Win: Takuya Yoshida (5-12) Loss: Herb Zak (8-16)
Save: Jim Kotos (3)
Inning: 1 Chicago Takuya Yoshida pitching. Sammy Wever walks. Alan Habyan grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Len Wilson walks. Belden Vinton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Len Wilson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Herb Zak pitching. Alex Giouxs grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Guise grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Octavio Sissi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Mike Rawley strikes out. Rogers Hague walks. Roy McCaffery strikes out. Darrell Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Shane Chiwitt hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bob Boehmer pops out to the first baseman. Ed Toft strikes out. Bill Vedder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Herb Zak flies out to the right fielder. Sammy Wever flies out to the right fielder. Alan Habyan doubles to right field. Len Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Johan Moran grounds out to the second baseman. Takuya Yoshida strikes out. Alex Giouxs flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Belden Vinton strikes out. Mike Rawley singles to left field. Mike Rawley steals second. Rogers Hague grounds out to the shortstop. Roy McCaffery walks. Darrell Thomas grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roy McCaffery is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Greg Guise strikes out. Octavio Sissi reached on a fielding error by Alan Habyan. Shane Chiwitt grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Herb Zak flies out to the right fielder. Sammy Wever strikes out. Alan Habyan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Boehmer hits a home run. Ed Toft flies out to the center fielder. Bill Vedder strikes out. Johan Moran lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Len Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Belden Vinton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Rawley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Takuya Yoshida strikes out. Alex Giouxs grounds out to the third baseman. Greg Guise singles past the second baseman. Octavio Sissi pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Rogers Hague doubles to center field. Roy McCaffery grounds out to the second baseman. Rogers Hague advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Darrell Thomas pops out to the third baseman. Len Barnhart is pinch hitting for Herb Zak. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Len Barnhart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Lemongello pitching. Shane Chiwitt doubles past the third baseman. Bob Boehmer strikes out. Ed Toft grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Vedder doubles to right field. Shane Chiwitt scores. Johan Moran strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Sammy Wever grounds out to the third baseman. Alan Habyan hits a home run. Len Wilson grounds out to the third baseman. Belden Vinton singles to left field. Mike Rawley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Lou Perez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom McGaffigan is pinch hitting for Takuya Yoshida. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom McGaffigan walks. Tom McGaffigan steals second. Alex Giouxs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom McGaffigan advances to third on the play. Greg Guise flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom McGaffigan scores. Octavio Sissi walks. Shane Chiwitt walks. Bob Boehmer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rogers Hague. Octavio Sissi scores. Ed Toft grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Jim Kotos pitching. Rogers Hague pops out to the second baseman. Roy McCaffery grounds out to the second baseman. Darrell Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Alan Habyan (20), Rogers Hague (4).HR - Alan Habyan (24).GIDP - Alan Habyan. Baserunning: SB - Mike Rawley (7). Fielding: E - Alan Habyan, Rogers Hague.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jeff May did not respond to coaching in velocity Heinie Rigby did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Clem Mains did not respond to coaching in control Paxton English improves in range Mark Jaeger did not respond to coaching in control Lynn Morrisette did not respond to coaching in range
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mark Segui did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry Tipton improves in contact_vs_lefty Doug Fowler improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Lieber did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Gomez did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken North did not respond to coaching in arm Ken North improves in 3B