Win: Willie Howley (10-6) Loss: El Grudzielanek (6-9)
Inning: 1 Houston El Grudzielanek pitching. Gary Smith strikes out. Bobby Morrison lines out to the shortstop. Joe Bancroft singles to right field. Hal Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 San Diego Willie Howley pitching. Tim Cooper singles to left field. Dean Servais grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Cooper advances to second on the play. Chris Cumberland pops out to the third baseman. Ben Snyder flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Camilius Fly grounds out to the shortstop. George Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Monte Heving hits a home run. Emil Bragan singles past the shortstop. Willie Howley hits an infield single to the third baseman. Gary Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Willie Howley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 San Diego Ty Watson grounds out to the third baseman. John Broaca grounds out to the second baseman. Rodney Vernon singles to right field. Paul Geddes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Bobby Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Boone grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Diego El Grudzielanek grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Cooper strikes out. Dean Servais singles to center field. Dean Servais steals second. Chris Cumberland singles to center field. Dean Servais scores. Ben Snyder walks. Ty Watson singles to right field. Chris Cumberland scores. Ben Snyder advances to third on the hit. John Broaca flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Camilius Fly singles to right field. George Foster strikes out. Monte Heving triples. Camilius Fly scores. Emil Bragan grounds out to the second baseman. Monte Heving scores. Willie Howley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Diego Rodney Vernon flies out to the center fielder. Paul Geddes flies out to the left fielder. El Grudzielanek singles to right field. Tim Cooper grounds into a force play to the third baseman. El Grudzielanek is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Gary Smith hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bobby Morrison singles to right field. Gary Smith advances to third on the hit. Joe Bancroft singles to center field. Gary Smith scores. Bobby Morrison advances to third on the hit. Hal Boone singles to center field. Bobby Morrison scores. Joe Bancroft advances to third on the hit. Harry Reuschel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Camilius Fly grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joe Bancroft scores. George Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Diego Dean Servais pops out to the shortstop. Chris Cumberland grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ben Snyder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Monte Heving grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Emil Bragan singles to left field. Willie Howley lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gary Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Diego Ty Watson hits a home run. John Broaca grounds out to the shortstop. Rodney Vernon strikes out. Paul Geddes singles to center field. Harry Reuschel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bobby Morrison flies out to the left fielder. Joe Bancroft singles to left field. Hal Boone singles to left field. Joe Bancroft advances to third on the hit. Camilius Fly flies out to the left fielder. George Foster singles to center field. Joe Bancroft scores. Hal Boone advances to third on the hit. Glenn Suter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Monte Heving singles to center field. Hal Boone scores. George Foster advances to third on the hit. Emil Bragan walks. Willie Howley grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. George Foster is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 San Diego Tim Cooper grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dean Servais bunts for a base hit. Chris Cumberland grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Gary Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Morrison walks. Joe Bancroft singles to left field. Bobby Morrison advances to third on the hit. Hal Boone flies out to the right fielder. Camilius Fly walks. George Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 San Diego Ben Snyder flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Collins is pinch hitting for Ty Watson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Collins singles to right field. John Broaca hits a home run. Bobby Collins scores. Hank Richmond comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rodney Vernon flies out to the center fielder. Paul Geddes singles to right field. Dick Corbitt is pinch hitting for Glenn Suter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dick Corbitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Cutter Treadway pitching. Monte Heving flies out to the right fielder. Emil Bragan singles to left field. Charlie Warhop is pinch hitting for Hank Richmond. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Charlie Warhop strikes out. Gary Smith reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ben Snyder. Bobby Morrison singles to left field. Emil Bragan scores. Gary Smith scores. Bobby Morrison steals second. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 San Diego Yamil Delacruz pitching. Shovel Knorr is pinch hitting for Tim Cooper. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Shovel Knorr walks. Dean Servais grounds out to the second baseman. Shovel Knorr advances to second on the play. Chris Cumberland lines out to the shortstop. Ben Snyder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 11 San Diego total runners LOB: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Anderson improves in arm Ed Pettit improves in range Mike Scharein improves in arm John Anderson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jack McDonough improves in range Aurelio Ford improves in power_vs_lefty Bunny Roettger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Verne Zuvella did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack McDonough did not respond to coaching in CF