Win: Pat Blaylock (4-1) Loss: Bud Ortiz (0-1)
Save: Ed Hendrickson (5)
Inning: 1 Houston Pat Blaylock pitching. Kirk Fitzpatrick flies out to the right fielder. Hank Hornsby grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bud Ortiz pitching. Buster Donahue grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Milligan singles to right field. Miguel Rosen grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jack Rogge flies out to the left fielder. Mike Shilling strikes out. Rip Mohart singles to center field. Gene Driscoll strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh John Dettore flies out to the left fielder. John Beasley singles in front of the center fielder. John Melillo strikes out. Luis Clowers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Ed Barker strikes out. Bud Ortiz strikes out. Kirk Fitzpatrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Art Hoey grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Pat Blaylock strikes out. Buster Donahue walks. Ed Milligan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Hank Hornsby grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Kennedy singles to left field. Jack Rogge singles to center field. Mike Shilling flies out to the right fielder. Rip Mohart grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Miguel Rosen singles to center field. John Dettore singles to left field. Miguel Rosen advances to third on the hit. John Beasley doubles to left field. Miguel Rosen scores. John Dettore uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bucky Vickers 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 1st. John Melillo flies out to the center fielder. Luis Clowers strikes out. Art Hoey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Gene Driscoll strikes out. Ed Barker walks. Bucky Vickers lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kirk Fitzpatrick triples. Ed Barker scores. Hank Hornsby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Pat Blaylock pops out to the first baseman. Buster Donahue singles to right field. Ed Milligan grounds out to the third baseman. Buster Donahue advances to second on the play. Miguel Rosen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Pete Kennedy strikes out. Jack Rogge flies out to the center fielder. Mike Shilling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh John Dettore pops out to the second baseman. John Beasley flies out to the right fielder. John Melillo singles to left field. Luis Clowers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Rip Mohart grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Driscoll grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Barker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Art Hoey singles past the shortstop. Ed Reberger is pinch hitting for Pat Blaylock. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Art Hoey steals second. Ed Reberger triples. Art Hoey scores. Buster Donahue singles to left field. Ed Reberger scores. Ed Milligan flies out to the center fielder. Miguel Rosen walks. John Dettore grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Ed Hendrickson pitching. Rich Moriarty is pinch hitting for Bucky Vickers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rich Moriarty singles past the second baseman. Kirk Fitzpatrick grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Hank Hornsby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Zeke Kohlmeier pitching. John Beasley singles to center field. John Melillo flies out to the center fielder. Luis Clowers grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Pete Kennedy pops out to the shortstop. Jack Rogge walks. Mike Shilling grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Rogge advances to second on the play. Rip Mohart singles to right field. Jack Rogge scores. Gene Driscoll flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 5 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pete Kiely did not respond to coaching in velocity Otis Garcia improves in endurance Tim Couchee did not respond to coaching in control Ray Winningham did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ray Winningham did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Aaron Donnelly did not respond to coaching in control
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rod Olson did not respond to coaching in control Tom Hegman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Reynolds did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Houston did not respond to coaching in control Arnold Chiozza improves in range Skeeter Schmidt improves in control Emil Compton improves in LF