Inning: 1 Houston Brad Hodge pitching. Drummond Meadows strikes out. Joe Fitzgerald singles to right field. Joe Fitzgerald steals second. Jeff Menhart strikes out. Steve Morris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Herman Bradley pitching. Brian Hatten flies out to the center fielder. Tom Downing grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Abrego grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jot Tipple walks. George Faeth pops out to the first baseman. John Songer singles to center field. Jot Tipple advances to third on the hit. Nigel Planer grounds out to the pitcher. John Songer advances to second on the play. Herman Bradley pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Joe Thomas walks. Herb Thompson doubles past the center fielder. Joe Thomas uses his aggressiveness and scores. Homer Malone strikes out. Tim Craft walks. Darwin Krsnich flies out to the left fielder. Brad Hodge pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Drummond Meadows walks. Joe Fitzgerald grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Jeff Menhart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Brian Hatten singles to right field. Tom Downing strikes out. Mike Abrego pops out to the third baseman. Joe Thomas singles to left field. Herb Thompson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Steve Morris singles to left field. Jot Tipple pops out to the third baseman. George Faeth pops out to the third baseman. John Songer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Homer Malone singles to center field. Tim Craft grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Darwin Krsnich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Nigel Planer flies out to the left fielder. Herman Bradley flies out to the right fielder. Drummond Meadows grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Brad Hodge walks. Brian Hatten grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Brad Hodge is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Brian Hatten steals second. Tom Downing strikes out. Mike Abrego singles to right field. Brian Hatten scores. Joe Thomas singles to right field. Herb Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Fitzgerald doubles to center field. Jeff Menhart grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Morris singles past the first baseman. Joe Fitzgerald scores. Jot Tipple pops out to the shortstop. George Faeth walks. John Songer walks. Nigel Planer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Homer Malone doubles to right field. Tim Craft walks. Darwin Krsnich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Homer Malone advances to third on the play. Tim Craft advances to second on the play. Brad Hodge flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Homer Malone scores. Brian Hatten singles to left field. Tim Craft scores. Tom Downing is hit by a pitch. Mike Abrego grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Downing is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Herman Bradley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Drummond Meadows singles to right field. Rudy Phoenix is pinch hitting for Joe Fitzgerald. Drummond Meadows is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rudy Phoenix flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Tito DeLancey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rudy Phoenix at 3B. Joe Thomas doubles past the left fielder. Herb Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Homer Malone walks. Tim Craft flies out to the right fielder. Darwin Krsnich strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Steve Grove enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Abrego at 1B. Hal Fontenot enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tim Craft at RF. Jeff Menhart grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Morris singles to right field. Jot Tipple flies out to the right fielder. Vic Shantz is pinch hitting for George Faeth. Vic Shantz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Spida Everett is pinch hitting for Brad Hodge. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Spida Everett flies out to the center fielder. Brian Hatten grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Downing singles to right field. Steve Grove grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Chick Menendez pitching. John Songer hits a home run. Nigel Planer flies out to the right fielder. Benny Morrison is pinch hitting for Herman Bradley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Benny Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Drummond Meadows strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 8 Philadelphia total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Joe Thomas (31), Herb Thompson (19), Homer Malone (12).SF - Brad Hodge.GIDP - Tim Craft.HBP - Tom Downing (3). Baserunning: SB - Brian Hatten (25).
Game Notes Joe Fitzgerald is injured and is expected to be out 31 days. Herb Thompson is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ed Cornell improves in velocity Lee Williams did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Tyree improves in power_vs_lefty Gene Jordan did not respond to coaching in control Barney Franklin did not respond to coaching in 1B
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bruno Harris improves in range Doug Kuzava did not respond to coaching in velocity Russ Coppola did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Kuzava did not respond to coaching in velocity Brian Mathias did not respond to coaching in 1B