Win: Susumu Kaneko (11-3) Loss: Jose Schafer (11-16)
Save: Jake "The Snake" Kendall (3)
Inning: 1 Houston Jose Schafer pitching. Sailor Abstein strikes out. Joe McManus grounds out to the third baseman. Mamoru Abe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Susumu Kaneko pitching. Jim Neumeier flies out to the center fielder. Spoke Ranew pops out to the first baseman. Gil Dorgan walks. Hal Vernon grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gil Dorgan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bort Thompson hits a home run. Scott Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Dean Throneberry grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Sizemore singles to left field. Dom Terry singles to right field. Frank Sizemore advances to third on the hit. Susumu Kaneko grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Bill Marion singles to right field. Tom Wieghaus strikes out. Brian Hendricks grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Sailor Abstein grounds out to the pitcher. Joe McManus strikes out. Mamoru Abe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Elmer Hamlin grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Schafer singles to left field. Jim Neumeier grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bort Thompson doubles to left field. Scott Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Bort Thompson advances to third on the play. Dean Throneberry singles to left field. Bort Thompson scores. Frank Sizemore walks. Dom Terry flies out to the center fielder. Susumu Kaneko flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Spoke Ranew pops out to the third baseman. Gil Dorgan singles to center field. Hal Vernon strikes out. Bill Marion flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Sailor Abstein reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tom Wieghaus. Joe McManus singles to right field. Sailor Abstein scores. Mamoru Abe strikes out. Joe McManus steals second. Bort Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Joe McManus advances to third on the play. Scott Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Tom Wieghaus singles to center field. Tom Wieghaus steals second. Brian Hendricks singles to left field. Tom Wieghaus scores. Elmer Hamlin flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Jose Schafer lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Jim Neumeier singles to center field. Jose Schafer advances to third on the hit. Spoke Ranew strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Dean Throneberry singles to left field. Frank Sizemore flies out to the right fielder. Dom Terry pops out to the shortstop. Susumu Kaneko singles to center field. Dean Throneberry advances to third on the hit. Sailor Abstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Atlanta Gil Dorgan flies out to the left fielder. Hal Vernon grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Marion strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Joe McManus strikes out. Mamoru Abe doubles to left field. Yorkis Tomer 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. Bort Thompson doubles to center field. Mamoru Abe scores. Scott Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Dean Throneberry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Tom Wieghaus grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Hendricks grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Hamlin walks. Yorkis Tomer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Frank Sizemore flies out to the center fielder. Dom Terry pops out to the third baseman. Jose Orador is pinch hitting for Susumu Kaneko. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jose Orador grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Jake The Snake Kendall pitching. Jim Neumeier grounds out to the shortstop. Spoke Ranew strikes out. Gil Dorgan doubles to right field. Hal Vernon singles to left field. Gil Dorgan scores. Bill Marion pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Sailor Abstein strikes out. Joe McManus pops out to the first baseman. Mamoru Abe walks. Bort Thompson hits a home run. Mamoru Abe scores. Slick Listach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Tom Wieghaus flies out to the center fielder. Brian Hendricks flies out to the left fielder. Elmer Hamlin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Atlanta total runners LOB: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Hector Choate improves in contact_vs_lefty Hector Choate did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rey Munoz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rey Munoz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Arlo Gallagher did not respond to coaching in range Monte Hamner improves in contact_vs_righty
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Don Miller did not respond to coaching in control Ryan Voyles improves in contact_vs_righty Don Miller did not respond to coaching in control Gene Cole did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Hernandez improves in contact_vs_lefty Don Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity