Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Flint Low pitching. Matt Davis reached on a fielding error by Al Lansford. Matt Davis steals second. Yenier Ortiz singles to center field. Matt Davis scores. Pat Matuzak singles to left field. Yenier Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Pat Matuzak steals second. Yoshio Ishida flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Yenier Ortiz scores. Pete Nichols strikes out. Tetsuya Nogusa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Ben Hottman pitching. Tiny Easler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Strick Jester flies out to the left fielder. Steve Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Gus Eichhorn hits a home run. Hideyuki Sakaguchi flies out to the left fielder. Ben Hottman strikes out. Matt Davis walks. Matt Davis steals second. Yenier Ortiz pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Rogers Birkofer singles to right field. Matt Conwell flies out to the left fielder. Snuffy Palacios hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bill McClure strikes out. Al Lansford walks. Flint Low strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Pat Matuzak flies out to the center fielder. Yoshio Ishida doubles past the right fielder. Pete Nichols grounds out to the third baseman. Tetsuya Nogusa walks. Gus Eichhorn hits a home run. Yoshio Ishida scores. Tetsuya Nogusa scores. Vern Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hideyuki Sakaguchi walks. Ben Hottman hits an infield single to the pitcher. Matt Davis pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Tiny Easler hits a home run. Strick Jester singles to right field. Steve Brown lines out to the second baseman. Strick Jester steals second. Rogers Birkofer singles to center field. Strick Jester scores. Rogers Birkofer is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Matt Conwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Yenier Ortiz pops out to the second baseman. Pat Matuzak grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Yoshio Ishida flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Bill McClure strikes out. Al Lansford walks. Vern Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Pete Nichols strikes out. Tetsuya Nogusa strikes out. Gus Eichhorn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Tiny Easler flies out to the right fielder. Strick Jester flies out to the right fielder. Steve Brown walks. Rogers Birkofer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Hideyuki Sakaguchi flies out to the left fielder. Ben Hottman flies out to the right fielder. Matt Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Matt Conwell grounds out to the second baseman. Snuffy Palacios singles to center field. Terry Polli 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. Snuffy Palacios steals second. Bill McClure grounds out to the second baseman. Snuffy Palacios advances to third on the play. Al Lansford hits a home run. Snuffy Palacios scores. Vern Thompson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Yenier Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Pat Matuzak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yoshio Ishida singles to left field. Yoshio Ishida steals second. Pete Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Tiny Easler singles to right field. Strick Jester flies out to the right fielder. Steve Brown walks. Rogers Birkofer walks. Matt Conwell flies out to the center fielder. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tetsuya Nogusa strikes out. Gus Eichhorn singles to left field. Norm Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hideyuki Sakaguchi strikes out. Jay Jackson is pinch hitting for Terry Polli. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jay Jackson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Frank Holland pitching. Bill McClure singles to right field. Al Lansford flies out to the right fielder. Norm Smith lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Bill McClure forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Tiny Easler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Matt Davis walks. Yenier Ortiz strikes out. Pat Matuzak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Davis advances to second on the play. Yoshio Ishida strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Stu Nicosia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Strick Jester singles to left field. Passed ball. Strick Jester advances to second. Steve Brown walks. Rogers Birkofer doubles to right field. Strick Jester scores. Steve Brown uses his aggressiveness and scores. Donnie Leary comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Conwell pops out to the third baseman. Snuffy Palacios singles to center field. Rogers Birkofer is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Bill McClure singles past the shortstop. Al Lansford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Pete Nichols walks. Tetsuya Nogusa triples. Pete Nichols scores. Buddy Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gus Eichhorn doubles to right field. Tetsuya Nogusa scores. Hideyuki Sakaguchi singles to left field. Gus Eichhorn scores. Asley Martin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Donnie Leary lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Matt Davis walks. Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Hideyuki Sakaguchi advances to third on the play. Matt Davis advances to second on the play. Pat Matuzak flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Houston Tom Morehead is pinch hitting for Asley Martin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Morehead flies out to the left fielder. Tiny Easler grounds out to the shortstop. Strick Jester grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 Houston total runners LOB: 11
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Fred Pazik did not respond to coaching in speed Rocky Hannahs improves in range Tom Jansen did not respond to coaching in range Jose Abbott did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Dropo improves in contact_vs_righty Will Toca did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sam Wuestling did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Steve King did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jason Dresser did not respond to coaching in arm Ernie Devens did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jerry Matarazzo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sam Wuestling did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Moose Geiger did not respond to coaching in LF