Win: Lefty Smith (1-0) Loss: Luis Brown (4-1)
Save: Vic Davis (16)
Inning: 1 Chicago Dave Lukner pitching. Belden Vinton strikes out. Alan Habyan strikes out. Pee-Wee Mathias grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Enzo Drake pitching. Bob Schlotz singles to right field. Manny Benes strikes out. Octavio Sissi flies out to the center fielder. Alex Giouxs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Len Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Rawley singles to left field. Kunihiro Takahashi grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Rawley advances to second on the play. Mike Rawley steals third. Edwin Jacome flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Greg Guise strikes out. Al Womack doubles past the third baseman. Phil Motloch walks. Shane Chiwitt grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Darrell Thomas pops out to the first baseman. Enzo Drake strikes out. Belden Vinton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Dave Lukner walks. Bob Schlotz flies out to the right fielder. Manny Benes flies out to the right fielder. Octavio Sissi reached on a 2-base fielding error by Belden Vinton. Alex Giouxs doubles to left field. Dave Lukner scores. Octavio Sissi scores. Greg Guise walks. Al Womack singles to right field. Alex Giouxs scores. Greg Guise advances to third on the hit. Phil Motloch walks. Shane Chiwitt grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Chicago Alan Habyan grounds out to the third baseman. Pee-Wee Mathias grounds out to the second baseman. Len Wilson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Dave Lukner grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Schlotz singles to left field. Bob Schlotz steals second. Jeffrey Spaulding 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. Manny Benes singles to right field. Bob Schlotz scores. Octavio Sissi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Manny Benes advances to second on the play. Alex Giouxs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Mike Rawley is hit by a pitch. Kunihiro Takahashi grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Mike Rawley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Edwin Jacome triples. Kunihiro Takahashi scores. Darrell Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Edwin Jacome scores. Jeffrey Spaulding flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Greg Guise pops out to the third baseman. Al Womack flies out to the right fielder. Phil Motloch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Belden Vinton walks. Alan Habyan grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Pee-Wee Mathias grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Shane Chiwitt strikes out. Dave Lukner pops out to the second baseman. Bob Schlotz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Len Wilson strikes out. Mike Rawley lines out to the second baseman. Kunihiro Takahashi hits a home run. Whitey Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Edwin Jacome grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Manny Benes walks. Octavio Sissi strikes out. Alex Giouxs walks. Greg Guise pops out to the second baseman. Al Womack walks. Phil Motloch flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Chicago Darrell Thomas walks. Carter Griffith is pinch hitting for Jeffrey Spaulding. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carter Griffith strikes out. Belden Vinton walks. Alan Habyan singles to center field. Darrell Thomas scores. Lefty Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pee-Wee Mathias strikes out. Len Wilson walks. Mike Rawley strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston Luis Brown pitching. Shane Chiwitt strikes out. Bob Boehmer is pinch hitting for Lefty Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Boehmer singles to right field. Bob Schlotz strikes out. Manny Benes hits a home run. Bob Boehmer scores. Bill Gabrielson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Octavio Sissi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Vic Davis pitching. Kunihiro Takahashi flies out to the left fielder. Edwin Jacome grounds out to the shortstop. Darrell Thomas singles to right field. Len Barnhart is pinch hitting for Bill Gabrielson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Len Barnhart singles to right field. Belden Vinton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Chicago total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Greg Guise is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fred McDevitt did not respond to coaching in speed John Bako improves in speed Sammy Jordan improves in control Sammy Jordan improves in control Heinie Rigby improves in range Darryl Graves did not respond to coaching in control
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Colbert improves in contact_vs_righty Jack Miller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Everitt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jerry Tipton improves in arm Jerry Tipton did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Lieber improves in power_vs_righty Joe Colbert improves in LF