Win: Milt Sipin (8-12) Loss: Ed Zinser (1-1)
Save: Oscar Curtis (30)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Milt Sipin pitching. Otto Buice grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Wurm pops out to the first baseman. Alf Chamberlain strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Ed Zinser pitching. Ed Gagliano flies out to the right fielder. Emmett St.Claire doubles to left field. Nate Carroll singles to left field. Emmett St.Claire scores. Silver Nicholson strikes out. Jack Hooper walks. Jerry Smith lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tom Lee flies out to the right fielder. Ellie Clark pops out to the second baseman. Mark Gerken flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Cecil Swoboda strikes out. Dutch Shirey grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Milt Sipin singles past the second baseman. Ed Gagliano lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Steve Thiel grounds out to the third baseman. Yordan Leyva grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Zinser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Emmett St.Claire walks. Nate Carroll flies out to the left fielder. Silver Nicholson singles to center field. Emmett St.Claire advances to third on the hit. Jack Hooper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Emmett St.Claire scores. Silver Nicholson advances to second on the play. Jerry Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Otto Buice lines out to the third baseman. Jimmy Wurm grounds out to the third baseman. Alf Chamberlain strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Cecil Swoboda flies out to the left fielder. Dutch Shirey grounds out to the third baseman. Milt Sipin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Tom Lee pops out to the pitcher. Ellie Clark hits a home run. Mark Gerken strikes out. Steve Thiel doubles to center field. Yordan Leyva singles to right field. Steve Thiel scores. Ed Zinser strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Gagliano flies out to the center fielder. Emmett St.Claire strikes out. Nate Carroll grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Otto Buice pops out to the second baseman. Jimmy Wurm reached on a 2-base throwing error by Silver Nicholson. Alf Chamberlain grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Lee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Silver Nicholson strikes out. Jack Hooper hits an infield single to the third baseman. Jerry Smith flies out to the right fielder. Cecil Swoboda strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ellie Clark flies out to the left fielder. Mark Gerken walks. Steve Thiel grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Dutch Shirey strikes out. Pinky Christensen is pinch hitting for Milt Sipin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Pinky Christensen walks. Ed Gagliano doubles past the third baseman. Pinky Christensen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Fin Scheer 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. Emmett St.Claire strikes out. Nate Carroll singles to center field. Ed Gagliano scores. Silver Nicholson singles past the shortstop. Nate Carroll advances to third on the hit. Jack Hooper flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Al Morgan pitching. Jim Balaz is pinch hitting for Yordan Leyva. Jim Balaz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buck Perrin is pinch hitting for Fin Scheer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Buck Perrin grounds out to the second baseman. Otto Buice pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Yoshinori Hirota pitching. Jeff Cullen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Balaz at C. Jerry Smith hits an infield single to the shortstop. Cecil Swoboda lines out to the third baseman. Dutch Shirey pops out to the second baseman. Steve Necciai is pinch hitting for Al Morgan. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Steve Necciai grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jerry Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Oscar Curtis pitching. Jimmy Wurm reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jack Hooper. Alf Chamberlain flies out to the left fielder. Tom Lee grounds out to the shortstop. Ellie Clark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners left on base: 8
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mike Roberts did not respond to coaching in arm Les Badgro did not respond to coaching in speed Matt Kress improves in power_vs_lefty Matt Kress did not respond to coaching in arm
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Krug improves in speed Lee Hurley improves in contact_vs_righty Tim Ball did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ken Buchanan did not respond to coaching in arm