Win: Chief Thompson (2-3) Loss: Tom Browning (2-2)
Inning: 1 Houston Chief Thompson pitching. King Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Ryan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Tom Browning pitching. Dave Burke flies out to the left fielder. Will Cerutti flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Morrison hits a home run. Phoenix Sandoval bunts for a base hit. Steve Gipson reached on a 2-base fielding error by King Blackburn. Rich Faedo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Zak Stafford grounds out to the shortstop. George Foster singles to right field. Steve Pirtle pops out to the shortstop. Ed Pettit strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ken Sherrill grounds out to the shortstop. Nolan Arenado strikes out. Chief Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Larry Macha flies out to the right fielder. Tom Browning singles to center field. King Blackburn strikes out. Joe Bancroft strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dave Burke grounds out to the third baseman. Will Cerutti grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Tom Ryan flies out to the center fielder. Zak Stafford strikes out. George Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Phoenix Sandoval reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Pettit. Steve Gipson walks. Rich Faedo doubles to center field. Phoenix Sandoval scores. Steve Gipson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ken Sherrill grounds out to the shortstop. Nolan Arenado flies out to the right fielder. Chief Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Steve Pirtle flies out to the left fielder. Ed Pettit strikes out. Larry Macha singles to center field. Tom Browning strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dave Burke grounds out to the shortstop. Will Cerutti doubles to left field. Bobby Morrison strikes out. Phoenix Sandoval grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston King Blackburn walks. Joe Bancroft hits an infield single to the shortstop. Tom Ryan walks. Zak Stafford singles to center field. King Blackburn scores. Joe Bancroft scores. Tom Ryan advances to third on the hit. George Foster strikes out. Steve Pirtle pops out to the third baseman. Herb Naulty 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 1st. Ed Pettit grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Steve Gipson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Rich Faedo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Steve Gipson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ken Sherrill hits a home run. Rich Faedo scores. Nolan Arenado walks. Billy Madison is pinch hitting for Herb Naulty. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Billy Madison grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Yoshinori Sardina pitching. Larry Macha lines out to the third baseman. Tom Browning strikes out. King Blackburn singles to center field. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Dave Burke hits a home run. Alan Embre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Will Cerutti flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Morrison pops out to the third baseman. Phoenix Sandoval flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Tom Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Zak Stafford grounds out to the third baseman. George Foster doubles to right field. Steve Pirtle singles to center field. George Foster scores. Sandy Hart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Pettit grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Steve Pirtle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Steve Gipson grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Faedo hits a home run. Ken Sherrill grounds out to the shortstop. Nolan Arenado doubles to right field. Lou Snyder is pinch hitting for Sandy Hart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Lou Snyder singles to left field. Nolan Arenado scores. Dave Burke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Bill Rudolph pitching. Larry Macha walks. Carl Lloyd is pinch hitting for Alan Embre. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Carl Lloyd grounds out to the pitcher. Larry Macha advances to second on the play. King Blackburn walks. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Macha advances to third on the play. King Blackburn advances to second on the play. Tom Ryan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Scharein improves in arm Fresco Knisely did not respond to coaching in range Pedro Savransky improves in power_vs_righty Mike Scharein improves in contact_vs_righty Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jose Pierce improves in contact_vs_righty Ryan Janvrin did not respond to coaching in control Hal Shellenback improves in speed Ed Judson improves in velocity