Win: Ray Young (2-7) Loss: Del Hanley (0-2)
Save: Ismael Barton (6)
Inning: 1 Houston Steve Householder pitching. Peanuts McKelvy grounds out to the third baseman. Mahkan Singh grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Eckert reached on a fielding error by John Wright. Randy Niekro singles to right field. Joe Eckert advances to third on the hit. Frank Hopkins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago Johnny Eyre pitching. Joe Slaughter grounds out to the pitcher. John Romonosky flies out to the left fielder. Frank Smith lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Hy Harder grounds out to the shortstop. Emil Bragan singles to left field. Ray Bailor flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Eyre grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Elvis Gil strikes out. John Wright walks. Mike House pops out to the third baseman. Seth Dayett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Peanuts McKelvy pops out to the first baseman. Mahkan Singh strikes out. Joe Eckert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Phil Ouellette flies out to the left fielder. Steve Householder strikes out. Joe Slaughter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Randy Niekro hits a home run. Frank Hopkins flies out to the right fielder. Hy Harder hits a home run. Emil Bragan flies out to the right fielder. Ray Bailor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago John Romonosky grounds out to the catcher. Frank Smith strikes out. Elvis Gil hits a home run. John Wright singles to center field. Mike House walks. Seth Dayett singles to left field. John Wright scores. Phil Ouellette pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Johnny Eyre strikes out. Peanuts McKelvy flies out to the left fielder. Mahkan Singh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Steve Householder strikes out. Joe Slaughter flies out to the left fielder. John Romonosky doubles to right field. Frank Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Eckert bunts for a base hit. Randy Niekro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Eckert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Hopkins grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Niekro advances to second on the play. Hy Harder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Elvis Gil strikes out. John Wright flies out to the center fielder. Chick Booth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mike House strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Emil Bragan reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Wright. Ray Bailor walks. Lee Mossi is pinch hitting for Chick Booth. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Lee Mossi strikes out. Peanuts McKelvy singles to left field. Emil Bragan scores. Ray Bailor advances to third on the hit. Mahkan Singh grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Ray Young pitching. Don Santo is pinch hitting for Seth Dayett. Don Santo hits a home run. Hobbie Landrith is pinch hitting for Phil Ouellette. Hobbie Landrith grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Visner is pinch hitting for Steve Householder. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Joe Visner hits a home run. Joe Slaughter strikes out. John Romonosky grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Del Hanley pitching. Bill Towne enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Slaughter at LF. John Bollo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Frank Smith at CF. Joe Eckert flies out to the right fielder. Randy Niekro strikes out. Frank Hopkins singles to left field. Frank Hopkins is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago John Bollo grounds out to the shortstop. Elvis Gil lines out to the pitcher. John Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Hy Harder walks. Emil Bragan reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Romonosky. The defense is playing the infield in. Ray Bailor singles past the second baseman. Hy Harder scores. Emil Bragan scores. Mo Myers is pinch hitting for Ray Young. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mo Myers flies out to the center fielder. Peanuts McKelvy singles to right field. Mahkan Singh grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Bailor advances to third on the play. Peanuts McKelvy advances to second on the play. Joe Eckert walks. Mordecai Lynch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Niekro singles to right field. Ray Bailor scores. Peanuts McKelvy scores. Joe Eckert advances to third on the hit. Frank Hopkins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Ismael Barton pitching. Mike House flies out to the left fielder. Don Santo flies out to the right fielder. Hobbie Landrith walks. Ron DeFreitas is pinch hitting for Mordecai Lynch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ron DeFreitas lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Chicago total runners LOB: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hal Boone did not respond to coaching in range Jim Fohl improves in contact_vs_righty Monte Heving did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Bancroft improves in power_vs_righty Hal Boone improves in SS
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: D Improvements: Miguel Colon improves in power_vs_lefty Alex Grammas improves in contact_vs_lefty Scott Rye improves in speed Wally Seybold did not respond to coaching in control Archie Baumgartner did not respond to coaching in 2B