Win: Stoney Eaton (7-2) Loss: Roger Niemann (5-2)
Save: Robert Gross (11)
Inning: 1 Houston Stoney Eaton pitching. Kesanori Shinohara walks. Billy McFarland pops out to the second baseman. Bobby Medlinger singles past the shortstop. Dan Fiore grounds out to the pitcher. Kesanori Shinohara advances to third on the play. Bobby Medlinger advances to second on the play. Bob Goldman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Roger Niemann pitching. Bill Valdes strikes out. Chuck Gessler doubles past the right fielder. Larry Jelic singles past the second baseman. Chuck Gessler scores. Bill Mason strikes out. Bert Rubeling strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jim Weaver grounds out to the shortstop. Milt Krieg singles to center field. Hank Shanner flies out to the center fielder. Roger Niemann flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jim Walker strikes out. Rich Chlupsa strikes out. Frank Dasso singles to center field. Stoney Eaton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Kesanori Shinohara walks. Billy McFarland walks. Bobby Medlinger grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Billy McFarland is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dan Fiore flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Kesanori Shinohara scores. Bob Goldman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bobby Medlinger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bill Valdes strikes out. Chuck Gessler hits a home run. Larry Jelic strikes out. Bill Mason walks. Bert Rubeling doubles past the first baseman. Bill Mason uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Walker walks. Rich Chlupsa grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Walker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Jim Weaver singles to right field. Milt Krieg grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Hank Shanner walks. Roger Niemann grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hank Shanner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Frank Dasso singles to center field. Stoney Eaton fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Stoney Eaton strikes out. Bill Valdes walks. Chuck Gessler flies out to the right fielder. Larry Jelic flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Kesanori Shinohara flies out to the right fielder. Billy McFarland strikes out. Bobby Medlinger doubles to left field. Dan Fiore singles to right field. Bob Goldman singles to center field. Bobby Medlinger scores. Jim Weaver grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bill Mason hits a home run. Bert Rubeling walks. Jim Walker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bert Rubeling is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rich Chlupsa flies out to the center fielder. Frank Dasso grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Walker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Milt Krieg flies out to the right fielder. Hank Shanner flies out to the right fielder. Roger Niemann flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Stoney Eaton lines out to the second baseman. Bill Valdes grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Chuck Gessler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Arnold Bertrand enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Valdes at 1B. Kesanori Shinohara singles to left field. Kesanori Shinohara steals second. Billy McFarland walks. Bobby Medlinger strikes out. Dan Fiore strikes out. Bob Goldman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Larry Jelic strikes out. Bill Mason grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Rubeling singles to center field. Jim Walker walks. Rich Chlupsa walks. Frank Dasso grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston Robert Gross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jim Weaver strikes out. Milt Krieg strikes out. Hank Shanner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Robert Gross grounds out to the shortstop. Arnold Bertrand strikes out. Chuck Gessler hits a home run. Larry Jelic bunts for a base hit. Bill Mason pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jason Hunter is pinch hitting for Roger Niemann. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jason Hunter singles to right field. Kesanori Shinohara singles to left field. Jason Hunter advances to third on the hit. Billy McFarland grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jason Hunter scores. Bobby Medlinger grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 11
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pete Hutson improves in power_vs_righty Fred Mura did not respond to coaching in control Claude Crouch did not respond to coaching in control Joe Erickson did not respond to coaching in control
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rich Alvarado improves in power_vs_lefty Yasuhiro Ishida did not respond to coaching in speed Roy Salazar improves in contact_vs_righty Oscar Lima did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rich Alvarado did not respond to coaching in C