Win: Kei Matsumoto (7-7) Loss: Emil Iorg (5-9)
Save: Mark Casa (5)
Inning: 1 Houston Fred Mason pitching. George Gilhooley singles to center field. Earle Mooneyham flies out to the center fielder. Pedro Grieve walks. Joe Pearce strikes out. George Gilhooley steals third. Pedro Grieve steals second. Martin Alley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 San Diego Austin Radford pitching. Doc Sprite grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Robertson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dick Carroll. Nick Meyers walks. Bill Bolick grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Mark Carney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Carroll hits a home run. Red Shaw strikes out. Austin Radford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Diego Chris Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Hendrick singles to right field. Ed Pennington flies out to the center fielder. Steve Yankowski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston George Gilhooley walks. Earle Mooneyham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Gilhooley advances to second on the play. Pedro Grieve strikes out. Joe Pearce is hit by a pitch. Martin Alley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Diego Fred Mason pops out to the shortstop. Doc Sprite flies out to the right fielder. Oscar Robertson singles to left field. Nick Meyers hits a home run. Oscar Robertson scores. Bill Bolick grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Mark Carney strikes out. Dick Carroll flies out to the left fielder. Red Shaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Diego Chris Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Mark Hendrick grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Pennington flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Austin Radford strikes out. George Gilhooley doubles to right field. Earle Mooneyham strikes out. Pedro Grieve grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Diego Steve Yankowski grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Mason singles to center field. Doc Sprite grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Pearce hits an infield single to the pitcher. Martin Alley grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joe Pearce is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kei Matsumoto 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 1st. Mark Carney flies out to the right fielder. Dick Carroll walks. Red Shaw singles to right field. Martin Alley scores. Dick Carroll advances to third on the hit. Ed Wathan is pinch hitting for Austin Radford. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ed Wathan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 San Diego Jim Fultz pitching. Oscar Robertson grounds out to the shortstop. Nick Meyers walks. Bill Bolick grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston George Gilhooley flies out to the center fielder. Bud Siever is pinch hitting for Earle Mooneyham. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bud Siever strikes out. Pedro Grieve grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Diego Emil Iorg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris Reynolds is hit by a pitch. Mark Hendrick singles to right field. Ed Pennington doubles to left field. Chris Reynolds scores. Steve Yankowski grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Hendrick scores. Ed Pennington advances to third on the play. Yoshiharu Ishihara is pinch hitting for Kei Matsumoto. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Pennington gets picked off third. Yoshiharu Ishihara singles past the second baseman. Yoshiharu Ishihara is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Kerr pitching. Joe Pearce strikes out. Martin Alley singles to center field. Martin Alley is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mark Carney walks. Mark Carney is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Diego Ike Rogers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doc Sprite pops out to the catcher. Oscar Robertson strikes out. Nick Meyers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Mark Casa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dick Carroll strikes out. Red Shaw grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Mackanin is pinch hitting for Ike Rogers. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ernie Mackanin doubles to right field. George Gilhooley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 8 San Diego total runners left on base: 2
Batting:2B - George Gilhooley (20), Ernie Mackanin (2).HR - Dick Carroll (6).HBP - Joe Pearce (5). Baserunning: SB - George Gilhooley (23), Pedro Grieve (20).CS - Martin Alley (4), Mark Carney (4). Fielding: E - Dick Carroll.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Greg Spongberg improves in power_vs_righty Pete Valdez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jeff Hill improves in speed Paul Melvin did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Spongberg did not respond to coaching in 2B
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pete Bigbee did not respond to coaching in velocity Chick Quintana improves in control Jim Vargas improves in power_vs_righty John Dimichele did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty