Win: George Hook (15-4) Loss: Mike Moore (16-6)
Save: James Arnold (25)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh George Hook pitching. Charlie Brett singles to right field. Ray Stoops strikes out. Pat Grampp strikes out. Hank Stynes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Mike Moore pitching. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Pearce walks. Bud Siever singles to right field. Joe Pearce advances to third on the hit. Pete Valdez walks. Pi Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Diego Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Grissom grounds out to the shortstop. Kazunari Akimoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Mark Carney pops out to the second baseman. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the second baseman. George Hook grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bob Landrum walks. Mike Moore lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Brett singles to center field. Bob Landrum scores. Ray Stoops flies out to the left fielder. Pat Grampp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Ganzel lines out to the second baseman. Joe Pearce grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Siever strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Hank Stynes pops out to the second baseman. Diego Rodriguez walks. Bill Grissom grounds out to the second baseman. Diego Rodriguez advances to second on the play. Kazunari Akimoto grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Pete Valdez grounds out to the shortstop. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bob Landrum singles to left field. Mike Moore lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Brett doubles to right field. Bob Landrum scores. Ray Stoops singles to right field. Charlie Brett scores. Pat Grampp strikes out. Hank Stynes singles to left field. Diego Rodriguez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hank Stynes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Mark Carney strikes out. Harland Lockhart lines out to the shortstop. George Hook flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bill Grissom singles to center field. Kazunari Akimoto flies out to the center fielder. Bill Grissom is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Landrum strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Ganzel grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Pearce strikes out. Bud Siever singles to left field. Pete Valdez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Mike Moore strikes out. Charlie Brett flies out to the left fielder. Ray Stoops singles to left field. Pat Grampp singles to center field. Ray Stoops advances to third on the hit. Hank Stynes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia walks. Jerry Alvarado singles to left field. Mark Carney grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jerry Alvarado is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Harland Lockhart singles to right field. Ed Nicosia scores. Mark Carney advances to third on the hit. Dick Carroll is pinch hitting for George Hook. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dick Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Joe Ganzel walks. Jim Witt is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Witt hits a home run. Mark Carney scores. Harland Lockhart scores. Joe Ganzel scores. Charlie Mundy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Siever singles to left field. Bud Siever is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh James Arnold pitching. Diego Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Grissom triples. Kazunari Akimoto strikes out. Bob Landrum grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel flies out to the left fielder. Ed Nicosia doubles to left field. Jerry Alvarado singles to right field. Mark Carney walks. Harland Lockhart pops out to the shortstop. James Arnold pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Morrie Henderson is pinch hitting for Charlie Mundy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Morrie Henderson grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Brett grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Stoops strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Golvin did not respond to coaching in velocity Arnie Branyan improves in range Dane Hemphill did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Golvin did not respond to coaching in endurance
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jot Burgmeier improves in contact_vs_righty Howie McCarthy improves in range John Monday improves in contact_vs_lefty Russ Irwin did not respond to coaching in control Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B