Win: Otis Ferris (7-6) Loss: Jose Lima (16-8)
Save: Roger Ponson (33)
Inning: 1 Houston Rube Mossi pitching. Bruce Northrup doubles to left field. Eric Anthony grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Wynn hits a home run. Bruce Northrup scores. Dennis Hunter pops out to the third baseman. Spike Thornton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Jose Lima pitching. Jim MacDonald singles to left field. Art Upham singles to left field. Jim MacDonald is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Hilton Eden pops out to the second baseman. Rusty McLarney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Brad Ausmus walks. Keith Arocha grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Raymond Romero strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago John Hamm walks. Buddy Kutcher strikes out. Tommy Williams flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Cradle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Jose Lima grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Northrup grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eric Anthony pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Rube Mossi singles to left field. Jim MacDonald singles to right field. Art Upham grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Rube Mossi advances to third on the play. Hilton Eden hits a home run. Rube Mossi scores. Rusty McLarney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Jimmy Wynn strikes out. Dennis Hunter strikes out. Spike Thornton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago John Hamm flies out to the center fielder. Buddy Kutcher walks. Buddy Kutcher steals second. Tommy Williams singles to left field. Buddy Kutcher is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Jerry Cradle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Brad Ausmus grounds out to the second baseman. Keith Arocha doubles to center field. Raymond Romero strikes out. Jose Lima strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Rube Mossi strikes out. Jim MacDonald strikes out. Art Upham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bruce Northrup pops out to the first baseman. Eric Anthony lines out to the shortstop. Jimmy Wynn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Hilton Eden strikes out. Rusty McLarney strikes out. John Hamm grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Dennis Hunter grounds out to the shortstop. Spike Thornton strikes out. Brad Ausmus singles to center field. George Titus is pinch hitting for Keith Arocha. George Titus walks. Raymond Romero flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Buddy Kutcher strikes out. Tommy Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Cradle lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Otis Ferris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jose Lima grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Northrup singles to left field. Eric Anthony grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bruce Northrup is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jimmy Wynn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Eddie Lind is pinch hitting for Otis Ferris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eddie Lind flies out to the center fielder. Jim MacDonald reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bruce Northrup. Passed ball. Jim MacDonald advances to third. The defense is playing the infield in. Art Upham walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Erik Bibby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Hilton Eden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Upham advances to second on the play. Rusty McLarney hits a home run. Jim MacDonald scores. Art Upham scores. John Hamm strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Roger Ponson pitching. Wayne Fryman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tommy Williams at RF. Dennis Hunter doubles to center field. Spike Thornton singles to left field. Dennis Hunter scores. Brad Ausmus strikes out. George Titus strikes out. Raymond Romero singles to left field. Spike Thornton advances to third on the hit. Pierce Redson is pinch hitting for Erik Bibby. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pierce Redson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 6 Chicago total runners left on base: 3
Batting:2B - Bruce Northrup (36), Dennis Hunter (25), Keith Arocha (8).HR - Jimmy Wynn (14).GIDP - Keith Arocha. Fielding: E - Bruce Northrup.PB - Brad Ausmus.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jean-Pierre Gallagher improves in endurance Ray Joyner improves in arm Roy Graham did not respond to coaching in velocity George Sherrill improves in velocity Oscar Ford did not respond to coaching in LF
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chris Morton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Shawn Powell improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Herrmann improves in arm Buck Richards improves in range Dick Wyckoff did not respond to coaching in 2B