Win: Steve Brittain (2-7) Loss: Donnie Liska (9-13)
Inning: 1 Houston Donnie Liska pitching. Joe Money grounds out to the second baseman. Oscar Miller flies out to the right fielder. Dave Spurgeon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Reggie Woodburn pitching. Joe Parra doubles to center field. Dad Korcheck singles to left field. Joe Parra scores. Kal Dihigo singles to center field. Clem McGriff flies out to the center fielder. Ron Hernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dad Korcheck advances to third on the play. Kal Dihigo advances to second on the play. Harry Gaffke strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Bullard singles to right field. Paul Marion strikes out. Shigeo Yoshitoshi is hit by a pitch. Shinji Morikawa pops out to the third baseman. Angel Freeman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Dave Atkinson triples. Joe Hooton flies out to the right fielder. Donnie Liska walks. Joe Parra flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Dave Atkinson scores. Dad Korcheck singles to center field. Kal Dihigo walks. Clem McGriff strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Houston Reggie Woodburn strikes out. Joe Money triples. Oscar Miller strikes out. Dave Spurgeon walks. Joe Bullard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Ron Hernandez grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Gaffke grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Atkinson singles to center field. Joe Hooton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Paul Marion strikes out. Shigeo Yoshitoshi flies out to the right fielder. Shinji Morikawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Donnie Liska singles to left field. Joe Parra singles to right field. Dad Korcheck flies out to the left fielder. Kal Dihigo strikes out. Clem McGriff grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Angel Freeman grounds out to the third baseman. Reggie Woodburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Money strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Ron Hernandez singles to left field. Harry Gaffke flies out to the center fielder. Ron Hernandez steals second. Dave Atkinson strikes out. Joe Hooton doubles to center field. Ron Hernandez scores. Steve Brittain 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. Donnie Liska grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Gorecki is pinch hitting for Oscar Miller. Joe Gorecki hits a home run. Dave Spurgeon singles to center field. Joe Bullard walks. Paul Marion hits a home run. Dave Spurgeon scores. Joe Bullard scores. Shigeo Yoshitoshi flies out to the center fielder. Shinji Morikawa flies out to the right fielder. Rafael Delacruz is pinch hitting for Angel Freeman. Rafael Delacruz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Leon Baker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rafael Delacruz at 3B. Joe Parra strikes out. Dad Korcheck pops out to the third baseman. Kal Dihigo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bert Darrow is pinch hitting for Steve Brittain. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bert Darrow hits a home run. Jo-Jo Prothro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Money grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Gorecki reached on a fielding error by Ron Hernandez. Dave Spurgeon singles to left field. Joe Gorecki advances to third on the hit. Joe Bullard flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Gorecki scores. Paul Marion hits an infield single to the shortstop. Shigeo Yoshitoshi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Jeff Hamilton pitching. Clem McGriff walks. Ron Hernandez strikes out. Harry Gaffke strikes out. Dave Atkinson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Shinji Morikawa flies out to the right fielder. Leon Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Perranoski is pinch hitting for Jeff Hamilton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Tom Perranoski singles to right field. Tom Perranoski steals second. Joe Money hits a home run. Tom Perranoski scores. Gil Pickering comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Gorecki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Brian Powers pitching. Joe Hooton flies out to the left fielder. Pat Fernandez is pinch hitting for Gil Pickering. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pat Fernandez walks. Joe Parra grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Fernandez advances to second on the play. Dad Korcheck grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Hub Olivares pitching. Dave Spurgeon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Joe Bullard singles to right field. Paul Marion grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Bullard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Shigeo Yoshitoshi walks. Shinji Morikawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Kal Dihigo strikes out. Clem McGriff flies out to the left fielder. Rickey Zavaras is pinch hitting for Ron Hernandez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rickey Zavaras is hit by a pitch. Harry Gaffke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Atlanta total runners LOB: 12
Batting:3B - Joe Money (6).HR - Joe Money (14), Joe Gorecki (6), Paul Marion (16), Bert Darrow (4).SF - Joe Bullard.HBP - Shigeo Yoshitoshi (4). Baserunning: SB - Tom Perranoski (2).
Batting:2B - Joe Parra (28), Joe Hooton (4).3B - Dave Atkinson (5).SF - Joe Parra.HBP - Rickey Zavaras (2). Baserunning: SB - Ron Hernandez (29). Fielding: E - Ron Hernandez.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Lahti did not respond to coaching in range Jack Lahti improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Montejo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Danny Henion did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Weihe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Lahti did not respond to coaching in speed Jeff Radmanovich did not respond to coaching in 1B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Doc Hayworth did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Mahoney improves in velocity Doc Hayworth did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Berenyi did not respond to coaching in speed Hal Heydon improves in arm Al Zuleta improves in range