Inning: 1 Houston Travis Howell pitching. Katsuhiko Maki grounds out to the shortstop. Dean Throneberry flies out to the right fielder. Scott Jackson walks. Dom Terry pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Steve Ramirez pitching. Jim Neumeier flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy McClellan flies out to the center fielder. Spoke Ranew grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bort Thompson walks. Sailor Abstein doubles to center field. Bort Thompson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe McManus strikes out. Frank Sizemore pops out to the shortstop. Steve Ramirez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Gil Dorgan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ed Crook walks. Bill Marion strikes out. Tom Wieghaus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Katsuhiko Maki reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Neumeier. Dean Throneberry doubles to right field. Katsuhiko Maki scores. Scott Jackson pops out to the shortstop. Dom Terry flies out to the center fielder. Bort Thompson walks. Sailor Abstein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Brian Hendricks strikes out. Travis Howell grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Neumeier walks. Jimmy McClellan hits a home run. Jim Neumeier scores. Spoke Ranew singles to right field. Gil Dorgan singles to right field. Ed Crook flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Joe McManus singles to right field. Frank Sizemore hits an infield single to the shortstop. Steve Ramirez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Steve Ramirez reached on a fielding error by Jim Neumeier. Katsuhiko Maki flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe McManus scores. Dean Throneberry grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Steve Ramirez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Scott Jackson walks. Dom Terry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Atlanta Bill Marion doubles past the first baseman. Tom Wieghaus singles to left field. Bill Marion scores. Brian Hendricks grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tom Wieghaus is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Brian Hendricks steals second. Travis Howell flies out to the right fielder. Susumu Kaneko 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. Jim Neumeier singles past the third baseman. Brian Hendricks scores. Jim Neumeier steals second. Jimmy McClellan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bort Thompson walks. Sailor Abstein grounds out to the pitcher. Bort Thompson advances to second on the play. Joe McManus grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Sizemore flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Spoke Ranew flies out to the left fielder. Gil Dorgan singles to center field. Gil Dorgan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ed Crook lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Susumu Kaneko pops out to the second baseman. Katsuhiko Maki doubles past the third baseman. Dean Throneberry singles to center field. Katsuhiko Maki scores. Scott Jackson singles to right field. Dean Throneberry advances to third on the hit. Dom Terry flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dean Throneberry scores. Ernie Banks Acosta comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bort Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Bill Marion flies out to the center fielder. Tom Wieghaus reached on a 2-base throwing error by Frank Sizemore. Brian Hendricks hits a home run. Tom Wieghaus scores. Ernie Banks Acosta strikes out. Jim Neumeier grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Sailor Abstein singles to center field. Sailor Abstein steals second. Joe McManus flies out to the left fielder. Frank Sizemore grounds out to the second baseman. Sailor Abstein advances to third on the play. Richie Tenenbaum is pinch hitting for Susumu Kaneko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Richie Tenenbaum strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Jose Batista pitching. Jimmy McClellan pops out to the second baseman. Spoke Ranew walks. Gil Dorgan singles to left field. Ed Crook strikes out. Bill Marion singles to center field. Spoke Ranew scores. Tom Wieghaus strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Katsuhiko Maki strikes out. Dean Throneberry strikes out. Scott Jackson hits a home run. Bill Gross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dom Terry hits a home run. Bort Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Brian Hendricks singles to left field. John McDonald is pinch hitting for Bill Gross. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. John McDonald singles to right field. Jim Neumeier grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Hendricks advances to third on the play. John McDonald advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Jimmy McClellan grounds out to the second baseman. Spoke Ranew flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Roger Cammack pitching. Sailor Abstein singles to left field. Joe McManus grounds out to the third baseman. Sailor Abstein advances to second on the play. Frank Sizemore strikes out. Niles Harper is pinch hitting for Jose Batista. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Niles Harper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Al White pitching. Gil Dorgan walks. Gil Dorgan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ed Crook flies out to the right fielder. Bill Marion reached on a fielding error by Dean Throneberry. Tom Wieghaus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Katsuhiko Maki grounds out to the third baseman. Dean Throneberry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Atlanta Brian Hendricks singles to left field. Taylor Ham Blackwell is pinch hitting for Roger Cammack. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Taylor Ham Blackwell walks. Jim Neumeier singles to right field. Brian Hendricks scores. Houston total runners left on base: 11 Atlanta total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Katsuhiko Maki (1), Dean Throneberry (1), Sailor Abstein (1).HR - Scott Jackson (1), Dom Terry (1).SF - Katsuhiko Maki, Dom Terry. Baserunning: SB - Sailor Abstein (1). Fielding: E - Dean Throneberry, Frank Sizemore.
Batting:2B - Bill Marion (2).HR - Jimmy McClellan (1), Brian Hendricks (1). Baserunning: SB - Jim Neumeier (1), Brian Hendricks (1).CS - Gil Dorgan 2 (2). Fielding: E - Jim Neumeier 2.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Vic Wehrmeister improves in speed Willy Tavares improves in endurance Danny Chambers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dad Fehring did not respond to coaching in endurance Tim Anderson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rolando Moreno did not respond to coaching in endurance
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: German Fornieles did not respond to coaching in arm Jerry Doyle did not respond to coaching in range Jerry Hernandez improves in range Dee Cramer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ryan Voyles improves in power_vs_righty Ryan Voyles did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty