Win: Tony Thompson (2-0) Loss: Fred Corey (6-2)
Save: Karl Ash (5)
Inning: 1 Houston T.J. Counsell pitching. George Gilhooley singles past the shortstop. Masaki Arasuna grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Earle Mooneyham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Montreal Turk Schultz pitching. Dick Speaker flies out to the left fielder. Jake Montague flies out to the center fielder. Ozzie Ayers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Pearce singles to center field. Martin Alley singles to right field. Joe Pearce is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Mark Hale singles to center field. Stan Felske walks. Dick Carroll pops out to the shortstop. Turk Schultz lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Montreal Dave Nosek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Aponte singles to right field. Doc Holtgrave grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Aponte is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Van Courtright triples. Doc Holtgrave scores. Tom Sorrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston George Gilhooley strikes out. Masaki Arasuna doubles to center field. Earle Mooneyham grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Pearce walks. Martin Alley singles to left field. Masaki Arasuna scores. Mark Hale singles to right field. Joe Pearce scores. Martin Alley advances to third on the hit. Stan Felske grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Montreal T.J. Counsell grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Speaker triples. Jake Montague flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Dick Speaker scores. Ozzie Ayers hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dave Nosek singles in front of the right fielder. Ozzie Ayers advances to third on the hit. Joe Aponte hits a home run. Ozzie Ayers scores. Dave Nosek scores. Doc Holtgrave singles to right field. Van Courtright strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Dick Carroll doubles to right field. Ed Reese comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Turk Schultz lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Dick Carroll is thrown out at third. George Gilhooley lines out to the pitcher. Masaki Arasuna doubles to right field. Earle Mooneyham singles to right field. Turk Schultz scores. Masaki Arasuna scores. Joe Pearce pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Montreal Tom Sorrell flies out to the center fielder. Ed Reese grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Speaker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Martin Alley singles to center field. Mark Hale flies out to the right fielder. Stan Felske triples. Martin Alley scores. Fred Corey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Carroll strikes out. Turk Schultz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Montreal Jake Montague grounds out to the catcher. Ozzie Ayers singles to center field. Dave Nosek walks. Joe Aponte grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston George Gilhooley grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Masaki Arasuna hits a home run. Earle Mooneyham strikes out. Joe Pearce grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Montreal George Hook comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doc Holtgrave reached on a fielding error by Stan Felske. Van Courtright flies out to the center fielder. Doc Holtgrave is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tom Sorrell doubles to left field. Fred Corey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Martin Alley strikes out. Mark Carney is pinch hitting for Mark Hale. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Carney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stan Felske strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Tony Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Speaker hits an infield single to the first baseman. Jake Montague strikes out. Ozzie Ayers walks. Dave Nosek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Speaker advances to third on the play. Ozzie Ayers advances to second on the play. Joe Aponte hits a home run. Dick Speaker scores. Ozzie Ayers scores. Doc Holtgrave doubles to center field. Van Courtright strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Dick Carroll strikes out. Ernie Mackanin is pinch hitting for Tony Thompson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ernie Mackanin triples. George Gilhooley walks. Masaki Arasuna triples. Ernie Mackanin scores. George Gilhooley scores. Orlando Belk comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Siever is pinch hitting for Earle Mooneyham. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bud Siever strikes out. Joe Pearce reached on a fielding error by Tom Sorrell. Masaki Arasuna scores. Martin Alley grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Pearce is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Montreal Karl Ash pitching. Tom Sorrell flies out to the center fielder. Clem Fischer is pinch hitting for Orlando Belk. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Clem Fischer singles to left field. Dick Speaker flies out to the center fielder. Jake Montague grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Clem Fischer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jake Rosen pitching. Mark Carney flies out to the left fielder. Stan Felske grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Carroll singles to center field. Karl Ash grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Montreal Ozzie Ayers walks. Dave Nosek pops out to the shortstop. Joe Aponte pops out to the shortstop. Doc Holtgrave singles to right field. Van Courtright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Montreal total runners LOB: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Arturo Dahlen did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Bonner did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Ganzel improves in contact_vs_righty Paul Melvin did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Valdez did not respond to coaching in LF
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Atsushi Kawabata did not respond to coaching in control Atsushi Kawabata did not respond to coaching in velocity Jacke Vergez did not respond to coaching in control Sammy Martin improves in speed Pat Grampp did not respond to coaching in 3B