Inning: 1 Houston Firpo McLean pitching. John Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tracy Melter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Chuck Donovan pitching. Jim Gedeon grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Textor singles to left field. Jason Bruton singles to center field. Jack Roof grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Tim Lauder grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Johnstone flies out to the left fielder. John Helms singles to right field. Ed Garbey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Helms is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Kirk Daniels strikes out. Charlie Wise walks. Ken Kavanagh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Wise is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ken Kavanagh steals second. Leo Regan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Yoshinori Kawagoe singles to left field. Chuck Donovan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Ortiz singles to left field. Yoshinori Kawagoe scores. John Ortiz steals second. Bert Taylor strikes out. Tracy Melter doubles to center field. John Ortiz scores. Tim Lauder flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Firpo McLean strikes out. Jim Gedeon walks. Mike Textor walks. Jason Bruton grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Gedeon advances to third on the play. Mike Textor advances to second on the play. Jack Roof flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Lou Johnstone strikes out. John Helms strikes out. Ed Garbey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Kirk Daniels grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Wise strikes out. Ken Kavanagh singles to left field. Leo Regan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Yoshinori Kawagoe strikes out. Chuck Donovan strikes out. John Ortiz doubles to left field. Bert Taylor singles to center field. John Ortiz scores. Bert Taylor steals second. Tracy Melter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Firpo McLean strikes out. Jim Gedeon singles to center field. Mike Textor singles to left field. Jim Gedeon advances to third on the hit. Jason Bruton grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Textor advances to second on the play. Jack Roof lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Tim Lauder grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Johnstone grounds out to the second baseman. John Helms hits a home run. Ed Garbey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Kirk Daniels flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Wise strikes out. Ken Kavanagh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Russ Gentry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoshinori Kawagoe flies out to the center fielder. Babe Miller is pinch hitting for Chuck Donovan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Babe Miller flies out to the center fielder. John Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Roy Wehner pitching. Leo Regan grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Casanova is pinch hitting for Russ Gentry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jeff Casanova walks. Jim Gedeon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Casanova is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Textor grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jim Gedeon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Tom Riddleberger pitching. Bert Taylor grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Tracy Melter flies out to the center fielder. Tim Lauder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jason Bruton pops out to the third baseman. Jack Roof strikes out. Kirk Daniels grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Lou Johnstone flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! John Helms grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Garbey walks. Yoshinori Kawagoe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Charlie Wise grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Kavanagh doubles to left field. Bill Wayne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Leo Regan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Kavanagh advances to third on the play. Bill Berry is pinch hitting for Tom Riddleberger. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Berry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 4 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Randy Reilly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Masaru Iwashita did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Hulse did not respond to coaching in range Jeff Moehler improves in arm Rip Henninger did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gary Gantenbein improves in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Moehler improves in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jason Palmquist improves in power_vs_righty Vic Hines improves in arm Bill Saunders did not respond to coaching in control Jim Tucker improves in contact_vs_lefty Larry Butler improves in velocity Ted Grace did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty