Win: Paul Melvin (16-3) Loss: Dane Hemphill (4-19)
Save: Gary Hague (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Dane Hemphill pitching. Masaki Arasuna reached on a fielding error by Gene Doljack. Joe Pearce walks. Joe Ganzel flies out to the right fielder. Pete Valdez singles to center field. Masaki Arasuna scores. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Pearce advances to third on the play. Pete Valdez advances to second on the play. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Montreal Paul Melvin pitching. Pete Cox flies out to the right fielder. Doc Holtgrave walks. Gene Doljack singles to right field. Joe Mueller strikes out. Pat Grampp doubles to left field. Doc Holtgrave scores. Gene Doljack uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pop-Boy Cannizzaro pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Mark Carney grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Carroll strikes out. Paul Melvin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Montreal Jay Niemann singles to left field. Steve Haad grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Niemann advances to second on the play. Dane Hemphill strikes out. Pete Cox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Masaki Arasuna strikes out. Joe Pearce grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Ganzel singles to right field. Pete Valdez triples. Joe Ganzel scores. Pi Ortiz lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Montreal Doc Holtgrave singles to center field. Gene Doljack grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Doc Holtgrave is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Mueller grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Jerry Alvarado flies out to the center fielder. Mark Carney walks. Dick Carroll grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mark Carney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Paul Melvin singles to center field. Dick Carroll advances to third on the hit. Masaki Arasuna grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Montreal Pat Grampp strikes out. Pop-Boy Cannizzaro pops out to the second baseman. Jay Niemann strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Pearce triples. Joe Ganzel strikes out. Pete Valdez lines out to the pitcher. Pi Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Montreal Steve Haad pops out to the third baseman. Dane Hemphill grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Cox pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Mark Carney flies out to the left fielder. Dick Carroll singles to center field. Paul Melvin walks. Masaki Arasuna walks. Joe Pearce singles to right field. Dick Carroll scores. Paul Melvin scores. Masaki Arasuna advances to third on the hit. Doyle Dallessandro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Ganzel walks. Pete Valdez grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Masaki Arasuna is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Montreal Doc Holtgrave singles past the second baseman. Gene Doljack singles to center field. Doc Holtgrave advances to third on the hit. Joe Mueller grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Holtgrave scores. Gene Doljack advances to second on the play. Pat Grampp grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Doljack advances to third on the play. Pop-Boy Cannizzaro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Pi Ortiz strikes out. Jerry Alvarado walks. Mark Carney singles to right field. Jerry Alvarado advances to third on the hit. Dick Carroll singles to right field. Jerry Alvarado scores. Mark Carney advances to third on the hit. Pedro Grieve is pinch hitting for Paul Melvin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Pedro Grieve grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Carney scores. Dick Carroll advances to second on the play. Bud Siever is pinch hitting for Masaki Arasuna. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bud Siever triples. Dick Carroll scores. John Marshall is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Marshall walks. Joe Ganzel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Montreal Gary Hague pitching. Jay Niemann singles to right field. Steve Haad strikes out. Doyle Dallessandro lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pete Cox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Pete Valdez singles to right field. Pi Ortiz walks. Ryan Hickerson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Mark Carney singles to left field. Pete Valdez scores. Pi Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Dick Carroll strikes out. Gary Hague grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Montreal Doc Holtgrave grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Doljack strikes out. Joe Mueller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. John Marshall pops out to the third baseman. Joe Ganzel hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joe Ganzel steals second. Pete Valdez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Montreal Pat Grampp hits a home run. Pop-Boy Cannizzaro strikes out. Jay Niemann grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Haad flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 14 Montreal total runners LOB: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jot Burgmeier improves in power_vs_lefty Jerry Rhiel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rick Yerkes improves in range Bobby Stuart improves in speed Sailor Moran did not respond to coaching in 1B
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Washington improves in speed Tom Buzhardt did not respond to coaching in control Bill Rodgers improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Bakenhaster did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty