Inning: 1 Houston Zane Smith pitching. Darrell Aragon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walt Henrich pops out to the shortstop. Luis Leon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Tim Barkley pitching. Emil Kelliher grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Claire strikes out. Max Case flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Welch walks. Rex Ripley flies out to the left fielder. Andy Collins singles to left field. Joe Welch advances to third on the hit. Tom Karkovice singles to center field. Joe Welch scores. Andy Collins advances to third on the hit. Jim Leyritz strikes out. Tim Barkley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dal Colbrunn doubles to center field. John Vail singles to right field. Dal Colbrunn scores. RJ Reynolds grounds into a force play to the pitcher. John Vail is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ed Rosario walks. Junior Ortiz walks. Zane Smith grounds out to the shortstop. RJ Reynolds scores. Ed Rosario advances to third on the play. Junior Ortiz advances to second on the play. Emil Kelliher strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Darrell Aragon singles to left field. Darrell Aragon is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Walt Henrich flies out to the right fielder. Luis Leon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Charlie Claire grounds out to the second baseman. Max Case grounds out to the third baseman. Dal Colbrunn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Welch flies out to the center fielder. Rex Ripley walks. Andy Collins singles past the second baseman. Rex Ripley advances to third on the hit. Tom Karkovice flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Rex Ripley is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh John Vail reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Welch. RJ Reynolds strikes out. Ed Rosario flies out to the center fielder. Junior Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jim Leyritz walks. Tim Barkley fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tim Barkley strikes out. Jim Leyritz is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Darrell Aragon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Zane Smith flies out to the center fielder. Emil Kelliher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Claire grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Walt Henrich flies out to the right fielder. Luis Leon walks. Luis Leon steals second. Joe Welch flies out to the right fielder. Rex Ripley walks. Andy Collins flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Max Case pops out to the first baseman. Dal Colbrunn strikes out. John Vail flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Tom Karkovice grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Sumner is pinch hitting for Jim Leyritz. Wally Sumner strikes out. Tim Barkley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh RJ Reynolds grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Rosario walks. Junior Ortiz grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ed Rosario is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dutch Held is pinch hitting for Zane Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dutch Held grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bob Kipper pitching. Darrell Aragon grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Henrich strikes out. Luis Leon walks. Joe Welch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jason Kendall is pinch hitting for Emil Kelliher. Jason Kendall grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Claire grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Max Case grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston George K Mejia enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jason Kendall at CF. Rex Ripley strikes out. Andy Collins doubles past the right fielder. Tom Karkovice strikes out. Wally Sumner singles to center field. Andy Collins scores. Shinji Ota is pinch hitting for Tim Barkley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Shinji Ota walks. Darrell Aragon walks. Walt Henrich flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim King pitching. Dal Colbrunn pops out to the shortstop. John Vail flies out to the left fielder. RJ Reynolds grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Luis Leon doubles to left field. Joe Welch lines out to the second baseman. Rex Ripley flies out to the left fielder. Andy Collins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Ed Rosario flies out to the right fielder. Junior Ortiz pops out to the third baseman. Bob Kipper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Houston Tom Karkovice strikes out. Wally Sumner grounds out to the second baseman. Jim King strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh George K Mejia singles to left field. Charlie Claire strikes out. Max Case pops out to the first baseman. Dal Colbrunn pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Houston Darrell Aragon strikes out. Walt Henrich walks. Luis Leon strikes out. Jim Bibby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Joe Welch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Pittsburgh John Vail is hit by a pitch. RJ Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Ed Rosario singles to left field. Junior Ortiz singles to right field. John Vail scores. Houston total runners left on base: 11 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ben Castillo did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Silverio improves in range Jack Silverio improves in speed Harry Hackman improves in speed
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ed Breeding improves in arm Richie Zisk did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ed Breeding did not respond to coaching in speed Gary Green improves in power_vs_righty Richie Zisk did not respond to coaching in 3B