Win: Reddy Blankenship (3-1) Loss: Rick Reuschel (1-1)
Inning: 1 Houston Herb Zak pitching. Al Womack strikes out. Tom McLean singles to center field. Bob Schlotz grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Jeff Canzian pitching. Joe Titus grounds out to the pitcher. Roy McCaffery flies out to the right fielder. Alan Habyan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Shane Chiwitt walks. Phil Motloch strikes out. Bill Vedder strikes out. Bob Boehmer walks. Johan Moran walks. Jeff Canzian grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Chicago Mike Rawley strikes out. Darrell Thomas strikes out. Kunihiro Takahashi reached on a fielding error by Jeff Canzian. Rogers Hague strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Al Womack strikes out. Tom McLean bunts for a base hit. Bob Schlotz singles to right field. Tom McLean advances to third on the hit. Shane Chiwitt flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom McLean scores. Phil Motloch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Heinie Rigby grounds out to the pitcher. Herb Zak grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Titus flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bill Vedder singles past the second baseman. Bob Boehmer strikes out. Johan Moran grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Vedder is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Jeff Canzian flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Roy McCaffery flies out to the right fielder. Alan Habyan hits a home run. Mike Rawley singles to right field. Darrell Thomas walks. Kunihiro Takahashi singles in front of the right fielder. Mike Rawley scores. Darrell Thomas advances to third on the hit. Rogers Hague strikes out. Heinie Rigby pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Al Womack grounds out to the shortstop. Tom McLean pops out to the second baseman. Bob Schlotz walks. Shane Chiwitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Herb Zak grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Titus singles to center field. Roy McCaffery strikes out. Alan Habyan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Phil Motloch triples. Bill Vedder walks. Bob Boehmer strikes out. Johan Moran pops out to the pitcher. Jeff Canzian singles to right field. Phil Motloch scores. Bill Vedder advances to third on the hit. Al Womack flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Mike Rawley strikes out. Darrell Thomas lines out to the shortstop. Kunihiro Takahashi singles to right field. Kunihiro Takahashi steals second. Rogers Hague flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Tom McLean strikes out. Bob Schlotz doubles to center field. Shane Chiwitt flies out to the right fielder. Joe Cooper 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. Phil Motloch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Heinie Rigby singles to center field. Carter Griffith is pinch hitting for Joe Cooper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carter Griffith strikes out. Joe Titus walks. Roy McCaffery pops out to the third baseman. Alan Habyan walks. Mike Rawley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston Reddy Blankenship pitching. Bill Vedder singles to right field. Bob Boehmer flies out to the left fielder. Johan Moran flies out to the right fielder. Joe Colbert is pinch hitting for Jeff Canzian. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Joe Colbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Rick Reuschel pitching. Darrell Thomas bunts for a base hit. Kunihiro Takahashi strikes out. Rogers Hague grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Al Womack pops out to the third baseman. Tom McLean grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Schlotz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Heinie Rigby strikes out. Greg Guise is pinch hitting for Reddy Blankenship. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Greg Guise hits a home run. Houston total runners left on base: 10 Chicago total runners left on base: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Wotus improves in contact_vs_righty Bob May did not respond to coaching in control Jack Miller improves in range Ken North improves in arm Doug Fowler did not respond to coaching in range Bob May did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Fowler did not respond to coaching in 3B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Case Leppert did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Zoldak did not respond to coaching in range Case Leppert did not respond to coaching in control Ron Zoldak did not respond to coaching in speed Tony Birmingham improves in power_vs_righty Case Leppert did not respond to coaching in velocity