Win: Sam Alicea (5-1) Loss: Omar Martinez (5-4)
Save: Norm Smith (14)
Inning: 1 San Diego Sam Alicea pitching. Bombo Kinzy triples. Chick McKee strikes out. Mike Lindeman flies out to the left fielder. March Greer triples. Bombo Kinzy scores. Leon Blades flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Omar Martinez pitching. Tiny Easler hits an infield single to the shortstop. Snuffy Palacios pops out to the third baseman. Strick Jester doubles to center field. Tiny Easler uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Morehead flies out to the center fielder. Takashi Ichihashi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Diego Fernando Minoso grounds out to the shortstop. German Small flies out to the right fielder. Ab Aragon hits a home run. Omar Martinez singles to left field. Bombo Kinzy walks. Chick McKee walks. Mike Lindeman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Jim Demaree walks. Bill McClure flies out to the right fielder. Rogers Birkofer grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Demaree advances to second on the play. Sam Alicea singles to center field. Jim Demaree scores. Tiny Easler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Diego March Greer strikes out. Leon Blades walks. Fernando Minoso grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Leon Blades is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. German Small flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Snuffy Palacios walks. Strick Jester grounds out to the pitcher. Snuffy Palacios advances to second on the play. Tom Morehead flies out to the left fielder. Takashi Ichihashi singles to left field. Snuffy Palacios scores. Jim Demaree pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Diego Ab Aragon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Omar Martinez strikes out. Bombo Kinzy singles to right field. Chick McKee walks. Mike Lindeman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Bill McClure grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rogers Birkofer flies out to the right fielder. Sam Alicea pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Diego March Greer singles to right field. Leon Blades flies out to the left fielder. Fernando Minoso singles to center field. March Greer advances to third on the hit. German Small singles to center field. March Greer scores. Fernando Minoso advances to third on the hit. Ab Aragon flies out to the right fielder. Omar Martinez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Tiny Easler singles past the shortstop. Snuffy Palacios doubles to center field. Tiny Easler uses his aggressiveness and scores. Strick Jester is hit by a pitch. Tom Morehead triples. Snuffy Palacios scores. Strick Jester scores. Dick Nagy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Takashi Ichihashi singles to center field. Tom Morehead scores. Jim Demaree doubles to center field. Takashi Ichihashi is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Bill McClure flies out to the right fielder. Rogers Birkofer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Diego Bombo Kinzy grounds out to the shortstop. Chick McKee flies out to the left fielder. Mike Lindeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Sam Alicea flies out to the right fielder. Tiny Easler strikes out. Snuffy Palacios flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Diego March Greer pops out to the first baseman. Leon Blades hits a home run. Fernando Minoso grounds out to the shortstop. German Small singles to center field. Ab Aragon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Strick Jester flies out to the left fielder. Tom Morehead grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Takashi Ichihashi doubles to left field. Jim Demaree grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Diego Steve King enters the game as a defensive replacement for Snuffy Palacios at SS. Doug Lindsey is pinch hitting for Dick Nagy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Doug Lindsey strikes out. Bombo Kinzy walks. Chick McKee triples. Bombo Kinzy scores. Vern Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Lindeman grounds out to the second baseman. Chick McKee scores. March Greer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Zack Rolen pitching. Bill McClure singles to right field. Rogers Birkofer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Cam Collier is pinch hitting for Vern Thompson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Cam Collier walks. Tiny Easler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 San Diego Norm Smith pitching. Leon Blades strikes out. Fernando Minoso flies out to the center fielder. German Small flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 San Diego total runners left on base: 10 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Chick McKee is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jimmy Dillon did not respond to coaching in control Homer Natal improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Bevens improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Bevens did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Laddie Marolewski improves in speed Palmer Foy improves in contact_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jerry Matarazzo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Curt Compton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Wheeler improves in contact_vs_righty Dan Linke improves in arm Ernie Devens did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty David Lindsay did not respond to coaching in range Dan Linke did not respond to coaching in 3B