Win: Mark Casa (6-12) Loss: Tony Thompson (4-2)
Save: Vance Becker (26)
Inning: 1 Houston Mark Casa pitching. Masaki Arasuna grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Earle Mooneyham singles to right field. Pedro Grieve strikes out. Earle Mooneyham is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Diego Emil Iorg pitching. Mark Hendrick walks. Doc Sprite grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Nick Meyers pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Pearce strikes out. Martin Alley pops out to the shortstop. Stan Felske grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Diego Shane Siebert singles past the third baseman. Dick Smith singles to center field. Shane Siebert advances to third on the hit. Oscar Robertson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Shane Siebert scores. Ed Auerbach flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Mark Carney singles to right field. Dick Carroll grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Carney advances to second on the play. Emil Iorg singles past the shortstop. Mark Carney scores. Masaki Arasuna strikes out. Earle Mooneyham singles to right field. Pedro Grieve strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Diego Bill Bolick walks. Mark Casa lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mark Hendrick grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Sprite singles to left field. Nick Meyers strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Pearce reached on a 2-base throwing error by Shane Siebert. Martin Alley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Pearce advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Stan Felske triples. Joe Pearce scores. Mark Carney hits a home run. Stan Felske scores. Dick Carroll singles past the shortstop. Emil Iorg lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Masaki Arasuna grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Diego Shane Siebert strikes out. Dick Smith walks. Oscar Robertson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Earle Mooneyham doubles to center field. Pedro Grieve flies out to the center fielder. Joe Pearce pops out to the first baseman. Martin Alley hits an infield single to the pitcher. Stan Felske grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 San Diego Ed Auerbach singles to left field. Bill Bolick strikes out. Mark Casa lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Ed Auerbach forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Mark Hendrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Mark Carney grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Carroll grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Wathan is pinch hitting for Emil Iorg. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ed Wathan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Diego Jim Fultz pitching. Doc Sprite singles to left field. Doc Sprite steals second. Nick Meyers grounds out to the shortstop. Shane Siebert strikes out. Dick Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Masaki Arasuna singles past the second baseman. Bud Siever is pinch hitting for Earle Mooneyham. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bud Siever grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Pedro Grieve strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Diego Tony Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Oscar Robertson walks. Ed Auerbach grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Bolick singles to center field. Yoshiharu Ishihara is pinch hitting for Mark Casa. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Yoshiharu Ishihara singles to right field. Mark Hendrick singles to right field. Doc Sprite doubles to center field. Bill Bolick scores. Yoshiharu Ishihara scores. Mark Hendrick uses his aggressiveness and scores. Nick Meyers doubles to right field. Doc Sprite scores. Nick Meyers steals third. Shane Siebert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Howard Zak pitching. Joe Pearce pops out to the first baseman. Martin Alley walks. Stan Felske singles to left field. Mark Carney grounds out to the shortstop. Martin Alley advances to third on the play. Stan Felske advances to second on the play. Dick Carroll lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 San Diego Karl Ash comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Smith strikes out. Oscar Robertson lines out to the shortstop. Ed Auerbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Vance Becker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ernie Mackanin is pinch hitting for Karl Ash. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ernie Mackanin walks. Masaki Arasuna strikes out. Bud Siever singles to center field. Pedro Grieve grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 8 San Diego total runners left on base: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jerry Habyan improves in contact_vs_righty Arturo Dahlen did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Ganzel improves in arm Jeff Hill did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jerry Alvarado improves in RF
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hal Dowse improves in range Dary Serrano did not respond to coaching in speed Hal Dowse did not respond to coaching in speed Dick Coombs improves in speed Gary Valentine did not respond to coaching in LF