Inning: 1 Houston Chet Barbare pitching. Joe Money flies out to the right fielder. Dave Spurgeon singles to left field. Joe Bullard grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Spurgeon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Paul Marion flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Rocky Aspromonte pitching. Joe Parra grounds out to the third baseman. Dad Korcheck strikes out. Kal Dihigo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Shigeo Yoshitoshi grounds out to the shortstop. Shinji Morikawa strikes out. Angel Freeman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Clem McGriff grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Gaffke hits a home run. Dave Atkinson lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston John Kiely doubles to center field. Rocky Aspromonte lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Money strikes out. Dave Spurgeon walks. Joe Bullard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Joe Hooton grounds out to the shortstop. Chet Barbare singles to left field. Joe Parra strikes out. Dad Korcheck walks. Kal Dihigo pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Paul Marion singles to left field. Shigeo Yoshitoshi strikes out. Shinji Morikawa grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Paul Marion is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Angel Freeman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Clem McGriff singles in front of the left fielder. Clem McGriff steals second. Ron Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Harry Gaffke flies out to the right fielder. Dave Atkinson walks. Joe Hooton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Atkinson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston John Kiely singles to left field. Rocky Aspromonte lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Money reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Parra. John Kiely scores. Dave Spurgeon walks. Joe Bullard grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Money advances to third on the play. Dave Spurgeon advances to second on the play. Paul Marion singles to right field. Joe Money scores. Dave Spurgeon scores. Shigeo Yoshitoshi singles to right field. Shinji Morikawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Atlanta Chet Barbare grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Parra flies out to the right fielder. Dad Korcheck strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Gorecki is pinch hitting for Angel Freeman. Joe Gorecki singles to center field. John Kiely pops out to the first baseman. Rocky Aspromonte fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rocky Aspromonte strikes out. Joe Money grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Leon Baker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Gorecki at 3B. Kal Dihigo singles to left field. Kal Dihigo steals second. Clem McGriff singles to right field. Kal Dihigo scores. Clem McGriff is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ron Hernandez strikes out. Harry Gaffke walks. Dave Atkinson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Dave Spurgeon doubles to center field. Joe Bullard strikes out. Paul Marion walks. Shigeo Yoshitoshi grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dave Spurgeon advances to third on the play. Paul Marion advances to second on the play. Shinji Morikawa singles past the shortstop. Dave Spurgeon scores. Paul Marion is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Joe Hooton singles past the shortstop. Pat Fernandez is pinch hitting for Chet Barbare. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Joe Hooton steals second. Pat Fernandez hits a home run. Joe Hooton scores. Steve Brittain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Parra grounds out to the shortstop. Dad Korcheck grounds out to the third baseman. Kal Dihigo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jo-Jo Prothro pitching. Leon Baker walks. Bert Darrow is pinch hitting for John Kiely. Bert Darrow strikes out. Rafael Delacruz is pinch hitting for Steve Brittain. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rafael Delacruz singles to right field. Joe Money grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Tom Welteroth pitching. Clem McGriff grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Hernandez singles past the first baseman. Ron Hernandez steals second. Harry Gaffke grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Atkinson hits a home run. Ron Hernandez scores. Brian Powers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Hooton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Takeshi Orita comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dave Spurgeon grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Bullard grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Marion singles to left field. Paul Marion is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 9 Atlanta total runners left on base: 5
Batting:HR - Harry Gaffke (15), Dave Atkinson (16), Pat Fernandez (4). Baserunning: SB - Kal Dihigo (30), Clem McGriff (18), Ron Hernandez (28), Joe Hooton (3).CS - Clem McGriff (11). Fielding: E - Joe Parra.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Wes Clement improves in arm Maurice Upright improves in contact_vs_righty Jack Scarritt improves in speed Danny Henion did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Lahti did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Doc Cottier improves in arm Jeff Radmanovich improves in 1B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Biff Ryba improves in power_vs_lefty Doc Hayworth did not respond to coaching in velocity Benny Reynolds did not respond to coaching in velocity Leon George did not respond to coaching in control Leon George did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Zuleta did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty