Win: Jim Bibby (1-0) Loss: Tomoyuki Fukumoto (0-5)
Inning: 1 Houston Tim Wakefield pitching. Wally Sumner flies out to the left fielder. Jack Parkman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cap Gordon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Tomoyuki Fukumoto pitching. Tim Foli pops out to the first baseman. Dutch Held strikes out. Junior Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Welch doubles to left field. Fred Perez singles to left field. Joe Welch is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Fred Perez steals second. Luis Leon strikes out. Tom Karkovice flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh John Vail grounds out to the shortstop. RJ Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Sid Bream singles to left field. Omar Moreno pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Gene Wise pops out to the second baseman. Tomoyuki Fukumoto grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Sumner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dal Colbrunn singles to center field. Tim Wakefield lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tim Foli strikes out. Dutch Held strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Jack Parkman flies out to the left fielder. Cap Gordon strikes out. Joe Welch singles past the shortstop. Fred Perez singles to left field. Luis Leon grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Fred Perez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Junior Ortiz singles to center field. John Vail doubles to left field. Junior Ortiz uses his aggressiveness and scores. RJ Reynolds walks. Sid Bream flies out to the right fielder. Omar Moreno walks. Dal Colbrunn lines out to the shortstop. Pete Holtzman is pinch hitting for Tim Wakefield. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Pete Holtzman singles to center field. John Vail scores. RJ Reynolds scores. Omar Moreno aggressively advances to third on the hit. Tim Foli walks. Dutch Held doubles to left field. Omar Moreno scores. Pete Holtzman scores. Tim Foli uses his aggressiveness and scores. Junior Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jim Bibby pitching. Tom Karkovice doubles to right field. Gene Wise grounds out to the third baseman. Tomoyuki Fukumoto grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Sumner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh John Vail grounds out to the third baseman. RJ Reynolds flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Sid Bream flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Jack Parkman strikes out. Cap Gordon singles to left field. Joe Welch flies out to the center fielder. Fred Perez pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Omar Moreno grounds out to the second baseman. Dal Colbrunn grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Bibby flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Luis Leon doubles to right field. Tom Karkovice flies out to the center fielder. Gene Wise flies out to the center fielder. Tomoyuki Fukumoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tim Foli walks. Dutch Held walks. Junior Ortiz is hit by a pitch. John Vail grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tim Foli scores. Dutch Held advances to third on the play. RJ Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Vern Nagelsen is pinch hitting for Wally Sumner. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Vern Nagelsen singles to left field. Jack Parkman strikes out. Cap Gordon singles to center field. Joe Welch grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Vern Nagelsen advances to third on the play. Cap Gordon advances to second on the play. Fred Perez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Sid Bream singles to right field. Omar Moreno walks. Dal Colbrunn walks. Jim Bibby strikes out. Tim Foli grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Luis Leon singles to center field. Luis Leon steals second. Tom Karkovice doubles to right field. Luis Leon scores. Gene Wise grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Karkovice advances to third on the play. Donnie W Lampkin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Walt Henrich is pinch hitting for Tomoyuki Fukumoto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Walt Henrich walks. Vern Nagelsen grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Karkovice scores. Walt Henrich advances to second on the play. Jack Parkman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Andy Cress did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Hyatt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Andy Cress improves in contact_vs_righty Andy Collins did not respond to coaching in speed
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Carlos Ardoin improves in power_vs_righty Max Case improves in power_vs_righty Richie Zisk did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Milligan improves in range Pedro Cooper improves in 1B