Win: Gene Thormahlen (6-6) Loss: George Block (9-4)
Save: James Arnold (14)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Gene Thormahlen pitching. Charlie Brett grounds out to the catcher. Bill Grissom grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Stoops flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston George Block pitching. Greg Spongberg flies out to the center fielder. Joe Ganzel flies out to the right fielder. Joe Pearce strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Hank Stynes doubles to left field. Jamie Shinnick strikes out. Diego Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Pat Grampp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Pete Valdez singles to left field. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Pete Valdez steals second. Jerry Alvarado walks. Jim Witt flies out to the right fielder. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ed Bluege flies out to the center fielder. George Block strikes out. Charlie Brett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Gene Thormahlen flies out to the center fielder. Greg Spongberg flies out to the center fielder. Joe Ganzel pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bill Grissom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ray Stoops strikes out. Hank Stynes walks. Jamie Shinnick grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hank Stynes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Pearce flies out to the right fielder. Pete Valdez grounds out to the third baseman. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Diego Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Pat Grampp flies out to the left fielder. Ed Bluege grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Jim Witt strikes out. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh George Block singles to right field. Charlie Brett pops out to the first baseman. Bill Grissom pops out to the first baseman. Ray Stoops grounds into a force play to the third baseman. George Block is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Gene Thormahlen grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Greg Spongberg flies out to the left fielder. Joe Ganzel singles to right field. Joe Pearce grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Ganzel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Hank Stynes strikes out. Jamie Shinnick flies out to the left fielder. Diego Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Pete Valdez walks. Pi Ortiz singles to center field. Pete Valdez advances to third on the hit. Jerry Alvarado singles to right field. Pete Valdez scores. Jim Witt walks. Harland Lockhart flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Pi Ortiz scores. Gene Thormahlen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Greg Spongberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Pat Grampp flies out to the center fielder. Ed Bluege grounds out to the third baseman. George Block strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Ganzel pops out to the first baseman. John Marshall is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Marshall singles to center field. Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel pops out to the second baseman. Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Marshall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh James Arnold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charlie Brett lines out to the shortstop. Bill Grissom strikes out. Ray Stoops grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dick Healy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tommy Tipton did not respond to coaching in endurance Tom Golvin did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Healy improves in arm
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Paul Rebel improves in contact_vs_lefty Whitey Nichols improves in power_vs_lefty Russ Irwin did not respond to coaching in endurance George Clark did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Howie McCarthy improves in SS