Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bob May pitching. Jack Glinatsis reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mike Letto. Pedro Starr walks. Jerry Surkont strikes out. John Trillo flies out to the left fielder. Randy Demola singles to right field. Jack Glinatsis scores. Pedro Starr advances to third on the hit. Piggy Acker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Henry Williams pitching. Tom McLean flies out to the center fielder. Al Womack singles past the third baseman. Charlie Locke grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bob Welch strikes out. Eric Bowman singles to center field. Henry Williams fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Henry Williams hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jack Glinatsis doubles to right field. Eric Bowman scores. Henry Williams uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pedro Starr strikes out. Jerry Surkont lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Shane Chiwitt singles to center field. Mike Letto grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Shane Chiwitt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Letto steals second. Manny Bober grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Letto advances to third on the play. Jack Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh John Trillo grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Demola doubles to center field. Piggy Acker grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Welch singles to left field. Randy Demola scores. Eric Bowman singles to right field. Henry Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Robin Gray singles to right field. Bob May lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Robin Gray forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Tom McLean singles to center field. Bob May advances to third on the hit. Al Womack flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Locke strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jack Glinatsis singles to center field. Pedro Starr doubles to right field. Jack Glinatsis uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jerry Surkont grounds out to the third baseman. John Trillo hits a home run. Pedro Starr scores. Chuck Watson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Demola singles to center field. Randy Demola steals second. Piggy Acker pops out to the first baseman. Bob Welch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Shane Chiwitt grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Letto pops out to the first baseman. Manny Bober grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Eric Bowman hits a home run. Bill Amaral comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Henry Williams strikes out. Jack Glinatsis pops out to the third baseman. Pedro Starr flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jack Miller flies out to the left fielder. Robin Gray singles to right field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Bill Amaral grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Robin Gray advances to third on the play. Tom McLean flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jerry Surkont strikes out. John Trillo strikes out. Randy Demola flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Al Womack walks. Charlie Locke pops out to the first baseman. Shane Chiwitt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al Womack is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Letto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Piggy Acker grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Welch hits an infield single to the first baseman. Eric Bowman singles to left field. Henry Williams fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Henry Williams flies out to the left fielder. Jack Glinatsis singles to center field. Bob Welch scores. Eric Bowman advances to third on the hit. Pedro Starr walks. Jerry Surkont lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Houston Manny Bober strikes out. Jack Miller flies out to the center fielder. Robin Gray singles in front of the center fielder. Shuzo Akamatsu is pinch hitting for Bill Amaral. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shuzo Akamatsu pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Mike Wright pitching. John Trillo walks. Randy Demola doubles to left field. John Trillo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ralph Kimmick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Piggy Acker strikes out. Bob Welch singles to right field. Randy Demola scores. Eric Bowman strikes out. Henry Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Tom McLean grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Phillips is pinch hitting for Al Womack. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Phillips grounds out to the second baseman. Archi Wickander 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. Charlie Locke pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jack Glinatsis doubles past the center fielder. Pedro Starr walks. Jerry Surkont strikes out. John Trillo hits an infield single to the pitcher. Randy Demola strikes out. Piggy Acker singles past the shortstop. Jack Glinatsis scores. Pedro Starr is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Shane Chiwitt singles to center field. Mike Letto strikes out. Manny Bober grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11 Houston total runners LOB: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Odalis Davidson did not respond to coaching in range Kozo Hayashi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ken Coates improves in velocity Ray Olson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Brian Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harry Ferreira improves in control
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Lennox did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lew Getz did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Kolb improves in range March Minton did not respond to coaching in control Cliff Healy did not respond to coaching in endurance Walt Czajkowski improves in speed Walt Czajkowski did not respond to coaching in SS