Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Flint Low pitching. Matt Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Yenier Ortiz strikes out. Al Randall singles to right field. Yoshio Ishida doubles to left field. Al Randall uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pete Nichols strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Benny Goldstein pitching. Tiny Easler lines out to the pitcher. Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the third baseman. Moose Geiger singles to right field. Strick Jester strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Gus Eichhorn doubles to center field. Hideyuki Sakaguchi strikes out. Pat Matuzak grounds out to the third baseman. Benny Goldstein flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Steve Brown flies out to the left fielder. Jim Demaree hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bill McClure flies out to the right fielder. Jim Demaree steals second. Rogers Birkofer lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Matt Davis singles to left field. Yenier Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Matt Davis steals second. Al Randall walks. Yoshio Ishida strikes out. Pete Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Flint Low grounds out to the second baseman. Tiny Easler grounds out to the shortstop. Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Gus Eichhorn walks. Hideyuki Sakaguchi strikes out. Pat Matuzak singles to center field. Gus Eichhorn advances to third on the hit. Benny Goldstein grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Moose Geiger grounds out to the shortstop. Strick Jester flies out to the right fielder. Steve Brown pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Matt Davis strikes out. Yenier Ortiz lines out to the first baseman. Al Randall doubles to left field. Yoshio Ishida strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jim Demaree flies out to the center fielder. Bill McClure pops out to the second baseman. Rogers Birkofer singles to right field. Flint Low strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Pete Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Eichhorn walks. Hideyuki Sakaguchi flies out to the left fielder. Pat Matuzak pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Tiny Easler hits a home run. Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the third baseman. Moose Geiger flies out to the left fielder. Strick Jester grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tom Jansen is pinch hitting for Benny Goldstein. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Jansen singles past the second baseman. Matt Davis bunts for a base hit. Yenier Ortiz singles to right field. Tom Jansen scores. Matt Davis advances to third on the hit. Al Randall pops out to the second baseman. Yoshio Ishida hits a home run. Matt Davis scores. Yenier Ortiz scores. Asley Martin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Nichols strikes out. Gus Eichhorn lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Stu Nicosia pitching. Steve Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Demaree grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill McClure walks. Rogers Birkofer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Hideyuki Sakaguchi flies out to the right fielder. Pat Matuzak flies out to the center fielder. Luis Gerhardt is pinch hitting for Stu Nicosia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luis Gerhardt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Terry Polli pitching. Asley Martin flies out to the left fielder. Tiny Easler walks. Snuffy Palacios singles past the third baseman. Moose Geiger strikes out. Strick Jester flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Matt Davis singles to center field. Yenier Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Al Randall doubles to right field. Matt Davis uses his aggressiveness and scores. Norm Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoshio Ishida flies out to the center fielder. Pete Nichols singles to center field. Al Randall scores. Gus Eichhorn grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pete Nichols is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Steve Brown singles to left field. Jim Demaree grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Steve Brown is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill McClure strikes out. Rogers Birkofer singles to right field. Jim Demaree advances to third on the hit. Tom Morehead is pinch hitting for Norm Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Morehead strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 8
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Danny Tidrow did not respond to coaching in speed Danny Tidrow did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Hawley did not respond to coaching in control Benj Torres did not respond to coaching in velocity Will Toca improves in power_vs_righty Bruce Guinn improves in range
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Joe Hayes improves in contact_vs_lefty Mickey Motton did not respond to coaching in speed Ernie Devens did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jerry Matarazzo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Johnny Wheeler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mickey Motton did not respond to coaching in LF