Inning: 1 Houston Tony Kim pitching. Monte Heving walks. Joe Bancroft hits a home run. Monte Heving scores. Camilius Fly singles to left field. Hal Boone walks. Passed ball. Camilius Fly advances to third. Hal Boone advances to second. Gary Smith walks. George Foster grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Camilius Fly scores. Hal Boone advances to third on the play. Emil Bragan walks. Ellis Schurr pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Willie Howley pitching. Billy Madison strikes out. Dave Burke singles to right field. Will Cerutti hits a home run. Dave Burke scores. Paul Walters flies out to the center fielder. Rich Faedo walks. Rich Faedo steals second. Rikkert Faneyte walks. Masanori Maruyama singles to right field. Rich Faedo scores. Dolph Gainey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Willie Howley grounds out to the shortstop. Monte Heving grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Bancroft flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tony Kim strikes out. Billy Madison grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Burke walks. Will Cerutti grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Camilius Fly grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Boone singles to center field. Gary Smith flies out to the center fielder. Hal Boone steals second. George Foster walks. Emil Bragan singles to center field. Hal Boone scores. George Foster advances to third on the hit. Sandy Hart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ellis Schurr flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Paul Walters reached on a fielding error by Willie Howley. Rich Faedo singles to right field. Paul Walters aggressively advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Rikkert Faneyte grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Paul Walters scores. Masanori Maruyama pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Willie Howley reached on a fielding error by Dave Burke. Monte Heving walks. Joe Bancroft lines out to the shortstop. Camilius Fly strikes out. Hal Boone singles to right field. Willie Howley scores. Monte Heving advances to third on the hit. Gary Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dolph Gainey grounds out to the second baseman. Sandy Hart strikes out. Billy Madison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston George Foster strikes out. Emil Bragan flies out to the right fielder. Ellis Schurr pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dave Burke pops out to the first baseman. Will Cerutti doubles to left field. Paul Walters strikes out. Rich Faedo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Alex Gedeon is pinch hitting for Willie Howley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Alex Gedeon doubles to right field. Bill Batsch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Monte Heving pops out to the first baseman. Joe Bancroft doubles past the third baseman. Alex Gedeon scores. Camilius Fly flies out to the left fielder. Hal Boone flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Pete Held pitching. Rikkert Faneyte singles to center field. Masanori Maruyama pops out to the catcher. Dolph Gainey walks. Bill Batsch lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Rikkert Faneyte is thrown out at third. Dolph Gainey advances to second on the play. Dolph Gainey advances to second on the play. Billy Madison grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Batsch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Gary Smith grounds out to the shortstop. George Foster grounds out to the pitcher. Emil Bragan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Dave Burke singles to left field. Will Cerutti flies out to the left fielder. Paul Walters strikes out. Rich Faedo walks. Rikkert Faneyte walks. Masanori Maruyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston Ellis Schurr singles to left field. King Blackburn is pinch hitting for Pete Held. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. King Blackburn grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ellis Schurr is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Monte Heving singles to center field. King Blackburn advances to third on the hit. Brad Hannan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Bancroft flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, King Blackburn scores. Monte Heving steals second. Camilius Fly walks. Hal Boone singles to left field. Monte Heving scores. Camilius Fly advances to third on the hit. Gary Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Gary Poholsky pitching. Dolph Gainey flies out to the right fielder. Blas Zupo is pinch hitting for Brad Hannan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Blas Zupo flies out to the center fielder. Billy Madison flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Harry Reuschel pitching. George Foster doubles to right field. Emil Bragan walks. Ellis Schurr strikes out. Carlos Glaviano is pinch hitting for Gary Poholsky. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Carlos Glaviano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Foster advances to third on the play. Emil Bragan advances to second on the play. Monte Heving bunts for a base hit. George Foster scores. Joe Bancroft strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Floyd Spicoli pitching. Dave Burke singles to left field. Will Cerutti strikes out. Paul Walters flies out to the left fielder. Rich Faedo walks. Rikkert Faneyte grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 11 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Joe Bancroft (26), George Foster (22), Alex Gedeon (9).HR - Joe Bancroft (14).SF - Joe Bancroft.GIDP - George Foster. Baserunning: SB - Monte Heving (11), Hal Boone (6). Fielding: E - Willie Howley.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bobby Morrison improves in arm Dwayne Pence improves in contact_vs_lefty John Anderson improves in contact_vs_lefty Walter Figueroa improves in contact_vs_lefty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ken Sherrill improves in speed John Polivka did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Culmer did not respond to coaching in control Glenn Heath improves in speed