Inning: 1 Houston Bobby Benson pitching. Monte Heving walks. Gary Smith walks. Joe Bancroft strikes out. Hal Boone walks. Emil Bragan flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Monte Heving scores. King Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 San Diego Mike Krukow pitching. Joe Alley doubles to right field. Harvey Gruber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Alley advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Barney Lezcano singles to right field. Joe Alley scores. John Stovall pops out to the second baseman. Derrell Hotaling strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Carlos Glaviano grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Estrada singles to right field. Mike Krukow fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mike Krukow walks. Monte Heving strikes out. Gary Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 San Diego Sid Krueger pops out to the second baseman. Fred Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Larry Macha flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Bancroft grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Boone grounds out to the shortstop. Emil Bragan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Diego Bobby Benson flies out to the right fielder. Joe Alley grounds out to the second baseman. Harvey Gruber grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston King Blackburn pops out to the catcher. Carlos Glaviano is hit by a pitch. Mickey Estrada strikes out. Mike Krukow pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Diego Barney Lezcano singles to right field. John Stovall grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Barney Lezcano is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Derrell Hotaling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Stovall advances to second on the play. Sid Krueger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Monte Heving singles to right field. Gary Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Monte Heving is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Bancroft strikes out. Gary Smith steals second. Hal Boone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Diego Fred Lopez walks. Fred Lopez steals second. Fred Lopez steals third. The defense is playing the infield in. Larry Macha pops out to the third baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. Bobby Benson strikes out. Joe Alley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Emil Bragan singles to center field. King Blackburn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Emil Bragan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carlos Glaviano grounds into a force play to the second baseman. King Blackburn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mickey Estrada grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Diego Harvey Gruber flies out to the center fielder. Barney Lezcano grounds out to the shortstop. John Stovall flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Alex Gedeon is pinch hitting for Mike Krukow. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Alex Gedeon walks. Monte Heving singles to center field. Sammy Maxwell 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. Gary Smith pops out to the second baseman. Joe Bancroft pops out to the shortstop. Hal Boone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 San Diego Buddy Henderson pitching. Derrell Hotaling singles to right field. Sid Krueger flies out to the right fielder. Fred Lopez pops out to the first baseman. Larry Macha flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Emil Bragan singles to right field. King Blackburn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Emil Bragan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carlos Glaviano grounds into a force play to the second baseman. King Blackburn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mickey Estrada singles to center field. Carlos Glaviano advances to third on the hit. Eddie Milner is pinch hitting for Buddy Henderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Eddie Milner singles to center field. Carlos Glaviano scores. Glenn Suter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Monte Heving singles to right field. Gary Smith singles to right field. Mickey Estrada scores. Eddie Milner scores. Monte Heving advances to third on the hit. Joe Bancroft strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 San Diego John Hemus pitching. Frankie Prince is pinch hitting for Glenn Suter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Frankie Prince grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Alley flies out to the left fielder. Harvey Gruber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Neil Bianco pitching. Hal Boone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Emil Bragan strikes out. King Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Diego Gary Poholsky comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Barney Lezcano grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Stovall flies out to the center fielder. Derrell Hotaling grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 11 San Diego total runners LOB: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Walsh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gus Layne did not respond to coaching in control Jake Rosenfeld did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Al Graham improves in arm
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bert Sells did not respond to coaching in control Sig Kroh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Wheeler did not respond to coaching in control Kevin Stephens improves in power_vs_righty