Win: Ted Smith (4-0) Loss: Travis Delaney (10-14)
Save: Alberto Swindells (36)
Inning: 1 Chicago Ted Smith pitching. Gene Latham pops out to the third baseman. Bobby Bonura strikes out. Freddy Clark flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Travis Delaney pitching. Alex Flores flies out to the left fielder. Joe Purtell hits an infield single to the first baseman. Allie Dowell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Purtell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Heinie Schullstrom singles to center field. Allie Dowell advances to third on the hit. Johnny Umbarger lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Chicago Doug Bradley grounds out to the pitcher. Koji Tsuji flies out to the left fielder. Yordanis Perez walks. Joe Kemmler singles to right field. Yordanis Perez advances to third on the hit. Leroy Simon walks. Travis Delaney lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Hal DiPietro walks. Monty Thomas strikes out. David Clay strikes out. Ted Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hal DiPietro is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Gene Latham grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Bonura grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Freddy Clark doubles to left field. Doug Bradley pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Alex Flores singles to center field. Alex Flores is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Purtell singles to left field. Allie Dowell grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Purtell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Koji Tsuji singles to right field. Yordanis Perez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Joe Kemmler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Johnny Umbarger strikes out. Hal DiPietro strikes out. Monty Thomas singles to left field. David Clay singles to right field. Monty Thomas is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Leroy Simon strikes out. Travis Delaney grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Latham grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ted Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Flores grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Purtell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Bobby Bonura flies out to the center fielder. Freddy Clark singles to center field. Doug Bradley walks. Koji Tsuji grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Allie Dowell pops out to the shortstop. Heinie Schullstrom walks. Johnny Umbarger grounds out to the pitcher. Heinie Schullstrom advances to second on the play. Hal DiPietro singles to right field. Heinie Schullstrom scores. Monty Thomas singles to right field. Hal DiPietro advances to third on the hit. David Clay bunts for a base hit. Hal DiPietro scores. Ted Smith pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Yordanis Perez doubles to left field. Joe Kemmler lines out to the second baseman. Leroy Simon strikes out. Travis Delaney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Alex Flores grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Purtell pops out to the first baseman. Allie Dowell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Gene Latham singles to center field. Bobby Bonura flies out to the right fielder. Freddy Clark strikes out. Gene Latham steals second. Doug Bradley lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Umbarger flies out to the right fielder. Hal DiPietro walks. Monty Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Alberto Swindells comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Koji Tsuji pops out to the second baseman. Yordanis Perez flies out to the right fielder. Joe Kemmler singles to right field. Don Caceres is pinch hitting for Leroy Simon. Don Caceres pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Chicago total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 8
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ryan Lawrence improves in contact_vs_righty Mark Gorecki improves in control Al Muller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Muller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ryan Lawrence improves in speed Naotake Komatsubara did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bobby Aragon did not respond to coaching in control Doc Helms did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Aragon did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Lewis improves in power_vs_righty Bob Sularz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jimmy Howell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty