to the center fielder. George Foster doubles to left field. Joe Bancroft scores. Charlie Warhop singles to left field. George Foster scores. King Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Craig Gedeon grounds out to the second baseman. Masanori Maruyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dolph Gainey is pinch hitting for Bill Batsch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dolph Gainey lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 9
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Phoenix Sandoval did not respond to coaching in arm John Polivka did not respond to coaching in control Phoenix Sandoval improves in range Ken Sherrill improves in contact_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Anderson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Ryan improves in power_vs_righty Walter Figueroa improves in power_vs_righty Al Graham improves in power_vs_righty