Win: Joe Vargas (11-5) Loss: Robinson Alcaraz (11-9)
Inning: 1 Houston Joe Vargas pitching. Tiny Easler grounds out to the third baseman. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Ernie Brockett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Diego Robinson Alcaraz pitching. Buck Thomas pops out to the third baseman. Bombo Kinzy reached on a 2-base throwing error by Snuffy Palacios. Brent Aspromonte strikes out. Harry Minor lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Ryan Ryan singles to left field. Matt Conwell flies out to the left fielder. Tom Morehead flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Ryan steals second. Ziggy Lane grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Diego March Greer walks. Fernando Minoso walks. Medric MacDonald grounds out to the second baseman. March Greer advances to third on the play. Fernando Minoso advances to second on the play. Kid Church doubles to center field. March Greer scores. Fernando Minoso scores. Joe Vargas grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Ed Kubiszyn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Robinson Alcaraz strikes out. Tiny Easler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Diego Bombo Kinzy strikes out. Brent Aspromonte strikes out. Harry Minor hits an infield single to the second baseman. March Greer walks. Fernando Minoso strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Brockett singles to right field. Ryan Ryan grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Diego Medric MacDonald strikes out. Kid Church pops out to the second baseman. Joe Vargas singles to left field. Buck Thomas singles to left field. Bombo Kinzy singles to right field. Brent Aspromonte triples. Joe Vargas scores. Buck Thomas scores. Bombo Kinzy scores. Felix Allen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Minor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Matt Conwell strikes out. Tom Morehead pops out to the shortstop. Ziggy Lane hits a home run. Ed Kubiszyn singles to left field. Felix Allen is hit by a pitch. Tiny Easler singles to left field. Snuffy Palacios grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Ed Kubiszyn is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 San Diego March Greer strikes out. Fernando Minoso flies out to the left fielder. Medric MacDonald doubles to right field. Kid Church singles past the third baseman. Medric MacDonald scores. Vern Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Vargas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Ernie Brockett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ryan Ryan singles to center field. Matt Conwell singles to left field. Tom Morehead walks. Ziggy Lane strikes out. Ed Kubiszyn strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 San Diego Buck Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Bombo Kinzy hits an infield single to the pitcher. Brent Aspromonte strikes out. Harry Minor pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Vern Thompson strikes out. Tiny Easler bunts for a base hit. Snuffy Palacios singles to left field. Ernie Brockett flies out to the right fielder. Ryan Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 San Diego March Greer strikes out. Fernando Minoso flies out to the center fielder. Medric MacDonald singles to left field. Kid Church singles to right field. Medric MacDonald advances to third on the hit. Joe Vargas strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Matt Conwell grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Morehead grounds out to the shortstop. Ziggy Lane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Diego Buck Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Bombo Kinzy strikes out. Bernie Ford is pinch hitting for Brent Aspromonte. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bernie Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Ed Kubiszyn pops out to the shortstop. Broderick Johnson is pinch hitting for Vern Thompson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Broderick Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Tiny Easler walks. Snuffy Palacios flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 10 San Diego total runners left on base: 9
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Moose Geiger did not respond to coaching in speed Monte Warhop did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Brown improves in speed Jerry Matarazzo improves in speed Bill McClure improves in range Pete Daley did not respond to coaching in arm Steve King did not respond to coaching in 2B
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dick Nagy improves in control Frank Cho did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Doug Lindsey did not respond to coaching in arm Loy Burr did not respond to coaching in velocity Ab Aragon improves in range John Burnitz did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Lindeman did not respond to coaching in LF