Inning: 1 Houston Kid Alou pitching. King Blackburn singles to right field. Bobby Morrison is hit by a pitch. Gary Smith flies out to the left fielder. Al Graham strikes out. Camilius Fly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Joe Murphy pitching. Dave Burke singles to left field. Will Cerutti grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Burke advances to second on the play. Robinson Cano flies out to the center fielder. Billy Madison singles to center field. Phoenix Sandoval strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Steve Pirtle flies out to the center fielder. Leo Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Boone pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Lou Snyder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Groh flies out to the right fielder. Nolan Arenado grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Murphy grounds out to the third baseman. King Blackburn flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Morrison pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Kid Alou grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Burke pops out to the shortstop. Will Cerutti grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Gary Smith walks. Al Graham doubles to center field. Gary Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Camilius Fly strikes out. Steve Pirtle doubles to right field. Al Graham scores. Leo Johnson strikes out. Hal Boone pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Robinson Cano strikes out. Billy Madison strikes out. Phoenix Sandoval grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Murphy grounds out to the third baseman. King Blackburn walks. Bobby Morrison singles to center field. Gary Smith singles to center field. King Blackburn scores. Al Graham grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Morrison advances to third on the play. Gary Smith advances to second on the play. Camilius Fly strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Lou Snyder singles past the second baseman. Jack Groh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Snyder advances to second on the play. Nolan Arenado grounds out to the shortstop. Kid Alou grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Steve Pirtle grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Johnson walks. Hal Boone triples. Leo Johnson scores. Sandy Hart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Murphy flies out to the right fielder. King Blackburn is hit by a pitch. Bobby Morrison pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Dave Burke doubles to center field. Will Cerutti singles to center field. Dave Burke scores. Will Cerutti steals second. Robinson Cano grounds out to the second baseman. Will Cerutti advances to third on the play. Billy Madison flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Will Cerutti scores. Phoenix Sandoval singles to center field. Lou Snyder singles to left field. Phoenix Sandoval advances to third on the hit. Jack Groh strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Gary Smith singles to center field. Al Graham pops out to the third baseman. Camilius Fly flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Steve Pirtle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Nolan Arenado grounds out to the third baseman. Sandy Hart grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Burke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Leo Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Hal Boone singles to center field. Joe Cordova comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vladimir Fossas is pinch hitting for Joe Murphy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Vladimir Fossas hits a home run. Hal Boone scores. Bill Rudolph comes in from the bullpen to pitch. King Blackburn doubles to left field. Bobby Morrison flies out to the left fielder. Gary Smith singles to center field. King Blackburn scores. Gary Smith steals second. Al Graham walks. Camilius Fly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Joey Davola pitching. Will Cerutti strikes out. Robinson Cano singles to right field. Robinson Cano steals second. Billy Madison walks. Phoenix Sandoval flies out to the left fielder. Lou Snyder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Steve Pirtle grounds out to the shortstop. Don Aragon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Leo Johnson triples. Hal Boone strikes out. Spud Lodigiani is pinch hitting for Joey Davola. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Spud Lodigiani grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Francis Vitchard pitching. Jack Groh flies out to the right fielder. Nolan Arenado singles to right field. Paul Walters is pinch hitting for Don Aragon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Paul Walters strikes out. Dave Burke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 11 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - King Blackburn (17), Al Graham (2), Steve Pirtle (5).3B - Leo Johnson (3), Hal Boone (2).HR - Vladimir Fossas (1).HBP - King Blackburn (4), Bobby Morrison (1). Baserunning: SB - Gary Smith (9).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mike Scharein did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Scharein did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Wyatt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bronson Landrum improves in arm Mack Kilroy improves in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Duane Grove improves in power_vs_righty Ed Judson did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Northey did not respond to coaching in control Bob Anderson improves in range Duane Grove did not respond to coaching in 2B