Win: Pete Tartabull (6-6) Loss: Joe Hawley (10-3)
Save: Bill Wayne (6)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Pete Tartabull pitching. Bill Berry grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Regan singles to right field. Ken Kavanagh singles to center field. Leo Regan advances to third on the hit. Bill Vaughn singles to right field. Leo Regan scores. Ken Kavanagh advances to third on the hit. Jim Gedeon singles to right field. Ken Kavanagh scores. Bill Vaughn advances to third on the hit. Wiley Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Vaughn scores. Jim Gedeon advances to second on the play. Jim Mattingly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Joe Hawley pitching. Babe Miller walks. John Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Babe Miller advances to second on the play. Stan Jordan singles to right field. Babe Miller scores. Tim Lauder grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Stan Jordan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Adolfo Marrero flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Kirk Daniels grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Joe Hawley flies out to the left fielder. Bill Berry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jim Morris flies out to the center fielder. Jack Francona singles to left field. Hiromori Miyade flies out to the right fielder. Pete Tartabull walks. Babe Miller singles to center field. Jack Francona scores. John Ortiz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Babe Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Leo Regan strikes out. Ken Kavanagh singles to center field. Bill Vaughn grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ken Kavanagh is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Vaughn is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Stan Jordan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Lauder grounds out to the second baseman. Adolfo Marrero walks. Jim Morris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jim Gedeon singles to right field. Wiley Patterson strikes out. Jim Mattingly pops out to the pitcher. Kirk Daniels strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Jack Francona singles to left field. Hiromori Miyade walks. Pete Tartabull lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Babe Miller flies out to the center fielder. John Ortiz walks. Stan Jordan singles to right field. Jack Francona scores. Hiromori Miyade scores. John Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Ozzie Kolb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Lauder strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ozzie Kolb pops out to the shortstop. Bill Berry doubles to right field. Leo Regan singles to left field. Bill Berry is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Ken Kavanagh singles to left field. Leo Regan is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Adolfo Marrero pops out to the third baseman. Jim Morris singles to left field. Jack Francona grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Morris advances to second on the play. Hiromori Miyade singles to right field. Jim Morris scores. Pete Tartabull singles past the shortstop. Babe Miller hits an infield single to the second baseman. John Ortiz lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bill Vaughn grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Gedeon flies out to the left fielder. Wiley Patterson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Stan Jordan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Lauder singles to center field. Adolfo Marrero flies out to the center fielder. Jim Morris doubles to left field. Jack Francona flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Mattingly flies out to the right fielder. Kirk Daniels strikes out. Law Green is pinch hitting for Ozzie Kolb. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Law Green doubles to center field. Leo Stueland 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. Bill Berry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Danny Irelan pitching. Hiromori Miyade strikes out. Leo Stueland strikes out. Babe Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Leo Regan pops out to the third baseman. Ken Kavanagh doubles to left field. Bill Vaughn grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Gedeon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston John Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stan Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Lauder hits a home run. Adolfo Marrero grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Mike Brett enters the game as a defensive replacement for Stan Jordan at LF. Bill Wayne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Wiley Patterson flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Jim Mattingly flies out to the right fielder. Kirk Daniels doubles past the third baseman. Clay Williams is pinch hitting for Danny Irelan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Clay Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 11
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Charlie Wise did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Walt Marquis improves in power_vs_righty Les Mickelson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Casanova did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Wallis did not respond to coaching in speed Jason Bruton improves in speed Charlie Wise did not respond to coaching in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lou Johnstone improves in arm Tommie Ashby did not respond to coaching in velocity Shigetoshi Uchida improves in arm Tony Koslofski did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sam Jordan did not respond to coaching in speed Sam Jordan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Helms did not respond to coaching in CF