Win: Denny Mills (2-0) Loss: Giovanni Carrera (0-1)
Inning: 1 Philadelphia Giovanni Carrera pitching. Ed Daniel triples. Lance Landrum grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Bedell pops out to the shortstop. Ellis Riley walks. Ellis Riley steals second. Jim Lindeman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Denny Mills pitching. Riggs Stephenson grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Parker strikes out. Bud Lauzerique flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Duke Eschen grounds out to the shortstop. Adam Luderus singles in front of the center fielder. Adam Luderus steals second. Jake Morris flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Denny Mills strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Sid Denehy grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Richie strikes out. Greg Amole singles to right field. Jess McMillan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Ed Daniel singles to right field. Lance Landrum pops out to the third baseman. Earl Bedell singles to center field. Ellis Riley hits a home run. Ed Daniel scores. Earl Bedell scores. Claude Stanicek comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Lindeman grounds out to the shortstop. Duke Eschen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Oeschger doubles to left field. Claude Stanicek lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Joe Oeschger is thrown out at third. Riggs Stephenson singles past the second baseman. Claude Stanicek advances to third on the hit. Frank Parker hits an infield single to the shortstop. Claude Stanicek scores. Riggs Stephenson steals third. Bud Lauzerique flies out to the right fielder. Sid Denehy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Adam Luderus grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Morris lines out to the second baseman. Denny Mills grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Tom Richie strikes out. Greg Amole grounds out to the pitcher. Jess McMillan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Ed Daniel strikes out. Lance Landrum hits a home run. Earl Bedell hits a home run. Slats Stewart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ellis Riley grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Lindeman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Oeschger singles to right field. Andrew Christiansen is pinch hitting for Slats Stewart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Andrew Christiansen walks. Riggs Stephenson flies out to the left fielder. Frank Parker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Dan Graterol pitching. Duke Eschen grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Adam Luderus grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Morris singles to center field. Denny Mills lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Bud Lauzerique pops out to the second baseman. Sid Denehy grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Richie grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Ed Daniel singles to center field. Lance Landrum strikes out. Earl Bedell grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ed Daniel advances to second on the play. Ellis Riley walks. Jim Lindeman doubles to right field. Ed Daniel scores. Ellis Riley scores. Gerry Wilson is pinch hitting for Duke Eschen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gerry Wilson singles to center field. Jim Lindeman scores. Adam Luderus grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Greg Amole strikes out. Carlos Meaney is pinch hitting for Jess McMillan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Carlos Meaney flies out to the right fielder. Joe Oeschger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Ross Benes is pinch hitting for Jake Morris. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ross Benes walks. Denny Mills fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Denny Mills strikes out. Ed Daniel reached on a 2-base throwing error by Riggs Stephenson. Sam Dwyer is pinch hitting for Lance Landrum. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sam Dwyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ross Benes scores. Ed Daniel advances to third on the play. Earl Bedell doubles to right field. Ed Daniel scores. Ellis Riley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Jeff Browne is pinch hitting for Dan Graterol. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jeff Browne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Riggs Stephenson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Parker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Adam Schomberg pitching. Jim Lindeman lines out to the third baseman. Gerry Wilson is hit by a pitch. Gerry Wilson steals second. Adam Luderus grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gerry Wilson advances to third on the play. Ross Benes doubles to right field. Gerry Wilson scores. Ross Benes steals third. Denny Mills flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Bud Lauzerique singles to center field. Sid Denehy grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bud Lauzerique is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ernie Banks is pinch hitting for Tom Richie. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ernie Banks grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sid Denehy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Greg Amole hits a home run. Ernie Banks scores. Carlos Meaney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 4
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pete Shipanoff improves in contact_vs_lefty Juan Walton improves in power_vs_righty Walter Perconte did not respond to coaching in velocity Brett Brandenburg improves in power_vs_lefty Tom Shore did not respond to coaching in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Fabian Berumen improves in contact_vs_lefty Ty Jackson did not respond to coaching in velocity Ty Jackson did not respond to coaching in control Bob Mieske improves in arm Myron Schmidt improves in 2B