Inning: 1 Houston Bill Branson pitching. Wally Sumner singles past the second baseman. Kevin Ward walks. Cap Gordon grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Sumner advances to third on the play. Kevin Ward advances to second on the play. Gene Wise pops out to the first baseman. Andy Cress flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Mike Hesterfer pitching. Orlando Mulholland walks. Orlando Mulholland steals second. Johnny Evans singles to left field. Orlando Mulholland scores. Chris Friday strikes out. Tony Schepner strikes out. Johnny Evans steals second. Brian White grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Fred Perez strikes out. Rex Ripley strikes out. Tom Karkovice strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Polly Carter singles to left field. Polly Carter is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Leo Moss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Steevens grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Mike Hesterfer flies out to the center fielder. Wally Sumner flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Ward walks. Cap Gordon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Bill Branson strikes out. Orlando Mulholland strikes out. Johnny Evans pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Gene Wise grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Cress flies out to the right fielder. Fred Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Chris Friday strikes out. Tony Schepner strikes out. Brian White reached on a 2-base throwing error by Andy Cress. Polly Carter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Rex Ripley grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Karkovice singles to center field. Mike Hesterfer lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wally Sumner doubles to left field. Tom Karkovice scores. Kevin Ward singles to right field. Wally Sumner scores. Cap Gordon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Leo Moss pops out to the third baseman. Al Steevens singles to left field. Bill Branson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Orlando Mulholland is hit by a pitch. Johnny Evans singles to left field. Al Steevens scores. Orlando Mulholland advances to third on the hit. Chris Friday grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Gene Wise walks. Andy Cress grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Fred Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Tony Schepner singles to right field. Brian White grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Polly Carter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Rex Ripley flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Young is pinch hitting for Tom Karkovice. Jimmy Young lines out to the third baseman. Mike Hesterfer singles to center field. Wally Sumner doubles to center field. Kevin Ward singles to right field. Mike Hesterfer scores. Wally Sumner scores. Bobby Blackburn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Ward is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Jim Leyritz enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jimmy Young at C. Leo Moss strikes out. Al Steevens singles to right field. Johnny Guillen is pinch hitting for Bobby Blackburn. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Johnny Guillen walks. Orlando Mulholland pops out to the first baseman. Johnny Evans doubles to right field. Al Steevens scores. Daniel Bystrom comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris Friday grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Max Robbins pitching. Cap Gordon strikes out. Gene Wise singles to left field. Andy Cress strikes out. Fred Perez singles to center field. Gene Wise advances to third on the hit. Rex Ripley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Tony Schepner strikes out. Brian White singles to right field. Polly Carter strikes out. Leo Moss singles to center field. Brian White advances to third on the hit. Al Steevens strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Jim Leyritz singles to center field. Daniel Bystrom lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wally Sumner grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Whitey Werts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Gallivan is pinch hitting for Max Robbins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Gallivan is hit by a pitch. Orlando Mulholland singles to center field. John Gallivan advances to third on the hit. Johnny Evans flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, John Gallivan scores. Chris Friday reached on a fielding error by Cap Gordon. Tony Schepner strikes out. Brian White grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Houston Tyson Mercury pitching. Cap Gordon singles to left field. Gene Wise singles to left field. Cap Gordon advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Andy Cress strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Fred Perez flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Cap Gordon scores. Gene Wise steals second. Rex Ripley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Los Angeles Polly Carter flies out to the right fielder. Leo Moss walks. Al Steevens strikes out. Matty Sayles is pinch hitting for Tyson Mercury. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Matty Sayles singles to left field. Leo Moss advances to third on the hit. Orlando Mulholland grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 12
Batting:2B - Wally Sumner 2 (21).SF - Fred Perez.GIDP - Andy Cress. Baserunning: SB - Gene Wise (6).CS - Kevin Ward (2). Fielding: E - Cap Gordon, Andy Cress.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ben Bradford did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Gerhart improves in contact_vs_righty Ben Bradford did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Queenie Roper did not respond to coaching in control
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hal Schmidt did not respond to coaching in control Nap Groat improves in power_vs_righty Lance Fox did not respond to coaching in control Greg Mecir did not respond to coaching in control Tony Thomas did not respond to coaching in RF