Inning: 1 Montreal Ralph Flynn pitching. Takahiko Kitamura flies out to the center fielder. Kurt Wills reached on a 2-base throwing error by Monte Kinsella. Claude Mazeroski walks. Hiroshi Haraikawa flies out to the left fielder. Kiyoshi Ueda flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Tony Jones pitching. Joe Steinfeldt doubles to right field. Troy McEnaney grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Crompton grounds out to the third baseman. Monte Kinsella flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Tom Adcock pops out to the third baseman. Jack DeFate walks. Jake Hill strikes out. Tony Jones grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack DeFate is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Mike Hartley singles to left field. Walt Sizemore triples. Mike Hartley scores. Gus Dozier walks. Clay Biggs flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Flynn flies out to the left fielder. Joe Steinfeldt doubles to right field. Walt Sizemore scores. Troy McEnaney singles to center field. Gus Dozier scores. Joe Steinfeldt scores. Don Lange comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mickey Crompton doubles to right field. Monte Kinsella flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Montreal Takahiko Kitamura is hit by a pitch. Kurt Wills singles to center field. Takahiko Kitamura advances to third on the hit. Kurt Wills is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Claude Mazeroski flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Takahiko Kitamura scores. Hiroshi Haraikawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Mike Hartley strikes out. Walt Sizemore reached on a fielding error by Jake Hill. Gus Dozier singles to center field. Walt Sizemore aggressively advances to third on the hit. Clay Biggs flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Walt Sizemore scores. Ralph Flynn reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hiroshi Haraikawa. Joe Steinfeldt walks. Troy McEnaney hits a home run. Gus Dozier scores. Ralph Flynn scores. Joe Steinfeldt scores. Mickey Crompton walks. Monte Kinsella is hit by a pitch. Mike Hartley walks. Walt Sizemore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Montreal Kiyoshi Ueda flies out to the right fielder. Tom Adcock strikes out. Jack DeFate grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Gus Dozier flies out to the right fielder. Clay Biggs flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Flynn walks. Joe Steinfeldt pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Montreal Jake Hill singles to left field. Don Lange lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Takahiko Kitamura singles to center field. Jake Hill scores. Kurt Wills flies out to the left fielder. Takahiko Kitamura is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Troy McEnaney walks. Mickey Crompton walks. Broderick Foreman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Monte Kinsella singles to left field. Troy McEnaney scores. Mickey Crompton advances to third on the hit. Mike Hartley flies out to the right fielder. Walt Sizemore flies out to the left fielder. Gus Dozier walks. Clay Biggs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Montreal Claude Mazeroski hits an infield single to the second baseman. Hiroshi Haraikawa singles to right field. Claude Mazeroski advances to third on the hit. Kiyoshi Ueda lines out to the pitcher. Tom Adcock grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Ralph Flynn lines out to the second baseman. Joe Steinfeldt pops out to the third baseman. Troy McEnaney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Jack DeFate singles to left field. Jack DeFate steals second. Jake Hill strikes out. Ruben Errickson is pinch hitting for Broderick Foreman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ruben Errickson strikes out. Takahiko Kitamura singles to left field. Jack DeFate scores. Kurt Wills doubles to left field. Takahiko Kitamura uses his aggressiveness and scores. Claude Mazeroski pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Yordanis Calana pitching. Mickey Crompton strikes out. Monte Kinsella strikes out. Mike Hartley singles to left field. Walt Sizemore flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Montreal Hiroshi Haraikawa grounds out to the pitcher. Kiyoshi Ueda flies out to the left fielder. Tom Adcock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Gus Dozier singles to center field. Clay Biggs strikes out. Ralph Flynn lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Montreal Jack DeFate walks. Jake Hill strikes out. Bill Briggs is pinch hitting for Yordanis Calana. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Briggs grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack DeFate is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Takahiko Kitamura hits a home run. Bill Briggs scores. Morris Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Kurt Wills flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Montreal total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 12
Game Notes Takahiko Kitamura is injured and is expected to be out 10 days. Ralph Flynn is injured and is expected to be out 22 days. Clay Biggs is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ernie Strahs did not respond to coaching in control Dick Ginter improves in contact_vs_righty Stan Sellers did not respond to coaching in control Phil Green did not respond to coaching in control Rich Hough did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ernie Strahs did not respond to coaching in velocity Galen Kaiser did not respond to coaching in 3B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dallas Lennon did not respond to coaching in control Rick Sabo improves in control Wally Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Dallas Lennon did not respond to coaching in control Rick Sabo did not respond to coaching in control Mike Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity