Win: Bruce Bearse (7-13) Loss: Ace Mantle (12-16)
Save: Kelly Hambright (16)
Inning: 1 Houston Bruce Bearse pitching. Ed Lutenberg singles to center field. Charlie Umbricht singles to right field. Ed Perez flies out to the right fielder. Cy Brumley singles to left field. Ed Lutenberg scores. Charlie Umbricht advances to third on the hit. Cy Brumley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Vern Bare lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Ace Mantle pitching. Brian Davis walks. Kevin Dykstra grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Orlando Wojna is hit by a pitch. Mike Shaw walks. Jose Luis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston John Poindexter doubles to left field. John Poindexter steals third. Fred Lord grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Poindexter scores. Purnal Bates grounds out to the shortstop. Ace Mantle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Chip Howard pops out to the pitcher. Carlos Sanchez hits an infield single to the first baseman. Al Ramsey flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Bearse strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Ed Lutenberg flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Umbricht strikes out. Ed Perez walks. Cy Brumley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Brian Davis singles to right field. Kevin Dykstra singles to center field. Brian Davis advances to third on the hit. Orlando Wojna grounds out to the pitcher. Kevin Dykstra advances to second on the play. Mike Shaw flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Brian Davis scores. Jose Luis singles to center field. Chip Howard strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Vern Bare flies out to the center fielder. John Poindexter strikes out. Fred Lord walks. Purnal Bates singles past the second baseman. Fred Lord advances to third on the hit. Ace Mantle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Carlos Sanchez strikes out. Al Ramsey strikes out. Bruce Bearse singles to right field. Brian Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Charlie Umbricht strikes out. Ed Perez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Kevin Dykstra flies out to the left fielder. Orlando Wojna walks. Mike Shaw flies out to the left fielder. Orlando Wojna is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Cy Brumley flies out to the left fielder. Vern Bare walks. John Poindexter grounds out to the pitcher. Vern Bare advances to second on the play. Fred Lord pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Jose Luis singles past the shortstop. Chip Howard flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Sanchez hits a home run. Jose Luis scores. Al Ramsey flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Bearse grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Purnal Bates singles to right field. Purnal Bates is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ace Mantle singles to left field. Ed Lutenberg flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Umbricht flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Brian Davis walks. Kevin Dykstra doubles to center field. Brian Davis is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. John Brower comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Orlando Wojna grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Shaw hits a home run. Kevin Dykstra scores. Jose Luis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Gus Durant enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Shaw at LF. Jack Allen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jose Luis at SS. Ed Perez flies out to the right fielder. Cy Brumley hits a home run. Vern Bare grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Maurer is pinch hitting for John Poindexter. Gene Maurer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Al McGunnigle enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gene Maurer at SS. Chip Howard grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Zdeb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Sanchez strikes out. Al Ramsey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Kelly Hambright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Sanders is pinch hitting for Fred Lord. Tom Sanders singles to left field. John Brown is pinch hitting for Purnal Bates. John Brown strikes out. Ryan Burkart is pinch hitting for Jerry Zdeb. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ryan Burkart strikes out. Red Thurman is pinch hitting for Ed Lutenberg. Red Thurman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 7 Chicago total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Kevin Dykstra (20).HR - Mike Shaw (25), Carlos Sanchez (6).SF - Mike Shaw.GIDP - Kevin Dykstra.HBP - Orlando Wojna (4). Baserunning: CS - Orlando Wojna (6).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob Gaw improves in speed Ron Gonzalez improves in speed Lloyd Eden improves in speed Ed Fernandez improves in range Fritz Gleaton did not respond to coaching in control Lloyd Eden improves in contact_vs_lefty
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ira Porter did not respond to coaching in speed Jose Byrne improves in range John Harris did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jose Byrne did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Snider did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Harry Kerr did not respond to coaching in 3B