Win: Herman Bradley (6-5) Loss: Rod Dolan (0-4)
Save: Ed Cornell (3)
Inning: 1 Houston Rod Dolan pitching. Jeff Lavender flies out to the left fielder. Nigel Planer grounds out to the shortstop. Vic Shantz singles to center field. Stan Bithorn singles to left field. Vic Shantz advances to third on the hit. Steve Morris grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Herman Bradley pitching. Joe Franks doubles to right field. Bruno Harris pops out to the third baseman. Julio Brunsberg singles to left field. The defense is playing the infield in. Pedro Seilheimer grounds out to the shortstop. Julio Brunsberg advances to second on the play. Bill Mackanin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Tom Cooper strikes out. George Faeth strikes out. Lee Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Tim Craft flies out to the right fielder. Rick Bowen strikes out. Herb Margoneri doubles to center field. Rod Dolan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Herman Bradley walks. Jeff Lavender singles to center field. Herman Bradley advances to third on the hit. Nigel Planer singles to left field. Herman Bradley scores. Jeff Lavender advances to third on the hit. Vic Shantz walks. Stan Bithorn flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jeff Lavender scores. Steve Morris strikes out. Tom Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Joe Franks grounds out to the shortstop. Bruno Harris strikes out. Julio Brunsberg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston George Faeth flies out to the center fielder. Lee Williams singles to center field. Herman Bradley fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Herman Bradley flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Lavender flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Pedro Seilheimer flies out to the center fielder. Bill Mackanin grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Craft grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Nigel Planer strikes out. Vic Shantz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stan Bithorn walks. Steve Morris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Rick Bowen singles to right field. Herb Margoneri grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Rod Dolan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Tom Cooper strikes out. George Faeth flies out to the right fielder. Lee Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Joe Franks hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bruno Harris strikes out. Julio Brunsberg flies out to the right fielder. Pedro Seilheimer pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Herman Bradley grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Lavender singles to right field. Dann Gabler is pinch hitting for Nigel Planer. Dann Gabler singles to right field. Jeff Lavender advances to third on the hit. Vic Shantz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Ed Tyree enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tom Cooper at CF. Bill Mackanin grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Craft pops out to the catcher. Rick Bowen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Stan Bithorn singles to center field. Doug Kuzava comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Steve Morris doubles to left field. Stan Bithorn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Tyree grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Morris advances to third on the play. George Faeth reached on a fielding error by Bruno Harris. Steve Morris scores. George Faeth steals second. Lee Williams lines out to the shortstop. Herman Bradley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Herb Margoneri singles to left field. Darwin Krsnich is pinch hitting for Doug Kuzava. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Herb Margoneri is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Darwin Krsnich triples. Joe Franks grounds out to the second baseman. Darwin Krsnich scores. Bruno Harris walks. Julio Brunsberg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Chick Menendez pitching. Jeff Lavender grounds out to the second baseman. Dann Gabler singles to center field. Vic Shantz walks. Stan Bithorn pops out to the third baseman. Steve Morris strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Ed Cornell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pedro Seilheimer flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bill Mackanin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Cornell. Tim Craft grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Bowen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 10 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Joe Franks (3), Herb Margoneri (6).3B - Darwin Krsnich (1).GIDP - Herb Margoneri. Baserunning: CS - Herb Margoneri (6). Fielding: E - Bruno Harris.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Otis Tepedino improves in power_vs_righty Barney Franklin improves in arm Lefty Gutierrez improves in range Richie Pittman did not respond to coaching in control Barney Franklin did not respond to coaching in RF
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ernie Chance improves in arm Frankie Anderson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Carlos Palmero improves in power_vs_righty Dave Hageman did not respond to coaching in velocity Dinny Bergman improves in 2B