Win: George Hook (5-2) Loss: Yoilan Garcia (1-6)
Save: James Arnold (9)
Inning: 1 Houston Yoilan Garcia pitching. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Alvarado triples. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh George Hook pitching. Randy Tolson flies out to the center fielder. Art Cooper strikes out. Lou Anderson reached on a fielding error by Bud Siever. Ray Stoops lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Pearce flies out to the center fielder. Pete Valdez doubles to left field. Bud Siever walks. Harland Lockhart grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Hank Stynes flies out to the left fielder. Gene Doljack strikes out. Firpo Arias doubles to center field. Ed Landau singles to right field. Yoilan Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston George Hook flies out to the center fielder. Greg Spongberg singles to center field. Joe Ganzel grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Greg Spongberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jerry Alvarado walks. Pi Ortiz singles to left field. Joe Ganzel scores. Jerry Alvarado advances to third on the hit. Pi Ortiz steals second. Joe Pearce grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Randy Tolson strikes out. Art Cooper pops out to the shortstop. Lou Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Pete Valdez singles to center field. Pete Valdez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bud Siever singles to right field. Harland Lockhart singles to center field. George Hook fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Hook strikes out. Greg Spongberg singles to center field. Joe Ganzel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ray Stoops strikes out. Hank Stynes singles to right field. Gene Doljack singles past the shortstop. Firpo Arias grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the second baseman. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Joe Pearce grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ed Landau grounds out to the pitcher. Yoilan Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Tolson singles to right field. Art Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Pete Valdez grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Siever singles to left field. Harland Lockhart grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Lou Anderson singles to left field. Ray Stoops pops out to the second baseman. Hank Stynes singles to left field. Gene Doljack grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hank Stynes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Firpo Arias singles to left field. Lou Anderson scores. Ed Landau grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gene Doljack is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston George Hook grounds out to the third baseman. Greg Spongberg singles to left field. Joe Ganzel walks. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Spongberg advances to third on the play. Joe Ganzel advances to second on the play. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Yoilan Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Tolson strikes out. Art Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Pearce strikes out. Pete Valdez walks. Bud Siever strikes out. Harland Lockhart walks. Fred McCardell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Witt is pinch hitting for George Hook. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Witt singles to right field. Pete Valdez scores. Harland Lockhart advances to third on the hit. Jim Witt steals second. Greg Spongberg is hit by a pitch. Joe Ganzel singles to left field. Harland Lockhart scores. Jim Witt scores. Greg Spongberg advances to third on the hit. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh James Arnold pitching. Lou Anderson doubles to center field. Ray Stoops grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Stynes grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Doljack grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia flies out to the right fielder. John Marshall is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Marshall singles to right field. Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel grounds out to the pitcher. John Marshall advances to second on the play. Len Pfiester comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Siever grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Firpo Arias lines out to the second baseman. Ed Landau grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Mahaffey is pinch hitting for Len Pfiester. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jake Mahaffey singles past the second baseman. Randy Tolson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jake Mahaffey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 12 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sailor Moran did not respond to coaching in speed Sailor Moran improves in speed Sailor Moran did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Howie McCarthy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hal Matos did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Potter improves in arm Chris Taylor did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rich Gonzales improves in contact_vs_lefty