Inning: 1 Houston Major Command pitching. Riggs Stephenson hits an infield single to the second baseman. Riggs Stephenson gets picked off first. Frank Parker doubles past the third baseman. Bud Lauzerique lines out to the third baseman. Jack Jensen doubles to left field. Frank Parker scores. Tom Richie walks. Jake Holcombe grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jack Jensen is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Atlanta Barney Desautels pitching. Weldon Harnisch strikes out. Cal Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Mickey May walks. Kurt Kmak hits a home run. Mickey May scores. Wilson Rapp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil Morrissey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jess McMillan strikes out. Sid Denehy flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Wilson Rapp strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta George Perkins grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Frank Stankard walks. Takeshi Kawana strikes out. Major Command grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Frank Stankard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Riggs Stephenson hits a home run. Frank Parker singles to left field. Bud Lauzerique doubles to center field. Jack Jensen singles to center field. Frank Parker scores. Bud Lauzerique scores. Clyde Dunlop comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Richie strikes out. Jake Holcombe doubles to center field. Jess McMillan walks. Sid Denehy grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Jensen scores. Jake Holcombe advances to third on the play. Jess McMillan advances to second on the play. Wilson Rapp strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Weldon Harnisch singles in front of the right fielder. Cal Johnson singles to left field. Weldon Harnisch is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Mickey May grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Riggs Stephenson walks. Frank Parker pops out to the second baseman. Bud Lauzerique pops out to the shortstop. Jack Jensen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Kurt Kmak pops out to the second baseman. Phil Morrissey flies out to the left fielder. George Perkins reached on a fielding error by Wilson Rapp. Frank Stankard singles to center field. George Perkins advances to third on the hit. Takeshi Kawana hits a home run. George Perkins scores. Frank Stankard scores. Clyde Dunlop strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Tom Richie walks. Tom Richie steals second. Jake Holcombe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Richie advances to third on the play. Jess McMillan grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Richie scores. Sid Denehy grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Weldon Harnisch strikes out. Cal Johnson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bud Lauzerique. Mickey May grounds out to the third baseman. Slats Stewart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Kurt Kmak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston 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 singles to left field. Robinson Adkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Riggs Stephenson strikes out. Frank Parker grounds out to the third baseman. Andrew Christiansen advances to second on the play. Bud Lauzerique grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Takeji Tani pitching. Phil Morrissey flies out to the center fielder. George Perkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Stankard lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jack Jensen strikes out. Tom Richie lines out to the shortstop. Jake Holcombe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Jack Gabler is pinch hitting for Takeshi Kawana. Jack Gabler strikes out. Maury Weiland is pinch hitting for Robinson Adkins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Maury Weiland strikes out. Weldon Harnisch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Gus Garbark pitching. Jess McMillan reached on a fielding error by Frank Stankard. Sid Denehy flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Browne is pinch hitting for Takeji Tani. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jeff Browne singles to center field. Riggs Stephenson hits a home run. Jess McMillan scores. Jeff Browne scores. Franklin Conway comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Parker strikes out. Bud Lauzerique pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Adam Schomberg pitching. Cal Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Mickey May walks. Mickey May steals second. Kurt Kmak grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey May steals third. Phil Morrissey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jack Jensen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Richie grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Holcombe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta George Perkins grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Stankard flies out to the right fielder. Jack Gabler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Atlanta total runners LOB: 3
Game Notes Slats Stewart is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Ty Jackson improves in control Bob Mieske did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Billy Nonnenkamp did not respond to coaching in speed Ernie Shipley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Myron Schmidt did not respond to coaching in 2B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jay Scioscia improves in arm Lucas McIlree improves in contact_vs_righty Cal Fields improves in arm Bill Ritter improves in power_vs_righty