Win: Jack Gharrity (2-0) Loss: Oscar Bickford (1-2)
Save: Joe Scherbarth (4)
Inning: 1 Houston Oscar Bickford pitching. Jose Orador doubles to right field. Bort Thompson singles to center field. Jose Orador is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Sailor Abstein grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bort Thompson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sailor Abstein steals second. Scott Jackson lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Jack Gharrity pitching. Jim Neumeier lines out to the third baseman. Jimmy McClellan walks. Jimmy McClellan steals second. Spoke Ranew strikes out. Gil Dorgan singles to center field. Jimmy McClellan scores. Ed Crook grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Joe McManus hits a home run. Frank Sizemore flies out to the right fielder. Dom Terry singles to left field. Lee Jones strikes out. Jack Gharrity flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Bill Marion grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Wieghaus strikes out. Brian Hendricks walks. Oscar Bickford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Jose Orador strikes out. Bort Thompson doubles to right field. Sailor Abstein doubles to right field. Bort Thompson scores. Scott Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Joe McManus singles to center field. Sailor Abstein scores. Frank Sizemore grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Jim Neumeier walks. Jim Neumeier steals second. Jimmy McClellan doubles to right field. Jim Neumeier scores. Spoke Ranew strikes out. Gil Dorgan grounds out to the catcher. Ed Crook singles to right field. Jimmy McClellan scores. Bill Marion strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Dom Terry flies out to the center fielder. Lee Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Gharrity flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Tom Wieghaus singles to center field. Tom Wieghaus is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Brian Hendricks walks. Oscar Bickford lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Neumeier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jose Orador flies out to the center fielder. Bort Thompson walks. Sailor Abstein grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bort Thompson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Scott Jackson doubles to center field. Sailor Abstein uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe McManus flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Jimmy McClellan walks. Spoke Ranew singles to left field. Gil Dorgan flies out to the right fielder. Ed Crook strikes out. Bill Marion grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Frank Sizemore grounds out to the third baseman. Dom Terry strikes out. Lee Jones reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tom Wieghaus. Jack Gharrity singles to right field. Lee Jones scores. Jose Orador pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Tom Wieghaus triples. Brian Hendricks flies out to the left fielder. Dustin Martz is pinch hitting for Oscar Bickford. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Dustin Martz singles to left field. Tom Wieghaus scores. Jim Neumeier walks. Jake The Snake Kendall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy McClellan flies out to the right fielder. Spoke Ranew grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Yorkis Tomer pitching. Bort Thompson strikes out. Sailor Abstein flies out to the right fielder. Scott Jackson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Gil Dorgan strikes out. Ed Crook lines out to the first baseman. Bill Marion singles to center field. Tom Wieghaus grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Marion is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Joe McManus triples. Frank Sizemore grounds out to the third baseman. Joe McManus scores. Kent Kenworthy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dom Terry grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Lee Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Dean Throneberry enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lee Jones at 2B. Brian Hendricks grounds out to the second baseman. Taylor Ham Blackwell is pinch hitting for Kent Kenworthy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Taylor Ham Blackwell grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Neumeier flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Roger Cammack pitching. Niles Harper is pinch hitting for Jake The Snake Kendall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Niles Harper singles past the shortstop. Jose Orador flies out to the left fielder. Bort Thompson walks. Sailor Abstein strikes out. Scott Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Joe Scherbarth pitching. Jimmy McClellan grounds out to the pitcher. Spoke Ranew hits a home run. Gil Dorgan singles to right field. Ed Crook pops out to the shortstop. Bill Marion grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Atlanta total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Jose Orador (1), Bort Thompson (5), Sailor Abstein (2), Scott Jackson (4).3B - Joe McManus (3).HR - Joe McManus (3). Baserunning: SB - Sailor Abstein (3).
Batting:2B - Jimmy McClellan (4).3B - Tom Wieghaus (1).HR - Spoke Ranew (4). Baserunning: SB - Jim Neumeier (4), Jimmy McClellan (4).CS - Tom Wieghaus (3). Fielding: E - Tom Wieghaus.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jackson Tulsa improves in velocity Rolando Moreno did not respond to coaching in control Jackson Tulsa did not respond to coaching in velocity Tito Santana did not respond to coaching in control John Garland did not respond to coaching in velocity John Garland did not respond to coaching in velocity
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Noonan did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Lucadello improves in contact_vs_righty Don McMillan improves in contact_vs_lefty Gus Pattee improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Doster did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Doster did not respond to coaching in velocity