Inning: 1 Houston Benny Hoffman pitching. Ed Perez is hit by a pitch. Al McGunnigle singles to center field. Gene Maurer singles to right field. Ed Perez scores. Al McGunnigle advances to third on the hit. Gene Maurer steals second. Harry Ryan grounds out to the pitcher. Vern Bare strikes out. Yoshihiro Oishi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago Jim Lee pitching. Brian Davis flies out to the right fielder. Doc Holcombe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Harris walks. Pascual Riggs hits an infield single to the pitcher. George Ferris strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Glenn Chamberlain triples. Ryan Burkart lines out to the third baseman. Jim Lee strikes out. Ed Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Ryan Lawrence singles to right field. Kevin Dykstra walks. Gus Durant grounds out to the pitcher. Ryan Lawrence advances to third on the play. Kevin Dykstra advances to second on the play. Benny Hoffman singles to center field. Ryan Lawrence scores. Brian Davis singles to center field. Kevin Dykstra scores. Doc Holcombe pops out to the first baseman. John Harris reached on a 2-base throwing error by Yoshihiro Oishi. Benny Hoffman scores. Pascual Riggs walks. George Ferris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Houston Al McGunnigle strikes out. Gene Maurer singles to center field. Harry Ryan flies out to the center fielder. Vern Bare singles in front of the right fielder. Gene Maurer advances to third on the hit. Yoshihiro Oishi is hit by a pitch. Glenn Chamberlain doubles to right field. Gene Maurer scores. Vern Bare scores. Yoshihiro Oishi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alex Stricklett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ryan Burkart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Ryan Lawrence grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Dykstra grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Gus Durant grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Jim Lee flies out to the right fielder. Ed Perez flies out to the right fielder. Al McGunnigle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Alex Stricklett strikes out. Brian Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Doc Holcombe triples. Jerry Zdeb 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. John Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Gene Maurer walks. Harry Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Gene Maurer steals second. Vern Bare flies out to the left fielder. Yoshihiro Oishi lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Pascual Riggs pops out to the first baseman. George Ferris strikes out. Ryan Lawrence grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Glenn Chamberlain flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Burkart singles to left field. Jerry Zdeb lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bobby Pico comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Ed Perez reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Harris. Ryan Burkart scores. Al McGunnigle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Kevin Dykstra hits a home run. Rip Thielman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gus Durant walks. Bobby Pico lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brian Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Holcombe lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Gene Maurer flies out to the center fielder. Harry Ryan walks. Vern Bare strikes out. Harry Ryan steals second. Yoshihiro Oishi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago John Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pascual Riggs grounds out to the second baseman. George Ferris grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Greg Bell is pinch hitting for Glenn Chamberlain. Greg Bell strikes out. Masaji Sogawa is pinch hitting for Ryan Burkart. Masaji Sogawa doubles to right field. Bob Bissonette is pinch hitting for Rip Thielman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bob Bissonette flies out to the right fielder. Ed Perez singles to right field. Masaji Sogawa scores. Arnold Dauer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al McGunnigle singles to left field. Ed Perez advances to third on the hit. Gene Maurer hits a home run. Ed Perez scores. Al McGunnigle scores. Jim Blosser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Ryan singles to right field. Vern Bare doubles to center field. Harry Ryan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Shoitsu Kawasaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoshihiro Oishi singles to left field. Vern Bare is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Scott Reilly pitching. Bill Lewis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Masaji Sogawa at C. Ryan Lawrence grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Dykstra pops out to the third baseman. Gus Durant pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Greg Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Lewis singles to center field. Scott Reilly lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Perez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Ira Porter is pinch hitting for Shoitsu Kawasaki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ira Porter grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Davis singles to center field. Doc Holcombe singles in front of the left fielder. Brian Davis advances to third on the hit. John Harris flies out to the right fielder. Pascual Riggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Chicago total runners LOB: 9
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Brower improves in control Earl Stanceu did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Brown did not respond to coaching in range Purnal Bates improves in arm Ned Rafter improves in speed Vic Nold did not respond to coaching in velocity
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Nash did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Velazquez did not respond to coaching in arm Charlie Snider did not respond to coaching in velocity Ned Gregory did not respond to coaching in velocity Ned Gregory did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Staiger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Cronin did not respond to coaching in CF