Inning: 1 Philadelphia Robinson Alcaraz pitching. Andy Schwarz walks. Tommy Gideon grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Andy Schwarz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Simons grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tommy Gideon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Juan Hamelin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Lou Rogers pitching. Tiny Easler flies out to the center fielder. Snuffy Palacios flies out to the left fielder. Strick Jester singles to left field. Moose Geiger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Paul Morejon grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Grilli lines out to the shortstop. Tim Lacy singles to center field. Stephen Verble grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tim Lacy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bill McClure singles to center field. Cam Collier pops out to the second baseman. Takashi Ichihashi flies out to the center fielder. Bill McClure is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Lou Rogers flies out to the center fielder. Andy Schwarz flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Gideon pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Rogers Birkofer grounds out to the third baseman. Robinson Alcaraz singles to left field. Tiny Easler hits a home run. Robinson Alcaraz scores. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Strick Jester grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Joe Simons singles to center field. Juan Hamelin strikes out. Joe Simons steals second. Paul Morejon reached on a 2-base fielding error by Cam Collier. Joe Simons scores. Jerry Grilli grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Morejon advances to third on the play. Tim Lacy hits a home run. Paul Morejon scores. Stephen Verble reached on a 2-base throwing error by Snuffy Palacios. Lou Rogers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Moose Geiger flies out to the center fielder. Bill McClure grounds out to the third baseman. Cam Collier hits a home run. Takashi Ichihashi doubles to center field. Rogers Birkofer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Andy Schwarz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy Gideon strikes out. Joe Simons triples. Juan Hamelin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Robinson Alcaraz pops out to the catcher. Tiny Easler singles to right field. Snuffy Palacios walks. Strick Jester walks. Moose Geiger grounds out to the shortstop. Tiny Easler scores. Snuffy Palacios advances to third on the play. Strick Jester advances to second on the play. Bill McClure flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Paul Morejon triples. Jerry Grilli flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Paul Morejon is thrown out at the plate. Tim Lacy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston David K Goodman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cam Collier flies out to the right fielder. Takashi Ichihashi grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Rogers Birkofer pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Stephen Verble flies out to the left fielder. Hiroaki Tamura is pinch hitting for David K Goodman. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Hiroaki Tamura strikes out. Andy Schwarz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jeff Pipp pitching. Robinson Alcaraz walks. Tiny Easler singles to left field. Snuffy Palacios singles to center field. Robinson Alcaraz scores. Tiny Easler advances to third on the hit. Strick Jester flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Tiny Easler scores. Moose Geiger singles to left field. Snuffy Palacios advances to third on the hit. Andres Tanis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill McClure flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Snuffy Palacios scores. Cam Collier pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Steve King enters the game as a defensive replacement for Snuffy Palacios at SS. Tommy Gideon pops out to the first baseman. Joe Simons grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Hamelin flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Takashi Ichihashi hits a home run. Rogers Birkofer 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 - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rogers Birkofer advances to second on the play. Tiny Easler strikes out. Steve King triples. Rogers Birkofer scores. Strick Jester singles to right field. Steve King scores. Moose Geiger singles to right field. Bill McClure grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Norm Smith pitching. Paul Morejon singles to right field. Jerry Grilli walks. Tim Lacy doubles to left field. Paul Morejon scores. Jerry Grilli uses his aggressiveness and scores. Buddy Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stephen Verble singles to center field. Johnny Kieschnick is pinch hitting for Andres Tanis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Johnny Kieschnick grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Lacy scores. Stephen Verble advances to second on the play. Andy Schwarz strikes out. Tommy Gideon grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Philadelphia total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few eligible players, Missed Improvement Chance. Ineligible players: John Pena. Ernie McGarr did not respond to coaching in speed Ernie McGarr did not respond to coaching in speed Al Chervinko did not respond to coaching in control Ernie McGarr improves in speed Al Chervinko did not respond to coaching in control Ross James did not respond to coaching in SS
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Wheeler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Hayes did not respond to coaching in speed Ernie Devens did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Hal Constable did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Linke improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Veil did not respond to coaching in speed Mickey Motton did not respond to coaching in LF