Win: Ernie Kennedy (5-4) Loss: William Wallace (4-9)
Save: Karl Ash (4)
Inning: 1 San Diego Ernie Kennedy pitching. Mark Hendrick singles to right field. Yoshiharu Ishihara grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Nick Meyers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston William Wallace pitching. Masaki Arasuna singles to center field. George Gilhooley walks. Earle Mooneyham grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Masaki Arasuna advances to third on the play. Pedro Grieve grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Diego Robby Klutts grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Oscar Robertson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Martin Alley singles to left field. Mark Hale grounds out to the second baseman. Martin Alley advances to second on the play. Stan Felske singles to left field. Martin Alley scores. Mark Carney strikes out. Ernie Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Diego Ed Auerbach hits a home run. Bill Bolick grounds out to the second baseman. William Wallace grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Hendrick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Masaki Arasuna singles to left field. Masaki Arasuna steals second. George Gilhooley strikes out. Earle Mooneyham flies out to the left fielder. Pedro Grieve walks. Martin Alley lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 San Diego Yoshiharu Ishihara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nick Meyers grounds out to the shortstop. Robby Klutts flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Mark Hale singles to right field. Stan Felske grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Hale advances to second on the play. Mark Carney singles to right field. Mark Hale scores. Ernie Kennedy lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Masaki Arasuna singles to right field. Mark Carney scores. George Gilhooley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Diego Dick Smith hits a home run. Oscar Robertson strikes out. Ed Auerbach doubles to right field. Bill Bolick strikes out. William Wallace grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Earle Mooneyham flies out to the left fielder. Pedro Grieve singles to left field. Martin Alley flies out to the left fielder. Mark Hale lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Diego George Hook comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Hendrick grounds out to the third baseman. Yoshiharu Ishihara flies out to the center fielder. Nick Meyers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Stan Felske walks. Mark Carney singles to left field. George Hook pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Stan Felske is out trying to steal third. Masaki Arasuna walks. Al Devine comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Gilhooley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 San Diego Robby Klutts strikes out. Dick Smith flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Robertson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bud Siever is pinch hitting for Earle Mooneyham. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bud Siever grounds out to the shortstop. Pedro Grieve grounds out to the shortstop. Martin Alley pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Diego Ed Auerbach singles to center field. Karl Ash comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Auerbach is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Bolick flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Shane Siebert is pinch hitting for Al Devine. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shane Siebert singles to right field. Mark Hendrick singles to center field. Yoshiharu Ishihara strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Howard Zak pitching. Mark Hale singles past the shortstop. Mark Hale steals second. Stan Felske grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Hale advances to third on the play. Mark Carney singles to right field. Mark Hale scores. Karl Ash lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dick Carroll is pinch hitting for Masaki Arasuna. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 San Diego Nick Meyers strikes out. Robby Klutts flies out to the left fielder. Dick Smith singles to right field. Oscar Robertson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 San Diego total runners left on base: 4 Houston total runners left on base: 9
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Edwin Bonikowski improves in contact_vs_lefty Edwin Bonikowski improves in speed Chad Finney improves in range Gene Batiste did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gary Valentine did not respond to coaching in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pi Ortiz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Pi Ortiz improves in speed Paul Melvin did not respond to coaching in endurance Jerry Alvarado improves in power_vs_righty Jerry Habyan improves in CF