Win: Turk Schultz (3-0) Loss: Bob Reyes (4-2)
Save: James Arnold (5)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Turk Schultz pitching. Toshiaki Otomo singles to center field. Buzz Sample grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Toshiaki Otomo advances to second on the play. Walt Markle walks. Lee Kitson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Walt Markle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lee Kitson steals second. Jim Neale pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Bob Reyes pitching. Pedro Grieve strikes out. Masaki Arasuna singles to right field. Joe Pearce strikes out. Pete Valdez hits an infield single to the shortstop. Joe Ganzel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Shitoshi Nitta strikes out. Ramon Pike flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Greg LeClaire flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Pi Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Hale flies out to the left fielder. Martin Alley pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Bob Reyes flies out to the right fielder. Toshiaki Otomo singles to left field. Buzz Sample lines out to the third baseman. Walt Markle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Turk Schultz strikes out. Pedro Grieve grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Masaki Arasuna singles to right field. Joe Pearce strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Lee Kitson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Neale singles to center field. Shitoshi Nitta pops out to the shortstop. Ramon Pike strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Pete Valdez pops out to the shortstop. Joe Ganzel singles to right field. Pi Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Mark Hale grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Ganzel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Greg LeClaire flies out to the right fielder. Bob Reyes grounds out to the second baseman. Toshiaki Otomo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Martin Alley singles to left field. Turk Schultz lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pedro Grieve singles to center field. Martin Alley scores. Masaki Arasuna walks. Joe Pearce hits an infield single to the shortstop. Pete Valdez strikes out. Joe Ganzel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Atlanta Buzz Sample flies out to the center fielder. Walt Markle flies out to the right fielder. Lee Kitson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Pi Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Hale hits a home run. Martin Alley doubles past the left fielder. Turk Schultz grounds out to the third baseman. Martin Alley steals third. Pedro Grieve pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Irish Riddle is pinch hitting for Jim Neale. Irish Riddle strikes out. Shitoshi Nitta flies out to the right fielder. Ramon Pike singles to center field. Greg LeClaire singles to left field. George Flora is pinch hitting for Bob Reyes. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. George Flora flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Minoru Tsuchiya pitching. Chad Finney enters the game as a defensive replacement for Irish Riddle at CF. Bud Siever is pinch hitting for Masaki Arasuna. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bud Siever flies out to the left fielder. Joe Pearce grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Valdez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Toshiaki Otomo flies out to the center fielder. Buzz Sample grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). James Arnold 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. Walt Markle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Ganzel pops out to the second baseman. Pi Ortiz pops out to the third baseman. Mark Carney is pinch hitting for Mark Hale. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Carney pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Lee Kitson strikes out. Chad Finney bunts for a base hit. Chad Finney is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Shitoshi Nitta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 8
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Beazley did not respond to coaching in control Bob Kohlmeier did not respond to coaching in control Kenny Abbott improves in power_vs_righty Kemp McGee did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Tolar did not respond to coaching in SS
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paul Rebel improves in range Bobby Stuart did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rick Yerkes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jerry Rhiel did not respond to coaching in arm Harland Lockhart did not respond to coaching in 2B