Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mike Hopkins pitching. Jim Maddox strikes out. Kevin Verbanic strikes out. Mike Stoneham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Rick Velazquez pitching. Lafayette Melvin grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Gumbert grounds out to the second baseman. Otis Velez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jim Greer walks. Otie Zinn grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Fritz Mullen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jim Strain strikes out. Duane Eaves walks. Duane Eaves steals second. Ken Munoz grounds out to the second baseman. Duane Eaves advances to third on the play. Jim Feller grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bob Beck grounds out to the third baseman. Henry Okrie flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Rick Velazquez lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Dave Cage lines out to the second baseman. Mike Hopkins strikes out. Lafayette Melvin triples. Brian Gumbert singles to right field. Lafayette Melvin scores. Otis Velez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jim Maddox strikes out. Kevin Verbanic reached on a 2-base throwing error by Otis Velez. Mike Stoneham singles to left field. Kevin Verbanic scores. Jim Greer singles to right field. Otie Zinn strikes out. Fritz Mullen singles to left field. Mike Stoneham scores. Jim Greer advances to third on the hit. Bob Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Jim Strain hits a home run. Duane Eaves walks. Ken Munoz strikes out. Jim Feller singles to left field. Dave Cage triples. Duane Eaves scores. Jim Feller scores. Mike Hopkins strikes out. Lafayette Melvin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Henry Okrie grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Velazquez strikes out. Jim Maddox walks. Jim Maddox steals second. Kevin Verbanic singles to right field. Jim Maddox scores. Mike Stoneham walks. Jim Greer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kevin Verbanic is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Brian Gumbert singles to center field. Otis Velez strikes out. Jim Strain grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Gumbert advances to second on the play. Duane Eaves doubles to center field. Brian Gumbert scores. Ken Munoz grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Otie Zinn doubles to right field. Fritz Mullen singles to left field. Otie Zinn scores. Bob Beck grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Henry Okrie walks. Henry Okrie steals second. Mike Niggeling is pinch hitting for Rick Velazquez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mike Niggeling lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Sid Mota pitching. Jim Feller grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Cage singles to left field. Hajime Negoro is pinch hitting for Mike Hopkins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hajime Negoro singles past the second baseman. Dave Cage advances to third on the hit. Lafayette Melvin grounds out to the catcher. Hajime Negoro advances to second on the play. Brian Gumbert grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Dale Vitelli pitching. Don Foulke enters the game as a defensive replacement for Otis Velez at SS. Jerry Volpe enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dave Cage at LF. Jim Maddox singles to left field. Jim Maddox steals second. Kevin Verbanic grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Maddox advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Mike Stoneham strikes out. Jim Greer pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Don Foulke walks. Jim Strain singles to center field. Don Foulke advances to third on the hit. Jim Strain steals second. Duane Eaves pops out to the first baseman. Ken Munoz singles to right field. Don Foulke scores. Jim Feller strikes out. Jerry Volpe walks. 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 grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Vance Hendryx pitching. Otie Zinn flies out to the right fielder. Fritz Mullen walks. Bob Beck grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Lafayette Melvin strikes out. Brian Gumbert singles to right field. Don Foulke pops out to the third baseman. Brian Gumbert steals second. Jim Strain grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Henry Okrie pops out to the first baseman. Dana Lyle is pinch hitting for Sid Mota. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dana Lyle walks. Jim Maddox walks. Kevin Verbanic doubles to right field. Dana Lyle scores. Jim Maddox uses his aggressiveness and scores. Amby Fette comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Stoneham singles to center field. Kevin Verbanic scores. Jim Greer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Ruben Zdeb pitching. Duane Eaves flies out to the center fielder. Ken Munoz strikes out. Jim Feller singles to center field. Jerry Volpe singles to right field. Jim Feller advances to third on the hit. Walter Herr is pinch hitting for Amby Fette. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Walter Herr flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Houston total runners LOB: 12
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Scott Barnowski improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Alston improves in power_vs_righty Shawn Staley improves in contact_vs_lefty Rudy Gladden improves in control Joe Alston did not respond to coaching in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Heinie White did not respond to coaching in velocity Jorge Loiselle did not respond to coaching in velocity Jorge Loiselle did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Littlefield did not respond to coaching in control