Win: Buck Herndon (10-8) Loss: George Nilla (3-11)
Save: Jack Morgan (23)
Inning: 1 Philadelphia George Nilla pitching. Rimp Spencer grounds out to the third baseman. Kazumi Tanaka pops out to the third baseman. Yoshihiro Hitomi walks. Joe Koegel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Buck Herndon pitching. McKay Delane singles to left field. Masahiro Osako strikes out. Bob Chervetto grounds into a force play to the second baseman. McKay Delane is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Teddy Mezzi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Chris Carpenter flies out to the center fielder. Ed Reis grounds out to the third baseman. Pearce Murphy singles to left field. Chuck Moeller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jim Barker grounds out to the second baseman. Morgan Wain flies out to the left fielder. Pedro Medeiros strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Buck Herndon grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Rimp Spencer grounds out to the pitcher. Kazumi Tanaka pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jack Sweeney flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! George Nilla strikes out. McKay Delane grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Yoshihiro Hitomi walks. Yoshihiro Hitomi steals second. Joe Koegel pops out to the first baseman. Chris Carpenter flies out to the center fielder. Ed Reis singles to right field. Yoshihiro Hitomi scores. Ed Reis steals second. Pearce Murphy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Masahiro Osako pops out to the shortstop. Bob Chervetto grounds out to the second baseman. Teddy Mezzi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Chuck Moeller grounds out to the pitcher. Buck Herndon strikes out. Rimp Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jim Barker strikes out. Morgan Wain strikes out. Pedro Medeiros flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Kazumi Tanaka grounds out to the second baseman. Yoshihiro Hitomi singles to left field. Joe Koegel pops out to the shortstop. Chris Carpenter singles to right field. Yoshihiro Hitomi advances to third on the hit. Ed Reis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Jack Sweeney flies out to the center fielder. George Nilla grounds out to the second baseman. McKay Delane grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Pearce Murphy flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Moeller strikes out. Buck Herndon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Masahiro Osako strikes out. Bob Chervetto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Teddy Mezzi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Rimp Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Kazumi Tanaka grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Yoshihiro Hitomi singles to center field. Joe Koegel hits a home run. Yoshihiro Hitomi scores. Leo Krug comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris Carpenter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Frankie Hutt is pinch hitting for Jim Barker. Frankie Hutt pops out to the shortstop. Morgan Wain doubles past the center fielder. Pedro Medeiros strikes out. Jack Sweeney singles to right field. Morgan Wain scores. Alex Giouxs is pinch hitting for Leo Krug. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Sweeney is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Dick Sharman pitching. Octavio Sissi enters the game as a defensive replacement for Frankie Hutt at C. Ed Reis hits an infield single to the pitcher. Pearce Murphy grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Chuck Moeller walks. Galen Benson is pinch hitting for Buck Herndon. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Galen Benson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jack Morgan pitching. Randy Mack is pinch hitting for Dick Sharman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Randy Mack flies out to the right fielder. McKay Delane strikes out. Masahiro Osako walks. Masahiro Osako is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 6 Houston total runners LOB: 1
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rick Reuschel did not respond to coaching in control Vern Mattick improves in contact_vs_lefty Itachi Masaki did not respond to coaching in control Kevin Tuve did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Stan Freeman improves in speed Cal Gabler did not respond to coaching in speed Sandy Witch did not respond to coaching in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Wayne Andrews did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Al Wilkie did not respond to coaching in control Otis Hart did not respond to coaching in control Mel McTigue did not respond to coaching in velocity Wayne Andrews did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dixie Shields did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Meyer did not respond to coaching in CF