Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Larry Stires pitching. Paul Grove flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Porter flies out to the right fielder. Tom Shoffner walks. Darryl Griffey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Bobby Wicker pitching. Bill Herbert flies out to the left fielder. Jason Shaw flies out to the center fielder. Gary Bressler walks. Dave Cormier singles to right field. Gary Bressler advances to third on the hit. Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Simmy Brown grounds out to the shortstop. George Schorr grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Bruner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bill Colbert singles to center field. Bill Colbert steals second. Fred Beck walks. Scott Archer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bill Colbert advances to third on the play. Fred Beck advances to second on the play. Larry Stires grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Colbert scores. Fred Beck advances to third on the play. Bill Herbert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Doug Jordan singles to right field. Bobby Wicker lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Paul Grove singles to center field. Doug Jordan scores. Paul Grove steals second. Kevin Porter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Paul Grove advances to third on the play. Tom Shoffner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Jason Shaw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Bressler grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Cormier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Darryl Griffey strikes out. Simmy Brown flies out to the center fielder. George Schorr singles to left field. Terry Bruner walks. Doug Jordan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Terry Bruner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Guillermo Avalos flies out to the left fielder. Bill Colbert grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bobby Wicker grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Grove grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Porter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Scott Archer grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Stires strikes out. Bill Herbert singles to center field. Jason Shaw grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tom Shoffner grounds out to the pitcher. Darryl Griffey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Simmy Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Gary Bressler grounds out to the third baseman. Tyson Crisp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dave Cormier pops out to the catcher. Guillermo Avalos singles to right field. Bill Colbert singles to left field. Fred Beck flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh George Schorr pops out to the second baseman. Terry Bruner lines out to the third baseman. Ralph Hamlin is pinch hitting for Doug Jordan. Ralph Hamlin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Cliff Tompkins enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ralph Hamlin at C. Scott Archer flies out to the right fielder. Larry Stires strikes out. Bill Herbert walks. Jason Shaw flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Virgil French is pinch hitting for Tyson Crisp. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Virgil French pops out to the first baseman. Paul Grove grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Porter grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Manny Smith pitching. Gary Bressler flies out to the center fielder. Dave Cormier pops out to the catcher. Guillermo Avalos pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tom Shoffner hits a home run. Darryl Griffey singles to right field. Simmy Brown flies out to the center fielder. George Schorr singles to right field. Darryl Griffey advances to third on the hit. Ad Harkness 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 2nd. Terry Bruner strikes out. Cliff Tompkins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Bill Colbert reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kevin Porter. Chris Malloy is pinch running for Bill Colbert on 2nd base. Fred Beck reached on a fielding error by Paul Grove. The defense is playing the infield in. Hector Hartgraves is pinch running for Fred Beck on 1st base. Scott Archer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hector Hartgraves advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Kazuya Ogo is pinch hitting for Ad Harkness. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kazuya Ogo lines out to the third baseman. Bill Herbert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Houston total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Hector Hartgraves is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Blackwell improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Carman improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Carman improves in contact_vs_righty Gordie Johnson improves in power_vs_righty Randy Wiley did not respond to coaching in 2B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ricky Dillard did not respond to coaching in range Taylor Holm improves in control Ricky Dillard improves in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.