Inning: 1 Houston Morrie Bay pitching. Lafayette Melvin lines out to the second baseman. Brian Gumbert flies out to the center fielder. Ty Sanders walks. Otis Velez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Luis Hulen pitching. Jim Maddox pops out to the third baseman. Kevin Verbanic flies out to the left fielder. Gabe Melendez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jim Strain flies out to the left fielder. Ken Munoz walks. Jim Feller walks. Ed Eisenreich strikes out. Luis Hulen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Mike Stoneham grounds out to the shortstop. Aiden Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Jim Greer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Lafayette Melvin grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Brian Gumbert singles to right field. Brian Gumbert steals second. Brian Gumbert steals third. Ty Sanders flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Brian Gumbert scores. Otis Velez hits a home run. Jim Strain singles to center field. Ken Munoz singles to center field. Jim Strain advances to third on the hit. Jim Feller grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Al Boucher singles to right field. Al Boucher steals second. Otie Zinn grounds out to the shortstop. Morrie Bay strikes out. Jim Maddox reached on a fielding error by Jim Strain. Kevin Verbanic pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Ed Eisenreich flies out to the center fielder. Luis Hulen strikes out. Lafayette Melvin walks. Lafayette Melvin steals second. Brian Gumbert singles to left field. Lafayette Melvin scores. Ty Sanders grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Brian Gumbert is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Gabe Melendez singles to center field. Mike Stoneham strikes out. Gabe Melendez steals second. Aiden Garcia doubles to left field. Gabe Melendez scores. Jim Greer flies out to the center fielder. Al Boucher lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Otis Velez walks. Jim Strain flies out to the center fielder. Ken Munoz singles to right field. Jim Feller doubles to right field. Otis Velez scores. Ken Munoz scores. Sid Mota comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Eisenreich hits a home run. Jim Feller scores. Luis Hulen grounds out to the third baseman. Lafayette Melvin doubles to right field. Brian Gumbert grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Otie Zinn grounds out to the third baseman. Marty Wilke is pinch hitting for Sid Mota. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Marty Wilke lines out to the third baseman. Jim Maddox walks. Kevin Verbanic walks. Gabe Melendez doubles to left field. Jim Maddox scores. Mike Stoneham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Webb Ignasiak pitching. Ty Sanders pops out to the first baseman. Otis Velez walks. Jim Strain strikes out. Ken Munoz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Otis Velez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Aiden Garcia walks. Jim Greer strikes out. Al Boucher flies out to the center fielder. Otie Zinn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Jim Feller flies out to the center fielder. Ed Eisenreich strikes out. Hajime Negoro is pinch hitting for Luis Hulen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hajime Negoro walks. Lafayette Melvin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hajime Negoro is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Dale Vitelli pitching. Bob Beck is pinch hitting for Webb Ignasiak. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Bob Beck singles to right field. Jim Maddox flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Verbanic grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Charlie Irwin pitching. Brian Gumbert singles to right field. Ty Sanders triples. Brian Gumbert scores. Otis Velez doubles to center field. Ty Sanders scores. Jim Strain singles to right field. Otis Velez scores. Jim Strain steals second. Ken Munoz pops out to the first baseman. Dave Cage is pinch hitting for Jim Feller. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Cage grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Strain advances to third on the play. Ed Eisenreich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Gabe Melendez singles to left field. Gabe Melendez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Stoneham strikes out. Aiden Garcia reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dale Vitelli. Jim Greer pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Mamoru Yamashita is pinch hitting for Dale Vitelli. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mamoru Yamashita singles to left field. Lafayette Melvin grounds out to the third baseman. Mamoru Yamashita advances to second on the play. Brian Gumbert strikes out. Ty Sanders strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Vance Hendryx pitching. Al Boucher singles past the shortstop. Otie Zinn pops out to the second baseman. Mike Niggeling is pinch hitting for Charlie Irwin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Niggeling flies out to the left fielder. Al Boucher steals second. Jim Maddox flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 11 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jorge Loiselle did not respond to coaching in control Chet Brinkley did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Littlefield did not respond to coaching in control Jorge Loiselle improves in control
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Buddy Hardy did not respond to coaching in velocity Rudy Gladden did not respond to coaching in endurance Scott Barnowski improves in contact_vs_lefty Scott Barnowski did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Alston did not respond to coaching in 1B