Win: Joe Danforth (2-0) Loss: Paul Melvin (1-1)
Save: Bill Salmon (23)
Inning: 1 Florida Turk Schultz pitching. Bill Berger grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Arroyo singles to center field. Jerry Brown flies out to the left fielder. Greg Sheehan grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jack Arroyo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Mitsuchika Kaneko pitching. Pedro Grieve lines out to the shortstop. Masaki Arasuna singles to center field. Joe Pearce walks. Pete Valdez strikes out. Joe Ganzel walks. Pi Ortiz singles to left field. Masaki Arasuna scores. Joe Pearce scores. Joe Ganzel advances to third on the hit. Mark Hale grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Florida Pete Fournier strikes out. Pete Elston strikes out. Ivan Duzen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jerry Alvarado walks. Turk Schultz lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pedro Grieve strikes out. Masaki Arasuna flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Florida Jim Brewer strikes out. Mitsuchika Kaneko grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Berger walks. Bill Berger steals second. Jack Arroyo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Pearce grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Pete Valdez strikes out. Joe Ganzel walks. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Florida Jerry Brown flies out to the center fielder. Greg Sheehan walks. Pete Fournier doubles to left field. Greg Sheehan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pete Elston pops out to the second baseman. Ivan Duzen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Mark Hale flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Turk Schultz walks. Pedro Grieve strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Florida Jim Brewer flies out to the right fielder. Mitsuchika Kaneko strikes out. Bill Berger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Masaki Arasuna strikes out. Joe Pearce singles to right field. Pete Valdez singles to center field. Joe Pearce advances to third on the hit. Joe Ganzel singles to left field. Joe Pearce scores. Pete Valdez advances to third on the hit. Bill Fieber 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. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Mark Hale lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Florida Jack Arroyo pops out to the shortstop. Jerry Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Greg Sheehan pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Turk Schultz grounds out to the shortstop. Pedro Grieve strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Florida Pete Fournier singles to center field. Pete Elston flies out to the right fielder. Ivan Duzen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bud Siever is pinch hitting for Masaki Arasuna. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bud Siever singles to center field. Joe Pearce flies out to the left fielder. Pete Valdez flies out to the right fielder. Joe Ganzel pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Florida Jim Brewer flies out to the left fielder. Ed Wathan is pinch hitting for Bill Fieber. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ed Wathan singles to left field. Ed Wathan steals second. Bill Berger hits a home run. Ed Wathan scores. Jack Arroyo flies out to the left fielder. James Arnold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jerry Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Danforth pitching. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Hale strikes out. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Florida Greg Sheehan pops out to the shortstop. Pete Fournier pops out to the shortstop. Pete Elston lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston James Arnold is hit by a pitch. George Gilhooley is pinch running for James Arnold on 1st base. Pedro Grieve flies out to the right fielder. Bud Siever strikes out. Joe Pearce strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Florida Spades Wood pitching. Ivan Duzen grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Brewer strikes out. Joe Danforth grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Pete Valdez pops out to the second baseman. Joe Ganzel flies out to the right fielder. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Florida Bill Berger grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Arroyo grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Brown pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Houston Mark Hale strikes out. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Martin Alley is pinch hitting for Spades Wood. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 10 inning. Martin Alley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Florida Paul Melvin pitching. Greg Sheehan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Pete Fournier pops out to the first baseman. Pete Elston singles to right field. Ivan Duzen walks. Jim Brewer singles to right field. Pete Elston scores. Evan Painter is pinch hitting for Joe Danforth. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Evan Painter lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Houston Bill Salmon pitching. Pedro Grieve grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Siever singles to left field. Joe Pearce walks. Pete Valdez grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Siever advances to third on the play. Joe Pearce advances to second on the play. Joe Ganzel lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Florida total runners LOB: 5 Houston total runners LOB: 11
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Max Melton did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Herring did not respond to coaching in control Bill Ivie did not respond to coaching in velocity Taichiro Utsumi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Baichley did not respond to coaching in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sailor Moran improves in power_vs_righty Harland Lockhart did not respond to coaching in range Graeme Parsons did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Witt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harland Lockhart did not respond to coaching in 2B