Win: Greg Stumpf (8-14) Loss: Frank Lee (9-9)
Save: Bill Wayne (24)
Inning: 1 Houston Frank Lee pitching. Babe Miller grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Francona hits a home run. Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Greg Stumpf pitching. Ken Kavanagh singles to left field. Kirk Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Leo Regan singles to left field. Ken Kavanagh advances to third on the hit. Mike Textor flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ken Kavanagh scores. Jason Bruton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Adolfo Marrero walks. Stan Jordan singles to center field. Tracy Melter flies out to the right fielder. Tim Lauder reached on a fielding error by Leo Regan. Greg Stumpf lines out to the pitcher. Babe Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jim Gedeon grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Berry flies out to the center fielder. Law Green strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston John Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Francona grounds out to the third baseman. Hiromori Miyade flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Frank Lee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Kavanagh flies out to the left fielder. Kirk Daniels flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Adolfo Marrero grounds out to the pitcher. Stan Jordan lines out to the second baseman. Tracy Melter singles to left field. Tim Lauder grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Leo Regan singles to center field. Mike Textor flies out to the left fielder. Leo Regan steals second. Jason Bruton grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Regan advances to third on the play. Jim Gedeon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Greg Stumpf strikes out. Babe Miller grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! John Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bill Berry grounds out to the shortstop. Law Green singles to center field. Frank Lee lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ken Kavanagh singles to left field. Law Green scores. Kirk Daniels grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ken Kavanagh is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Jack Francona grounds out to the shortstop. Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the second baseman. Adolfo Marrero grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Leo Regan strikes out. Mike Textor grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Bruton singles to center field. Jason Bruton steals second. Jim Gedeon pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Stan Jordan triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Tracy Melter doubles to center field. Stan Jordan scores. Tim Lauder pops out to the second baseman. Ed Garbey is pinch hitting for Greg Stumpf. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ed Garbey singles to right field. Tracy Melter scores. Babe Miller grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ed Garbey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joji Aoyama pitching. Bill Berry flies out to the right fielder. Law Green singles to right field. Rob Heath is pinch hitting for Frank Lee. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Rob Heath strikes out. Ken Kavanagh pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Beauty Marsans pitching. Jack Francona strikes out. Hiromori Miyade flies out to the right fielder. Adolfo Marrero singles in front of the right fielder. Stan Jordan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Kirk Daniels grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Regan flies out to the right fielder. Mike Textor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Tracy Melter flies out to the left fielder. Tim Lauder pops out to the third baseman. Bert Taylor is pinch hitting for Joji Aoyama. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bert Taylor pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bill Wayne pitching. Jason Bruton reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jack Francona. Jim Gedeon pops out to the second baseman. Bill Berry strikes out. Law Green grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Effie Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Steve Woodward did not respond to coaching in control Sam Jordan improves in power_vs_righty Sam Jordan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rip Henninger improves in range Yoshinori Kawagoe improves in contact_vs_righty John Helms did not respond to coaching in RF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George David improves in contact_vs_righty Jason Palmquist improves in range Firpo McLean did not respond to coaching in endurance Firpo McLean did not respond to coaching in endurance Maikel Castro did not respond to coaching in velocity Maikel Castro did not respond to coaching in endurance