Win: Robinson Alcaraz (15-10) Loss: Sam Barnhart (15-11)
Save: Norm Smith (19)
Inning: 1 Florida Robinson Alcaraz pitching. Geoff Kerr strikes out. Irv Sanberg singles to center field. Les Fryman strikes out. Bobo Crumling grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Sam Barnhart pitching. Tiny Easler walks. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Moose Geiger singles to right field. Tiny Easler advances to third on the hit. Strick Jester strikes out. Steve Brown pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Florida Tommy Bongiovanni lines out to the second baseman. Tom Smith strikes out. Orlando Kinzy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Rogers Birkofer pops out to the catcher. Matt Conwell walks. Matt Conwell steals second. Bill McClure walks. Robinson Alcaraz fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Robinson Alcaraz pops out to the shortstop. Tiny Easler singles to right field. Matt Conwell scores. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Florida Bud Grzanich grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Barnhart flies out to the center fielder. Geoff Kerr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Moose Geiger flies out to the center fielder. Strick Jester grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Florida Irv Sanberg strikes out. Les Fryman singles to center field. Bobo Crumling flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Bongiovanni flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Rogers Birkofer singles to center field. Matt Conwell strikes out. Rogers Birkofer steals second. Bill McClure singles to left field. Rogers Birkofer scores. Robinson Alcaraz fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Robinson Alcaraz grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Florida Tom Smith doubles to right field. Orlando Kinzy singles to right field. Tom Smith scores. Bud Grzanich flies out to the left fielder. Sam Barnhart lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Orlando Kinzy forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Geoff Kerr grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sam Barnhart is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Tiny Easler grounds out to the shortstop. Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the pitcher. Moose Geiger walks. Strick Jester grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Moose Geiger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Florida Irv Sanberg strikes out. Les Fryman strikes out. Bobo Crumling reached on a fielding error by Snuffy Palacios. Tommy Bongiovanni flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Steve Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rogers Birkofer grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Matt Conwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Florida Tom Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Orlando Kinzy grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Grzanich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bill McClure singles to right field. Robinson Alcaraz lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tiny Easler walks. Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the catcher. Bill McClure advances to third on the play. Tiny Easler advances to second on the play. Moose Geiger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Florida Sam Barnhart singles to right field. Juan Luebbe is pinch running for Sam Barnhart on 1st base. Geoff Kerr grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Juan Luebbe is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Irv Sanberg flies out to the center fielder. Les Fryman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Glenn Balboni pitching. Strick Jester singles to right field. Strick Jester steals second. Steve Brown doubles to left field. Strick Jester scores. Rogers Birkofer doubles to right field. Steve Brown scores. Mike James comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Conwell pops out to the third baseman. Bill McClure walks. Tom Morehead is pinch hitting for Robinson Alcaraz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Morehead grounds out to the second baseman. Rogers Birkofer advances to third on the play. Bill McClure advances to second on the play. Tiny Easler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Florida Norm Smith pitching. Bobo Crumling strikes out. Tommy Bongiovanni strikes out. Tom Smith grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Florida total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 9
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jack Schurr did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Brian Conkwright did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Savransky improves in range Dan Shirley did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Schurr did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Susko did not respond to coaching in velocity
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Hayes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jason Dresser did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Steve King improves in range Joe Hayes improves in power_vs_lefty Cam Collier did not respond to coaching in speed Terry Ackley did not respond to coaching in range Mickey Motton improves in 1B