Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ernie Kennedy pitching. Charlie Brett strikes out. Ed Bluege singles to center field. Ray Stoops grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston George Block pitching. Greg Spongberg pops out to the shortstop. Joe Ganzel strikes out. Joe Pearce grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Pat Grampp grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Stynes grounds out to the third baseman. Jamie Shinnick pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Pete Valdez flies out to the right fielder. Pi Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Alvarado walks. Bud Siever grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Diego Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Grissom grounds out to the third baseman. George Block flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jim Witt flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Spongberg walks. Passed ball. Greg Spongberg advances to second. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Charlie Brett walks. Ed Bluege pops out to the shortstop. Ray Stoops pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Brett steals second. Pat Grampp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Pearce singles to right field. Joe Pearce steals second. Pete Valdez strikes out. Pi Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Hank Stynes walks. Jamie Shinnick strikes out. Diego Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Stynes advances to second on the play. Bill Grissom walks. George Block flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Bud Siever grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Jim Witt grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Charlie Brett singles to center field. Ed Bluege singles to center field. Charlie Brett advances to third on the hit. Ed Bluege steals second. Ray Stoops grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Grampp walks. Hank Stynes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Brett scores. Ed Bluege advances to third on the play. Pat Grampp advances to second on the play. Jamie Shinnick walks. Diego Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Houston Greg Spongberg walks. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Greg Spongberg advances to second on the play. Joe Pearce flies out to the center fielder. Pete Valdez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bill Grissom flies out to the left fielder. George Block pops out to the catcher. Charlie Brett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Pi Ortiz pops out to the first baseman. Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ed Bluege pops out to the shortstop. Ray Stoops flies out to the right fielder. James Arnold 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. Pat Grampp flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Witt flies out to the right fielder. James Arnold reached on a 2-base throwing error by Diego Rodriguez. Mark Carney is pinch running for James Arnold on 2nd base. Greg Spongberg triples. Mark Carney scores. Joe Ganzel pops out to the second baseman. Joe Pearce grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Kurt Bigbee pitching. Hank Stynes singles past the third baseman. Jamie Shinnick walks. Diego Rodriguez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Hank Stynes advances to third on the play. Bill Grissom strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Pete Valdez flies out to the center fielder. Pi Ortiz singles to center field. Jerry Alvarado singles to left field. Pi Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Eddie Myers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bud Siever singles to center field. Pi Ortiz scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tommy Tipton did not respond to coaching in control Randy Tolson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Johnson improves in range Tom Suarez improves in power_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Russ Irwin improves in velocity Bobby Stuart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Sailor Moran improves in power_vs_lefty Howie McCarthy improves in arm Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B