Win: Skeeter W Collins (9-10) Loss: Robinson Alcaraz (7-15)
Inning: 1 Houston Skeeter W Collins pitching. Tiny Easler strikes out. Snuffy Palacios singles to left field. Strick Jester strikes out. Steve Brown grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Snuffy Palacios is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 San Diego Robinson Alcaraz pitching. Fernando Minoso bunts for a base hit. Buck Thomas singles to center field. Fernando Minoso aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bombo Kinzy singles to right field. Fernando Minoso scores. Buck Thomas advances to third on the hit. March Greer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Buck Thomas scores. John Brown singles to center field. Mike Lindeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Mel Dreifort triples. Bill McClure strikes out. Rogers Birkofer grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Demaree grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Diego Medric MacDonald strikes out. Kid Church grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Skeeter W Collins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Robinson Alcaraz grounds out to the third baseman. Tiny Easler flies out to the right fielder. Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Diego Fernando Minoso grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buck Thomas strikes out. Bombo Kinzy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Strick Jester doubles to center field. Steve Brown flies out to the right fielder. Mel Dreifort flies out to the right fielder. Bill McClure singles to center field. Strick Jester scores. Bill McClure is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Diego March Greer grounds out to the pitcher. John Brown singles to right field. Mike Lindeman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Brown advances to second on the play. Medric MacDonald hits a home run. John Brown scores. Felix Allen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kid Church strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Rogers Birkofer doubles to right field. Jim Demaree walks. Felix Allen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tiny Easler grounds out to the second baseman. Rogers Birkofer scores. Jim Demaree advances to third on the play. Snuffy Palacios flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Diego Skeeter W Collins strikes out. Fernando Minoso doubles to right field. Buck Thomas singles to left field. Fernando Minoso scores. Asley Martin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bombo Kinzy grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Strick Jester doubles to left field. Steve Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Mel Dreifort grounds out to the pitcher. Bill McClure grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Diego March Greer singles to center field. John Brown singles to left field. March Greer advances to third on the hit. John Brown steals second. Mike Lindeman singles to left field. March Greer scores. John Brown scores. Vern Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Lindeman steals second. Medric MacDonald lines out to the second baseman. Kid Church pops out to the second baseman. Skeeter W Collins hits an infield single to the pitcher. Fernando Minoso flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Rogers Birkofer strikes out. Jim Demaree flies out to the left fielder. Vern Thompson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Diego Buck Thomas doubles to left field. Bombo Kinzy strikes out. March Greer singles to center field. Buck Thomas scores. Norm Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Brown lines out to the shortstop. Mike Lindeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Tiny Easler grounds out to the second baseman. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Strick Jester grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Diego Leon Blades is pinch hitting for Medric MacDonald. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Leon Blades lines out to the pitcher. Kid Church singles to left field. Kid Church steals second. Skeeter W Collins strikes out. Wally McCall is pinch hitting for Fernando Minoso. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wally McCall singles to right field. Kid Church scores. Buddy Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Steve Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mel Dreifort flies out to the center fielder. Bill McClure grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 4 San Diego total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Fernando Minoso (29), Buck Thomas (23).HR - Medric MacDonald (12).GIDP - Bombo Kinzy, March Greer. Baserunning: SB - John Brown (13), Mike Lindeman (8), Kid Church (7).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Terry Ackley improves in arm Les Berger did not respond to coaching in control Steve King did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Lansford did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Al Lansford improves in contact_vs_righty Les Berger did not respond to coaching in velocity Cam Collier did not respond to coaching in CF
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Cho did not respond to coaching in arm Nick Linares improves in arm Bill Lawson improves in contact_vs_righty Frank Cho did not respond to coaching in arm Ed Scott did not respond to coaching in velocity Ab Aragon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty