Win: Chuck Gill (5-3) Loss: Ben Tunnell (11-6)
Save: Al Rodriguez (36)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Ben Tunnell pitching. Adonis Leverett flies out to the right fielder. Louis Valentine strikes out. Ramon Pettis pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Bob Jones pitching. Turk Rapp grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Small singles to center field. Jess McMillan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Small is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tom Richie flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Marlon Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Sutcliffe grounds out to the second baseman. Enzo Hernandez singles to center field. Rudy Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Sid Denehy strikes out. Carlos Meaney hits a home run. Glauber Tomas pops out to the shortstop. Mike Martinez reached on a fielding error by Eric Sutcliffe. Ben Tunnell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Martinez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Beau Hooper singles to right field. Bob Jones lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Adonis Leverett strikes out. Louis Valentine flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Turk Rapp triples. Frank Small walks. Frank Small steals second. Jess McMillan grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Richie flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Turk Rapp scores. Sid Denehy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Ramon Pettis grounds out to the shortstop. Marlon Anderson strikes out. Eric Sutcliffe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Carlos Meaney singles past the third baseman. Glauber Tomas flies out to the left fielder. Mike Martinez walks. Ben Tunnell lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Mike Martinez advances to second on the play. Mike Martinez advances to second on the play. Turk Rapp grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ben Tunnell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Enzo Hernandez walks. Rudy Mitchell strikes out. Beau Hooper singles to left field. Enzo Hernandez is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Bob Jones grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Beau Hooper is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Frank Small grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jess McMillan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Richie walks. Sid Denehy pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Adonis Leverett grounds out to the third baseman. Louis Valentine hits a home run. Ramon Pettis singles to left field. Marlon Anderson strikes out. Eric Sutcliffe pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Carlos Meaney singles to left field. Glauber Tomas strikes out. Mike Martinez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Carlos Meaney advances to second on the play. Ben Tunnell singles to center field. Carlos Meaney scores. Turk Rapp singles to left field. Frank Small singles to right field. Jess McMillan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Enzo Hernandez singles to right field. Kerry Wilson is pinch hitting for Rudy Mitchell. Kerry Wilson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Beau Hooper grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Tom Richie flies out to the left fielder. Sid Denehy singles to right field. Chuck Gill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Carlos Meaney grounds out to the shortstop. Sid Denehy advances to second on the play. Glauber Tomas pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Phil Gagne enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carlos Meaney at 2B. Bud Lauzerique enters the game as a defensive replacement for Glauber Tomas at 3B. Greg Amole enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Martinez at LF. Jack Chambers is pinch hitting for Chuck Gill. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Chambers singles to center field. Adonis Leverett singles to right field. Louis Valentine grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Adonis Leverett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ramon Pettis walks. Marlon Anderson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bud Lauzerique. Jack Chambers scores. Louis Valentine scores. Eric Sutcliffe doubles to right field. Ramon Pettis scores. Marlon Anderson scores. Enzo Hernandez walks. Kerry Wilson singles to left field. Eric Sutcliffe uses his aggressiveness and scores. Takeji Tani comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Beau Hooper strikes out. Jack Chambers grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Kerry Wilson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Swan pitching. Greg Amole doubles to left field. Rick Johnson is pinch hitting for Takeji Tani. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Rick Johnson walks. Turk Rapp hits an infield single to the pitcher. Frank Small flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Greg Amole scores. Eli Grzanich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jess McMillan singles to right field. Rick Johnson scores. Tom Richie flies out to the center fielder. Sid Denehy lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Slats Stewart pitching. Adonis Leverett grounds out to the shortstop. Louis Valentine singles to left field. Ramon Pettis strikes out. Marlon Anderson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Eric Sutcliffe pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Al Rodriguez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Phil Gagne grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bud Lauzerique grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Amole walks. Jeff Browne is pinch hitting for Slats Stewart. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Greg Amole steals second. Kerry Wilson throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jeff Browne flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 13
Batting:2B - Greg Amole (19).3B - Turk Rapp (9).HR - Carlos Meaney (4).SF - Frank Small, Tom Richie. Baserunning: SB - Frank Small (10), Greg Amole (37). Fielding: E - Bud Lauzerique.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wid Ordonez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lew Mays did not respond to coaching in range Pete Hitt did not respond to coaching in speed Case Steengrafe did not respond to coaching in speed Elias Clyde did not respond to coaching in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jack Ozmer improves in speed Aurelio McAvoy did not respond to coaching in control Donnie Applegate improves in power_vs_lefty Bill McGrew improves in arm Bill McGrew did not respond to coaching in LF