Win: Mike Henrich (13-11) Loss: Hal Dixon (10-7)
Save: Irv Greene (3)
Inning: 1 Houston Hal Dixon pitching. Harry Klawitter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Juan Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Ashford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Diego Mike Henrich pitching. Dean Hoover singles to left field. Luis Outlaw pops out to the third baseman. Rafael Mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Quinn Dreesen singles to center field. Dean Hoover is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Don Look hits a home run. Red Johnson singles to center field. Red Johnson steals second. Doyle Reynolds singles to right field. Red Johnson scores. Lee Allen hits a home run. Doyle Reynolds scores. Steve German comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ramon Brown strikes out. Mike Henrich strikes out. Harry Klawitter walks. Juan Patterson singles to center field. Harry Klawitter advances to third on the hit. Shawn Ashford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 San Diego Johnny Dickey flies out to the right fielder. Ryoichi Kawashima singles to right field. Vic York flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Paskert grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ryoichi Kawashima is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Don Look flies out to the left fielder. Red Johnson strikes out. Doyle Reynolds singles to center field. Doyle Reynolds steals second. Lee Allen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Diego Steve German flies out to the right fielder. Dean Hoover walks. Luis Outlaw flies out to the center fielder. Rafael Mitchell pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Ramon Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Henrich grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Klawitter singles to center field. Juan Patterson walks. Shawn Ashford singles to center field. Harry Klawitter scores. Juan Patterson advances to third on the hit. Bill Ryan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Look grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 San Diego Quinn Dreesen singles to center field. Johnny Dickey grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Quinn Dreesen advances to second on the play. Ryoichi Kawashima flies out to the center fielder. Vic York grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Red Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Doyle Reynolds walks. Lee Allen pops out to the third baseman. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ramon Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Diego Johnny Paskert grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Dean Hoover grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Mike Henrich strikes out. Harry Klawitter walks. Juan Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Harry Klawitter steals second. Shawn Ashford singles to right field. Harry Klawitter scores. Don Look grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Shawn Ashford is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Diego Luis Outlaw flies out to the center fielder. Rafael Mitchell walks. Rafael Mitchell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Quinn Dreesen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Red Johnson reached on a fielding error by Johnny Dickey. Doyle Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Lee Allen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Red Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ramon Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Diego Johnny Dickey strikes out. Ryoichi Kawashima grounds out to the pitcher. Vic York flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Mike Henrich strikes out. Harry Klawitter flies out to the right fielder. Juan Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Diego Johnny Paskert grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Tost is pinch hitting for Bill Ryan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ed Tost singles to right field. Dean Hoover reached on a fielding error by Shawn Ashford. Luis Outlaw strikes out. Rafael Mitchell walks. Quinn Dreesen hits a home run. Ed Tost scores. Dean Hoover scores. Rafael Mitchell scores. Johnny Dickey triples. Irv Greene 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. Teppei Kuroda is pinch hitting for Ryoichi Kawashima. Teppei Kuroda strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Ned Iorg pitching. Terry Marak enters the game as a defensive replacement for Teppei Kuroda at RF. Shawn Ashford singles to center field. Don Look strikes out. Red Johnson strikes out. Doyle Reynolds singles to left field. Shawn Ashford advances to third on the hit. Lee Allen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 San Diego Vic York flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Paskert flies out to the left fielder. Taylor Hamm is pinch hitting for Ned Iorg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Taylor Hamm singles to center field. Dean Hoover doubles to right field. Luis Outlaw pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 10 San Diego total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Rafael Mitchell is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy McFarland improves in range Dixie Giard improves in arm Roy Donahue improves in power_vs_righty Jack Butler did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick Morrison did not respond to coaching in LF
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Brooks improves in control Ed Gorsica improves in range Coonie Uhlir did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brian Steenstra improves in speed