Win: Eddie Harris (14-15) Loss: Sakae Kono (8-13)
Save: Cliff Johnson (43)
Inning: 1 Houston Eddie Harris pitching. Warren Dettore walks. Stan Jordan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Warren Dettore advances to second on the play. Tim Lauder grounds out to the second baseman. Warren Dettore advances to third on the play. Jack Francona flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Sakae Kono pitching. Bill Berry pops out to the shortstop. Leo Regan singles to center field. Jose Abbott doubles to right field. Leo Regan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Vaughn doubles to left field. Jose Abbott scores. Mike Textor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Vaughn advances to third on the play. Jim Gedeon flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston John Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Morris singles to center field. Adolfo Marrero singles to right field. Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Morris advances to third on the play. Adolfo Marrero advances to second on the play. Sakae Kono strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Les Williams grounds out to the second baseman. John King flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Harris pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Warren Dettore walks. Stan Jordan strikes out. Tim Lauder flies out to the center fielder. Jack Francona flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bill Berry strikes out. Leo Regan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Abbott flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston John Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Morris singles to right field. Passed ball. Jim Morris advances to second. Adolfo Marrero strikes out. Hiromori Miyade singles to right field. Sakae Kono flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bill Vaughn strikes out. Mike Textor strikes out. Jim Gedeon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Warren Dettore pops out to the first baseman. Stan Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Lauder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Les Williams singles to center field. John King grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Les Williams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John King steals second. Eddie Harris singles to center field. John King scores. Bill Berry pops out to the first baseman. Leo Regan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Jack Francona walks. John Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Jim Morris flies out to the center fielder. Jack Francona steals second. Adolfo Marrero singles to right field. Jack Francona scores. Hiromori Miyade grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Adolfo Marrero is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jose Abbott flies out to the left fielder. Bill Vaughn doubles to center field. Mike Textor flies out to the right fielder. Jim Gedeon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Sakae Kono flies out to the left fielder. Warren Dettore triples. Stan Jordan strikes out. Tim Lauder singles to left field. Warren Dettore scores. Jack Francona strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Les Williams doubles to left field. John King strikes out. Law Green is pinch hitting for Eddie Harris. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Law Green pops out to the first baseman. Bill Berry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Pete Gonzalez pitching. John Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Morris grounds out to the second baseman. Adolfo Marrero flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Leo Regan strikes out. Jose Abbott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Vaughn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Cliff Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Brett is pinch hitting for Sakae Kono. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Brett strikes out. Warren Dettore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 8 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roy Wehner did not respond to coaching in control Tony Koslofski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Von Link did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Von Link did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bert Taylor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Cam Collier did not respond to coaching in range Cam Collier improves in CF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Walt Marquis did not respond to coaching in speed Ken Kavanagh improves in range Charlie Wise did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Wallis improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Wise did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Riddleberger did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Wise did not respond to coaching in 1B