Win: Susumu Kaneko (2-0) Loss: Hal Garcia (0-1)
Save: Joe Scherbarth (4)
Inning: 1 Florida Susumu Kaneko pitching. Takayuki Ito is hit by a pitch. Pat Heim walks. Jack Coan strikes out. John McRae grounds out to the second baseman. Takayuki Ito advances to third on the play. Pat Heim advances to second on the play. Leonys Luis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Hal Garcia pitching. Joe McManus hits a home run. Dean Throneberry hits a home run. Mamoru Abe walks. Bort Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Mamoru Abe steals second. Scott Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Sailor Abstein flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Florida Byron Potts flies out to the left fielder. Roland Kubinski walks. Roger Williams singles to right field. Roland Kubinski advances to third on the hit. Hal Garcia grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Rick McCracken strikes out. Dom Terry flies out to the center fielder. Susumu Kaneko singles to center field. Joe McManus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Florida Takayuki Ito strikes out. Pat Heim grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Coan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Dean Throneberry reached on a 2-base throwing error by John McRae. Mamoru Abe grounds out to the shortstop. Bort Thompson singles to right field. Scott Jackson doubles to left field. Dean Throneberry scores. Bort Thompson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sailor Abstein walks. Rick McCracken flies out to the left fielder. Dom Terry pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Florida John McRae grounds out to the shortstop. Leonys Luis doubles to left field. Byron Potts flies out to the center fielder. Roland Kubinski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Susumu Kaneko grounds out to the third baseman. Joe McManus strikes out. Dean Throneberry singles to right field. Mamoru Abe grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dean Throneberry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Florida Roger Williams singles to center field. Roger Williams steals second. Hal Garcia lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Takayuki Ito flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Roger Williams scores. Pat Heim hits an infield single to the third baseman. Jack Coan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bort Thompson singles to right field. Scott Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Bort Thompson steals second. Sailor Abstein doubles to right field. Bort Thompson scores. Frank Wachtel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick McCracken hits a home run. Sailor Abstein scores. Dom Terry flies out to the center fielder. Susumu Kaneko grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Florida John McRae singles to center field. Leonys Luis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John McRae is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Byron Potts walks. Roland Kubinski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leonys Luis advances to third on the play. Byron Potts advances to second on the play. Roger Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Joe McManus strikes out. Dean Throneberry flies out to the center fielder. Mamoru Abe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Florida Frank Wachtel doubles to center field. Doc Bass 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. Takayuki Ito grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Heim walks. Jack Coan singles to left field. Frank Wachtel scores. Pat Heim advances to third on the hit. John McRae grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bort Thompson walks. Scott Jackson strikes out. Stubby Scheffer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bort Thompson steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Sailor Abstein pops out to the shortstop. Rick McCracken walks. Dom Terry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Florida Jose Orador enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe McManus at RF. Frank Sizemore enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rick McCracken at SS. Leonys Luis singles to left field. Byron Potts hits a home run. Leonys Luis scores. Roland Kubinski singles to center field. Roger Williams grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Stubby Scheffer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Charlie Rice is pinch hitting for Doc Bass. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie Rice singles to right field. Jose Orador grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dean Throneberry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Florida Joe Scherbarth pitching. Takayuki Ito grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pat Heim strikes out. Jack Coan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Florida total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Leonys Luis (1), Frank Wachtel (1).HR - Byron Potts (3).SF - Takayuki Ito.GIDP - John McRae, Roger Williams, Hal Garcia.HBP - Takayuki Ito (1). Baserunning: SB - Roger Williams (2). Fielding: E - John McRae.
Batting:2B - Scott Jackson (4), Sailor Abstein (6).HR - Joe McManus (3), Dean Throneberry (4), Rick McCracken (2).GIDP - Jose Orador. Baserunning: SB - Mamoru Abe (3), Bort Thompson 2 (3).
Game Notes Susumu Kaneko is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hiroyasu Utsumi did not respond to coaching in arm Miguel Gulley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Miguel Gulley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Green did not respond to coaching in control Tom Myers improves in range Gil Petagine improves in power_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bobby Kiley did not respond to coaching in velocity Hector Choate improves in speed Parker Hill did not respond to coaching in velocity Arlo Gallagher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Garland improves in control Gunnar Vinkjeller did not respond to coaching in velocity