Win: Tom Mahler (1-0) Loss: Herman Bradley (0-1)
Save: Dutch Barron (1)
Inning: 1 Houston Tom Mahler pitching. Jack Tibbs flies out to the right fielder. John Hassey flies out to the center fielder. Barney Franklin singles to left field. Jim Barber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Herman Bradley pitching. Ernie Chance doubles to right field. Tim Craft walks. Lenn Nieves grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Chance advances to third on the play. Tim Craft advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Sparky Sutton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Duff Glavenich singles to right field. Ernie Chance scores. Tim Craft scores. Frank Bravo singles to left field. Joe Wyse pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Ralph Bateman flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Gutierrez grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Lavender singles to center field. Ralph Carl grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jeff Lavender is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Chris Rigdon pops out to the second baseman. Tom Mahler strikes out. Ernie Chance strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Herman Bradley flies out to the center fielder. Jack Tibbs strikes out. John Hassey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Tim Craft flies out to the left fielder. Lenn Nieves walks. Lenn Nieves steals second. Sparky Sutton grounds out to the third baseman. Duff Glavenich grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Barney Franklin grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Barber pops out to the second baseman. Ralph Bateman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Frank Bravo pops out to the first baseman. Joe Wyse hits a home run. Chris Rigdon grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Mahler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Lefty Gutierrez singles to right field. Jeff Lavender doubles to left field. Lefty Gutierrez scores. Ralph Carl strikes out. Herman Bradley flies out to the right fielder. Jack Tibbs singles to center field. John Hassey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Ernie Chance pops out to the shortstop. Tim Craft grounds out to the second baseman. Lenn Nieves grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Barney Franklin singles to right field. Jim Barber grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ralph Bateman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Sparky Sutton singles to center field. Duff Glavenich grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sparky Sutton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Bravo strikes out. Joe Wyse grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Duff Glavenich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Lefty Gutierrez walks. Jeff Lavender strikes out. Paul Nagy is pinch hitting for Ralph Carl. Paul Nagy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lefty Gutierrez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Otis Tepedino is pinch hitting for Herman Bradley. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Otis Tepedino grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Paul Nagy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Jose Wood pitching. Red Sojo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Paul Nagy at 2B. Chris Rigdon flies out to the right fielder. Tom Mahler strikes out. Ernie Chance singles to left field. Tim Craft grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ernie Chance is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Carlos Palmero enters the game as a defensive replacement for Duff Glavenich at 3B. Jack Tibbs grounds out to the third baseman. John Hassey grounds out to the second baseman. Barney Franklin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Lenn Nieves singles to right field. Lenn Nieves is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Sparky Sutton singles past the shortstop. Sparky Sutton is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Carlos Palmero strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Dutch Barron comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Barber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ralph Bateman flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Gutierrez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 5 Philadelphia total runners left on base: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Corky Lowe did not respond to coaching in control John Cruz did not respond to coaching in control Joe Scott improves in power_vs_righty Don Molinaro did not respond to coaching in control
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Hughes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jonathan Mangus did not respond to coaching in control Rube Parsons did not respond to coaching in endurance Elmer Spiezio did not respond to coaching in velocity John Jones did not respond to coaching in 1B