Win: Mike Spiers (6-8) Loss: Cowboy Hernandez (13-3)
Save: John Wine (13)
Inning: 1 Houston Cowboy Hernandez pitching. Jason Shaw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Butler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kazuya Ogo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mike Spiers pitching. Kevin Porter singles to left field. Paul Grove singles to right field. Kevin Porter advances to third on the hit. Darryl Griffey triples. Kevin Porter scores. Paul Grove scores. Tom Shoffner strikes out. Harold Gubanich doubles to left field. Darryl Griffey scores. Ralph Hamlin strikes out. George Schorr singles to center field. Harold Gubanich scores. Cliff Tompkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Gary Bressler flies out to the center fielder. Galen Foss flies out to the left fielder. Scoops Treadaway singles to center field. Bill Colbert walks. Fred Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Cowboy Hernandez pops out to the third baseman. Kevin Porter grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Grove grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Mike Spiers grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Shaw singles to center field. Jason Shaw steals second. Joe Butler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jason Shaw advances to third on the play. Kazuya Ogo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Darryl Griffey flies out to the left fielder. Tom Shoffner hits an infield single to the catcher. Harold Gubanich grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom Shoffner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ralph Hamlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Gary Bressler grounds out to the shortstop. Galen Foss grounds out to the second baseman. Scoops Treadaway grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh George Schorr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cliff Tompkins flies out to the center fielder. Cowboy Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bill Colbert strikes out. Fred Beck singles to center field. Mike Spiers pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Jason Shaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Kevin Porter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Grove singles to center field. Darryl Griffey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Grove advances to second on the play. Tom Shoffner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Butler walks. Kazuya Ogo grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Butler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gary Bressler grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kazuya Ogo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Galen Foss grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gary Bressler is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Harold Gubanich grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Hamlin walks. George Schorr walks. Cliff Tompkins flies out to the left fielder. Cowboy Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Scoops Treadaway singles to left field. Bill Colbert strikes out. Fred Beck walks. Mike Spiers fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mike Spiers flies out to the left fielder. Jason Shaw singles past the second baseman. Scoops Treadaway scores. Joe Butler walks. Kazuya Ogo hits a home run. Fred Beck scores. Jason Shaw scores. Joe Butler scores. Gary Bressler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Kevin Porter strikes out. Paul Grove singles to right field. Darryl Griffey grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Paul Grove is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Johnnie LaRue comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Tom Shoffner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Mike Eisenhart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Galen Foss flies out to the left fielder. Scoops Treadaway flies out to the center fielder. Bill Colbert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bill Herbert enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kazuya Ogo at C. Harold Gubanich flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Hamlin singles to center field. George Schorr grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ralph Hamlin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Cliff Tompkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Fred Beck grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brad Stivetts is pinch hitting for Johnnie LaRue. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brad Stivetts strikes out. Jason Shaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh John Wine pitching. Virgil French is pinch hitting for Mike Eisenhart. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Virgil French pops out to the shortstop. Kevin Porter grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Grove grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 5 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Babe Patterson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Al Lopez improves in power_vs_righty Rick Carter improves in control Joe Holman did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Randy Wiley improves in power_vs_lefty Terry Bruner did not respond to coaching in speed Gary Holmes improves in power_vs_righty Fred McGinn improves in power_vs_lefty Terry Bruner improves in 2B