Win: Bobby Wicker (1-0) Loss: Merv Jackson (1-2)
Save: Aurelio Borbon (1)
Inning: 1 Houston Bobby Wicker pitching. Joe Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Galen Foss flies out to the right fielder. Brad Stivetts flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Merv Jackson pitching. Paul Grove grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Hamlin singles to right field. Kevin Porter strikes out. Tom Shoffner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Fred Beck flies out to the left fielder. Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Herbert singles to center field. Dave Cormier grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Herbert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Virgil French strikes out. Darryl Griffey flies out to the left fielder. Walt Ventura grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jason Shaw walks. Merv Jackson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Butler singles to center field. Jason Shaw scores. Galen Foss singles to center field. Joe Butler advances to third on the hit. Galen Foss is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Brad Stivetts is hit by a pitch. Fred Beck grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Cliff Tompkins walks. Bobby Wicker fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bobby Wicker flies out to the right fielder. Cliff Tompkins steals second. Paul Grove strikes out. Ralph Hamlin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Guillermo Avalos strikes out. Bill Herbert pops out to the second baseman. Dave Cormier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Kevin Porter flies out to the right fielder. Tom Shoffner singles past the shortstop. Virgil French grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jason Shaw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Merv Jackson strikes out. Joe Butler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Darryl Griffey singles past the second baseman. Walt Ventura singles to center field. Cliff Tompkins pops out to the shortstop. Harold Gubanich is pinch hitting for Bobby Wicker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Harold Gubanich walks. Paul Grove singles to right field. Darryl Griffey scores. Walt Ventura scores. Harold Gubanich advances to third on the hit. Ralph Hamlin lines out to the shortstop. Kevin Porter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Tyson Crisp pitching. Galen Foss grounds out to the third baseman. Brad Stivetts walks. Fred Beck doubles to left field. Guillermo Avalos flies out to the center fielder. Bill Herbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tom Shoffner strikes out. Virgil French flies out to the left fielder. Darryl Griffey singles to left field. Walt Ventura walks. Cliff Tompkins singles to center field. Darryl Griffey scores. Walt Ventura advances to third on the hit. Tyson Crisp strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Dave Cormier strikes out. Jason Shaw walks. Merv Jackson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Merv Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Jason Shaw advances to second on the play. Joe Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Paul Grove grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Hamlin grounds out to the pitcher. Kevin Porter pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Galen Foss walks. Brad Stivetts strikes out. Fred Beck grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Galen Foss is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Guillermo Avalos lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jim Ohman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Tom Shoffner pops out to the third baseman. Virgil French singles to left field. Darryl Griffey flies out to the center fielder. Walt Ventura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Bill Herbert flies out to the center fielder. Dave Cormier flies out to the center fielder. Jason Shaw singles to center field. Aurelio Borbon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hector Hartgraves is pinch hitting for Jim Ohman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jason Shaw is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 7 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Taylor Holm improves in control Babe Patterson improves in contact_vs_righty Dan Jones did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Belden Chaplin did not respond to coaching in arm Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gary Holmes improves in power_vs_lefty Randy Wiley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Leron Thon improves in contact_vs_lefty Pat Munger did not respond to coaching in control Joe Carman did not respond to coaching in 3B