Win: Walter Smith (12-6) Loss: Merv Jackson (13-7)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Merv Jackson pitching. Paul Grove pops out to the second baseman. Kevin Porter walks. Tom Shoffner grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kevin Porter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Virgil French flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Walter Smith pitching. Chris Malloy flies out to the center fielder. Jason Shaw walks. Brad Stivetts flies out to the center fielder. Jason Shaw steals second. Dave Cormier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Darryl Griffey grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Ventura strikes out. Terry Bruner walks. Doug Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Kazuya Ogo hits a home run. Bill Colbert singles to right field. Fred Beck flies out to the left fielder. Merv Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Walter Smith strikes out. Paul Grove walks. Kevin Porter grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Grove advances to second on the play. Tom Shoffner singles to center field. Paul Grove scores. Virgil French grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Chris Malloy grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Shaw doubles to right field. Brad Stivetts lines out to the second baseman. Dave Cormier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Darryl Griffey strikes out. Walt Ventura strikes out. Terry Bruner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Butler singles past the first baseman. Joe Butler steals second. Kazuya Ogo flies out to the right fielder. Bill Colbert strikes out. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Fred Beck flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Doug Jordan flies out to the right fielder. Walter Smith strikes out. Paul Grove doubles to center field. Kevin Porter triples. Paul Grove scores. Tom Shoffner walks. Virgil French singles to center field. Kevin Porter scores. Darryl Griffey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Merv Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Chris Malloy pops out to the catcher. Jason Shaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Walt Ventura flies out to the left fielder. Terry Bruner grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Doug Jordan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Brad Stivetts flies out to the right fielder. Dave Cormier singles to center field. Dave Cormier steals second. Joe Butler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Cormier advances to third on the play. Kazuya Ogo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Walter Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Grove doubles past the third baseman. Kevin Porter singles to left field. Paul Grove scores. Tom Shoffner hits a home run. Kevin Porter scores. Virgil French flies out to the center fielder. Darryl Griffey pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Harold Gubanich enters the game as a defensive replacement for Terry Bruner at 1B. Bill Colbert pops out to the third baseman. Fred Beck grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Merv Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Walt Ventura is hit by a pitch. Harold Gubanich strikes out. Doug Jordan strikes out. Simmy Brown is pinch hitting for Walter Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Simmy Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Aurelio Borbon pitching. Chris Malloy strikes out. Jason Shaw grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Bressler is pinch hitting for Brad Stivetts. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Bressler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Paul Grove flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Porter walks. Kevin Porter steals second. Tom Shoffner triples. Kevin Porter scores. Ed Nixon is pinch hitting for Virgil French. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nixon grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tom Shoffner scores. Andrew Higgins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). George Schorr is pinch hitting for Darryl Griffey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Schorr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Dave Cormier strikes out. Joe Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Kazuya Ogo pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Houston total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Paul Grove 2 (31).3B - Kevin Porter (1), Tom Shoffner (5).HR - Tom Shoffner (25).HBP - Walt Ventura (3). Baserunning: SB - Kevin Porter (16).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Welch improves in contact_vs_righty Homer Dayley did not respond to coaching in control Gary Holmes improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Randy Wiley did not respond to coaching in 2B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Gossage did not respond to coaching in speed Taylor Holm did not respond to coaching in control Steve Hickey improves in control Garvin Rain improves in speed