Win: Bob Osborne (9-11) Loss: Duke Gardenhire (4-18)
Save: Bruno Berryhill (33)
Inning: 1 Houston Duke Gardenhire pitching. Ron Renteria walks. Eddy Rodriguez strikes out. Hersh Nieves pops out to the first baseman. Denny Coakley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Bob Osborne pitching. Dick Horlen walks. Kelly Winford flies out to the center fielder. Dick Horlen steals second. Garry Schultz walks. Johnny Johnson strikes out. Wes Allen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Ted Chamberlain pops out to the shortstop. Chris Smith strikes out. Mark Nilsson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Grady Blackburn singles to center field. Jeff Laudner strikes out. Mike Dimmel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Grady Blackburn advances to second on the play. Duke Gardenhire flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Dick Babb hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bob Osborne fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bob Osborne strikes out. Ron Renteria grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dick Babb is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Eddy Rodriguez singles to right field. Ron Renteria advances to third on the hit. Hersh Nieves walks. Denny Coakley walks. Ron Renteria scores. Ted Chamberlain doubles to right field. Eddy Rodriguez scores. Hersh Nieves scores. Denny Coakley scores. Chris Smith pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Dick Horlen walks. Kelly Winford flies out to the right fielder. Garry Schultz flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Mark Nilsson grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Babb flies out to the center fielder. Bob Osborne singles to center field. Ron Renteria triples. Bob Osborne scores. Eddy Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Wes Allen singles to center field. Grady Blackburn walks. Jeff Laudner flies out to the center fielder. Mike Dimmel strikes out. Duke Gardenhire doubles past the center fielder. Wes Allen scores. Grady Blackburn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dick Horlen pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Len Metzger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hersh Nieves grounds out to the third baseman. Denny Coakley grounds out to the pitcher. Ted Chamberlain singles to center field. Chris Smith walks. Mark Nilsson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Atlanta Kelly Winford strikes out. Garry Schultz flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Dick Babb strikes out. Bob Osborne strikes out. Ron Renteria walks. Ron Renteria steals second. Eddy Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Wes Allen flies out to the center fielder. Grady Blackburn singles to center field. Jeff Laudner pops out to the third baseman. Mike Dimmel singles to left field. Grady Blackburn advances to third on the hit. Dick Such is pinch hitting for Len Metzger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dick Such grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Savage pitching. Hersh Nieves grounds out to the pitcher. Denny Coakley strikes out. Ted Chamberlain grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Dick Horlen grounds out to the second baseman. Kelly Winford singles to center field. Garry Schultz flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Johnson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kelly Winford is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Chris Smith strikes out. Mark Nilsson walks. Dick Babb lines out to the second baseman. Bob Osborne pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Wes Allen walks. Grady Blackburn singles to right field. Wes Allen advances to third on the hit. Jeff Laudner singles to center field. Wes Allen scores. Grady Blackburn aggressively advances to third on the hit. Kevin Gaspar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Dimmel walks. Tom Heaton is pinch hitting for Bob Savage. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Tom Heaton flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Grady Blackburn scores. Alan Rico is pinch running for Jeff Laudner on 2nd base. Dick Horlen grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Mike Dimmel is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kelly Winford strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Atsushi Narasaki pitching. Ray Criss, Jr. enters the game as a defensive replacement for Alan Rico at SS. Ron Renteria reached on a fielding error by Garry Schultz. Ron Renteria is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Eddy Rodriguez strikes out. Hersh Nieves lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Bruno Berryhill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Garry Schultz grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Wes Allen pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Atlanta total runners LOB: 10
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Duke Overy did not respond to coaching in control Duke Overy did not respond to coaching in control Russ Winford did not respond to coaching in velocity Tommy Mathes did not respond to coaching in control Mark Stanton did not respond to coaching in 2B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Stephens did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill Kimber improves in velocity Jack Ryan improves in power_vs_lefty Eddie Forbes improves in endurance Jack Ryan did not respond to coaching in LF