Win: Matt Richard (3-5) Loss: Frank Taylor (8-12)
Save: Bruno Berryhill (20)
Inning: 1 Houston Frank Taylor pitching. Lip Maloney flies out to the left fielder. Ron Renteria singles to right field. Denny Coakley singles to center field. Ron Renteria advances to third on the hit. Gary Benn grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Renteria scores. Denny Coakley advances to second on the play. Dick Babb strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Montreal David Nicholas pitching. Bob Young strikes out. Don Lincoln singles to right field. Jack McLaughlin walks. Sam Smith singles to center field. Don Lincoln scores. Jack McLaughlin advances to third on the hit. Marcelino Hall strikes out. Jon Salkeld doubles to left field. Jack McLaughlin scores. Sam Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeff Romero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Willhite strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Hersh Nieves pops out to the second baseman. Chris Smith hits a home run. Eddy Rodriguez singles to center field. Jeff Romero lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Lip Maloney walks. Ron Renteria grounds out to the second baseman. Eddy Rodriguez scores. Jeff Romero advances to third on the play. Lip Maloney advances to second on the play. Denny Coakley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Montreal Ray Lanford grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Taylor strikes out. Bob Young singles to center field. Don Lincoln flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Gary Benn walks. Dick Babb singles to right field. Hersh Nieves walks. Chris Smith triples. Gary Benn scores. Dick Babb scores. Hersh Nieves scores. Eddy Rodriguez doubles to center field. Chris Smith scores. Jeff Romero lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Eddy Rodriguez is thrown out at third. Lip Maloney walks. Ron Renteria walks. Denny Coakley flies out to the left fielder. Gary Benn strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Montreal Jack McLaughlin singles to center field. Sam Smith singles to center field. Jack McLaughlin advances to third on the hit. Marcelino Hall flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jack McLaughlin scores. Sam Smith steals second. Jon Salkeld doubles past the third baseman. Sam Smith scores. Frank Traxler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Willhite grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Lanford pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Dick Babb strikes out. Hersh Nieves grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Smith walks. Eddy Rodriguez singles to left field. Frank Traxler lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Montreal Frank Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Bob Young strikes out. Don Lincoln flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Lip Maloney singles to right field. Ron Renteria flies out to the center fielder. Lip Maloney is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Denny Coakley singles to left field. Gary Benn walks. Dick Babb grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Montreal Jack McLaughlin singles to center field. Jack McLaughlin steals second. Sam Smith strikes out. Marcelino Hall hits a home run. Jack McLaughlin scores. Jon Salkeld singles to right field. Jerry Willhite singles to center field. Ray Lanford grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Hersh Nieves lines out to the third baseman. Chris Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Eddy Rodriguez lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Montreal Frank Taylor singles to center field. Bob Young singles past the second baseman. Frank Taylor advances to third on the hit. Don Lincoln singles to left field. Frank Taylor scores. Bob Young advances to third on the hit. Sepp Kuss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack McLaughlin flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Young scores. Sam Smith walks. Marcelino Hall flies out to the right fielder. Jon Salkeld flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Sepp Kuss strikes out. Lip Maloney singles to left field. Ron Renteria doubles to right field. Lip Maloney uses his aggressiveness and scores. Denny Coakley singles to left field. Ron Renteria scores. Gary Benn flies out to the center fielder. Dick Babb hits a home run. Denny Coakley scores. Diego Drabek comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Pitcher has given up 10 or more earned runs). Hersh Nieves grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Jerry Willhite strikes out. Paul Adams is pinch hitting for Ray Lanford. Paul Adams grounds out to the pitcher. Walter Darling is pinch hitting for Diego Drabek. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Walter Darling walks. Bob Young singles to center field. Walter Darling advances to third on the hit. Don Lincoln singles to center field. Walter Darling scores. Bob Young advances to third on the hit. Jack McLaughlin pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Rick Grebeck pitching. Don Sanchez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Paul Adams at 1B. Chris Smith strikes out. Eddy Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Sepp Kuss grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Montreal Sam Smith pops out to the shortstop. Marcelino Hall pops out to the third baseman. Jon Salkeld flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Lip Maloney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Renteria strikes out. Denny Coakley singles to center field. Gary Benn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Montreal Bruno Berryhill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jerry Willhite grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Sanchez walks. Ben Sorrell is pinch hitting for Rick Grebeck. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ben Sorrell flies out to the left fielder. Bob Young singles past the second baseman. Don Sanchez advances to third on the hit. Don Lincoln flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 11 Montreal total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Jon Salkeld 2 (9).HR - Marcelino Hall (17).SF - Jack McLaughlin, Marcelino Hall.GIDP - Ray Lanford. Baserunning: SB - Jack McLaughlin (31), Sam Smith (33).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dummy Schaffernoth improves in velocity Jay Thormahlen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mark Stanton improves in contact_vs_lefty Mark Nilsson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mark Stanton did not respond to coaching in 1B
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Larry Clements did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Normie Vadeboncoeur improves in range Mike McCabe did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jud Bowman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty