Inning: 1 Houston Paul Nops pitching. Dave Cage grounds out to the second baseman. Ty Sanders flies out to the right fielder. Hajime Negoro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Willie Hack pitching. Jim Maddox strikes out. Kevin Verbanic singles to left field. Kevin Verbanic is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gabe Melendez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jim Strain strikes out. Don Foulke walks. Ken Munoz hits a home run. Don Foulke scores. Brian Gumbert flies out to the left fielder. Ed Eisenreich walks. Willie Hack grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Eisenreich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Mike Stoneham grounds out to the shortstop. Dana Lyle is hit by a pitch. Aiden Garcia grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Dave Cage flies out to the right fielder. Ty Sanders grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hajime Negoro doubles to center field. Jim Strain grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jim Greer strikes out. Al Boucher strikes out. Paul Nops grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Don Foulke flies out to the left fielder. Ken Munoz singles to right field. Brian Gumbert pops out to the shortstop. Ed Eisenreich singles to right field. Willie Hack singles past the third baseman. Ken Munoz scores. Ed Eisenreich advances to third on the hit. Dave Cage grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jim Maddox flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Verbanic strikes out. Gabe Melendez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ty Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Hajime Negoro flies out to the right fielder. Jim Strain singles to center field. Jim Strain steals second. Don Foulke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Mike Stoneham walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Dana Lyle doubles to center field. Mike Stoneham scores. Aiden Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Greer grounds out to the shortstop. Al Boucher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Ken Munoz strikes out. Brian Gumbert strikes out. Ed Eisenreich lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Paul Nops pops out to the shortstop. Jim Maddox flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Verbanic strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Willie Hack walks. Dave Cage grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Willie Hack is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ty Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Cage advances to second on the play. Hajime Negoro doubles to center field. Dave Cage scores. Jim Strain flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Feller enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ken Munoz at 1B. Otis Velez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Eisenreich at 2B. Gabe Melendez walks. Gabe Melendez steals second. Mike Stoneham grounds out to the third baseman. Dana Lyle triples. Gabe Melendez scores. Aiden Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Greer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Don Foulke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Feller singles to left field. Brian Gumbert flies out to the left fielder. Otis Velez walks. Mamoru Yamashita is pinch hitting for Willie Hack. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mamoru Yamashita flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dale Vitelli pitching. Al Boucher walks. Otie Zinn is pinch hitting for Paul Nops. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Al Boucher is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Otie Zinn singles to center field. Jim Maddox singles to center field. Otie Zinn advances to third on the hit. Jim Maddox steals second. Kevin Verbanic singles to right field. Otie Zinn scores. Jim Maddox scores. Keishi Kita comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gabe Melendez flies out to the right fielder. Mike Stoneham lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Ruben Zdeb pitching. Dave Cage grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ty Sanders singles to left field. Hajime Negoro strikes out. Jim Strain walks. Don Foulke grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Dana Lyle singles to center field. Aiden Garcia pops out to the shortstop. Dana Lyle steals second. Passed ball. Dana Lyle advances to third. The defense is playing the infield in. Jim Greer grounds out to the third baseman. Al Boucher singles to right field. Dana Lyle scores. Houston total runners left on base: 10 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 3
Batting:2B - Dana Lyle (6).3B - Dana Lyle (2).GIDP - Aiden Garcia.HBP - Dana Lyle (1). Baserunning: SB - Jim Maddox (14), Gabe Melendez (8), Dana Lyle (8).CS - Kevin Verbanic (3), Al Boucher (3).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rico Spence did not respond to coaching in velocity Hack Wheeler did not respond to coaching in velocity Chet Brinkley did not respond to coaching in control Leo Tatum did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Scott Barnowski improves in range Red Smith improves in control Kevin Harris did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Alston improves in arm Joe Alston did not respond to coaching in 1B