Win: Stoney Eaton (3-2) Loss: Roger Niemann (4-1)
Save: Robert Gross (7)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Roger Niemann pitching. Bill Valdes pops out to the second baseman. Chuck Gessler singles to center field. Larry Jelic reached on a fielding error by Roger Niemann. Bill Mason walks. Bert Rubeling flies out to the center fielder. Jim Walker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Houston Stoney Eaton pitching. Jim Weaver walks. Bob Goldman strikes out. Dan Fiore walks. Kesanori Shinohara strikes out. Bobby Medlinger grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dan Fiore is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Frank Dasso strikes out. Arnold Bertrand flies out to the left fielder. Stoney Eaton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Milt Krieg strikes out. Yam Bocachica flies out to the center fielder. Kazuhiko Egawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bill Valdes doubles to center field. Chuck Gessler walks. Larry Jelic flies out to the left fielder. Bill Mason strikes out. Bert Rubeling flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Roger Niemann singles to center field. Jim Weaver singles to left field. Bob Goldman triples. Roger Niemann scores. Jim Weaver scores. Dan Fiore flies out to the left fielder. Kesanori Shinohara grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Medlinger singles to left field. Bob Goldman scores. Milt Krieg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jim Walker doubles to left field. Frank Dasso grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Walker advances to third on the play. Arnold Bertrand grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Walker scores. Stoney Eaton singles to right field. Bill Valdes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Yam Bocachica strikes out. Kazuhiko Egawa strikes out. Roger Niemann grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Chuck Gessler strikes out. Larry Jelic strikes out. Bill Mason walks. Bert Rubeling strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jim Weaver flies out to the left fielder. Bob Goldman singles past the shortstop. Dan Fiore flies out to the left fielder. Bob Goldman steals second. Bob Goldman is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jim Walker singles to center field. Frank Dasso doubles to left field. Jim Walker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Arnold Bertrand walks. Alex Lavelle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Stoney Eaton fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Stoney Eaton flies out to the right fielder. Bill Valdes singles to left field. Frank Dasso scores. Arnold Bertrand advances to third on the hit. Chuck Gessler doubles to center field. Arnold Bertrand scores. Bill Valdes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Larry Jelic grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Gessler advances to third on the play. Bill Mason pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Kesanori Shinohara singles to right field. Bobby Medlinger walks. Milt Krieg singles past the shortstop. Kesanori Shinohara is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Bobby Medlinger advances to third on the play. Yam Bocachica strikes out. Kazuhiko Egawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bert Rubeling strikes out. Jim Walker flies out to the center fielder. Frank Dasso strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Billy McFarland is pinch hitting for Alex Lavelle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Billy McFarland hits a home run. Jim Weaver singles to right field. Bob Goldman strikes out. Dan Fiore grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jim Weaver is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kesanori Shinohara singles to right field. Dan Fiore advances to third on the hit. Bobby Medlinger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Casey Madden pitching. Arnold Bertrand flies out to the left fielder. Jim Schattinger is pinch hitting for Stoney Eaton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Schattinger flies out to the right fielder. Bill Valdes hits a home run. Chuck Gessler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Robert Gross pitching. Milt Krieg lines out to the second baseman. Yam Bocachica flies out to the center fielder. Kazuhiko Egawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Larry Jelic strikes out. Bill Mason singles to left field. Bert Rubeling pops out to the second baseman. Jim Walker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Harry Klawitter is pinch hitting for Casey Madden. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harry Klawitter reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Valdes. Jim Weaver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Klawitter advances to third on the play. Bob Goldman grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Klawitter scores. Dan Fiore pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 Houston total runners LOB: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roy Salazar did not respond to coaching in speed Leroy Barrios improves in control Roy Salazar improves in power_vs_righty Roy Salazar improves in power_vs_righty Rich Alvarado did not respond to coaching in C
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Huppert did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Martinez did not respond to coaching in endurance Claude Crouch did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Hutson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty