Inning: 1 Houston John Reed pitching. Matt Conwell flies out to the right fielder. Steve King walks. Steve King steals second. Jason Dresser flies out to the center fielder. Al Lansford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Flint Low pitching. Yenier Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Yoshio Ishida flies out to the center fielder. Pete Nichols grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Steve Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Demaree grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill McClure is hit by a pitch. Rogers Birkofer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Hideyuki Sakaguchi grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Matuzak singles to left field. Pat Matuzak steals second. Martin Smith walks. Andy Brown strikes out. Luis Gerhardt grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Martin Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Flint Low flies out to the left fielder. Matt Conwell strikes out. Steve King grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh John Reed strikes out. Yenier Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Yoshio Ishida strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Jason Dresser reached on a 2-base throwing error by Yenier Ortiz. Al Lansford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jason Dresser advances to third on the play. Steve Brown singles to left field. Jason Dresser scores. Jim Demaree walks. Bill McClure grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Pete Nichols singles to center field. Pete Nichols steals second. Hideyuki Sakaguchi flies out to the center fielder. Pat Matuzak flies out to the left fielder. Martin Smith singles to left field. Pete Nichols scores. Andy Brown walks. Luis Gerhardt hits a home run. Martin Smith scores. Andy Brown scores. Asley Martin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Reed singles to center field. Yenier Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Rogers Birkofer strikes out. Asley Martin strikes out. Matt Conwell singles to right field. Steve King walks. Jason Dresser singles to right field. Al Lansford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Yoshio Ishida flies out to the center fielder. Pete Nichols pops out to the shortstop. Hideyuki Sakaguchi pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Steve Brown grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Demaree strikes out. Bill McClure singles to right field. Rogers Birkofer pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Pat Matuzak singles to right field. Martin Smith singles to center field. Pat Matuzak advances to third on the hit. Andy Brown walks. Buddy Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luis Gerhardt bunts for a base hit. Pat Matuzak scores. John Reed flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Martin Smith scores. Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Brown advances to third on the play. Luis Gerhardt advances to second on the play. Yoshio Ishida singles to right field. Andy Brown scores. Luis Gerhardt is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Buddy Smith strikes out. Matt Conwell walks. Steve King strikes out. Jason Dresser strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Pete Nichols flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Hideyuki Sakaguchi strikes out. Pat Matuzak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Stu Nicosia 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. Al Lansford strikes out. Steve Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Demaree walks. Bill McClure strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Martin Smith doubles to right field. Andy Brown strikes out. Luis Gerhardt singles to center field. Martin Smith scores. Vern Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Pazik is pinch hitting for Stu Nicosia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Pazik doubles to left field. Luis Gerhardt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the pitcher. Yoshio Ishida strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Kenichi Ariyoshi pitching. Rogers Birkofer flies out to the left fielder. Tom Morehead is pinch hitting for Vern Thompson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Morehead flies out to the left fielder. Matt Conwell lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Martin Smith (1), Fred Pazik (3).HR - Luis Gerhardt (8).SF - John Reed. Baserunning: SB - Pete Nichols (14), Pat Matuzak (21). Fielding: E - Yenier Ortiz.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Hayes improves in power_vs_righty Curt Compton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Babe Miller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Veil did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Vic Lukachyk improves in velocity Bill Veil improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Brett improves in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Will Toca did not respond to coaching in speed Will Toca did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Hawley did not respond to coaching in control Rocky Hannahs improves in contact_vs_lefty Will Toca improves in arm Todd Kelly improves in speed