Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Merv Jackson pitching. Kevin Porter grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Shoffner strikes out. Virgil French grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Bobby Wicker pitching. Jason Shaw triples. Dave Cormier grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Shaw scores. Guillermo Avalos walks. Gary Bressler strikes out. Kazuya Ogo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Darryl Griffey grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Hamlin walks. George Schorr flies out to the left fielder. Cliff Tompkins hits a home run. Ralph Hamlin scores. Jackie Fryman singles to center field. Bobby Wicker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bill Colbert singles to right field. Fred Beck hits a home run. Bill Colbert scores. Joe Butler 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. Jason Shaw singles to center field. Joe Butler scores. Dave Cormier strikes out. Guillermo Avalos walks. Gary Bressler grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Guillermo Avalos is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Kevin Porter grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Shoffner strikes out. Virgil French flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Kazuya Ogo strikes out. Bill Colbert strikes out. Fred Beck singles to right field. Joe Butler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Darryl Griffey singles to left field. Ralph Hamlin walks. George Schorr grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Darryl Griffey advances to third on the play. Cliff Tompkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Merv Jackson strikes out. Jason Shaw singles to center field. Dave Cormier singles to center field. Jason Shaw advances to third on the hit. Tyson Crisp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Guillermo Avalos grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jackie Fryman singles to center field. Tyson Crisp lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kevin Porter lines out to the shortstop. Tom Shoffner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Gary Bressler hits a home run. Kazuya Ogo walks. Bill Colbert lines out to the second baseman. Fred Beck singles to center field. Kazuya Ogo advances to third on the hit. Joe Butler singles to left field. Kazuya Ogo scores. Fred Beck advances to third on the hit. Merv Jackson singles to center field. Fred Beck scores. Joe Butler advances to third on the hit. Jason Shaw flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Butler is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Virgil French grounds out to the shortstop. Darryl Griffey singles to center field. Ralph Hamlin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Darryl Griffey advances to second on the play. George Schorr triples. Darryl Griffey scores. Cliff Tompkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Aurelio Borbon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Cormier strikes out. Guillermo Avalos hits a home run. Gary Bressler hits a home run. Kazuya Ogo grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Colbert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jackie Fryman strikes out. Paul Grove is pinch hitting for Aurelio Borbon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Grove grounds out to the pitcher. Kevin Porter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Manny Smith pitching. Fred Beck grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Joe Butler strikes out. Merv Jackson singles past the first baseman. Jason Shaw flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tom Shoffner singles to center field. Simmy Brown is pinch hitting for Virgil French. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Simmy Brown grounds out to the catcher. Tom Shoffner advances to second on the play. Darryl Griffey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Shoffner advances to third on the play. Willie Dusak is pinch hitting for Ralph Hamlin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Willie Dusak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Dave Cormier walks. Dave Cormier steals second. Guillermo Avalos bunts for a base hit. Guillermo Avalos steals second. Gary Bressler grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Cormier scores. Guillermo Avalos advances to third on the play. Kazuya Ogo flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Guillermo Avalos scores. Bill Colbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh George Schorr lines out to the shortstop. Cliff Tompkins grounds out to the second baseman. Jackie Fryman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gary Patterson improves in contact_vs_righty Fred McGinn improves in power_vs_lefty Fred McGinn improves in range Brian Carrithers improves in control Joe Carman did not respond to coaching in 3B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Leinhauser did not respond to coaching in arm Al Lopez improves in contact_vs_lefty Frank Leinhauser improves in arm Garvin Rain did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Lopez improves in 1B