Inning: 1 Houston Hal Beecher pitching. Steve King grounds out to the shortstop. Babe Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Bill McClure grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Keiichi Tsuji pitching. Rocky Hannahs flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Guinn singles to right field. Al Randall is hit by a pitch. Mickey DeMiller bunts for a base hit. Will Toca singles to center field. Bruce Guinn scores. Al Randall scores. Mickey DeMiller advances to third on the hit. Jose Abbott grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Ernie Devens flies out to the center fielder. Steve Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Dresser walks. Al Lansford singles to left field. Johnny Wheeler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Danny Tidrow singles to right field. Danny Tidrow steals second. Yenier Ortiz singles to left field. Danny Tidrow scores. Hal Beecher fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Hal Beecher flies out to the center fielder. Rocky Hannahs singles to left field. Bruce Guinn strikes out. Al Randall strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Keiichi Tsuji grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Steve King grounds out to the shortstop. Babe Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Mickey DeMiller hits a home run. Leo Stueland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Will Toca flies out to the left fielder. Jose Abbott pops out to the first baseman. Danny Tidrow pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bill McClure grounds out to the pitcher. Ernie Devens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Yenier Ortiz singles to left field. Hal Beecher lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rocky Hannahs pops out to the shortstop. Bruce Guinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jason Dresser grounds out to the pitcher. Al Lansford singles to center field. Johnny Wheeler strikes out. Leo Stueland grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Al Randall hits a home run. Hal Constable comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mickey DeMiller flies out to the left fielder. Will Toca flies out to the center fielder. Jose Abbott singles to center field. Danny Tidrow grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jose Abbott is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Steve King strikes out. Babe Miller reached on a 2-base throwing error by Yenier Ortiz. Bill McClure pops out to the third baseman. Ernie Devens singles to center field. Babe Miller scores. Steve Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Hal Beecher flies out to the left fielder. Rocky Hannahs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jason Dresser reached on a fielding error by Jose Abbott. Al Lansford grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Wheeler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bruce Guinn grounds out to the third baseman. Al Randall hits a home run. Monte Warhop comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mickey DeMiller grounds out to the second baseman. Will Toca grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Monte Warhop grounds out to the third baseman. Beauty Marsans 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. Steve King grounds out to the second baseman. Babe Miller hits a home run. Bill McClure grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jose Abbott flies out to the center fielder. Danny Tidrow hits a home run. Norm Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yenier Ortiz singles to left field. Matt Davis is pinch hitting for Beauty Marsans. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Matt Davis singles to left field. Rocky Hannahs flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Guinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Jerry Petoskey pitching. Ernie Devens strikes out. Steve Brown flies out to the right fielder. Jason Dresser singles to center field. Al Lansford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 5 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Batting:HR - Al Randall 2 (17), Mickey DeMiller (18), Danny Tidrow (7).GIDP - Jose Abbott.HBP - Al Randall (1). Baserunning: SB - Danny Tidrow (7). Fielding: E - Jose Abbott, Yenier Ortiz.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Demaree did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Brett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Ortiz did not respond to coaching in arm John Ortiz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lou Muniz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Brett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mickey Motton did not respond to coaching in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Berry improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Mattingly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Mattingly did not respond to coaching in range Jimmy Hrbek did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Wingard improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Anderson did not respond to coaching in control