Win: Tony Thompson (5-2) Loss: Neil Gettinger (3-3)
Save: Karl Ash (7)
Inning: 1 Houston Tom Hinsley pitching. Masaki Arasuna singles to center field. George Gilhooley singles to left field. Masaki Arasuna advances to third on the hit. Earle Mooneyham grounds out to the second baseman. Masaki Arasuna scores. George Gilhooley advances to second on the play. Joe Pearce lines out to the second baseman. Martin Alley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Florida Luis Conwell pitching. Elmer Lefferts singles to left field. Evan Painter grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Elmer Lefferts is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tom Moore grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Mark Hale flies out to the right fielder. Stan Felske flies out to the left fielder. Dick Carroll singles to left field. Luis Conwell singles in front of the left fielder. Masaki Arasuna grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Florida Clarence Miller pops out to the first baseman. Diego Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Bryan Alvarez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston George Gilhooley flies out to the left fielder. Earle Mooneyham singles to center field. Joe Pearce walks. Martin Alley grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joe Pearce is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mark Hale strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Florida Ivan Duzen walks. Marcelo Gonzalez singles to center field. Tom Hinsley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Elmer Lefferts flies out to the left fielder. Evan Painter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Stan Felske strikes out. Dick Carroll grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Conwell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Florida Tom Moore walks. Clarence Miller flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Diego Rodriguez walks. Bryan Alvarez singles to left field. Ivan Duzen grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Moore scores. Diego Rodriguez advances to third on the play. Bryan Alvarez advances to second on the play. Marcelo Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Masaki Arasuna grounds out to the second baseman. George Gilhooley walks. Earle Mooneyham walks. Joe Pearce grounds out to the shortstop. George Gilhooley advances to third on the play. Earle Mooneyham advances to second on the play. Martin Alley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Florida Tom Hinsley grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Lefferts strikes out. Evan Painter singles to left field. Tom Moore grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Evan Painter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Mark Hale walks. Mark Hale steals second. Neil Gettinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Stan Felske strikes out. Dick Carroll flies out to the left fielder. Ed Wathan is pinch hitting for Luis Conwell. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ed Wathan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Florida Tony Thompson pitching. Clarence Miller flies out to the left fielder. Diego Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Bryan Alvarez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Masaki Arasuna walks. George Gilhooley walks. Bud Siever is pinch hitting for Earle Mooneyham. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bud Siever flies out to the center fielder. Joe Pearce flies out to the right fielder. Martin Alley hits a home run. Masaki Arasuna scores. George Gilhooley scores. Carey Mack comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Carney is pinch hitting for Mark Hale. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Carney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Florida Ivan Duzen singles to center field. Karl Ash comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marcelo Gonzalez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Carey Mack reached on a fielding error by Masaki Arasuna. Elmer Lefferts grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Carey Mack is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Stan Felske flies out to the left fielder. Dick Carroll singles to right field. Karl Ash fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Karl Ash flies out to the right fielder. Masaki Arasuna grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dick Carroll is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Florida Evan Painter strikes out. Tom Moore flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston George Gilhooley strikes out. Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Pearce grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Florida Diego Rodriguez singles to left field. Bryan Alvarez singles to right field. Ivan Duzen grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Diego Rodriguez advances to third on the play. Marcelo Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Florida total runners LOB: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pete Valdez improves in arm Greg Spongberg improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Ganzel improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Oana did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry Alvarado did not respond to coaching in RF
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Thomas improves in arm Jimmy Blum did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Wade improves in range Eddie Darling improves in control Pete Elston did not respond to coaching in RF