Win: Cal Watkins (11-6) Loss: Herb Brown (1-5)
Save: Jose Wood (10)
Inning: 1 Houston Allan Souza pitching. John Hassey grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Gutierrez grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Miami Charlie Wilson pitching. Billy Maxwell singles to center field. Curtis Moates flies out to the right fielder. Mike Hulvey strikes out. Craig Lee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Scott singles past the shortstop. Hideo Sogabe strikes out. Frankie Anderson grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Scott is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Stratton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Miami Jack Kay lines out to the third baseman. Joe Smith pops out to the second baseman. Eddie Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jack Tibbs strikes out. Charlie Wilson triples. John Hassey lines out to the second baseman. Lefty Gutierrez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Miami Rich Otten strikes out. Allan Souza strikes out. Billy Maxwell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Dan Martinez singles past the shortstop. Joe Scott strikes out. Hideo Sogabe grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dan Martinez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frankie Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Miami Curtis Moates grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Hulvey pops out to the shortstop. Craig Lee singles to right field. Jack Kay strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jim Stratton walks. Jack Tibbs flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Wilson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Charlie Wilson strikes out. John Hassey singles to right field. Jim Stratton advances to third on the hit. Jack Freiburger 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. John Hassey steals second. Lefty Gutierrez hits a home run. Jim Stratton scores. John Hassey scores. Dan Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Miami Joe Smith singles to left field. Eddie Johnson doubles to left field. Joe Smith is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Rich Otten singles to center field. Eddie Johnson is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Jack Freiburger pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Scott flies out to the left fielder. Hideo Sogabe strikes out. Jud Trowbridge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frankie Anderson singles to center field. Jim Stratton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frankie Anderson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Miami Billy Maxwell walks. Curtis Moates singles to center field. Billy Maxwell advances to third on the hit. Mike Hulvey doubles to right field. Billy Maxwell scores. Curtis Moates scores. Craig Lee singles to center field. Mike Hulvey scores. Jack Kay grounds out to the third baseman. Craig Lee advances to second on the play. Joe Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Craig Lee advances to third on the play. Eddie Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Jack Tibbs grounds out to the shortstop. Otis Tepedino is pinch hitting for Charlie Wilson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Otis Tepedino strikes out. John Hassey singles to right field. Lefty Gutierrez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Miami Cal Watkins pitching. Rich Otten pops out to the first baseman. Mike Leverette is pinch hitting for Jud Trowbridge. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Leverette grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Maxwell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Eric Ryder pitching. Dan Martinez pops out to the third baseman. Joe Scott singles to center field. Yovanny McNally is pinch hitting for Hideo Sogabe. Yovanny McNally singles to left field. Joe Scott is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Frankie Anderson walks. Jim Stratton walks. Jack Tibbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Miami Ralph Bateman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Yovanny McNally at 2B. Curtis Moates doubles past the third baseman. Mike Hulvey pops out to the shortstop. Craig Lee reached on a fielding error by Frankie Anderson. The defense is playing the infield in. Jack Kay strikes out. Joe Smith singles to center field. Curtis Moates scores. Craig Lee advances to third on the hit. Eddie Johnson walks. Art Cockman is pinch hitting for Rich Otten. Art Cockman strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Houston Herb Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Steve Martinez is pinch hitting for Cal Watkins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Martinez strikes out. John Hassey singles to center field. Lefty Gutierrez hits a home run. John Hassey scores. Marv Milligan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Joe Scott walks. Ralph Bateman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Miami Jose Wood pitching. Dennis Frisbee is pinch hitting for Marv Milligan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dennis Frisbee grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Maxwell doubles to right field. Curtis Moates grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Hulvey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Miami total runners LOB: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kunimitsu Hirasawa did not respond to coaching in control Lafayette Melvin improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Bigler improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Bigler improves in power_vs_lefty Lino Nieto did not respond to coaching in C
Miami Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Hugo Cooney did not respond to coaching in arm Blaise Lear improves in power_vs_righty Tommy Ryan did not respond to coaching in control Bernie Daniel did not respond to coaching in control Hugo Cooney did not respond to coaching in 3B