Inning: 1 Houston Tony Brown pitching. Joe Pearce walks. Pedro Grieve singles to center field. Joe Pearce advances to third on the hit. Bud Siever strikes out. Pete Valdez singles in front of the center fielder. Joe Pearce scores. Pedro Grieve advances to third on the hit. Joe Ganzel triples. Pedro Grieve scores. Pete Valdez scores. Jerry Alvarado singles to left field. Joe Ganzel scores. Bill Fieber comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Martin Alley grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Alvarado advances to second on the play. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Florida Tom Jackson pitching. Paul Wade strikes out. Jim Quinn strikes out. Pete Elston grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Tom Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Joe Pearce hits an infield single to the first baseman. Pedro Grieve grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Pearce is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Florida Greg Sheehan pops out to the shortstop. Pete Fournier pops out to the third baseman. Jim Brewer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Pete Valdez flies out to the right fielder. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Alvarado walks. Jerry Alvarado steals second. Martin Alley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Florida Pedro Santana pops out to the second baseman. Jack Arroyo triples. Bill Fieber flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jack Arroyo is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Pi Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Pearce singles to center field. Joe Pearce is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Florida Paul Wade grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Quinn pops out to the catcher. Pete Elston flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Pedro Grieve walks. Bud Siever doubles to right field. Pedro Grieve uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pete Valdez walks. Joe Ganzel strikes out. Jim Fultz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the right fielder. Martin Alley grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pete Valdez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Florida Greg Sheehan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Pete Fournier reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pi Ortiz. Jim Brewer grounds out to the third baseman. Pedro Santana singles to center field. Pete Fournier scores. Pedro Santana steals second. Jack Arroyo pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Pi Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Tom Jackson strikes out. Joe Pearce reached on a fielding error by Jim Brewer. Pedro Grieve singles past the third baseman. Joe Pearce advances to third on the hit. Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Florida Jim Fultz strikes out. Paul Wade grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Quinn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Pete Valdez strikes out. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Alvarado reached on a fielding error by Jim Brewer. Mark Carney is pinch hitting for Martin Alley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Carney grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jerry Alvarado is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Florida Pete Elston singles to left field. Greg Sheehan is hit by a pitch. Pete Fournier flies out to the right fielder. Jim Brewer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Pi Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Joe Pearce strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Florida Ivan Duzen is pinch hitting for Pedro Santana . Ivan Duzen strikes out. Jack Arroyo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Wathan is pinch hitting for Jim Fultz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ed Wathan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Benny Lentine pitching. Pedro Grieve flies out to the center fielder. Bud Siever flies out to the left fielder. Pete Valdez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Florida Kurt Bigbee 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. Paul Wade grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jim Quinn strikes out. Pete Elston grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Florida total runners LOB: 2
Game Notes Pete Fournier is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. Pedro Santana is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harland Lockhart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mose Quirk did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sailor Moran improves in arm Bobby Stuart improves in power_vs_lefty Harland Lockhart did not respond to coaching in 2B
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Taichiro Utsumi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Max Melton did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Williams improves in arm Ray Gonder improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Baichley did not respond to coaching in 1B