Win: Stan Niles (3-5) Loss: Edgar Kattungen (2-10)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Edgar Kattungen pitching. Mike Fohl pops out to the third baseman. Henry Conigliaro strikes out. Gordon Boeckel singles to right field. Tommy Sanders singles to right field. Ernie Hunter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Stan Niles pitching. Matt Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Smith singles to center field. Ikuzo Kitabeppu grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ralph Smith advances to second on the play. Luke McCoy doubles to center field. Ralph Smith scores. Mike Barrett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Roberto Clark singles to right field. Jack Fontenot singles to right field. Larry Hoover walks. Stan Niles grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Roberto Clark scores. Jack Fontenot advances to third on the play. Passed ball. Jack Fontenot scores. Mike Fohl grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Doc Christian strikes out. Randy Sadler walks. Randy Sadler steals second. Kenji Takamiya grounds out to the shortstop. Edgar Kattungen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Henry Conigliaro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gordon Boeckel hits a home run. Tommy Sanders singles to left field. Ernie Hunter walks. Passed ball. Tommy Sanders advances to third. Ernie Hunter advances to second. Roberto Clark strikes out. Jack Fontenot flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Matt Morrison pops out to the first baseman. Ralph Smith is hit by a pitch. Ikuzo Kitabeppu doubles to right field. Luke McCoy strikes out. Mike Barrett walks. Doc Christian grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Larry Hoover doubles past the third baseman. Stan Niles fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Stan Niles strikes out. Mike Fohl strikes out. Henry Conigliaro grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Randy Sadler doubles to right field. Kenji Takamiya singles to right field. Randy Sadler scores. Edgar Kattungen fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Edgar Kattungen strikes out. Matt Morrison strikes out. Ralph Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Gordon Boeckel singles to left field. Tommy Sanders strikes out. Ernie Hunter singles to right field. Gordon Boeckel is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Roberto Clark flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ikuzo Kitabeppu grounds out to the second baseman. Luke McCoy grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Jack Fontenot grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Hoover pops out to the third baseman. Stan Niles grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Doc Christian strikes out. Randy Sadler strikes out. Kenji Takamiya walks. Edgar Kattungen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Mike Fohl singles to right field. Henry Conigliaro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Fohl advances to second on the play. Gordon Boeckel doubles to right field. Mike Fohl scores. Ben Goossen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tommy Sanders singles past the shortstop. Ernie Hunter flies out to the center fielder. Roberto Clark flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Matt Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Smith strikes out. Ikuzo Kitabeppu walks. Ikuzo Kitabeppu is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Jack Fontenot singles past the shortstop. Larry Hoover strikes out. Stan Niles lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Jack Fontenot forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Fohl doubles to left field. Henry Conigliaro hits a home run. Stan Niles scores. Mike Fohl scores. Paxton Weaver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gordon Boeckel pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Luke McCoy singles to left field. Bill Shipanoff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mike Barrett grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Luke McCoy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Doc Christian grounds out to the catcher. Mike Barrett advances to second on the play. Randy Sadler pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Tommy Sanders singles to center field. Ernie Hunter hits a home run. Tommy Sanders scores. Charlie Fischer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roberto Clark grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Fontenot strikes out. Larry Hoover singles to center field. Dick Merloni is pinch hitting for Bill Shipanoff. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dick Merloni singles to left field. Mike Fohl grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dick Merloni is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Joel Fortugno pitching. Kenji Takamiya doubles to center field. Steve Allen is pinch hitting for Charlie Fischer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Allen strikes out. Matt Morrison flies out to the left fielder. Kenji Takamiya steals third. Ralph Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 10 Houston total runners LOB: 9
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Herrera did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Glenn Erickson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gary Benson did not respond to coaching in endurance Mike Herrera improves in arm
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Chuck Davis improves in contact_vs_lefty Art Jones did not respond to coaching in control Ed Schmulbach improves in speed Rich Nagy did not respond to coaching in velocity