Win: Gene Thormahlen (17-9) Loss: Ed Bradford (18-11)
Save: Kurt Bigbee (18)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Gene Thormahlen pitching. Van Courtright grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Stoops flies out to the right fielder. Hank Stynes pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Ed Bradford pitching. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Pearce grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Pat Grampp strikes out. Diego Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Gene Doljack flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Pi Ortiz doubles past the center fielder. Jerry Alvarado singles past the second baseman. Pi Ortiz scores. Mark Carney strikes out. Jerry Rhiel singles past the shortstop. Jerry Alvarado advances to third on the hit. Gene Thormahlen singles to right field. Jerry Alvarado scores. Greg Spongberg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bill Grissom singles to center field. Jamie Shinnick grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ed Bradford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Ganzel singles to right field. Joe Pearce strikes out. Bud Siever pops out to the second baseman. Joe Ganzel steals second. Pi Ortiz singles to right field. Joe Ganzel scores. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Van Courtright grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Stoops hits a home run. Hank Stynes lines out to the second baseman. Pat Grampp doubles to right field. Diego Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Mark Carney grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Rhiel flies out to the right fielder. Gene Thormahlen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Gene Doljack strikes out. Bill Grissom walks. Jamie Shinnick flies out to the right fielder. Ed Bradford grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bill Grissom is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Greg Spongberg strikes out. Joe Ganzel hits a home run. Joe Pearce strikes out. Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Van Courtright grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Stoops hits a home run. Hank Stynes flies out to the center fielder. Pat Grampp singles to right field. Diego Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Pi Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the left fielder. Mark Carney singles to left field. Jerry Rhiel grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mark Carney is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Gene Doljack strikes out. Bill Grissom grounds out to the shortstop. Jamie Shinnick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Eddie Myers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Thormahlen grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Ganzel singles to center field. Jim Witt is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Witt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ed Bluege is pinch hitting for Eddie Myers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Bluege flies out to the center fielder. Van Courtright walks. Ray Stoops flies out to the center fielder. Hank Stynes grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Van Courtright is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Rube Munson pitching. Bud Siever walks. Harland Lockhart is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the pitcher. Bud Siever advances to second on the play. Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Mark Carney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Kurt Bigbee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pat Grampp pops out to the second baseman. Diego Rodriguez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Ganzel. Gene Doljack singles to left field. Diego Rodriguez scores. Gene Doljack steals second. Bill Grissom grounds out to the third baseman. Jamie Shinnick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Shovel Halama did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Art Cooper did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Golvin did not respond to coaching in control
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Russ Irwin did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Stuart improves in speed Jim McGlothin improves in range Jay Grubb did not respond to coaching in range Howie McCarthy did not respond to coaching in SS