Win: Joe Cooper (4-7) Loss: Bill Amaral (11-14)
Save: Jeffrey Spaulding (19)
Inning: 1 Chicago Bill Amaral pitching. Joe Titus grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Sosa lines out to the third baseman. Greg Guise flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Herb Zak pitching. Walter Bacsik flies out to the center fielder. Tom McLean walks. Manny Bober pops out to the third baseman. Bill Vedder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Carter Griffith grounds out to the shortstop. Darrell Thomas singles to center field. Darrell Thomas steals second. Kunihiro Takahashi grounds out to the shortstop. Rogers Hague grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Al Womack singles past the shortstop. Roy Battle singles to center field. Al Womack advances to third on the hit. Yutaka Nagai singles to left field. Al Womack scores. Roy Battle advances to third on the hit. Shane Chiwitt flies out to the right fielder. Bill Amaral walks. Walter Bacsik strikes out. Tom McLean grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Chicago Herbert Belanger reached on a fielding error by Roy Battle. Herb Zak lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Titus hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jim Sosa grounds out to the second baseman. Herbert Belanger scores. Joe Titus advances to second on the play. Greg Guise strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Manny Bober strikes out. Bill Vedder strikes out. Al Womack flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Carter Griffith singles to right field. Darrell Thomas grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carter Griffith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kunihiro Takahashi singles to left field. Rogers Hague grounds out to the third baseman. Darrell Thomas advances to third on the play. Kunihiro Takahashi advances to second on the play. Herbert Belanger grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Roy Battle flies out to the right fielder. Yutaka Nagai grounds out to the second baseman. Shane Chiwitt walks. Bill Amaral flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Herb Zak flies out to the center fielder. Joe Titus grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Sosa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Walter Bacsik lines out to the third baseman. Tom McLean singles to center field. Tom McLean steals second. Manny Bober strikes out. Bill Vedder flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Greg Guise singles to center field. Carter Griffith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Greg Guise is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Darrell Thomas singles to center field. Kunihiro Takahashi grounds out to the shortstop. Carter Griffith advances to third on the play. Darrell Thomas advances to second on the play. Rogers Hague grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Al Womack pops out to the catcher. Roy Battle grounds out to the second baseman. Yutaka Nagai walks. Shane Chiwitt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Herbert Belanger singles to center field. Herb Zak lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Titus flies out to the right fielder. Jim Sosa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Amaral flies out to the left fielder. Walter Bacsik reached on a fielding error by Carter Griffith. Tom McLean grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Walter Bacsik is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Manny Bober flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Greg Guise flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Carter Griffith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Darrell Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bill Vedder strikes out. Al Womack grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Battle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Kunihiro Takahashi grounds out to the shortstop. Rogers Hague flies out to the center fielder. Herbert Belanger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Yutaka Nagai flies out to the center fielder. Shane Chiwitt grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Amaral grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Chicago Herb Zak grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Titus walks. Jim Sosa flies out to the center fielder. Greg Guise pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Walter Bacsik walks. Tom McLean grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Manny Bober doubles to center field. 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. Bill Vedder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Chicago Carter Griffith triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Darrell Thomas singles to center field. Carter Griffith scores. Rick Reuschel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kunihiro Takahashi walks. Rogers Hague flies out to the center fielder. Herbert Belanger flies out to the center fielder. Joc the snake Helms is pinch hitting for Joe Cooper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joc the snake Helms flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Houston Jeffrey Spaulding pitching. Al Womack grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Battle grounds out to the third baseman. Yutaka Nagai flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 10 Houston total runners LOB: 9
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Gardenhire did not respond to coaching in control Steve Householder improves in power_vs_righty Ron Zoldak did not respond to coaching in range Danny Narum did not respond to coaching in control Steve Householder improves in range Darryl Graves did not respond to coaching in control
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Phillips improves in power_vs_lefty Lee Paige did not respond to coaching in velocity Brant McDaniel did not respond to coaching in control Ken North improves in power_vs_lefty Ralph Kimmick did not respond to coaching in endurance Mike Phillips improves in speed Mike Lieber improves in CF