Win: Hendrix Peralta (7-1) Loss: Joe Murphy (3-6)
Save: Herb Naulty (4)
Inning: 1 Houston Hendrix Peralta pitching. Fresco Knisely grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Ryan strikes out. Steve Pirtle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Joe Murphy pitching. Phoenix Sandoval doubles to right field. Will Cerutti grounds out to the second baseman. Phoenix Sandoval advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Rich Faedo grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Leo Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Smith pops out to the second baseman. Carl Lloyd grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ken Sherrill pops out to the catcher. Billy Madison pops out to the second baseman. Nolan Arenado walks. Lou Snyder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Mike Scharein strikes out. Larry Macha walks. Joe Murphy fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Murphy flies out to the center fielder. Fresco Knisely pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Hendrix Peralta strikes out. Phoenix Sandoval grounds out to the second baseman. Will Cerutti flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Tom Ryan strikes out. Steve Pirtle strikes out. Leo Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Rich Faedo flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Morrison singles to center field. Ken Sherrill walks. Billy Madison walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Nolan Arenado grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Bobby Morrison is out at home. Lou Snyder strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Houston Gary Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Lloyd singles to right field. Mike Scharein singles to right field. Larry Macha grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Hendrix Peralta flies out to the center fielder. Phoenix Sandoval grounds out to the third baseman. Will Cerutti walks. Will Cerutti is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Murphy flies out to the left fielder. Fresco Knisely grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Rich Faedo hits a home run. Bobby Morrison flies out to the left fielder. Ken Sherrill singles to left field. Billy Madison flies out to the left fielder. Nolan Arenado grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ken Sherrill is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Steve Pirtle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leo Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Smith walks. Carl Lloyd singles to left field. Gary Smith advances to third on the hit. Mike Scharein flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Lou Snyder grounds out to the second baseman. Hendrix Peralta grounds out to the second baseman. Phoenix Sandoval walks. Will Cerutti grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Larry Macha strikes out. George Foster is pinch hitting for Joe Murphy. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. George Foster strikes out. Fresco Knisely strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Joe Price pitching. Rich Faedo grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Morrison pops out to the pitcher. Ken Sherrill hits a home run. Billy Madison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Masanori Maruyama enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lou Snyder at LF. Tom Ryan singles to right field. Herb Naulty 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 1st. Steve Pirtle grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Ryan advances to second on the play. Leo Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Ryan advances to third on the play. Gary Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 5 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Wyatt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tony Gabler did not respond to coaching in control Ed Horlen did not respond to coaching in control Spud Lodigiani did not respond to coaching in arm
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Duane Grove improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Corbin improves in power_vs_righty Bob Anderson improves in arm Ryan Janvrin did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Shields did not respond to coaching in RF