Win: Roy Virgil (7-6) Loss: Jack Gorman (2-1)
Save: Ricky Vaughn (12)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Jack Gorman pitching. Cal Johnson strikes out. Norm Lelivelt flies out to the left fielder. Sam Moss hits a home run. Keith Geiger singles to center field. Ty Schaeffer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Roy Virgil pitching. Glauber Tomas singles to left field. Glauber Tomas is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Greg Amole singles to center field. Turk Rapp strikes out. Frank Parker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Jack Gabler strikes out. Christian Moreno doubles to right field. Takeshi Kawana flies out to the right fielder. Roy Virgil grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bud Lauzerique singles to left field. Tom Richie flies out to the center fielder. Sid Denehy grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bud Lauzerique is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Phil Gagne singles to left field. Sid Denehy advances to third on the hit. Jack Gorman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Cal Johnson triples. Norm Lelivelt flies out to the left fielder. Sam Moss triples. Cal Johnson scores. Keith Geiger walks. Ty Schaeffer grounds out to the third baseman. Keith Geiger advances to second on the play. Jack Gabler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Glauber Tomas flies out to the right fielder. Greg Amole grounds out to the second baseman. Turk Rapp strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Christian Moreno grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Takeshi Kawana hits an infield single to the pitcher. Roy Virgil pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Cal Johnson hits a home run. Takeshi Kawana scores. Jack Wood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Norm Lelivelt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Frank Parker flies out to the right fielder. Bud Lauzerique strikes out. Tom Richie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Sam Moss grounds out to the third baseman. Keith Geiger grounds out to the third baseman. Ty Schaeffer pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Sid Denehy strikes out. Phil Gagne grounds out to the shortstop. Jess McMillan is pinch hitting for Jack Wood. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jess McMillan walks. Glauber Tomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Takeji Tani pitching. Jack Gabler strikes out. Christian Moreno singles past the third baseman. Takeshi Kawana walks. Roy Virgil fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Roy Virgil strikes out. Cal Johnson bunts for a base hit. Norm Lelivelt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Houston Greg Amole pops out to the second baseman. Turk Rapp flies out to the left fielder. Frank Parker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Sam Moss strikes out. Keith Geiger strikes out. Ty Schaeffer singles to center field. Jack Gabler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bud Lauzerique hits a home run. Tom Richie strikes out. Sid Denehy lines out to the shortstop. Phil Gagne flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Christian Moreno flies out to the left fielder. Takeshi Kawana strikes out. Roy Virgil lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Olson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jack Gabler at CF. Jeff Browne is pinch hitting for Takeji Tani. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jeff Browne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Glauber Tomas pops out to the first baseman. Greg Amole doubles to left field. Elmer Davenport 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. Turk Rapp flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Slats Stewart pitching. Cal Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Norm Lelivelt singles to right field. Sam Moss reached on a fielding error by Tom Richie. Norm Lelivelt is out trying to steal third. Sam Moss steals second. Keith Geiger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Ricky Vaughn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Frank Parker strikes out. Bud Lauzerique singles to right field. Tom Richie flies out to the right fielder. Sid Denehy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners LOB: 9 Houston total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Christian Moreno (5).3B - Cal Johnson (3), Sam Moss (2).HR - Cal Johnson (16), Sam Moss (14). Baserunning: SB - Sam Moss (13).CS - Norm Lelivelt (3).
Game Notes Phil Gagne is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Garvin Deer improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Metzler improves in speed George Perkins improves in contact_vs_righty Rusty Perring did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Replogle did not respond to coaching in CF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Aurelio McAvoy did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Matuszek did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Small did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Small did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill McGrew improves in 3B