Win: Hal Bair (3-3) Loss: Dad Bottalico (2-6)
Save: Ed Cornell (4)
Inning: 1 San Diego Hal Bair pitching. Bun Ivie strikes out. Paul Jackson strikes out. Pete Spahn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Dad Bottalico pitching. Stan Bithorn strikes out. Barney Franklin pops out to the second baseman. Tony Palmer triples. Brian Mathias flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Diego Chris Cross flies out to the left fielder. Ray Tauscher flies out to the left fielder. Willie Fernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Lefty Gutierrez singles to center field. Don Allen strikes out. Tom Cooper strikes out. Nigel Planer reached on a fielding error by Brock Garcia. Hal Bair grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Nigel Planer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Diego Brock Garcia strikes out. Dusty Allen singles to right field. Dad Bottalico lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Stan Bithorn singles to left field. Barney Franklin doubles past the third baseman. Stan Bithorn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tony Palmer flies out to the left fielder. Brian Mathias singles to right field. Barney Franklin scores. Lefty Gutierrez singles to left field. Don Allen grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Diego Bun Ivie flies out to the left fielder. Paul Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Spahn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Tom Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Nigel Planer pops out to the third baseman. Hal Bair grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Diego Chris Cross grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Tauscher walks. Willie Fernandez grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Tauscher advances to second on the play. Brock Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Stan Bithorn strikes out. Barney Franklin pops out to the shortstop. Tony Palmer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Diego Dusty Allen strikes out. Dad Bottalico singles to right field. Bun Ivie flies out to the center fielder. Paul Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Brian Mathias flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Gutierrez lines out to the shortstop. Don Allen lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Diego Sam Wolfe enters the game as a defensive replacement for Brian Mathias at RF. Pete Spahn pops out to the second baseman. Chris Cross strikes out. Ray Tauscher walks. Willie Fernandez singles to center field. Brock Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Tom Cooper flies out to the left fielder. Clarence Paris is pinch hitting for Nigel Planer. Clarence Paris pops out to the second baseman. Drummond Meadows is pinch hitting for Hal Bair. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Drummond Meadows singles to center field. Eddie Davis 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. Stan Bithorn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Drummond Meadows is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Diego Ed Cornell pitching. Clay Williams enters the game as a defensive replacement for Clarence Paris at LF. Dusty Allen flies out to the left fielder. Jose Garfield is pinch hitting for Eddie Davis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jose Garfield strikes out. Bun Ivie doubles to center field. Paul Jackson reached on a fielding error by Tom Cooper. Pete Spahn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Bobby Holt pitching. Barney Franklin grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Palmer grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Wolfe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Diego Chris Cross grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ray Tauscher grounds out to the third baseman. Willie Fernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 San Diego total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 5
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Cy Winters did not respond to coaching in speed Gus Allensworth did not respond to coaching in control Bernie Drake improves in power_vs_righty Cy Winters did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Cy Winters did not respond to coaching in C
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rob Podres improves in speed John Cruz did not respond to coaching in endurance Rob Podres did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charlie Wilson did not respond to coaching in control