Win: Oscar Bickford (1-0) Loss: Joe Scherbarth (0-1)
Save: Monte Davis (3)
Inning: 1 Houston Oscar Bickford pitching. Katsuhiko Maki doubles to right field. Old Hank McDonald walks. Bort Thompson singles to right field. Dom Terry grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Katsuhiko Maki scores. Old Hank McDonald advances to third on the play. Scott Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Joe Scherbarth pitching. Jimmie Linke strikes out. Gil Dorgan singles to left field. Gil Dorgan steals second. Roger Perez strikes out. Ed Crook strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Joe McManus singles to left field. Alan Trammel flies out to the left fielder. Frank Sizemore flies out to the center fielder. Joe Scherbarth grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe McManus is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Bill Marion walks. Taylor Ham Blackwell hits a home run. Bill Marion scores. Robert Pattison strikes out. Brian Hendricks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Oscar Bickford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Katsuhiko Maki singles to center field. Old Hank McDonald flies out to the center fielder. Bort Thompson strikes out. Dom Terry pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Jimmie Linke singles to left field. Jimmie Linke steals second. Gil Dorgan singles to center field. Jimmie Linke scores. Roger Perez grounds out to the pitcher. Gil Dorgan advances to second on the play. Ed Crook flies out to the left fielder. Bill Marion strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Scott Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Joe McManus strikes out. Alan Trammel walks. Frank Sizemore flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Taylor Ham Blackwell walks. Robert Pattison triples. Taylor Ham Blackwell scores. Mel Melton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Brian Hendricks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Robert Pattison scores. Oscar Bickford strikes out. Jimmie Linke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Mel Melton pops out to the shortstop. Katsuhiko Maki grounds out to the shortstop. Old Hank McDonald singles to left field. Bort Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Gil Dorgan strikes out. Roger Perez pops out to the second baseman. Ed Crook strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Dom Terry flies out to the right fielder. Scott Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Joe McManus walks. Alan Trammel singles to center field. Joe McManus advances to third on the hit. Frank Sizemore pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Atlanta Bill Marion flies out to the left fielder. Taylor Ham Blackwell flies out to the right fielder. Robert Pattison singles to left field. Brian Hendricks singles to center field. Robert Pattison advances to third on the hit. Oscar Bickford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Sailor Abstein is pinch hitting for Mel Melton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sailor Abstein singles to left field. Katsuhiko Maki flies out to the left fielder. Sailor Abstein is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Old Hank McDonald doubles to center field. Bort Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Clarence Petty pitching. Jimmie Linke singles to left field. Gil Dorgan grounds out to the pitcher. Jimmie Linke advances to second on the play. Roger Perez walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ed Crook flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jimmie Linke scores. Bill Marion flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Dom Terry hits an infield single to the second baseman. Scott Jackson singles to center field. Dom Terry advances to third on the hit. Scott Jackson steals second. Gil Dorgan throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Dom Terry scores. Joe McManus singles to center field. Scott Jackson scores. Brad Malkmus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alan Trammel flies out to the right fielder. Frank Sizemore grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Taylor Ham Blackwell singles to right field. Taylor Ham Blackwell steals second. Taylor Ham Blackwell steals third. Robert Pattison walks. Brian Hendricks grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Taylor Ham Blackwell scores. Jack Scudder is pinch hitting for Brad Malkmus. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jack Scudder singles to center field. Jimmie Linke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Bill Gross pitching. Walt Breton is pinch hitting for Clarence Petty. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Walt Breton hits a home run. Monte Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Katsuhiko Maki strikes out. Old Hank McDonald grounds out to the second baseman. Bort Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 8 Atlanta total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Katsuhiko Maki (2), Old Hank McDonald (1).HR - Walt Breton (1).GIDP - Dom Terry, Frank Sizemore. Baserunning: SB - Scott Jackson (3).CS - Sailor Abstein (1).
Batting:3B - Robert Pattison (1).HR - Taylor Ham Blackwell (2).SF - Ed Crook.GIDP - Brian Hendricks. Baserunning: SB - Jimmie Linke (3), Gil Dorgan (3), Taylor Ham Blackwell 2 (3). Fielding: E - Gil Dorgan.
Game Notes Taylor Ham Blackwell is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rolando Moreno did not respond to coaching in control Bill Harshany improves in contact_vs_lefty Ernesto Lopez did not respond to coaching in velocity Rube McCarthy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Besse improves in range Tom Guetterman did not respond to coaching in control
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Brower improves in range Jack Noonan did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Kroh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Travis Howell did not respond to coaching in control Clayton James improves in power_vs_righty Jeff Manning improves in range