Win: Bob Brown (1-0) Loss: Steve Olson (5-10)
Save: Mark Gorecki (1)
Inning: 1 Houston Slim Gaule pitching. Allie Dowell strikes out. Harry Ryan walks. Joe Byrne strikes out. Harry Ryan steals second. Heinie Schullstrom walks. Naoji Takahashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago Carlos Chappell pitching. Freddie Parsons singles to center field. Yordanis Perez hits a home run. Freddie Parsons scores. Joe Kemmler lines out to the shortstop. Bobby Bonura pops out to the shortstop. Doc Holcombe singles to left field. Doc Holcombe steals second. Steve Pitler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Ryan Burkart strikes out. Yoshihiro Oishi grounds out to the pitcher. Monty Thomas singles to left field. Carlos Chappell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Darrell Money hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jeff Fisher flies out to the left fielder. Slim Gaule lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Freddie Parsons singles to left field. Darrell Money scores. Yordanis Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Allie Dowell grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Ryan lines out to the shortstop. Joe Byrne grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Joe Kemmler singles to right field. Bobby Bonura flies out to the right fielder. Doc Holcombe flies out to the center fielder. Steve Pitler pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Heinie Schullstrom hits a home run. Naoji Takahashi grounds out to the third baseman. Ryan Burkart walks. Yoshihiro Oishi singles to left field. Ryan Burkart aggressively advances to third on the hit. Yoshihiro Oishi steals second. Monty Thomas strikes out. Carlos Chappell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Darrell Money strikes out. Jeff Fisher singles to center field. Slim Gaule lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Freddie Parsons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Allie Dowell singles to left field. Harry Ryan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Allie Dowell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Byrne grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Yordanis Perez singles to right field. Joe Kemmler flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Bonura singles to right field. Yordanis Perez advances to third on the hit. Tanyon Surhoff 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. Doc Holcombe doubles to center field. Yordanis Perez scores. Bobby Bonura uses his aggressiveness and scores. Steve Pitler strikes out. Darrell Money strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the shortstop. Naoji Takahashi doubles to center field. Sakae Ide 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. Ryan Burkart strikes out. Yoshihiro Oishi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Jeff Fisher flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Sakae Ide triples. Freddie Parsons flies out to the left fielder. Yordanis Perez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Monty Thomas hits a home run. Jim Blosser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Howell is pinch hitting for Tanyon Surhoff. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jimmy Howell hits a home run. Dizzy Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Allie Dowell walks. Harry Ryan singles to center field. Joe Byrne triples. Allie Dowell scores. Harry Ryan scores. Bob Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Heinie Schullstrom flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Byrne is thrown out at the plate. Naoji Takahashi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Steve Olson pitching. Joe Kemmler flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Bonura flies out to the center fielder. Doc Holcombe singles to center field. Steve Pitler pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Ryan Burkart flies out to the center fielder. Yoshihiro Oishi grounds out to the shortstop. Monty Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Darrell Money lines out to the first baseman. Jeff Fisher doubles past the third baseman. Morrie Blankenship comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Donnie Kirkland is pinch hitting for Bob Brown. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Donnie Kirkland lines out to the second baseman. Freddie Parsons walks. Yordanis Perez singles to center field. Jeff Fisher scores. Freddie Parsons advances to third on the hit. Joe Kemmler walks. Bobby Bonura strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Houston Mark Gorecki pitching. Bill Lewis is pinch hitting for Morrie Blankenship. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Lewis grounds out to the pitcher. Allie Dowell pops out to the second baseman. Harry Ryan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 6 Chicago total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Jim Blosser is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Masaji Sogawa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Fox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Glenn Chamberlain improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Bowers improves in power_vs_righty Tony Harrison did not respond to coaching in speed
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gene Velazquez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Ging did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Chip Howard did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joel Strange did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Reynolds did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gene Velazquez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Brian Davis did not respond to coaching in 3B