Win: Ryan Usher (7-12) Loss: Aurelio Borbon (5-1)
Save: Jim Ohman (1)
Inning: 1 Houston Cowboy Hernandez pitching. Bill Herbert singles to left field. Bill Herbert steals second. Jason Shaw singles to left field. Bill Herbert scores. Dick Simpson strikes out. Jason Shaw steals second. Gary Bressler grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Butler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ryan Usher pitching. Paul Grove strikes out. Kevin Porter flies out to the right fielder. Tom Shoffner pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Guillermo Avalos doubles to right field. Bill Colbert singles to left field. Guillermo Avalos scores. Fred Beck singles to center field. Ryan Usher pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Bill Herbert strikes out. Jason Shaw grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Virgil French pops out to the third baseman. Darryl Griffey strikes out. Walt Ventura singles to left field. Walt Ventura steals second. Terry Bruner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Dick Simpson flies out to the center fielder. Gary Bressler strikes out. Joe Butler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Doug Jordan singles to right field. Cowboy Hernandez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Paul Grove grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Porter singles to left field. Doug Jordan scores. Tom Shoffner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Guillermo Avalos strikes out. Bill Colbert singles to center field. Fred Beck strikes out. Ryan Usher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Virgil French grounds out to the third baseman. Darryl Griffey hits a home run. Walt Ventura grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Bruner reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Colbert. Doug Jordan singles to center field. Terry Bruner scores. Cowboy Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bill Herbert grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Shaw flies out to the right fielder. Dick Simpson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Paul Grove grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Porter flies out to the left fielder. Tom Shoffner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Gary Bressler grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Butler singles past the second baseman. Guillermo Avalos grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Butler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Colbert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Virgil French grounds out to the third baseman. Darryl Griffey singles to center field. Walt Ventura grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Darryl Griffey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Terry Bruner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Fred Beck grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ryan Usher strikes out. Bill Herbert walks. Jason Shaw lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Doug Jordan pops out to the third baseman. Harold Gubanich is pinch hitting for Cowboy Hernandez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Harold Gubanich strikes out. Paul Grove grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Aurelio Borbon pitching. Dick Simpson singles to right field. Gary Bressler pops out to the first baseman. Joe Butler grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Dick Simpson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Guillermo Avalos singles to center field. Bill Colbert doubles to right field. Joe Butler scores. Fred Beck doubles to right field. Guillermo Avalos scores. Bill Colbert scores. Ed Wegman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ryan Usher pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Scott Archer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jason Shaw at RF. Hector Hartgraves enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred Beck at 3B. Kevin Porter singles to left field. Tom Shoffner singles to right field. Jim Ohman 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. Virgil French strikes out. Darryl Griffey grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tom Shoffner is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Darryl Griffey is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Bill Herbert pops out to the third baseman. Scott Archer strikes out. Dick Simpson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Walt Ventura hits a home run. Terry Bruner singles to left field. Doug Jordan strikes out. Simmy Brown is pinch hitting for Ed Wegman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Simmy Brown strikes out. Paul Grove walks. Kevin Porter grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Paul Grove is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Guillermo Avalos (12), Bill Colbert (10), Fred Beck (11). Baserunning: SB - Bill Herbert (20), Jason Shaw (20). Fielding: E - Bill Colbert.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Babe Patterson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Johnny Gossage did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Al Lopez improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Holman did not respond to coaching in control Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Carman improves in arm Bob Welch improves in arm Leron Thon improves in contact_vs_lefty Gordie Johnson improves in power_vs_righty Joe Carman did not respond to coaching in 3B