Win: Bill Carson (4-3) Loss: Tom Jackson (7-3)
Save: Art Alfonseca (19)
Inning: 1 Houston Bill Carson pitching. Masaki Arasuna grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Gilhooley flies out to the left fielder. Earle Mooneyham doubles to left field. Pedro Grieve grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Tom Jackson pitching. Joe Afenir singles to left field. Marty Husta hits a home run. Joe Afenir scores. Charlie Raydon strikes out. Doug Kneisch strikes out. Jason Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Pearce strikes out. Martin Alley grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Hale walks. Pete Valdez singles to center field. Mark Hale advances to third on the hit. Tom Jackson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Chicago Stuffy McInnis flies out to the left fielder. Rip Andrews flies out to the right fielder. Masahiro Hasegawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Masaki Arasuna doubles to left field. George Gilhooley grounds out to the third baseman. Earle Mooneyham strikes out. Pedro Grieve flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Bill Carson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joe Afenir flies out to the center fielder. Passed ball. Bill Carson advances to second. Marty Husta flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Raydon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Pearce singles past the shortstop. Joe Pearce steals second. Martin Alley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Pearce advances to third on the play. Mark Hale singles to center field. Joe Pearce scores. Pete Valdez strikes out. Tom Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Doug Kneisch singles to center field. Doug Kneisch steals second. Jason Johnson triples. Doug Kneisch scores. Stuffy McInnis flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jason Johnson scores. Rip Andrews grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Masahiro Hasegawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Masaki Arasuna flies out to the center fielder. George Gilhooley strikes out. Earle Mooneyham singles to center field. Pedro Grieve strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Bill Carson strikes out. Joe Afenir grounds out to the pitcher. Marty Husta singles to center field. Charlie Raydon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Marty Husta is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Pearce strikes out. Martin Alley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mark Hale grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Doug Kneisch grounds out to the pitcher. Jason Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Stuffy McInnis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Pete Valdez flies out to the right fielder. Tom Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Carroll is pinch hitting for Masaki Arasuna. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Carroll singles to center field. George Gilhooley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Rip Andrews strikes out. Masahiro Hasegawa flies out to the center fielder. Bill Carson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bud Siever is pinch hitting for Earle Mooneyham. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bud Siever flies out to the center fielder. Pi Ortiz is pinch hitting for Pedro Grieve. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pi Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Joe Pearce strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Joe Afenir singles to center field. Marty Husta grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Joe Afenir is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. James Arnold 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. Charlie Raydon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Art Alfonseca comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Martin Alley flies out to the left fielder. Mark Carney is pinch hitting for Mark Hale. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Carney grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Valdez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 7 Chicago total runners left on base: 2
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kurt Bigbee improves in endurance Jerry Alvarado did not respond to coaching in range Jay Grubb did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jerry Alvarado improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Ganzel did not respond to coaching in LF
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Minnie Wallace improves in arm Dick Lamb improves in range Minnie Wallace did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ed Kerns did not respond to coaching in control Desi Kerr did not respond to coaching in 2B