Win: Austin Radford (5-4) Loss: Bill Carson (7-13)
Inning: 1 Houston Bill Carson pitching. Jack DePhillips strikes out. David Pilney hits a home run. Earle Mooneyham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Martin Alley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Austin Radford pitching. Jason Johnson hits a home run. Marty Husta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rich Matthewson strikes out. Tim Schmandt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Ed Wathan flies out to the center fielder. Stan Felske strikes out. Mark Hale walks. George Gilhooley walks. Austin Radford grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Chicago Doug Kneisch flies out to the center fielder. Tony McDill doubles past the third baseman. Joe Afenir walks. Eddie Dee grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Afenir is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Carson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Jack DePhillips reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tony McDill. David Pilney walks. Earle Mooneyham pops out to the shortstop. Martin Alley singles to right field. Jack DePhillips scores. Ed Wathan flies out to the center fielder. Stan Felske singles to center field. David Pilney scores. Mark Hale singles to left field. George Gilhooley singles to right field. Martin Alley scores. Stan Felske scores. Mark Hale advances to third on the hit. Austin Radford grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Jason Johnson walks. Marty Husta singles to center field. Jason Johnson advances to third on the hit. Rich Matthewson singles to left field. Jason Johnson scores. Marty Husta is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Tim Schmandt singles to left field. Rich Matthewson advances to third on the hit. Doug Kneisch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Schmandt advances to second on the play. Tony McDill grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Jack DePhillips is hit by a pitch. David Pilney walks. Earle Mooneyham singles to left field. Jack DePhillips scores. David Pilney aggressively advances to third on the hit. John Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Martin Alley lines out to the second baseman. Ed Wathan walks. Stan Felske grounds out to the second baseman. David Pilney scores. Earle Mooneyham advances to third on the play. Ed Wathan advances to second on the play. Mark Hale singles to center field. Earle Mooneyham scores. Ed Wathan scores. George Gilhooley walks. Austin Radford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Joe Afenir flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Dee flies out to the center fielder. John Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jack DePhillips strikes out. David Pilney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Earle Mooneyham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Jason Johnson strikes out. Marty Husta flies out to the center fielder. Rich Matthewson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Martin Alley doubles to right field. Ed Wathan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Martin Alley advances to third on the play. Stan Felske walks. Mark Hale singles to right field. Martin Alley scores. Stan Felske is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. George Gilhooley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Jon Sprowl comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Schmandt grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Kneisch singles to center field. Doug Kneisch is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tony McDill walks. Joe Afenir singles to left field. Tony McDill advances to third on the hit. Eddie Dee flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Mark Carney is pinch hitting for Jon Sprowl. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Mark Carney reached on a 2-base throwing error by Doug Kneisch. Jack DePhillips singles to center field. Mark Carney scores. Dick Carroll is pinch hitting for David Pilney. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack DePhillips is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dick Carroll grounds out to the second baseman. Earle Mooneyham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Oscar Gagne pitching. John Young is hit by a pitch. Jason Johnson strikes out. Marty Husta hits a home run. John Young scores. Rich Matthewson strikes out. Tim Schmandt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Martin Alley walks. Ed Wathan strikes out. Stan Felske walks. Martin Alley steals third. Stan Felske is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mark Hale flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Karl Ash comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Kneisch pops out to the first baseman. Tony McDill grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Afenir walks. Joe Afenir steals second. Eddie Dee flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston George Gilhooley strikes out. Karl Ash grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack DePhillips grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Hector Hall is pinch hitting for John Young. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hector Hall singles to left field. Jason Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Marty Husta pops out to the first baseman. Rich Matthewson walks. Tim Schmandt walks. Doug Kneisch walks. Hector Hall scores. Tony McDill singles to center field. Rich Matthewson scores. Tim Schmandt scores. Doug Kneisch advances to third on the hit. Joe Afenir singles to right field. Doug Kneisch scores. Eddie Dee grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Chicago total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Martin Alley (12).HR - David Pilney (7).HBP - Jack DePhillips (1). Baserunning: SB - Martin Alley (7).CS - Jack DePhillips (3), Stan Felske (7).
Batting:2B - Tony McDill (14).HR - Jason Johnson (17), Marty Husta (14).HBP - John Young (2). Baserunning: SB - Joe Afenir (12).CS - Doug Kneisch (10). Fielding: E - Doug Kneisch, Tony McDill.
Game Notes Karl Ash is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: James Arnold did not respond to coaching in endurance Kurt Bigbee did not respond to coaching in velocity Glenn White improves in power_vs_righty Glenn White improves in power_vs_righty Jerry Habyan did not respond to coaching in LF
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hugh Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity Norm Myers did not respond to coaching in control Don Mondesi improves in velocity Rip Andrews improves in range Rip Andrews improves in 3B