Win: Pete Tartabull (3-2) Loss: Danny Antonelli (0-1)
Save: Bill Wayne (6)
Inning: 1 Houston Danny Antonelli pitching. John Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Tracy Melter grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Francona grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Pete Tartabull pitching. Jack Wallis walks. Kirk Daniels grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jack Wallis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Les Williams singles to right field. Kirk Daniels advances to third on the hit. Jason Bruton singles to left field. Kirk Daniels scores. Les Williams advances to third on the hit. Mike Textor grounds out to the pitcher. Jason Bruton advances to second on the play. Jim Gedeon pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Adolfo Marrero grounds out to the third baseman. John Helms flies out to the left fielder. Sam Jordan singles to left field. Tim Lauder singles to left field. Sam Jordan advances to third on the hit. Yoshinori Kawagoe walks. Pete Tartabull grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bill Berry doubles past the first baseman. Charlie Wise grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Berry advances to third on the play. Danny Antonelli pops out to the third baseman. Jack Wallis pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston John Ortiz pops out to the second baseman. Tracy Melter grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Francona grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Kirk Daniels lines out to the shortstop. Les Williams strikes out. Jason Bruton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Adolfo Marrero grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! John Helms pops out to the shortstop. Sam Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Mike Textor singles to left field. Jim Gedeon grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bill Berry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Tim Lauder lines out to the shortstop. Yoshinori Kawagoe strikes out. Pete Tartabull flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Charlie Wise flies out to the center fielder. Danny Antonelli flies out to the right fielder. Jack Wallis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston John Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Tracy Melter grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Francona singles to right field. Jack Francona steals second. Adolfo Marrero singles to center field. Jack Francona scores. John Helms singles to center field. Sam Jordan singles to center field. Adolfo Marrero scores. John Helms advances to third on the hit. Tim Lauder singles to center field. John Helms scores. Yoshinori Kawagoe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Kirk Daniels grounds out to the shortstop. Les Williams singles to right field. Les Williams is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jason Bruton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Tom Riddleberger 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. Pete Tartabull grounds out to the third baseman. John Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tracy Melter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Mike Textor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Gedeon walks. Bill Berry grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jack Francona walks. Adolfo Marrero flies out to the right fielder. John Helms flies out to the center fielder. Sam Jordan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack Francona is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jeff Casanova is pinch hitting for Charlie Wise. Jeff Casanova flies out to the center fielder. Ken Kavanagh is pinch hitting for Tom Riddleberger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ken Kavanagh singles to right field. Jack Wallis walks. Jack Gaines 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. Kirk Daniels pops out to the shortstop. Les Williams singles to right field. Ken Kavanagh scores. Jack Wallis advances to third on the hit. Jason Bruton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Mike Anderson pitching. Tim Lauder strikes out. Babe Miller is pinch hitting for Yoshinori Kawagoe. Babe Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bert Taylor is pinch hitting for Jack Gaines. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bert Taylor grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bill Wayne pitching. Tony Koslofski enters the game as a defensive replacement for Babe Miller at C. Mike Textor grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Gedeon flies out to the right fielder. Bill Berry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Masaru Iwashita did not respond to coaching in arm Rip Henninger did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Ise did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tommie Ashby did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Grissom improves in speed Jeff Moehler improves in speed Emil Pemberton did not respond to coaching in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jose Brillheart did not respond to coaching in speed Larry Butler improves in control Les Mickelson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Saunders did not respond to coaching in control Woody Pechiney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Walt Marquis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty