Win: Mike Lanning (12-8) Loss: Ricky Vaughn (10-9)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Mike Lanning pitching. Mickey May strikes out. Frank Stankard grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Moss grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Ricky Vaughn pitching. Tony Scioscia flies out to the right fielder. Riggs Stephenson doubles to left field. Tom Richie doubles to center field. Riggs Stephenson scores. Sid Denehy grounds out to the shortstop. Jess McMillan lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Cal Johnson strikes out. Kurt Kmak flies out to the center fielder. Maury Weiland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Turk Rapp walks. Carlos Meaney flies out to the left fielder. Rick Johnson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Frank Stankard. Mike Lanning singles to left field. Turk Rapp scores. Rick Johnson scores. Tony Scioscia singles to left field. Mike Lanning advances to third on the hit. Tony Scioscia steals second. Riggs Stephenson strikes out. Tom Richie singles to center field. Mike Lanning scores. Tony Scioscia scores. Sid Denehy grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Richie is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Mel Woods doubles to right field. Jack Replogle grounds out to the second baseman. Mel Woods advances to third on the play. Ricky Vaughn flies out to the center fielder. Mickey May flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Jess McMillan doubles to center field. Turk Rapp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jess McMillan advances to third on the play. Carlos Meaney strikes out. Rick Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Frank Stankard singles to right field. Sam Moss flies out to the center fielder. Cal Johnson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Stankard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kurt Kmak grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Mike Lanning strikes out. Tony Scioscia strikes out. Riggs Stephenson singles to center field. Sam Hock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Richie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Maury Weiland grounds out to the second baseman. Mel Woods grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Replogle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Sid Denehy walks. Jess McMillan strikes out. Turk Rapp grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Sam Hock strikes out. Mickey May grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Stankard singles to center field. Sam Moss grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Carlos Meaney grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Lanning flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Bill Mason is pinch hitting for Cal Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Mason strikes out. Kurt Kmak singles to center field. Kurt Kmak steals second. Maury Weiland flies out to the left fielder. Mel Woods grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Tony Scioscia singles to right field. Riggs Stephenson flies out to the right fielder. Tom Richie pops out to the shortstop. Sid Denehy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Jack Replogle doubles past the third baseman. Takeshi Kawana is pinch hitting for Sam Hock. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Takeshi Kawana singles to center field. Jack Replogle scores. Dan Graterol comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mickey May strikes out. Frank Stankard grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Franklin Conway pitching. Jess McMillan grounds out to the pitcher. Turk Rapp walks. Carlos Meaney singles past the shortstop. Turk Rapp advances to third on the hit. Rick Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Greg Amole is pinch hitting for Dan Graterol. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Greg Amole triples. Turk Rapp scores. Carlos Meaney scores. Pid Fordham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Scioscia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Adam Schomberg pitching. George Perkins is pinch hitting for Sam Moss. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Perkins strikes out. Bill Mason walks. Bill Mason steals second. Sid Denehy throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Kurt Kmak walks. Kurt Kmak steals second. Maury Weiland singles to center field. Bill Mason scores. Kurt Kmak scores. Mel Woods pops out to the second baseman. Weldon Harnisch is pinch hitting for Jack Replogle. Weldon Harnisch bunts for a base hit. Norm Lelivelt is pinch hitting for Pid Fordham. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Norm Lelivelt singles to left field. Mickey May flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Atlanta total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Tom Richie is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Mizerock improves in contact_vs_lefty Jose Ewoldt improves in contact_vs_righty Kerby McDermott improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Baker did not respond to coaching in range
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ty Jackson did not respond to coaching in velocity Ty Jackson improves in control Leroy Biancalana improves in velocity Bill Malinosky did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Ozmer did not respond to coaching in 3B