Win: Denny McLain Jr. (6-7) Loss: Al Chiffer (4-4)
Inning: 1 Chicago Denny McLain Jr. pitching. Jack Ferguson strikes out. Todd Sales grounds out to the third baseman. Ike Posedel singles to center field. Eddie Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Al Chiffer pitching. Dick Derrington grounds out to the third baseman. Nelson Gibbs singles to right field. Billy Seeds singles to center field. Nelson Gibbs advances to third on the hit. Big Bo Peep walks. Jake Rollings walks. Nelson Gibbs scores. Paul Sanchez flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Billy Seeds is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Chicago Bob Carey flies out to the center fielder. Steve Harikkala walks. Fred Phillips strikes out. Steve Harikkala steals second. Frank Mooney singles past the third baseman. Steve Harikkala scores. Al Chiffer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Art Eyrich flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Sunday lines out to the shortstop. Denny McLain Jr. pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Jack Ferguson strikes out. Todd Sales strikes out. Ike Posedel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Dick Derrington singles to right field. Nelson Gibbs strikes out. Dick Derrington steals second. Billy Seeds flies out to the center fielder. Big Bo Peep grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Eddie Nichols grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Carey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Harikkala strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Jake Rollings grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Paul Sanchez lines out to the second baseman. Art Eyrich walks. Johnny Sunday flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Fred Phillips grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Mooney grounds out to the shortstop. Al Chiffer singles to center field. Jack Ferguson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Denny McLain Jr. grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Derrington singles to left field. Nelson Gibbs singles to left field. Dick Derrington advances to third on the hit. Billy Seeds doubles to right field. Dick Derrington scores. Nelson Gibbs scores. Big Bo Peep flies out to the center fielder. Jake Rollings strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Todd Sales grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Posedel grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Nichols singles in front of the right fielder. Bob Carey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Paul Sanchez hits a home run. Art Eyrich strikes out. Johnny Sunday singles to center field. Joe Scoggins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Denny McLain Jr. lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dick Derrington walks. Nelson Gibbs walks. Billy Seeds doubles to left field. Johnny Sunday scores. Dick Derrington scores. Nelson Gibbs uses his aggressiveness and scores. Duane Moseley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Big Bo Peep grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Steve Harikkala grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Phillips grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Mooney triples. John Johnston is pinch hitting for Duane Moseley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Johnston flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Ed Belden pitching. Tim Ott is pinch hitting for Jake Rollings. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tim Ott grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Sanchez singles to center field. Art Eyrich grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Sanchez advances to second on the play. Johnny Sunday singles to right field. Paul Sanchez scores. Charlie Pavano is pinch hitting for Denny McLain Jr.. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Charlie Pavano grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Johnny Sunday is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Koji Kaneko pitching. Jack Ferguson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Todd Sales singles to center field. Ike Posedel walks. Eddie Nichols singles to right field. Todd Sales scores. Bob Carey strikes out. Steve Harikkala singles to center field. Fred Phillips grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston Red Colbert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Derrington triples. Ruben Sprague is pinch hitting for Nelson Gibbs. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ruben Sprague flies out to the left fielder. Billy Seeds strikes out. Loren Johnson is pinch hitting for Big Bo Peep. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Loren Johnson hits a home run. Dick Derrington scores. Tim Ott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Frank Mooney grounds out to the third baseman. Ivan Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Red Colbert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ivan Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jack Ferguson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Juan Gorman did not respond to coaching in control Kirk Sudhoff did not respond to coaching in velocity Jimmy McGriff improves in range Charlie Sember improves in arm Mike Rau improves in CF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ken Smith improves in power_vs_righty Bill Sullivan did not respond to coaching in endurance John Gornicki improves in contact_vs_righty John Gornicki did not respond to coaching in range Mike Burgess did not respond to coaching in CF