Win: Herman Bradley (1-0) Loss: Jeff Whitney (0-1)
Save: Ed Cornell (1)
Inning: 1 Houston Jeff Whitney pitching. Jeff Lavender singles to right field. Tom Cooper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Lavender advances to second on the play. Jot Tipple grounds out to the shortstop. Stan Bithorn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 San Diego Herman Bradley pitching. Andy Van Slyke walks. Andy Van Slyke steals second. Eddie Graff strikes out. Mike Richard grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie McDonough strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Drummond Meadows grounds out to the third baseman. Nigel Planer walks. Joe Fitzgerald singles to right field. Nigel Planer advances to third on the hit. John Songer walks. Herman Bradley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 San Diego Hiker Castleman strikes out. Smead Berroa doubles to right field. Smead Berroa is out trying to steal third. George Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jeff Lavender grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Jot Tipple grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Diego Billy Brunsberg flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Whitney grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Van Slyke grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Stan Bithorn strikes out. Drummond Meadows singles to center field. Nigel Planer singles past the second baseman. Drummond Meadows aggressively advances to third on the hit. Joe Fitzgerald triples. Drummond Meadows scores. Nigel Planer scores. John Songer strikes out. Herman Bradley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Diego Eddie Graff hits a home run. Mike Richard singles past the third baseman. Ernie McDonough grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Hiker Castleman singles to center field. Smead Berroa doubles to left field. Hiker Castleman uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Harris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jeff Lavender strikes out. Tom Cooper strikes out. Jot Tipple flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Diego Billy Brunsberg strikes out. Jeff Whitney grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Van Slyke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Stan Bithorn grounds out to the second baseman. Drummond Meadows walks. Nigel Planer grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Drummond Meadows advances to second on the play. Joe Fitzgerald doubles to right field. Drummond Meadows scores. John Songer walks. Herman Bradley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 San Diego Eddie Graff triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Mike Richard singles to left field. Eddie Graff scores. Ernie McDonough grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Hiker Castleman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jeff Lavender doubles to left field. Steve Morris is pinch hitting for Tom Cooper. Steve Morris strikes out. Jot Tipple singles to right field. Jeff Lavender scores. Stan Bithorn reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Harris. Drummond Meadows walks. Dann Gabler is pinch hitting for Nigel Planer. Dann Gabler singles to right field. Jot Tipple scores. Stan Bithorn scores. Drummond Meadows advances to third on the hit. Joe Fitzgerald flies out to the center fielder. John Songer doubles to left field. Drummond Meadows scores. Dann Gabler uses his aggressiveness and scores. Buck Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Herman Bradley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Diego Vic Shantz enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steve Morris at 1B. Smead Berroa grounds out to the second baseman. George Harris pops out to the first baseman. Billy Brunsberg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jeff Lavender flies out to the center fielder. Vic Shantz grounds out to the shortstop. Jot Tipple flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Diego Sandy Bryant is pinch hitting for Buck Hernandez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Sandy Bryant singles to left field. Gus Ott is pinch hitting for Andy Van Slyke. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gus Ott singles to center field. Sandy Bryant advances to third on the hit. Eddie Graff hits a home run. Sandy Bryant scores. Gus Ott scores. Ed Cornell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Richard flies out to the right fielder. Ernie McDonough flies out to the right fielder. Hiker Castleman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Joe Adair pitching. Stan Bithorn strikes out. Drummond Meadows strikes out. Dann Gabler lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Diego Smead Berroa flies out to the left fielder. George Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Brunsberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 7 San Diego total runners LOB: 2
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lee Williams did not respond to coaching in arm Gene Jordan did not respond to coaching in control Pete Melo did not respond to coaching in endurance Ubaldo Keegan did not respond to coaching in control Barney Franklin did not respond to coaching in 3B
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mickey Esterbrook did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Shannon improves in range Jim Shannon improves in power_vs_righty Greg Brooks did not respond to coaching in speed