Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Merv Jackson pitching. Paul Grove singles to center field. Kevin Porter grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Tom Shoffner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Bobby Wicker pitching. Jason Shaw strikes out. Dave Cormier flies out to the center fielder. Guillermo Avalos hits a home run. Kazuya Ogo walks. Brad Stivetts grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Virgil French strikes out. Ralph Hamlin grounds out to the shortstop. Darryl Griffey singles to left field. Walt Ventura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bill Colbert strikes out. Fred Beck strikes out. Joe Butler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Doug Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Wicker flies out to the center fielder. Paul Grove walks. Kevin Porter grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paul Grove is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Merv Jackson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jason Shaw walks. Dave Cormier singles to right field. Guillermo Avalos pops out to the second baseman. Kazuya Ogo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tom Shoffner strikes out. Virgil French singles to center field. Ralph Hamlin flies out to the center fielder. Darryl Griffey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Brad Stivetts flies out to the right fielder. Bill Colbert grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Walt Ventura strikes out. Doug Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Wicker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Butler strikes out. Merv Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Jason Shaw grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Paul Grove grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kevin Porter strikes out. Tom Shoffner pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Dave Cormier strikes out. Guillermo Avalos flies out to the center fielder. Tyson Crisp 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. Kazuya Ogo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Virgil French grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Hamlin grounds out to the shortstop. Darryl Griffey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Brad Stivetts singles to center field. Brad Stivetts steals second. Bill Colbert triples. Brad Stivetts scores. Fred Beck grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Colbert scores. Merv Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Walt Ventura flies out to the right fielder. Doug Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Harold Gubanich is pinch hitting for Tyson Crisp. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harold Gubanich walks. Paul Grove grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Harold Gubanich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Mike Eisenhart pitching. Jason Shaw strikes out. Dave Cormier singles to center field. Guillermo Avalos doubles to center field. Dave Cormier is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Kazuya Ogo singles to center field. Guillermo Avalos scores. Gary Bressler is pinch hitting for Brad Stivetts. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Bressler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Kevin Porter grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Shoffner walks. Virgil French flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Hamlin grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom Shoffner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 4
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gary Holmes improves in contact_vs_righty Gary Holmes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Randy Wiley improves in contact_vs_righty Randy Wiley improves in arm Steve Blackwell 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 speed Ricky Dillard did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dan Jones did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Garvin Rain improves in range Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B