Win: Dave McDermott (10-10) Loss: Ted Smith (11-9)
Save: Dizzy Taylor (18)
Inning: 1 Houston Dave McDermott pitching. Alex Flores strikes out. Joe Purtell singles to center field. Allie Dowell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Ted Smith pitching. Donnie Kirkland grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Kemmler grounds out to the third baseman. Yordanis Perez singles to right field. Yordanis Perez steals second. Doug Bradley singles to center field. Yordanis Perez scores. Jeff Fisher grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Doug Bradley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Johnny Umbarger grounds out to the second baseman. Hal DiPietro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Monty Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Gene Latham grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Pitler singles to left field. Joe Baldwin singles to right field. Dave McDermott fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dave McDermott grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Pitler advances to third on the play. Joe Baldwin advances to second on the play. Donnie Kirkland walks. Joe Kemmler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Houston Ernie Galvin grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Blemker hits a home run. Ted Smith pops out to the second baseman. Alex Flores strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Yordanis Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Bradley doubles to left field. Jeff Fisher pops out to the second baseman. Gene Latham walks. Steve Pitler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Purtell hits a home run. Allie Dowell grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Umbarger grounds out to the third baseman. Hal DiPietro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Joe Baldwin strikes out. Dave McDermott strikes out. Donnie Kirkland grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Monty Thomas strikes out. Ernie Galvin flies out to the right fielder. Fred Blemker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Joe Kemmler grounds out to the third baseman. Yordanis Perez flies out to the center fielder. Doug Bradley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Ted Smith strikes out. Alex Flores walks. Joe Purtell singles to center field. Allie Dowell walks. Johnny Umbarger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Flores scores. Joe Purtell advances to third on the play. Allie Dowell advances to second on the play. Hal DiPietro grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Jeff Fisher singles to right field. Gene Latham grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Steve Pitler hits a home run. Joe Baldwin singles to center field. Dave McDermott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Monty Thomas walks. Ernie Galvin flies out to the right fielder. Fred Blemker singles to right field. Ted Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Flores grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Donnie Kirkland singles to right field. Donnie Kirkland steals second. Joe Kemmler singles to left field. Donnie Kirkland scores. Yordanis Perez hits a home run. Joe Kemmler scores. Jerome Fuller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Bradley grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Fisher singles to center field. Gene Latham doubles to center field. Jeff Fisher uses his aggressiveness and scores. Elmer Kane comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Pitler strikes out. Joe Baldwin singles to left field. Gene Latham scores. Dave McDermott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Purtell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Allie Dowell grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Byrne is pinch hitting for Johnny Umbarger. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Byrne grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Donnie Kirkland pops out to the second baseman. Joe Kemmler walks. Yordanis Perez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Hal DiPietro singles to left field. Monty Thomas strikes out. David Clay is pinch hitting for Ernie Galvin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. David Clay walks. Dizzy Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Fred Blemker flies out to the right fielder. Naoji Takahashi is pinch hitting for Elmer Kane. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Naoji Takahashi hits an infield single to the pitcher. Alex Flores grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners left on base: 7 Chicago total runners left on base: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Daijiro Tanioka did not respond to coaching in range Jim Fox improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Fox improves in contact_vs_righty Gabby Huber did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al McGunnigle did not respond to coaching in speed Greg Bell improves in power_vs_righty
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rafael Metzger improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Simpson improves in power_vs_lefty John Harris did not respond to coaching in speed Ryan Lawrence improves in power_vs_lefty Fred Girard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gene Velazquez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Simpson did not respond to coaching in 1B