Win: Mike Pickering (9-4) Loss: Shuji Okubo (0-8)
Save: Jesse Carter (36)
Inning: 1 Houston Mike Pickering pitching. Lew Tappe grounds out to the shortstop. Tex Torrez strikes out. Lou Goryl strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Montreal Neal Welchonce pitching. Mike Deitrick flies out to the center fielder. Mike Clark singles to left field. Dave Ward strikes out. Raul Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Dick Cassini walks. Terry Wrona hits a home run. Dick Cassini scores. Tony Allison grounds out to the shortstop. Hugh Sargent walks. Oscar Hassler strikes out. Neal Welchonce strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Raleigh Ward strikes out. Red Joiner singles to center field. Mike Page strikes out. Bob Larkin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Red Joiner is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Lew Tappe reached on a fielding error by Dave Ward. Tex Torrez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Lou Goryl flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Montreal Mike Pickering flies out to the right fielder. Mike Deitrick grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Dick Cassini grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Wrona walks. Tony Allison singles to center field. Hugh Sargent flies out to the right fielder. Oscar Hassler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Montreal Dave Ward singles to right field. Raul Jackson pops out to the shortstop. Raleigh Ward walks. Red Joiner singles to right field. Dave Ward scores. Raleigh Ward advances to third on the hit. Mike Page grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Neal Welchonce strikes out. Lew Tappe hits an infield single to the third baseman. Tex Torrez strikes out. Lou Goryl strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Montreal Bob Larkin strikes out. Mike Pickering strikes out. Mike Deitrick grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Dick Cassini flies out to the right fielder. Terry Wrona flies out to the right fielder. Tony Allison hits an infield single to the third baseman. Hugh Sargent singles to right field. Oscar Hassler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Montreal Mike Clark doubles to left field. Dave Ward strikes out. Raul Jackson pops out to the second baseman. Raleigh Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Kazuto Uchi is pinch hitting for Neal Welchonce. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kazuto Uchi singles to center field. Lew Tappe lines out to the second baseman. Tex Torrez pops out to the second baseman. Lou Goryl grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Montreal Shuji Okubo pitching. Red Joiner grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Page triples. Bob Larkin hits a home run. Mike Page scores. Mike Pickering pops out to the shortstop. Mike Deitrick singles to center field. Mike Clark flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Dick Cassini singles to right field. Terry Wrona grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Tony Allison grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Montreal Dave Ward doubles to right field. Raul Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Raleigh Ward pops out to the shortstop. Red Joiner singles to left field. Dave Ward is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jesse Carter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hugh Sargent grounds out to the second baseman. Clay Cruz is pinch hitting for Oscar Hassler. Clay Cruz strikes out. Pete Moser is pinch hitting for Shuji Okubo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pete Moser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 7 Montreal total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Mike Pickering is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rick Ennis did not respond to coaching in velocity Vicente Nitcholas did not respond to coaching in velocity Carl Kirkwood did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rick Ennis did not respond to coaching in velocity
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Woody Roper improves in arm Al Broberg improves in range Boom-Boom Souza improves in power_vs_lefty Lefty Elliott did not respond to coaching in control