Win: Benny Goldstein (10-3) Loss: Frank Marriott (7-14)
Save: Stu Nicosia (36)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Frank Marriott pitching. Matt Davis singles to left field. Yenier Ortiz singles to right field. Pat Matuzak strikes out. Tetsuya Nogusa grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Davis advances to third on the play. Yenier Ortiz advances to second on the play. Joe Baecht singles to center field. Matt Davis scores. Yenier Ortiz scores. Yoshio Ishida strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Benny Goldstein pitching. Tiny Easler walks. Jim Demaree grounds out to the second baseman. Tiny Easler advances to second on the play. Strick Jester strikes out. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Gus Eichhorn strikes out. Pete Nichols flies out to the center fielder. Benny Goldstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Mel Dreifort is hit by a pitch. Rogers Birkofer flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Bill McClure grounds out to the second baseman. Mel Dreifort advances to second on the play. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Takashi Ichihashi lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Matt Davis flies out to the right fielder. Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Matuzak grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Frank Marriott strikes out. Tiny Easler flies out to the center fielder. Jim Demaree grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tetsuya Nogusa flies out to the center fielder. Joe Baecht singles to left field. Yoshio Ishida singles to center field. Joe Baecht advances to third on the hit. Gus Eichhorn flies out to the center fielder. Pete Nichols walks. Benny Goldstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Houston Strick Jester walks. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Mel Dreifort flies out to the right fielder. Rogers Birkofer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Matt Davis singles to right field. Yenier Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Pat Matuzak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Davis advances to second on the play. Tetsuya Nogusa walks. Joe Baecht flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Bill McClure walks. Takashi Ichihashi flies out to the left fielder. Tom Morehead is pinch hitting for Frank Marriott. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Morehead grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill McClure advances to second on the play. Tiny Easler singles to center field. Jim Demaree singles to left field. Bill McClure scores. Tiny Easler advances to third on the hit. Strick Jester flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Vern Thompson pitching. Yoshio Ishida strikes out. Gus Eichhorn strikes out. Pete Nichols reached on a fielding error by Snuffy Palacios. Benny Goldstein pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Snuffy Palacios pops out to the shortstop. Mel Dreifort strikes out. Frank Holland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Rogers Birkofer walks. Bill McClure strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Matt Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Yenier Ortiz walks. Yenier Ortiz steals second. Pat Matuzak flies out to the center fielder. Tetsuya Nogusa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Takashi Ichihashi doubles to center field. Broderick Johnson is pinch hitting for Vern Thompson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Broderick Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Tiny Easler singles to center field. The defense is playing the corners in. Jim Demaree grounds out to the pitcher. Tiny Easler advances to second on the play. Strick Jester grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Norm Smith pitching. Joe Baecht walks. Yoshio Ishida singles to right field. Joe Baecht advances to third on the hit. Gus Eichhorn grounds out to the shortstop. Yoshio Ishida advances to second on the play. Pete Nichols grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Baecht scores. Yoshio Ishida advances to third on the play. Buddy Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Martin Smith is pinch hitting for Frank Holland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Martin Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Donnie Leary pitching. Snuffy Palacios singles to center field. Mel Dreifort lines out to the shortstop. Snuffy Palacios steals second. Rogers Birkofer is hit by a pitch. Bill McClure flies out to the left fielder. Takashi Ichihashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Matt Davis strikes out. Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Matuzak flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Stu Nicosia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Matt Conwell is pinch hitting for Buddy Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Matt Conwell grounds out to the third baseman. Tiny Easler strikes out. Jim Demaree singles to left field. Strick Jester strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 Houston total runners LOB: 11
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mickey DeMiller improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Hawley did not respond to coaching in endurance John Currie did not respond to coaching in speed Chuck Kingdon did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Sudakis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Danny Tidrow did not respond to coaching in arm Mickey DeMiller did not respond to coaching in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cam Collier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Steve King did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mickey Motton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mickey Motton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Larry Holshouser did not respond to coaching in speed Mickey Motton did not respond to coaching in 1B