Inning: 1 Houston Ossee Roe pitching. Otis Valdez strikes out. Dave Runnels doubles past the third baseman. Rob Branca grounds out to the shortstop. Fritz Pendleton singles to left field. Dave Runnels scores. Rusty Keating flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Jose Davenport pitching. Spec Bell flies out to the right fielder. Gary Queen singles to center field. Paul Bowie grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Gary Queen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ed McNertney walks. George Perkins walks. Ike Morgan hits an infield single to the third baseman. Paul Bowie scores. Dave Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Burleigh Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Mokan triples. Jolbert Steevens singles to right field. Bill Mokan scores. Jose Davenport pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Otis Valdez singles to left field. Dave Runnels walks. Rob Branca reached on a fielding error by Ed McNertney. Jolbert Steevens scores. Fritz Pendleton walks. Otis Valdez scores. Rusty Keating singles to right field. Dave Runnels scores. Rob Branca scores. Fritz Pendleton advances to third on the hit. Burleigh Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Johnny Fitzgerald doubles to left field. Marsh Canizaro is pinch hitting for Ossee Roe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Marsh Canizaro pops out to the second baseman. Spec Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Queen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Keerl pitching. Bill Mokan flies out to the right fielder. Jolbert Steevens strikes out. Jose Davenport grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Paul Bowie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed McNertney walks. George Perkins strikes out. Ike Morgan walks. Dave Wood reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jolbert Steevens. Ed McNertney scores. Johnny Fitzgerald singles to left field. Ike Morgan scores. Dave Wood scores. Joe Keerl singles to center field. Johnny Fitzgerald advances to third on the hit. Spec Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Otis Valdez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Runnels strikes out. Rob Branca grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Gary Queen grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Bowie singles to right field. Ed McNertney singles to right field. Paul Bowie advances to third on the hit. George Perkins grounds out to the pitcher. Ed McNertney advances to second on the play. Ike Morgan walks. Dave Wood grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Paul Bowie is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Houston Fritz Pendleton grounds out to the shortstop. Rusty Keating walks. Burleigh Davis doubles to left field. Rusty Keating uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rube Lincoln comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Mokan grounds out to the second baseman. Burleigh Davis advances to third on the play. Jolbert Steevens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Johnny Fitzgerald grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Zalusky is pinch hitting for Rube Lincoln. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Lou Zalusky flies out to the center fielder. Spec Bell singles past the second baseman. Gary Queen doubles to center field. Spec Bell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Johnny Harmon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Bowie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Ray Nady pitching. Johnny Harmon grounds out to the third baseman. Otis Valdez grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Runnels strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Ed McNertney singles to center field. George Perkins flies out to the center fielder. Ike Morgan singles to right field. Dave Wood walks. Johnny Fitzgerald pops out to the first baseman. Gus Kibble is pinch hitting for Ray Nady. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Gus Kibble strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Houston Dave Schlitzer pitching. Rob Branca flies out to the center fielder. Fritz Pendleton singles to center field. Rusty Keating walks. Burleigh Davis doubles to center field. Fritz Pendleton scores. Rusty Keating uses his aggressiveness and scores. Don DeMontreville comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Mokan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ike Morgan. Burleigh Davis scores. Jolbert Steevens doubles to center field. Bill Mokan scores. Dave Coulter is pinch hitting for Johnny Harmon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Coulter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jolbert Steevens advances to third on the play. Otis Valdez walks. Dave Runnels lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Zoilo Pool pitching. Spec Bell flies out to the left fielder. Gary Queen singles to center field. Paul Bowie walks. Ed McNertney flies out to the left fielder. George Perkins flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Rob Branca singles to center field. Marcos Schang comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Fritz Pendleton grounds out to the shortstop. Rob Branca advances to second on the play. Mark Katz is pinch hitting for Rusty Keating. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Katz flies out to the right fielder. Burleigh Davis pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Ike Morgan grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Wood grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Johnny Fitzgerald pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Bill Mokan flies out to the center fielder. Jolbert Steevens strikes out. Harry Lobert is pinch hitting for Zoilo Pool. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Lobert singles to left field. Otis Valdez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Randy Creel pitching. Marcos Schang grounds out to the third baseman. Connie Sundberg is pinch hitting for Spec Bell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Connie Sundberg walks. Gary Queen grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Connie Sundberg is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Bowie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 16
Game Notes Rube Lincoln is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Douglass did not respond to coaching in arm Kiki Rader improves in contact_vs_lefty Cy Heredia did not respond to coaching in endurance Cy Heredia did not respond to coaching in velocity Nick Bench did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Tyack improves in speed Will Worrell improves in RF
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Carden Twitchell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Alex Ross improves in range Darrell Taylor did not respond to coaching in control Ken Wyrostek did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Les Pickering did not respond to coaching in endurance Tex Mahoney improves in arm