Win: Larry Garagiola (13-7) Loss: Larry Stires (11-17)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Larry Stires pitching. Paul Grove grounds out to the pitcher. Kevin Porter grounds out to the second baseman. Darryl Griffey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Larry Garagiola pitching. Alex Wise grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam Howerton strikes out. Belden Chaplin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tom Shoffner flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Hamlin flies out to the right fielder. George Schorr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bill Herbert flies out to the right fielder. Bill Colbert singles to right field. Gary Bressler hits an infield single to the pitcher. Hector Hartgraves grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ed Nixon flies out to the left fielder. Cliff Tompkins walks. Larry Garagiola lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Guillermo Avalos flies out to the center fielder. Larry Stires singles to right field. Alex Wise strikes out. Sam Howerton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Paul Grove hits a home run. Kevin Porter singles to center field. Kevin Porter steals second. Darryl Griffey singles to center field. Kevin Porter scores. Tom Shoffner flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Hamlin flies out to the right fielder. George Schorr grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Darryl Griffey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Belden Chaplin flies out to the right fielder. Bill Herbert pops out to the catcher. Bill Colbert grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ed Nixon grounds out to the second baseman. Cliff Tompkins singles to right field. Larry Garagiola lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Paul Grove singles to center field. Cliff Tompkins scores. Kevin Porter hits an infield single to the second baseman. Darryl Griffey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Gary Bressler flies out to the center fielder. Hector Hartgraves singles to left field. Hector Hartgraves steals second. Guillermo Avalos singles to left field. Hector Hartgraves scores. Larry Stires fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Larry Stires strikes out. Guillermo Avalos steals second. Alex Wise singles to center field. Guillermo Avalos is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tom Shoffner flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Hamlin singles to left field. George Schorr flies out to the right fielder. Ed Nixon doubles to center field. Ralph Hamlin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cliff Tompkins triples. Ed Nixon scores. Larry Garagiola strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Sam Howerton grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Belden Chaplin grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Herbert singles to center field. Bill Colbert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Paul Grove grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Porter doubles to center field. Darryl Griffey lines out to the pitcher. Tom Shoffner singles to center field. Kevin Porter scores. Ralph Hamlin singles to right field. Tom Shoffner advances to third on the hit. George Schorr strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Gary Bressler grounds out to the second baseman. Hector Hartgraves strikes out. Guillermo Avalos doubles to right field. Larry Stires grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Simmy Brown is pinch hitting for Ed Nixon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Simmy Brown strikes out. Cliff Tompkins doubles to left field. Jackie Fryman is pinch hitting for Larry Garagiola. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jackie Fryman flies out to the left fielder. Paul Grove singles to center field. Cliff Tompkins scores. Kevin Porter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Ed Wegman pitching. Virgil French enters the game as a defensive replacement for Simmy Brown at RF. Alex Wise grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Howerton doubles to center field. Belden Chaplin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Sam Howerton advances to third on the play. Bill Herbert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Doug Jordan is pinch hitting for Darryl Griffey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Doug Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Shoffner strikes out. Ralph Hamlin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Bill Colbert walks. Gary Bressler flies out to the right fielder. Hector Hartgraves strikes out. Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Kevin Porter (25), Ed Nixon (6), Cliff Tompkins (16).3B - Cliff Tompkins (2).HR - Paul Grove (21).GIDP - Larry Garagiola. Baserunning: SB - Kevin Porter (21).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Carman improves in arm Joe Carman improves in power_vs_righty Pat Munger did not respond to coaching in control Danny Santiago did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Welch did not respond to coaching in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Dan Jones improves in contact_vs_lefty Andrew Higgins did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Jones did not respond to coaching in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B