Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Abe Maurer pitching. Jim Maddox walks. Jim Maddox is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kevin Verbanic grounds out to the second baseman. Gabe Melendez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Bob Powell pitching. Duane Eaves singles to left field. Ty Sanders walks. Kimmy Granger strikes out. Eli Brown singles to center field. Duane Eaves is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Ty Sanders advances to third on the play. Jim Strain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Mike Stoneham flies out to the left fielder. Dana Lyle strikes out. Aiden Garcia singles to right field. Jim Greer singles to right field. Aiden Garcia advances to third on the hit. Henry Okrie singles to center field. Aiden Garcia scores. Jim Greer advances to third on the hit. Bob Powell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Rob Podres walks. John Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rob Podres advances to second on the play. Walter Herr strikes out. Abe Maurer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jim Maddox grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Verbanic pops out to the third baseman. Gabe Melendez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Duane Eaves doubles to right field. Ty Sanders singles to center field. Duane Eaves scores. Kimmy Granger strikes out. Eli Brown singles to center field. Ty Sanders is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Jim Strain grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Mike Stoneham flies out to the right fielder. Dana Lyle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Aiden Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Rob Podres singles to right field. John Perez singles to center field. Rob Podres advances to third on the hit. Walter Herr grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Rob Podres scores. Abe Maurer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jim Greer grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Henry Okrie flies out to the center fielder. Bob Powell doubles past the center fielder. Jim Maddox pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Duane Eaves grounds out to the third baseman. Ty Sanders walks. Kimmy Granger flies out to the right fielder. Eli Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Kevin Verbanic walks. Gabe Melendez strikes out. Kevin Verbanic is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Stoneham hits a home run. Dana Lyle singles to right field. Aiden Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Jim Strain flies out to the right fielder. Rob Podres strikes out. John Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Greer walks. Henry Okrie grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Greer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Powell pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Jim Maddox grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Walter Herr flies out to the right fielder. Mamoru Yamashita is pinch hitting for Abe Maurer. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mamoru Yamashita singles to center field. Duane Eaves singles to center field. Mamoru Yamashita advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Bob Rowe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Duane Eaves steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Ty Sanders grounds out to the shortstop. Kimmy Granger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dale Vitelli pitching. Kevin Verbanic walks. Gabe Melendez strikes out. Mike Stoneham walks. Dana Lyle grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Eli Brown singles to left field. Jim Strain strikes out. Eli Brown steals second. Rob Podres pops out to the second baseman. John Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Aiden Garcia walks. Jim Greer grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Aiden Garcia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Fritz Mullen is pinch running for Jim Greer on 1st base. Henry Okrie pops out to the third baseman. Otie Zinn is pinch hitting for Bob Rowe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Otie Zinn pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Ruben Zdeb pitching. Bob Beck enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fritz Mullen at 3B. Walter Herr grounds out to the third baseman. Lafayette Melvin is pinch hitting for Dale Vitelli. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Lafayette Melvin grounds out to the shortstop. Duane Eaves grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Vance Hendryx pitching. Jim Maddox grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Verbanic grounds out to the second baseman. Gabe Melendez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Ty Sanders strikes out. Kimmy Granger grounds out to the second baseman. Eli Brown lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Mike Stoneham flies out to the right fielder. Dana Lyle singles to center field. Aiden Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Dana Lyle advances to second on the play. Bob Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Houston Jim Strain flies out to the right fielder. Rob Podres grounds out to the third baseman. John Perez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Pittsburgh Henry Okrie strikes out. Ruben Zdeb strikes out. Jim Maddox walks. Kevin Verbanic grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Maddox is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Houston Walter Herr grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Volpe is pinch hitting for Vance Hendryx. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jerry Volpe singles to center field. Duane Eaves flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Ty Sanders grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Pittsburgh Amby Fette pitching. Gabe Melendez flies out to the center fielder. Mike Stoneham hits an infield single to the shortstop. Mike Stoneham is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dana Lyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Houston Charlie Irwin 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. Kimmy Granger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eli Brown reached on a fielding error by Gabe Melendez. Jim Strain flies out to the right fielder. Rob Podres singles to right field. Eli Brown is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Pittsburgh Aiden Garcia reached on a fielding error by Duane Eaves. Aiden Garcia is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Beck grounds out to the second baseman. Henry Okrie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Houston John Perez strikes out. Walter Herr strikes out. Brian Gumbert is pinch hitting for Amby Fette. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Brian Gumbert triples. Duane Eaves strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 15 Pittsburgh Rico Spence pitching. Charlie Irwin strikes out. Jim Maddox hits a home run. Kevin Verbanic doubles past the center fielder. Gabe Melendez pops out to the third baseman. Mike Stoneham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 15 Houston Ty Sanders grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kimmy Granger flies out to the right fielder. Eli Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10 Houston total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Kevin Verbanic (6), Bob Powell (1).HR - Jim Maddox (4), Mike Stoneham (6).GIDP - Dana Lyle. Baserunning: CS - Jim Maddox (3), Kevin Verbanic (3), Mike Stoneham (2), Aiden Garcia (1). Fielding: E - Gabe Melendez.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jakie Graham improves in range Jimmy Faul improves in power_vs_lefty Kevin Harris improves in power_vs_righty Mike Salkeld did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Leo Tatum improves in contact_vs_righty Tommy Kelleher did not respond to coaching in arm Fernando Root did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Stargell did not respond to coaching in velocity