Win: Bill Foley (11-7) Loss: Phil Riggs (11-9)
Save: Koji Iwata (3)
Inning: 1 San Diego Phil Riggs pitching. Buck Thomas walks. John Brown hits a home run. Buck Thomas scores. Bombo Kinzy grounds out to the shortstop. Chick McKee lines out to the second baseman. March Greer walks. Harry Minor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Bill Foley pitching. Tiny Easler walks. Snuffy Palacios flies out to the right fielder. Mel Dreifort singles to left field. Strick Jester grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Diego Fernando Minoso walks. Medric MacDonald singles to right field. Bill Foley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Buck Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Fernando Minoso scores. Medric MacDonald advances to third on the play. John Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Tom Morehead grounds out to the shortstop. Pedro Chappelle walks. Steve Brown singles to left field. Pedro Chappelle advances to third on the hit. Jerry Worrell pops out to the second baseman. Phil Riggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Diego Bombo Kinzy strikes out. Chick McKee grounds out to the shortstop. March Greer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Tiny Easler singles to left field. Snuffy Palacios lines out to the pitcher. Mel Dreifort grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Diego Harry Minor strikes out. Fernando Minoso singles to left field. Medric MacDonald singles to center field. Fernando Minoso advances to third on the hit. Medric MacDonald steals second. Bill Foley flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Fernando Minoso scores. Asley Martin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Strick Jester grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Morehead flies out to the center fielder. Pedro Chappelle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Diego John Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Bombo Kinzy singles to right field. Chick McKee strikes out. March Greer pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Steve Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Worrell singles to center field. Asley Martin lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Tiny Easler grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Asley Martin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Diego Harry Minor strikes out. Fernando Minoso walks. Medric MacDonald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fernando Minoso advances to second on the play. Bill Foley singles past the shortstop. Fernando Minoso scores. Felix Allen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Snuffy Palacios flies out to the right fielder. Mel Dreifort walks. Strick Jester hits a home run. Mel Dreifort scores. Tom Morehead grounds out to the shortstop. Pedro Chappelle singles to center field. Steve Brown doubles to right field. Pedro Chappelle uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jerry Worrell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Diego John Brown strikes out. Bombo Kinzy strikes out. Chick McKee reached on a fielding error by Tiny Easler. March Greer walks. Harry Minor singles to right field. Chick McKee scores. March Greer advances to third on the hit. Fernando Minoso strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Felix Allen singles to center field. Tiny Easler strikes out. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Mel Dreifort singles to right field. Strick Jester grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mel Dreifort is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 San Diego Medric MacDonald grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Foley grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Tom Morehead strikes out. Pedro Chappelle singles to left field. Koji Iwata comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Brown strikes out. Jerry Worrell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 San Diego John Brown walks. Bombo Kinzy flies out to the right fielder. Chick McKee doubles to right field. Vern Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. March Greer singles to left field. John Brown scores. Chick McKee scores. Harry Minor singles to left field. March Greer advances to third on the hit. Wally McCall is pinch hitting for Fernando Minoso. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wally McCall grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Matt Conwell is pinch hitting for Vern Thompson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Matt Conwell flies out to the center fielder. Tiny Easler flies out to the right fielder. Snuffy Palacios singles to center field. Mel Dreifort flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 San Diego total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 9
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ab Aragon improves in contact_vs_righty Frank Cho did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Nick Linares improves in contact_vs_lefty Ab Aragon improves in range Leon Blades did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty German Small improves in arm Mike Lindeman did not respond to coaching in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jerry Matarazzo improves in speed Roy Roseman did not respond to coaching in speed Rogers Birkofer did not respond to coaching in range Curt Compton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Terry Ackley improves in range Moose Geiger did not respond to coaching in speed Rogers Birkofer did not respond to coaching in CF