Win: Bobby Warner (11-7) Loss: Phil Riggs (3-10)
Save: Bobby Chance (36)
Inning: 1 Houston Bobby Warner pitching. Tiny Easler flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the third baseman. Strick Jester strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Florida Phil Riggs pitching. Geoff Kerr pops out to the shortstop. Irv Sanberg pops out to the shortstop. Les Fryman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Steve Brown hits a home run. Rogers Birkofer strikes out. Mel Dreifort grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Demaree strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Florida Bobo Crumling walks. Tom Lanier strikes out. Tommy Bongiovanni grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Bill McClure flies out to the left fielder. Phil Riggs singles to left field. Tiny Easler singles to left field. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Strick Jester grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tiny Easler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Florida Tom Smith singles to right field. Orlando Kinzy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Smith advances to second on the play. Bobby Warner strikes out. Geoff Kerr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Steve Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Rogers Birkofer grounds out to the third baseman. Mel Dreifort flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Florida Irv Sanberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Les Fryman doubles to center field. Bobo Crumling strikes out. Tom Lanier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jim Demaree strikes out. Bill McClure grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Riggs grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Florida Tommy Bongiovanni singles to center field. Tom Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Orlando Kinzy pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Tiny Easler grounds out to the third baseman. Snuffy Palacios pops out to the shortstop. Strick Jester flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Florida Bobby Warner walks. Geoff Kerr singles to left field. Irv Sanberg hits a home run. Bobby Warner scores. Geoff Kerr scores. Les Fryman walks. Bobo Crumling strikes out. Tom Lanier strikes out. Tommy Bongiovanni flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Steve Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rogers Birkofer singles to right field. Mel Dreifort grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Florida Tom Smith walks. Orlando Kinzy grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bobby Warner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Demaree strikes out. Bill McClure grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tom Morehead is pinch hitting for Phil Riggs. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Morehead walks. Glenn Balboni 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. Tom Morehead is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Florida Buddy Smith pitching. Geoff Kerr grounds out to the second baseman. Irv Sanberg strikes out. Les Fryman walks. Bobo Crumling strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Tiny Easler singles to right field. Bobby Chance comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Snuffy Palacios grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tiny Easler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Strick Jester flies out to the center fielder. Steve Brown reached on a fielding error by Geoff Kerr. Rogers Birkofer doubles to center field. Snuffy Palacios scores. Mel Dreifort pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 4 Florida total runners left on base: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Hayes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jerry Matarazzo improves in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Leo Stueland did not respond to coaching in endurance Mike Brett improves in arm Leo Stueland did not respond to coaching in control Mickey Motton improves in 1B
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Susko did not respond to coaching in velocity Shano Faust did not respond to coaching in control Dan Shirley improves in control Shano Faust did not respond to coaching in velocity Shano Faust did not respond to coaching in velocity Troy Mauriello did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty