Win: Ed Cousineau (6-15) Loss: Frank Claire (15-9)
Save: March Stahl (8)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Frank Claire pitching. Lefty Piniella strikes out. Wally Umbricht strikes out. Jody Medwick pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Ed Cousineau pitching. Joe Steinfeldt grounds out to the third baseman. Gus Dozier singles to center field. Randy Short grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Mark Nelson singles to right field. Wendell Lipon walks. George Krukow pops out to the catcher. Jo-Jo Johnston singles to left field. Mark Nelson scores. Wendell Lipon advances to third on the hit. Orlando Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Wendell Lipon scores. Jo-Jo Johnston advances to second on the play. Ed Cousineau strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jeffrey Cox grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tom Lee grounds out to the pitcher. Norm Hollahan walks. Ralph McNamara pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Lefty Piniella reached on a fielding error by Norm Hollahan. Wally Umbricht strikes out. Jody Medwick doubles past the right fielder. Lefty Piniella is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Mark Nelson doubles to center field. Jody Medwick scores. Wendell Lipon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Ted Barnhart lines out to the third baseman. Frank Claire flies out to the center fielder. Joe Steinfeldt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles George Krukow flies out to the left fielder. Jo-Jo Johnston grounds out to the third baseman. Orlando Moore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Gus Dozier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randy Short doubles to right field. Jeffrey Cox singles to right field. Tom Lee singles to left field. Randy Short scores. Norm Hollahan walks. Ralph McNamara grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Ed Cousineau strikes out. Lefty Piniella singles to center field. Lefty Piniella is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Wally Umbricht grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ted Barnhart singles to center field. Frank Claire lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Ted Barnhart forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Steinfeldt pops out to the second baseman. Gus Dozier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Jody Medwick strikes out. Mark Nelson flies out to the right fielder. Wendell Lipon singles to right field. George Krukow flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Randy Short pops out to the second baseman. Jeffrey Cox strikes out. Tom Lee grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Jo-Jo Johnston flies out to the right fielder. Orlando Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Cousineau flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Norm Hollahan grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph McNamara flies out to the left fielder. Ted Barnhart flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Lefty Piniella singles to left field. Wally Umbricht grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lefty Piniella is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jody Medwick strikes out. Mark Nelson singles to right field. Wally Umbricht advances to third on the hit. Wendell Lipon pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Pat Flynn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lefty Piniella at RF. Danny Mason enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wally Umbricht at CF. John Shannon enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jody Medwick at 1B. Lariel Hocking is pinch hitting for Frank Claire. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Lariel Hocking singles to right field. Joe Steinfeldt walks. Dan Kiser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Gus Dozier strikes out. Randy Short pops out to the second baseman. Jeffrey Cox flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Mickey Hamilton pitching. George Krukow strikes out. Jo-Jo Johnston singles to left field. Orlando Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Jo-Jo Johnston advances to second on the play. Paul Lee is pinch hitting for Dan Kiser. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Paul Lee walks. Pat Flynn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston March Stahl pitching. Tom Lee grounds out to the second baseman. Norm Hollahan pops out to the catcher. Ralph McNamara flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 6
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bull Ordonez did not respond to coaching in velocity Sterling Meyer did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Hatcher improves in contact_vs_righty Bull Ordonez improves in velocity Rob Mitchell did not respond to coaching in range Sam Hatcher did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paddy Crosby did not respond to coaching in control Hank Bosetti did not respond to coaching in velocity Paddy Crosby did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Sperry did not respond to coaching in velocity Ozzie Fingers did not respond to coaching in control Mickey Crompton improves in power_vs_lefty