Win: Wilson Rapp (22-3) Loss: Major Command (8-14)
Inning: 1 Houston Major Command pitching. Riggs Stephenson doubles to right field. Frank Parker doubles to center field. Riggs Stephenson scores. Bud Lauzerique grounds out to the third baseman. Sid Denehy singles to center field. Jess McMillan flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Parker is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Barney Desautels pitching. Weldon Harnisch hits a home run. Wilson Rapp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cal Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Moss singles past the third baseman. Mickey May singles to right field. Sam Moss advances to third on the hit. Kurt Kmak pops out to the first baseman. Phil Morrissey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Carlos Meaney strikes out. Tom Richie lines out to the shortstop. Jake Holcombe singles to left field. Wilson Rapp singles to right field. Jake Holcombe advances to third on the hit. Riggs Stephenson grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta George Perkins grounds out to the shortstop. Mel Woods flies out to the center fielder. Major Command grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Frank Parker singles to center field. Bud Lauzerique hits a home run. Frank Parker scores. Franklin Conway comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sid Denehy grounds out to the shortstop. Jess McMillan strikes out. Carlos Meaney grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Weldon Harnisch grounds out to the catcher. Cal Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Sam Moss flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Tom Richie hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jake Holcombe strikes out. Andrew Christiansen is pinch hitting for Wilson Rapp. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Andrew Christiansen flies out to the center fielder. Riggs Stephenson hits a home run. Tom Richie scores. Frank Parker walks. Bud Lauzerique strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Slats Stewart pitching. Mickey May walks. Passed ball. Mickey May advances to second. Kurt Kmak strikes out. Phil Morrissey flies out to the center fielder. George Perkins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Sid Denehy grounds out to the third baseman. Jess McMillan flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Meaney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Mel Woods singles to right field. Franklin Conway lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Weldon Harnisch strikes out. Cal Johnson singles to right field. Mel Woods scores. Sam Moss grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cal Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Tom Richie doubles to right field. Clyde Dunlop comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jake Holcombe pops out to the third baseman. Greg Amole is pinch hitting for Slats Stewart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Greg Amole grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Richie advances to third on the play. Riggs Stephenson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Dan Graterol pitching. Mickey May singles to center field. Kurt Kmak strikes out. Mickey May steals second. Phil Morrissey singles to right field. Mickey May scores. George Perkins singles to center field. Phil Morrissey advances to third on the hit. Mel Woods flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Phil Morrissey scores. Claude Stanicek comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Perkins steals second. Clyde Dunlop strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Frank Parker walks. Bud Lauzerique doubles to center field. Frank Parker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sid Denehy doubles to center field. Bud Lauzerique scores. Jess McMillan hits a home run. Sid Denehy scores. Gus Garbark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Meaney walks. Tom Richie is hit by a pitch. Jake Holcombe singles to center field. Carlos Meaney scores. Robinson Adkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Browne is pinch hitting for Claude Stanicek. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jeff Browne walks. Riggs Stephenson strikes out. Frank Parker strikes out. Bud Lauzerique doubles past the left fielder. Tom Richie scores. Jake Holcombe scores. Sid Denehy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Adam Schomberg pitching. Frank Stankard is pinch hitting for Weldon Harnisch. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Stankard flies out to the right fielder. Bill Mason is pinch hitting for Cal Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Mason grounds out to the shortstop. Maury Weiland is pinch hitting for Sam Moss. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Maury Weiland reached on a fielding error by Tom Richie. Mickey May flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Jess McMillan grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Meaney grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Hock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tom Richie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Kurt Kmak grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Morrissey strikes out. George Perkins flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jake Holcombe flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Splittorff is pinch hitting for Adam Schomberg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Charlie Splittorff strikes out. Riggs Stephenson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Takeji Tani pitching. Mel Woods walks. Jack Gabler is pinch hitting for Sam Hock. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jack Gabler doubles to left field. Frank Stankard singles to center field. Mel Woods scores. Jack Gabler scores. Bill Mason strikes out. Maury Weiland grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Atlanta total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Franklin Conway is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Billy Nonnenkamp improves in range Bob Mieske did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Fabian Berumen improves in contact_vs_lefty Tony Rounsaville did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bobby Tutwiler did not respond to coaching in speed George Nossek did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George Nossek improves in power_vs_righty Bobby Thomas did not respond to coaching in range