Win: Joe Price (1-4) Loss: Sandy Hart (2-4)
Save: Jim Miller (6)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Willie Howley pitching. Billy Madison grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Burke walks. Will Cerutti flies out to the left fielder. Robinson Cano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Hendrix Peralta pitching. King Blackburn walks. Charlie Warhop singles to left field. King Blackburn advances to third on the hit. Tom Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. King Blackburn scores. Charlie Warhop advances to second on the play. George Foster singles to center field. Charlie Warhop scores. Leo Johnson strikes out. Gary Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Phoenix Sandoval grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Bobby Morrison flies out to the left fielder. Ken Sherrill singles past the third baseman. Lou Snyder pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Steve Pirtle walks. Ed Pettit flies out to the center fielder. Willie Howley fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Willie Howley strikes out. King Blackburn grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Steve Pirtle is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Hendrix Peralta grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Madison grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Burke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Charlie Warhop strikes out. Tom Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. George Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Will Cerutti grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Robinson Cano singles to left field. Phoenix Sandoval singles to center field. Bobby Morrison singles to center field. Robinson Cano scores. Phoenix Sandoval advances to third on the hit. Ken Sherrill strikes out. Lou Snyder strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Leo Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Smith singles to right field. Steve Pirtle walks. Ed Pettit walks. Willie Howley grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Smith scores. Steve Pirtle advances to third on the play. Ed Pettit advances to second on the play. King Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Hendrix Peralta strikes out. Billy Madison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Burke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Charlie Warhop grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Ryan grounds out to the catcher. George Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Will Cerutti strikes out. Robinson Cano grounds out to the shortstop. Phoenix Sandoval grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Leo Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Gary Smith singles to center field. Steve Pirtle singles past the shortstop. Ed Pettit grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Smith advances to third on the play. Steve Pirtle advances to second on the play. Willie Howley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bobby Morrison doubles to right field. Ken Sherrill doubles to left field. Bobby Morrison scores. Lou Snyder strikes out. Steve Gipson is pinch hitting for Hendrix Peralta. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Steve Gipson strikes out. Billy Madison pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Yoshinori Sardina pitching. King Blackburn strikes out. Charlie Warhop walks. Tom Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Warhop advances to second on the play. George Foster singles to center field. Charlie Warhop scores. Sandy Hart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leo Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Joe Price comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Dave Burke singles to center field. Dave Burke steals second. Will Cerutti grounds out to the pitcher. Robinson Cano singles in front of the center fielder. Dave Burke scores. Phoenix Sandoval flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Morrison walks. Ken Sherrill singles to right field. Robinson Cano scores. Bobby Morrison advances to third on the hit. Lou Snyder pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Gary Smith doubles to right field. Steve Pirtle flies out to the left fielder. Ed Pettit strikes out. Carl Lloyd is pinch hitting for Joe Price. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Carl Lloyd singles to right field. Gary Smith scores. Bill Rudolph comes in from the bullpen to pitch. King Blackburn singles to center field. Charlie Warhop grounds into a force play to the shortstop. King Blackburn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Miller pitching. Nolan Arenado is pinch hitting for Bill Rudolph. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Nolan Arenado grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Madison pops out to the second baseman. Dave Burke singles to center field. Dave Burke is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 9
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Sam Scott did not respond to coaching in endurance Danilo Cassavetes did not respond to coaching in control Ed Judson did not respond to coaching in control Ed Judson improves in control
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Hanson improves in speed Fresco Knisely improves in power_vs_righty Stan Langston did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Hanson improves in contact_vs_lefty Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in 2B