Win: Charlie Patterson (1-3) Loss: Lou Fernandez (5-5)
Save: John Cruz (2)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Charlie Patterson pitching. Henry Okrie singles to center field. Dana Lyle flies out to the center fielder. Heinie Melton flies out to the center fielder. Pete Lyons walks. Ed Williams singles to center field. Henry Okrie scores. Pete Lyons advances to third on the hit. Jim Wynne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Lou Fernandez pitching. Dan Martinez singles past the third baseman. Jim Stratton pops out to the second baseman. Red Sojo flies out to the right fielder. Otis Tepedino pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Sam House grounds out to the shortstop. Huck Long singles past the second baseman. Lou Fernandez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Lou Fernandez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Buddy Formby strikes out. Richie Weaver grounds out to the third baseman. Rob Podres strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Henry Okrie grounds out to the second baseman. Dana Lyle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Heinie Melton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Lefty Gutierrez singles to center field. Charlie Patterson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Charlie Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Dan Martinez strikes out. Jim Stratton walks. Red Sojo walks. Otis Tepedino triples. Lefty Gutierrez scores. Jim Stratton scores. Red Sojo scores. Buddy Formby singles to center field. Otis Tepedino scores. Richie Weaver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Pete Lyons lines out to the second baseman. Ed Williams hits a home run. Jim Wynne grounds out to the second baseman. Sam House doubles past the center fielder. Huck Long pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Rob Podres reached on a fielding error by Henry Okrie. Lefty Gutierrez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Charlie Patterson singles to left field. Dan Martinez flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Lou Fernandez flies out to the right fielder. Henry Okrie grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dana Lyle walks. Heinie Melton singles to center field. Dana Lyle advances to third on the hit. Heinie Melton steals second. Pete Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Jim Stratton walks. Red Sojo grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Stratton advances to second on the play. Otis Tepedino flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Formby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ed Williams strikes out. Jim Wynne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam House grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Richie Weaver grounds out to the shortstop. Rob Podres flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Gutierrez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Huck Long pops out to the shortstop. Juan Ortiz is pinch hitting for Lou Fernandez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Juan Ortiz strikes out. Henry Okrie hits a home run. Dana Lyle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Earl Sanford pitching. Drew Randall is pinch hitting for Charlie Patterson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Drew Randall strikes out. Dan Martinez singles to center field. Jim Stratton grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dan Martinez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Stratton steals second. Red Sojo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bobby Holt pitching. Heinie Melton grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Lyons singles to left field. Pete Lyons is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ed Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Otis Tepedino strikes out. Buddy Formby strikes out. Richie Weaver singles to center field. Rob Podres reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Wynne. Lefty Gutierrez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Wynne strikes out. Sam House flies out to the center fielder. Huck Long triples. John Cruz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Toki Ichikawa is pinch hitting for Earl Sanford. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Toki Ichikawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Sam House (1).3B - Huck Long (1).HR - Henry Okrie (7), Ed Williams (5).GIDP - Lou Fernandez. Baserunning: SB - Heinie Melton (4).CS - Pete Lyons (7). Fielding: E - Henry Okrie, Jim Wynne.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Kerlin improves in arm Bob Matos did not respond to coaching in range Charlie Kerlin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Shawn Staley improves in 2B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Duane Eaves improves in range Verle Raines improves in velocity Vance Hendryx improves in velocity Frank Nagelson did not respond to coaching in speed