Win: Paul Melvin (8-1) Loss: Phil Romero (3-5)
Save: James Arnold (21)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Paul Melvin pitching. Charlie Brett strikes out. Ray Stoops walks. Ray Stoops steals second. Hank Stynes singles to left field. Gene Doljack walks. Firpo Arias strikes out. George Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Houston Phil Romero pitching. Joe Pearce flies out to the center fielder. Bud Siever flies out to the center fielder. Pete Valdez triples. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ed Landau strikes out. Jimmy Ferraro grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Romero singles to center field. Charlie Brett singles to right field. Ray Stoops singles to center field. Hank Stynes strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Harland Lockhart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Nicosia grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Stuart flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Gene Doljack grounds out to the third baseman. Firpo Arias flies out to the center fielder. George Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Dick Carroll grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Melvin strikes out. Joe Pearce strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ed Landau singles to center field. Jimmy Ferraro strikes out. Phil Romero fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Phil Romero flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Brett singles past the third baseman. Ray Stoops singles to right field. Ed Landau uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Brett is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bud Siever grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Valdez grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Alvarado singles to center field. Harland Lockhart singles to left field. Jerry Alvarado advances to third on the hit. Ed Nicosia grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Hank Stynes strikes out. Gene Doljack grounds out to the second baseman. Firpo Arias flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bobby Stuart reached on a fielding error by Jimmy Ferraro. Dick Carroll doubles to left field. Bobby Stuart uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mark Carney is pinch hitting for Paul Melvin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mark Carney strikes out. Joe Pearce grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Siever singles to left field. Dick Carroll scores. Pete Valdez singles to right field. Bud Siever advances to third on the hit. Fernando White 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. Pete Valdez steals second. Jerry Alvarado pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh James Arnold pitching. George Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Landau flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Ferraro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Harland Lockhart flies out to the center fielder. Ed Nicosia flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bobby Stuart singles to right field. Dick Carroll grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bobby Stuart is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Reidel Alvarez is pinch hitting for Fernando White. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Reidel Alvarez grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Brett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Stoops singles to right field. Hank Stynes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Charlie Mundy pitching. James Arnold singles to right field. Joe Pearce flies out to the left fielder. Bud Siever strikes out. Pete Valdez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Gene Doljack singles to center field. Firpo Arias singles to center field. Gene Doljack advances to third on the hit. Firpo Arias is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). George Johnson strikes out. Ed Landau strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Jerry Alvarado doubles to left field. Harland Lockhart singles to left field. Jerry Alvarado scores. Bobby Macko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Nicosia walks. Bobby Stuart walks. Dick Carroll flies out to the center fielder. James Arnold flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Harland Lockhart scores. Jim Witt is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Witt singles past the shortstop. Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jimmy Ferraro flies out to the right fielder. Jack Friday is pinch hitting for Bobby Macko. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jack Friday grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Brett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9 Houston total runners left on base: 10
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Smith did not respond to coaching in arm Art Cooper improves in power_vs_righty Tom Suarez improves in power_vs_righty Dave Kolb did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jot Burgmeier improves in range Mike Mimbs did not respond to coaching in arm George Clark did not respond to coaching in arm Willie Rossman improves in control Whitey Nichols improves in 2B