Win: John Brooks (16-3) Loss: Charlie Harper (2-29)
Inning: 1 Houston Rick Marentette pitching. Raymond Romero hits a home run. Pat Goodwin flies out to the center fielder. Richard Hidalgo grounds out to the second baseman. Spike Thornton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Philadelphia John Brooks pitching. Bien Starnagle flies out to the right fielder. Steve Wood grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Gunderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jimmy Wynn singles to left field. Jimmy Wynn steals second. Chappy Howard throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Eric Anthony pops out to the catcher. Dennis Hunter strikes out. Pierce Redson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Hy Kelly singles to left field. Frank Thomas strikes out. Jack Christiansen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston John Brooks singles to left field. Raymond Romero grounds out to the second baseman. John Brooks advances to second on the play. Pat Goodwin grounds out to the shortstop. Richard Hidalgo doubles to center field. John Brooks scores. Spike Thornton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Ren Terrell pops out to the second baseman. Chappy Howard flies out to the center fielder. Rick Marentette grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Jimmy Wynn hits a home run. Eric Anthony pops out to the shortstop. Dennis Hunter grounds out to the second baseman. Pierce Redson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Bien Starnagle singles to center field. Steve Wood strikes out. Bien Starnagle steals second. Ed Gunderson flies out to the left fielder. Hy Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston John Brooks reached on a fielding error by Steve Wood. Raymond Romero hits an infield single to the second baseman. Pat Goodwin flies out to the center fielder. Richard Hidalgo flies out to the right fielder. Spike Thornton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Frank Thomas grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Christiansen grounds out to the second baseman. Ren Terrell singles to left field. Chappy Howard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Jimmy Wynn singles to left field. Eric Anthony hits a home run. Jimmy Wynn scores. Lee DeShields comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dennis Hunter singles to center field. Pierce Redson singles to center field. Dennis Hunter advances to third on the hit. Pierce Redson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Brooks grounds out to the shortstop. Dennis Hunter scores. Raymond Romero grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Yasutomo Hakamada is pinch hitting for Lee DeShields. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Yasutomo Hakamada reached on a 2-base fielding error by Richard Hidalgo. Bien Starnagle lines out to the pitcher. Steve Wood singles to right field. Yasutomo Hakamada scores. Steve Wood steals second. Ed Gunderson singles to left field. Steve Wood scores. Charlie Burkam 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. Hy Kelly lines out to the shortstop. Frank Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Rick Skinner pitching. Pat Goodwin flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Richard Hidalgo strikes out. Spike Thornton hits a home run. Jimmy Wynn hits a home run. Chico Gibbons comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bruce Northrup is pinch hitting for Eric Anthony. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bruce Northrup singles past the second baseman. Dennis Hunter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Jack Christiansen grounds out to the third baseman. Blas Ross is pinch hitting for Ren Terrell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Blas Ross pops out to the second baseman. Chappy Howard singles to right field. Hub Estrada is pinch hitting for Chico Gibbons. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hub Estrada singles to right field. Bien Starnagle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston R.C. Mowe pitching. Pierce Redson strikes out. Brad Ausmus is pinch hitting for Charlie Burkam. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Brad Ausmus strikes out. George Titus is pinch hitting for Raymond Romero. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Titus strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Val Heflin pitching. Steve Wood flies out to the right fielder. Ed Gunderson strikes out. Hy Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Pat Goodwin singles to right field. Richard Hidalgo lines out to the second baseman. Spike Thornton hits a home run. Pat Goodwin scores. Jimmy Wynn walks. Bruce Northrup flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Hunter triples. Jimmy Wynn scores. Pierce Redson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Frank Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Christiansen strikes out. Blas Ross singles to right field. Chappy Howard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Richard Hidalgo (25).3B - Dennis Hunter (3).HR - Raymond Romero (17), Spike Thornton 2 (33), Jimmy Wynn 2 (20), Eric Anthony (14). Baserunning: SB - Jimmy Wynn (31).CS - Pierce Redson (5). Fielding: E - Richard Hidalgo.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Keith Arocha improves in speed Jeff Triplett improves in power_vs_righty Ralph Bishop did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Trice did not respond to coaching in velocity
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Amos Pelty improves in power_vs_righty Amos Pelty improves in arm Lance LaForest did not respond to coaching in velocity Dorn Mueller improves in power_vs_righty Dave Conti did not respond to coaching in 2B