Win: George Irwin (4-5) Loss: Steve Alomar (3-3)
Save: Ken Baker (35)
Inning: 1 Houston Ed Andrus pitching. Emmett St.Claire singles to center field. Edgar Cooper strikes out. Nate Carroll grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Emmett St.Claire is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Andy Kimball flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Bert Allen pitching. Eli Leinhauser grounds out to the shortstop. Cash Money grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Friedrichs doubles to left field. Jack Schell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Steve Necciai singles to left field. Ed Gagliano reached on a 2-base fielding error by Fred Cromer. Toshihiro Nishio doubles to right field. Steve Necciai scores. Ed Gagliano scores. Silver Nicholson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Toshihiro Nishio advances to third on the play. Bert Allen strikes out. Emmett St.Claire singles past the shortstop. Toshihiro Nishio scores. Edgar Cooper strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Fred Cromer singles to left field. Fred Cromer steals second. Hal Koslofski doubles to center field. Fred Cromer scores. Shinji Tagi walks. Del Wedge grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Hal Koslofski advances to third on the play. Ed Andrus walks. Eli Leinhauser reached on a fielding error by Silver Nicholson. Hal Koslofski scores. Cash Money singles to left field. Ed Andrus is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Nate Carroll strikes out. Andy Kimball grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Necciai pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Larry Friedrichs walks. Jack Schell hits a home run. Larry Friedrichs scores. Fred Cromer flies out to the left fielder. Hal Koslofski flies out to the left fielder. Shinji Tagi walks. Del Wedge flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Ed Gagliano singles to left field. Toshihiro Nishio strikes out. Silver Nicholson walks. Bert Allen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Emmett St.Claire singles to center field. Ed Gagliano scores. Silver Nicholson scores. Edgar Cooper singles to center field. Nate Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Ed Andrus strikes out. Eli Leinhauser strikes out. Cash Money walks. Larry Friedrichs grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cash Money is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Andy Kimball flies out to the left fielder. Steve Necciai grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Gagliano walks. Toshihiro Nishio grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Jack Schell strikes out. Fred Cromer grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Koslofski grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Silver Nicholson lines out to the first baseman. Bert Allen walks. Emmett St.Claire pops out to the shortstop. Edgar Cooper flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Shinji Tagi grounds out to the shortstop. Del Wedge strikes out. Ed Andrus flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Nate Carroll doubles to center field. Andy Kimball walks. Steve Necciai flies out to the right fielder. Harry McElyea comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Ed Gagliano grounds out to the second baseman. Nate Carroll advances to third on the play. Andy Kimball advances to second on the play. Toshihiro Nishio grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Eli Leinhauser walks. Cash Money reached on a 2-base throwing error by Edgar Cooper. Billy Hayward comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Larry Friedrichs grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jack Schell singles to center field. Eli Leinhauser scores. Cash Money scores. Fred Cromer grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Schell advances to second on the play. Hal Koslofski grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Silver Nicholson flies out to the center fielder. Andy Drews is pinch hitting for Billy Hayward. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Andy Drews singles to center field. Emmett St.Claire singles to right field. Andy Drews advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Edgar Cooper singles to center field. Andy Drews scores. George Irwin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nate Carroll strikes out. Andy Kimball grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Emmett St.Claire is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Steve Alomar pitching. Shinji Tagi grounds out to the shortstop. Del Wedge doubles to left field. Morris Mateo is pinch hitting for George Irwin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Morris Mateo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Del Wedge advances to third on the play. Eli Leinhauser walks. Cash Money singles to center field. Del Wedge scores. Eli Leinhauser advances to third on the hit. Oscar Curtis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Friedrichs hits a home run. Eli Leinhauser scores. Cash Money scores. Fred Enwright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Schell singles to right field. Fred Cromer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Lew Vogelsong pitching. Steve Necciai grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Gagliano doubles to center field. Jim Tietje is pinch hitting for Toshihiro Nishio. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Tietje singles to left field. Ed Gagliano scores. Ken Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Silver Nicholson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jim Tietje is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Kaline is pinch hitting for Fred Enwright. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Kaline singles to center field. Silver Nicholson advances to third on the hit. Emmett St.Claire flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 12 Atlanta total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Larry Friedrichs (20), Hal Koslofski (8), Del Wedge (11).HR - Larry Friedrichs (16), Jack Schell (21).GIDP - Del Wedge. Baserunning: SB - Fred Cromer (16). Fielding: E - Fred Cromer.
Game Notes Shinji Tagi is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bub Durnbaugh did not respond to coaching in range Vernon Irwin improves in power_vs_righty Bob Krug improves in power_vs_righty Fred Holcombe improves in power_vs_righty
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Bell did not respond to coaching in endurance Gene Scalzi improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Bell did not respond to coaching in control Fred Gerber improves in power_vs_righty