Win: Takashi Kawana (2-1) Loss: Jeff Fittery (0-3)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Shiro Yamauchi pitching. Doug Whitfield flies out to the left fielder. Steve Thiel grounds out to the second baseman. George Frisbee singles to right field. Hiroaki Yamada strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Crash Shaw pitching. Emmett St.Claire grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Gagliano strikes out. Nate Carroll walks. Jim Tietje flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tom Piechota flies out to the left fielder. Bob Gross flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Cullen pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jerry Smith singles past the second baseman. Silver Nicholson walks. Andy Drews walks. Steve Necciai singles to left field. Jerry Smith scores. Shiro Yamauchi strikes out. Emmett St.Claire strikes out. Ed Gagliano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Pete Emmer walks. Crash Shaw lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Doug Whitfield flies out to the center fielder. Steve Thiel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Nate Carroll strikes out. Jim Tietje singles past the shortstop. Jerry Smith grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Tietje advances to second on the play. Silver Nicholson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh George Frisbee walks. Hiroaki Yamada singles to center field. Tom Piechota flies out to the center fielder. Bob Gross grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hiroaki Yamada is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jeff Cullen singles to center field. George Frisbee scores. Pete Emmer singles to right field. Bob Gross scores. Jeff Cullen advances to third on the hit. Crash Shaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Andy Drews pops out to the shortstop. Steve Necciai walks. Steve Necciai steals second. Shiro Yamauchi singles to left field. Steve Necciai scores. Emmett St.Claire doubles to right field. Shiro Yamauchi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Gagliano flies out to the left fielder. Nate Carroll flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Doug Whitfield flies out to the center fielder. Steve Thiel walks. Steve Thiel steals second. George Frisbee strikes out. Hiroaki Yamada strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jim Tietje pops out to the shortstop. Jerry Smith strikes out. Silver Nicholson singles to center field. Andy Drews grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tom Piechota lines out to the pitcher. Bob Gross doubles to right field. Jeff Cullen grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Emmer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Steve Necciai singles to right field. Shiro Yamauchi lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Emmett St.Claire grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Gagliano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Steve Davis is pinch hitting for Crash Shaw. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Steve Davis singles to left field. Doug Whitfield singles to right field. Steve Thiel flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! George Frisbee flies out to the center fielder. Hiroaki Yamada lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Charlie Kemmer pitching. Nate Carroll flies out to the left fielder. Jim Tietje grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Smith lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tom Piechota doubles to center field. Bob Gross flies out to the left fielder. Jeffrey White 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. Jeff Cullen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Piechota advances to third on the play. Pete Emmer singles to center field. Tom Piechota scores. Otto Buice is pinch hitting for Charlie Kemmer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Otto Buice doubles to left field. Pete Emmer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Oscar Curtis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Whitfield lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bill Brown pitching. Silver Nicholson walks. Pinky Christensen is pinch hitting for Andy Drews. Pinky Christensen reached on a fielding error by Pete Emmer. Steve Necciai lines out to the shortstop. Vernon Irwin is pinch hitting for Oscar Curtis. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Vernon Irwin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Silver Nicholson advances to third on the play. Pinky Christensen advances to second on the play. Emmett St.Claire flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Takashi Kawana pitching. Jack Hooper enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pinky Christensen at LF. Steve Thiel doubles to center field. George Frisbee strikes out. Hiroaki Yamada flies out to the center fielder. Tom Piechota flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jeff Fittery comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Gagliano walks. Nate Carroll grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ed Gagliano advances to second on the play. Jim Tietje grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Gagliano advances to third on the play. Jerry Smith walks. Silver Nicholson hits a home run. Ed Gagliano scores. Jerry Smith scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 10 Houston total runners left on base: 10
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Monty Mullin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lefty Williams did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Vito Batton did not respond to coaching in velocity Adrian Troedson did not respond to coaching in control
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Alex Sharon did not respond to coaching in velocity Rene Rumler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ken Buchanan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bruce Jones did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty