Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Tim Barkley pitching. Tim Foli flies out to the left fielder. Sid Bream grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Holtzman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Zane Smith pitching. Cap Gordon walks. Gene Wise bunts for a base hit. Wally Sumner strikes out. Luis Leon strikes out. Walt Henrich strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dal Colbrunn strikes out. John Vail strikes out. RJ Reynolds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jack Parkman grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Karkovice walks. Tommy Shofner strikes out. Tim Barkley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Omar Moreno strikes out. Junior Ortiz walks. Zane Smith lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Junior Ortiz forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Tim Foli flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Cap Gordon strikes out. Gene Wise strikes out. Wally Sumner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Sid Bream singles to right field. Pete Holtzman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dal Colbrunn singles to right field. John Vail grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dal Colbrunn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Luis Leon grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Henrich reached on a fielding error by Dal Colbrunn. Jack Parkman singles to center field. Walt Henrich advances to third on the hit. Tom Karkovice strikes out. Tommy Shofner walks. Tim Barkley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh RJ Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Omar Moreno strikes out. Junior Ortiz reached on a fielding error by Tommy Shofner. Zane Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Cap Gordon strikes out. Gene Wise strikes out. Wally Sumner hits a home run. Luis Leon singles to left field. Walt Henrich walks. Jack Parkman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tim Foli grounds out to the shortstop. Sid Bream doubles to right field. Pete Holtzman singles to left field. Pete Holtzman steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Dal Colbrunn singles to right field. Sid Bream scores. Pete Holtzman scores. John Vail grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Tom Karkovice triples. Tommy Shofner singles to center field. Tom Karkovice scores. Tim Barkley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cap Gordon walks. Gene Wise grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh RJ Reynolds pops out to the second baseman. Omar Moreno singles to left field. Junior Ortiz strikes out. Zane Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Wally Sumner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luis Leon flies out to the right fielder. Jim Bibby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Walt Henrich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tim Foli singles to right field. Sid Bream pops out to the shortstop. Pete Holtzman singles to center field. Tim Foli advances to third on the hit. Dal Colbrunn walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Adam Warren comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Vail pops out to the catcher. RJ Reynolds singles to center field. Tim Foli scores. Pete Holtzman scores. Dal Colbrunn advances to third on the hit. Omar Moreno flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Jack Parkman grounds out to the pitcher. Shinji Ota is pinch hitting for Tom Karkovice. Shinji Ota strikes out. Tommy Shofner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Leyritz enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shinji Ota at C. Junior Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Jim Bibby grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Foli pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Joe Welch is pinch hitting for Adam Warren. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Welch strikes out. Cap Gordon singles in front of the left fielder. Gene Wise strikes out. Wally Sumner singles to left field. Luis Leon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Houston total runners LOB: 11
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Sam Yuhas did not respond to coaching in control Richie Zisk did not respond to coaching in arm Gary Green improves in speed Ed Breeding improves in speed Pedro Cooper did not respond to coaching in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Shawn Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Chris Gandy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rick Crawford did not respond to coaching in velocity Donnie Clemensen did not respond to coaching in endurance