Win: Hideaki Murata (7-8) Loss: John Reed (10-9)
Save: Asley Martin (3)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Hideaki Murata pitching. Matt Davis singles past the second baseman. Al Randall doubles to center field. Matt Davis scores. Yoshio Ishida reached on a 2-base throwing error by Snuffy Palacios. Al Randall scores. Pete Nichols flies out to the center fielder. Tom Hayes grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Gerhardt pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston John Reed pitching. Tiny Easler flies out to the center fielder. Snuffy Palacios lines out to the shortstop. Strick Jester singles to right field. Pedro Chappelle doubles to right field. Strick Jester uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Morehead grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Martin Smith flies out to the left fielder. Steve Sommers singles to left field. Steve Sommers is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Reed walks. Matt Davis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Reed is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bill McClure flies out to the left fielder. Rogers Birkofer hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ed Kubiszyn reached on a fielding error by John Reed. Hideaki Murata lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tiny Easler walks. Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Al Randall flies out to the left fielder. Yoshio Ishida grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Nichols strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Strick Jester flies out to the left fielder. Pedro Chappelle strikes out. Tom Morehead doubles to right field. Bill McClure flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tom Hayes grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Gerhardt flies out to the left fielder. Martin Smith reached on a fielding error by Hideaki Murata. Steve Sommers grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Rogers Birkofer flies out to the center fielder. Ed Kubiszyn flies out to the center fielder. Hideaki Murata strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh John Reed strikes out. Matt Davis grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Al Randall singles to left field. Yoshio Ishida flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Tiny Easler flies out to the center fielder. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Strick Jester singles to center field. Pedro Chappelle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Pete Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Hayes strikes out. Luis Gerhardt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Tom Morehead walks. Tom Morehead steals second. Bill McClure grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Morehead advances to third on the play. Rogers Birkofer singles to center field. Tom Morehead scores. Ed Kubiszyn singles to center field. Rogers Birkofer advances to third on the hit. Hideaki Murata grounds out to the second baseman. Rogers Birkofer scores. Ed Kubiszyn advances to second on the play. Tiny Easler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Martin Smith strikes out. Steve Sommers strikes out. Jay Jackson is pinch hitting for John Reed. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jay Jackson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jerry Petoskey pitching. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Strick Jester singles to center field. Pedro Chappelle flies out to the left fielder. Tom Morehead reached on a fielding error by Pete Nichols. Bill McClure grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Morehead is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Matt Davis flies out to the center fielder. Al Randall grounds out to the pitcher. Yoshio Ishida singles to left field. Pete Nichols doubles to left field. Yoshio Ishida is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Rogers Birkofer doubles to center field. Ed Kubiszyn grounds out to the second baseman. Rogers Birkofer advances to third on the play. Broderick Johnson is pinch hitting for Hideaki Murata. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Broderick Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Tiny Easler hits a home run. Rogers Birkofer scores. Snuffy Palacios flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Asley Martin pitching. Jerry Worrell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rogers Birkofer at LF. Tom Hayes grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Gerhardt grounds out to the second baseman. Martin Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 9
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Benj Torres improves in control Benj Torres did not respond to coaching in control Jim Hathaway did not respond to coaching in speed Benj Torres did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Jansen did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Stricklett improves in velocity Hideyuki Sakaguchi did not respond to coaching in 3B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Wheeler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Johnny Wheeler improves in contact_vs_righty Sam Wuestling improves in power_vs_lefty Jerry Matarazzo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jason Dresser did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Les Berger did not respond to coaching in control Cam Collier did not respond to coaching in CF