Win: Takeshi Orita (11-2) Loss: Tom Welteroth (9-12)
Inning: 1 Houston Chuck Granger pitching. Dave Spurgeon strikes out. Oscar Miller flies out to the center fielder. Shigeo Yoshitoshi pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Harry Williams pitching. Joe Parra walks. Rickey Zavaras flies out to the left fielder. Harry Neal grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Parra is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Atkinson walks. Kal Dihigo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Paul Marion singles to right field. Joe Bullard flies out to the right fielder. Shinji Morikawa flies out to the right fielder. Joe Money strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Clem McGriff singles to center field. Clem McGriff steals second. Pat Fernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clem McGriff advances to third on the play. Joe Hooton grounds out to the second baseman. Clem McGriff scores. Chuck Granger pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston John Kiely strikes out. Harry Williams strikes out. Dave Spurgeon singles to left field. Oscar Miller singles to center field. Dave Spurgeon advances to third on the hit. Shigeo Yoshitoshi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Joe Parra grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rickey Zavaras flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Harry Neal grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Paul Marion strikes out. Joe Bullard singles to center field. Shinji Morikawa pops out to the shortstop. Joe Bullard steals second. Joe Money pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Dave Atkinson strikes out. Kal Dihigo grounds out to the pitcher. Clem McGriff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston John Kiely walks. Harry Williams lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, John Kiely forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Dave Spurgeon strikes out. Oscar Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Pat Fernandez strikes out. Joe Hooton flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Granger grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Shigeo Yoshitoshi singles to right field. Paul Marion grounds out to the third baseman. Shigeo Yoshitoshi advances to second on the play. Joe Bullard grounds out to the shortstop. Shinji Morikawa walks. Joe Money flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Atlanta Joe Parra strikes out. Rickey Zavaras grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Neal singles to right field. Dave Atkinson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Joe Gorecki is pinch hitting for John Kiely. Joe Gorecki flies out to the left fielder. Leon Baker is pinch hitting for Harry Williams. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Leon Baker strikes out. Dave Spurgeon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Jeff Hamilton pitching. Kal Dihigo flies out to the center fielder. Clem McGriff grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Fernandez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Oscar Miller strikes out. Shigeo Yoshitoshi hits a home run. Paul Marion singles to left field. Joe Bullard flies out to the left fielder. Paul Marion steals second. Shinji Morikawa reached on a fielding error by Rickey Zavaras. Joe Money pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Ron Hernandez is pinch hitting for Joe Hooton. Ron Hernandez grounds out to the pitcher. Dad Korcheck is pinch hitting for Chuck Granger. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dad Korcheck grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Parra singles to right field. Rickey Zavaras grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Takeshi Orita pitching. Tim White enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ron Hernandez at C. Joe Gorecki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Rafael Delacruz is pinch hitting for Jeff Hamilton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rafael Delacruz walks. Dave Spurgeon grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rafael Delacruz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Oscar Miller pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Tom Welteroth pitching. Harry Neal singles to right field. Dave Atkinson singles to right field. Harry Neal advances to third on the hit. Dave Atkinson steals second. Kal Dihigo reached on a fielding error by Joe Money. Harry Neal scores. Houston total runners left on base: 10 Atlanta total runners left on base: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Lahti did not respond to coaching in arm Jack Lahti did not respond to coaching in arm Jack Scarritt improves in range Bob Bateman did not respond to coaching in arm Jeff Radmanovich improves in arm Doc Cottier improves in power_vs_righty Jeff Radmanovich did not respond to coaching in 1B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Zuleta improves in range Leon George did not respond to coaching in endurance Hal Heydon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Leon George did not respond to coaching in velocity Leon George did not respond to coaching in control Hal Heydon improves in power_vs_righty