Win: John Smith (19-9) Loss: Bill Montague (11-13)
Inning: 1 Houston John Smith pitching. Otis Valdez grounds out to the shortstop. Rob Branca flies out to the center fielder. Bob Kramer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Diego Bill Montague pitching. Jerry Lasher flies out to the left fielder. Earl Canate flies out to the center fielder. Matt DeFreitas doubles to right field. Jess Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Burleigh Davis singles to right field. Dave Runnels strikes out. Dave Coulter hits a home run. Burleigh Davis scores. Rusty Keating flies out to the center fielder. Don Speck singles to left field. Bill Montague grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Don Speck is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Diego Martin Dasso hits a home run. Ed Girard hits a home run. George Mulligan hits a home run. Xavier Kendall strikes out. John Smith pops out to the third baseman. Jerry Lasher singles to center field. Earl Canate singles to right field. Matt DeFreitas singles to left field. Jerry Lasher scores. Earl Canate advances to third on the hit. Jess Johnson lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Otis Valdez pops out to the third baseman. Rob Branca pops out to the shortstop. Bob Kramer pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Diego Martin Dasso grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Girard pops out to the first baseman. George Mulligan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Burleigh Davis singles to center field. Dave Runnels grounds out to the third baseman. Burleigh Davis advances to second on the play. Dave Coulter grounds out to the second baseman. Burleigh Davis advances to third on the play. Rusty Keating singles to right field. Burleigh Davis scores. Don Speck grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Diego Xavier Kendall pops out to the shortstop. John Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Lasher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bill Montague strikes out. Otis Valdez hits a home run. Rob Branca singles to center field. Bob Kramer strikes out. Burleigh Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Diego Earl Canate flies out to the right fielder. Matt DeFreitas doubles to right field. Jess Johnson strikes out. Martin Dasso hits a home run. Matt DeFreitas scores. Cy Heredia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Girard walks. Ed Girard steals second. George Mulligan singles to left field. Ed Girard scores. Xavier Kendall singles to left field. George Mulligan advances to third on the hit. John Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Dave Runnels strikes out. Dave Coulter flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Rusty Keating grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Diego Jerry Lasher walks. Jerry Lasher steals second. Earl Canate strikes out. Matt DeFreitas singles past the third baseman. Jerry Lasher scores. Zoilo Pool comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt DeFreitas steals second. Jess Johnson walks. Martin Dasso flies out to the right fielder. Ed Girard singles past the third baseman. Matt DeFreitas scores. Jess Johnson advances to third on the hit. George Mulligan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Don Speck pops out to the first baseman. 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 grounds out to the second baseman. Otis Valdez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Diego Randy Creel pitching. Xavier Kendall reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rusty Keating. John Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Smith singles to center field. Xavier Kendall scores. Jerry Lasher grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jerry Lasher is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Earl Canate grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Rob Branca singles to left field. Bob Kramer reached on a fielding error by Earl Canate. Jolbert Steevens is pinch hitting for Burleigh Davis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jolbert Steevens strikes out. Dave Runnels flies out to the right fielder. Dave Coulter pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 San Diego Matt DeFreitas strikes out. Jess Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Martin Dasso singles in front of the right fielder. Ed Girard singles to right field. George Mulligan doubles to center field. Martin Dasso scores. Ed Girard uses his aggressiveness and scores. Xavier Kendall walks. Sonny Little is pinch hitting for John Smith. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Sonny Little strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Jack Haas pitching. Rusty Keating strikes out. Don Speck grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Tyack is pinch hitting for Randy Creel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Tyack lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 5 San Diego total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Matt DeFreitas 2 (30), George Mulligan (18).HR - Martin Dasso 2 (23), Ed Girard (14), George Mulligan (16). Baserunning: SB - Jerry Lasher (47), Matt DeFreitas (60), Ed Girard (32).CS - Jerry Lasher (38). Fielding: E - Earl Canate.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tony Mays did not respond to coaching in control George Rose did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mark Katz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Nick Bench improves in range Jerry Tolan did not respond to coaching in arm Angel Jackson did not respond to coaching in velocity Nick Bench did not respond to coaching in 2B
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Erickson did not respond to coaching in range Tom Steele did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Tom Erickson did not respond to coaching in speed Lee Adkins did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Steele did not respond to coaching in control Frank Clarke did not respond to coaching in SS