Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Sam Alicea pitching. Matt Davis doubles to center field. Jose Abbott doubles to left field. Matt Davis scores. Al Randall hits a home run. Jose Abbott scores. Mickey DeMiller singles to center field. Will Toca flies out to the left fielder. Mickey DeMiller steals second. Danny Tidrow singles to left field. Mickey DeMiller scores. Shigeru Niimi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yenier Ortiz walks. Frank Dropo flies out to the right fielder. Joe Hawley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Joe Hawley pitching. Tiny Easler walks. Tiny Easler is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Moose Geiger walks. Bill McClure singles to center field. Moose Geiger aggressively advances to third on the hit. Steve King grounds out to the third baseman. Moose Geiger scores. Bill McClure advances to second on the play. Jerry Matarazzo flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Matt Davis singles to left field. Jose Abbott flies out to the left fielder. Al Randall grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Matt Davis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mickey DeMiller singles to center field. Al Randall advances to third on the hit. Passed ball. Al Randall scores. Mickey DeMiller advances to second. Monte Warhop comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Will Toca flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Ernie Devens grounds out to the second baseman. Cam Collier flies out to the center fielder. Takashi Ichihashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Danny Tidrow grounds out to the shortstop. Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Dropo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Monte Warhop strikes out. Tiny Easler singles in front of the right fielder. Moose Geiger grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Hawley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Davis singles to center field. Jose Abbott flies out to the center fielder. Matt Davis is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bill McClure singles to right field. Steve King pops out to the shortstop. Jerry Matarazzo singles to center field. Ernie Devens strikes out. Cam Collier singles to center field. Bill McClure scores. Takashi Ichihashi singles to right field. Monte Warhop grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Al Randall triples. Mickey DeMiller doubles to right field. Al Randall scores. Hal Constable comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Will Toca flies out to the center fielder. Danny Tidrow doubles to right field. Mickey DeMiller scores. Danny Tidrow steals third. Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Tidrow scores. Leo Stueland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Dropo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Tiny Easler grounds out to the shortstop. Moose Geiger strikes out. Bill McClure grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Joe Hawley walks. Matt Davis walks. Jose Abbott grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Hawley advances to third on the play. Matt Davis advances to second on the play. Al Randall strikes out. Mickey DeMiller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Steve King flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Matarazzo singles to right field. Ernie Devens grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Will Toca walks. Danny Tidrow strikes out. Yenier Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Frank Dropo reached on a fielding error by Tiny Easler. Alex Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Joe Hawley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Cam Collier grounds out to the third baseman. Takashi Ichihashi singles to left field. Alex Davis fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Alex Davis singles to center field. Takashi Ichihashi advances to third on the hit. Tiny Easler strikes out. Andres Tanis 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. Moose Geiger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Matt Davis pops out to the third baseman. Jose Abbott walks. Al Randall triples. Jose Abbott scores. Mickey DeMiller strikes out. Will Toca strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bill McClure grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve King grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Matarazzo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Danny Tidrow grounds out to the second baseman. Yenier Ortiz singles to right field. Frank Dropo grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Yenier Ortiz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gus Eichhorn is pinch hitting for Andres Tanis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gus Eichhorn walks. Matt Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Donnie Leary pitching. Ernie Devens flies out to the center fielder. Cam Collier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Takashi Ichihashi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10 Houston total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Matt Davis (20), Jose Abbott (24), Mickey DeMiller (21), Danny Tidrow (13).3B - Al Randall 2 (6).HR - Al Randall (12). Baserunning: SB - Mickey DeMiller (15), Danny Tidrow (5).CS - Matt Davis (15).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bruce Guinn did not respond to coaching in arm Ozzie Kolb did not respond to coaching in control Ozzie Kolb did not respond to coaching in velocity John Schmidt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charlie Whitt did not respond to coaching in velocity Rocky Hannahs did not respond to coaching in speed
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Warren Dettore did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Norio Nitta did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Babe Miller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Warren Dettore did not respond to coaching in arm Adolfo Marrero did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Adolfo Marrero improves in power_vs_righty Dan Linke did not respond to coaching in 3B