Inning: 1 Houston Ben Hottman pitching. Tiny Easler singles to center field. Strick Jester grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tiny Easler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rogers Birkofer singles to left field. Strick Jester advances to third on the hit. Rogers Birkofer is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bill McClure grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Hideaki Murata pitching. Matt Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Yenier Ortiz walks. Yenier Ortiz steals second. Al Randall triples. Yenier Ortiz scores. Fred Pazik grounds out to the shortstop. Al Randall scores. Bob Dunlap singles to left field. Danny Tidrow singles past the third baseman. Bob Dunlap aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jose Abbott strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Steve King singles to center field. Steve King steals second. Jim Demaree lines out to the second baseman. Al Lansford walks. Terry Ackley flies out to the left fielder. Hideaki Murata grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Juan Holborow strikes out. Ben Hottman strikes out. Matt Davis walks. Yenier Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Tiny Easler grounds out to the shortstop. Strick Jester walks. Strick Jester is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rogers Birkofer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Al Randall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Pazik hits a home run. Bob Dunlap strikes out. Danny Tidrow doubles to right field. Jose Abbott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bill McClure singles to left field. Steve King grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill McClure is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Demaree grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Juan Holborow pops out to the second baseman. Ben Hottman strikes out. Matt Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Al Lansford pops out to the first baseman. Terry Ackley strikes out. Hideaki Murata grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Al Randall walks. Al Randall is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Fred Pazik flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Tiny Easler grounds out to the pitcher. Strick Jester pops out to the third baseman. Rogers Birkofer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bob Dunlap walks. Danny Tidrow flies out to the left fielder. Jose Abbott strikes out. Bob Dunlap steals second. Juan Holborow flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bill McClure doubles to left field. Steve King flies out to the right fielder. Jim Demaree flies out to the right fielder. Al Lansford singles to left field. Bill McClure scores. Heinie Hostetler 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. Terry Ackley pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Gus Eichhorn is pinch hitting for Heinie Hostetler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gus Eichhorn singles to left field. Matt Davis flies out to the left fielder. Gus Eichhorn steals second. Yenier Ortiz triples. Gus Eichhorn scores. Al Randall flies out to the left fielder. Hal Constable comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Fred Pazik grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Benny Goldstein pitching. Hal Constable flies out to the right fielder. Tiny Easler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Strick Jester strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bob Dunlap flies out to the left fielder. Danny Tidrow grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Abbott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Kenichi Ariyoshi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rogers Birkofer walks. Bill McClure triples. Rogers Birkofer scores. Steve King grounds out to the shortstop. Bill McClure scores. Bart Klutts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Demaree strikes out. Al Lansford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 4 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Bill McClure (25).3B - Bill McClure (10).GIDP - Jim Demaree. Baserunning: SB - Steve King (7).CS - Strick Jester (6), Rogers Birkofer (3).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Timberlake improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Veil improves in arm Curt Compton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dan Linke improves in speed Mickey Motton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty David Lindsay did not respond to coaching in arm Dan Linke did not respond to coaching in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bruce Guinn did not respond to coaching in speed Buzz Letchas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Wingard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ozzie Kolb did not respond to coaching in control Bruce Guinn improves in power_vs_lefty Rocky Hannahs did not respond to coaching in range Bruce Guinn improves in 1B