Win: Frank Marriott (5-2) Loss: Yoandy Bell (2-5)
Save: Monty Crouch (8)
Inning: 1 Houston Yoandy Bell pitching. Tiny Easler strikes out. Strick Jester pops out to the first baseman. Ernie Brockett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Frank Marriott pitching. Johnny Tappe grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Lacy strikes out. Masatoshi Nakamura walks. Masatoshi Nakamura steals second. Charlie Haislip flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Matt Conwell reached on a fielding error by Charlie Haislip. Matt Conwell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Tom Morehead singles to left field. Steve Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Larry Collins flies out to the center fielder. Charlie DeJohn lines out to the third baseman. Bryan Knox singles to left field. Wayne Henry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Ryan Ryan doubles to center field. Frank Marriott lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tiny Easler singles to center field. Ryan Ryan scores. Strick Jester grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tiny Easler advances to second on the play. Ernie Brockett hits a home run. Tiny Easler scores. Matt Conwell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Yoandy Bell flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Tappe singles to right field. Tim Lacy strikes out. Johnny Tappe steals second. Masatoshi Nakamura walks. Charlie Haislip grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Morehead grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Larry Collins grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie DeJohn strikes out. Bryan Knox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ryan Ryan flies out to the center fielder. Frank Marriott grounds out to the third baseman. Tiny Easler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Wayne Henry flies out to the center fielder. Yoandy Bell flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Tappe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Strick Jester pops out to the shortstop. Ernie Brockett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Conwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Tim Lacy doubles past the third baseman. Masatoshi Nakamura flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Haislip strikes out. Larry Collins flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Morehead walks. Steve Brown grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Charlie DeJohn singles to right field. Bryan Knox strikes out. Wayne Henry strikes out. Don Husting is pinch hitting for Yoandy Bell. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Don Husting singles to right field. Vern Thompson 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. Johnny Tappe grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Jeff Pipp pitching. Ryan Ryan strikes out. Vern Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Tiny Easler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Sam Wuestling enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steve Brown at C. Tim Lacy walks. Masatoshi Nakamura grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tim Lacy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Haislip singles past the shortstop. Larry Collins flies out to the center fielder. Charlie DeJohn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Strick Jester flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Brockett grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Matt Conwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Monty Crouch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bryan Knox grounds out to the second baseman. Wayne Henry grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Fuller is pinch hitting for Jeff Pipp. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Doc Fuller walks. Johnny Tappe grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Doc Fuller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 1 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 10
Game Notes Charlie Haislip is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Woodie Billingham did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill McClure did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill McClure did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Branch Proeser did not respond to coaching in control Ernie Devens did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Roy Roseman improves in range Rogers Birkofer improves in RF
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Kieschnick improves in range Ralph Spohrer did not respond to coaching in control David K Goodman did not respond to coaching in control Paul Morejon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty David K Goodman did not respond to coaching in control Bill Schulze improves in power_vs_lefty Paul Morejon improves in 2B