Win: Oscar Williams (11-6) Loss: Turk Schultz (10-5)
Save: Eddie Myers (23)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Turk Schultz pitching. Charlie Brett flies out to the left fielder. Ed Bluege hits a home run. Ray Stoops strikes out. Pat Grampp grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Oscar Williams pitching. Greg Spongberg singles to left field. Joe Ganzel singles to left field. Greg Spongberg advances to third on the hit. Joe Pearce grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Spongberg scores. Joe Ganzel advances to second on the play. Pete Valdez singles to right field. Joe Ganzel scores. Pi Ortiz walks. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Valdez advances to third on the play. Pi Ortiz advances to second on the play. Mark Carney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Hank Stynes hits a home run. Jamie Shinnick strikes out. Bill Grissom grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Landrum grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Harland Lockhart walks. Turk Schultz 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 grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Harland Lockhart advances to third on the play. Joe Ganzel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Oscar Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Brett singles to center field. Ed Bluege singles to left field. Charlie Brett advances to third on the hit. Ray Stoops singles to right field. Charlie Brett scores. Ed Bluege advances to third on the hit. Pat Grampp flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ed Bluege scores. Hank Stynes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Pearce singles to center field. Pete Valdez walks. Pi Ortiz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joe Pearce advances to third on the play. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jamie Shinnick strikes out. Bill Grissom doubles to left field. Bob Landrum flies out to the left fielder. Oscar Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Mark Carney strikes out. Harland Lockhart singles to left field. Turk Schultz lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Charlie Brett reached on a fielding error by Joe Ganzel. Ed Bluege grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Brett advances to second on the play. Ray Stoops strikes out. Pat Grampp singles to left field. Charlie Brett scores. Hank Stynes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Greg Spongberg grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Ganzel singles to center field. Joe Pearce flies out to the right fielder. Pete Valdez 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: 6 Pittsburgh Jamie Shinnick singles to right field. Bill Grissom singles to center field. Bob Landrum grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jamie Shinnick advances to third on the play. Bill Grissom advances to second on the play. Oscar Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Jamie Shinnick scores. Bill Grissom advances to third on the play. Charlie Brett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Pi Ortiz doubles to center field. Jerry Alvarado singles to left field. Pi Ortiz scores. Mark Carney pops out to the third baseman. Harland Lockhart strikes out. Turk Schultz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ed Bluege grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Stoops grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Grampp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Greg Spongberg pops out to the shortstop. Joe Ganzel strikes out. Jim Witt is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Witt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh 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. Hank Stynes singles to center field. Jamie Shinnick strikes out. Bill Grissom flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Hank Stynes steals second. Bob Landrum reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pi Ortiz. Hank Stynes scores. Oscar Williams pops 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 right fielder. Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia strikes out. Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Charlie Brett grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Bluege singles to center field. Ray Stoops pops out to the first baseman. Pat Grampp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Charlie Mundy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Carney singles to left field. Harland Lockhart flies out to the center fielder. Dick Carroll is pinch hitting for James Arnold. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dick Carroll grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Carney advances to second on the play. Greg Spongberg walks. Eddie Myers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Ganzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Houston total runners LOB: 8
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dane Hemphill did not respond to coaching in control Jimmy Ferraro did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Monty Ouellette improves in power_vs_lefty George Johnson did not respond to coaching in speed
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Mimbs improves in contact_vs_righty Sailor Moran improves in power_vs_righty Jim McGlothin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Barry Correa did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B