Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Alex Lavelle pitching. Chuck Gessler grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Jelic bunts for a base hit. Bill Mason grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Larry Jelic is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bert Rubeling hits a home run. Bill Mason scores. Rich Chlupsa singles to left field. Jim Schattinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Stoney Eaton pitching. Dan Fiore pops out to the third baseman. John Burke strikes out. Kesanori Shinohara flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Arnold Bertrand grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Whitfield flies out to the center fielder. Stoney Eaton singles to right field. Chuck Gessler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Goldman singles to center field. Jim Weaver singles to center field. Bob Goldman advances to third on the hit. Milt Krieg singles to center field. Bob Goldman scores. Jim Weaver aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bobby Medlinger walks. Art Viox walks. Jim Weaver scores. Alex Lavelle singles to center field. Milt Krieg scores. Bobby Medlinger scores. Dan Fiore flies out to the center fielder. John Burke strikes out. Kesanori Shinohara singles past the shortstop. Art Viox is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Larry Jelic flies out to the left fielder. Bill Mason triples. Bert Rubeling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Mason scores. Rich Chlupsa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Bob Goldman singles to right field. Bob Goldman steals second. Jim Weaver strikes out. Milt Krieg grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Goldman advances to third on the play. Bobby Medlinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jim Schattinger flies out to the center fielder. Arnold Bertrand pops out to the shortstop. Phil Whitfield singles to left field. Stoney Eaton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Art Viox grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Lavelle reached on a fielding error by Chuck Gessler. Dan Fiore doubles to left field. Alex Lavelle scores. John Burke walks. Kesanori Shinohara strikes out. Bob Goldman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Chuck Gessler flies out to the center fielder. Larry Jelic grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Mason walks. Bert Rubeling strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jim Weaver walks. Milt Krieg flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Medlinger strikes out. Art Viox grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Weaver is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Rich Chlupsa singles to left field. Jim Schattinger flies out to the right fielder. Arnold Bertrand grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rich Chlupsa advances to second on the play. Jim Walker is pinch hitting for Phil Whitfield. Jim Walker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Bill Valdes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Walker at RF. Alex Lavelle flies out to the center fielder. Dan Fiore strikes out. John Burke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Stoney Eaton strikes out. Chuck Gessler strikes out. Larry Jelic strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Kesanori Shinohara singles to left field. Bob Goldman singles to center field. Kesanori Shinohara advances to third on the hit. Ike Kitsos comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bob Goldman steals second. Jim Schattinger throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Kesanori Shinohara scores. Jim Weaver grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Goldman scores. Milt Krieg strikes out. Bobby Medlinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bill Mason walks. Bert Rubeling hits a home run. Bill Mason scores. Glenn Stein comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rich Chlupsa flies out to the center fielder. Jim Schattinger strikes out. Arnold Bertrand walks. Bill Valdes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Arnold Bertrand is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Art Viox grounds out to the pitcher. Hank Shanner is pinch hitting for Glenn Stein. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hank Shanner flies out to the left fielder. Dan Fiore flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Izumi Kagawa pitching. Frank Dasso is pinch hitting for Ike Kitsos. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Dasso walks. Chuck Gessler grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Larry Jelic strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Guante did not respond to coaching in arm Danny Alten did not respond to coaching in range Rich Alvarado improves in arm Danny Alten improves in range Rich Alvarado did not respond to coaching in C
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Erickson improves in control Matt Dunlap did not respond to coaching in speed Lou Schegg did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Smith did not respond to coaching in control