Win: Lefty Sisler (11-4) Loss: John Lonborg (1-10)
Save: Bob Roseboro (2)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Lefty Sisler pitching. Ed Krenchicki walks. Ed Krenchicki steals second. Dusty Andrews strikes out. Ed Krenchicki is out trying to steal third. Kirby Romero pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston John Lonborg pitching. Ed Gagliano strikes out. Toshihiro Nishio strikes out. Nate Carroll grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Jack Schell strikes out. Fred Cromer flies out to the left fielder. Ripper Kohlman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Silver Nicholson reached on a fielding error by Del Wedge. Masashi Morinaka walks. Pablo Keller strikes out. Steve Necciai grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Shinji Tagi flies out to the center fielder. Del Wedge flies out to the right fielder. John Lonborg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Dutch Shirey grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty Sisler flies out to the center fielder. Ed Gagliano singles to left field. Toshihiro Nishio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Ed Krenchicki grounds out to the third baseman. Dusty Andrews strikes out. Kirby Romero flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Nate Carroll hits a home run. Silver Nicholson grounds out to the second baseman. Masashi Morinaka strikes out. Pablo Keller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Jack Schell flies out to the left fielder. Fred Cromer strikes out. Ripper Kohlman singles past the third baseman. Shinji Tagi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Steve Necciai strikes out. Dutch Shirey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Lefty Sisler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Del Wedge hits an infield single to the pitcher. John Lonborg lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Ed Krenchicki strikes out. Dusty Andrews reached on a 2-base fielding error by Masashi Morinaka. Del Wedge scores. Kirby Romero grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Schell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Ed Gagliano flies out to the center fielder. Toshihiro Nishio grounds out to the third baseman. Nate Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Fred Cromer flies out to the center fielder. Ripper Kohlman grounds out to the shortstop. Shinji Tagi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Silver Nicholson flies out to the right fielder. Masashi Morinaka doubles to left field. Pablo Keller grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Necciai grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Del Wedge strikes out. John Lonborg grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Krenchicki pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jack Hooper is pinch hitting for Dutch Shirey. Jack Hooper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pinky Christensen is pinch hitting for Lefty Sisler. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Pinky Christensen singles to right field. Ed Gagliano singles to center field. Pinky Christensen advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Ed Andrus 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 1st. Toshihiro Nishio singles to right field. Pinky Christensen scores. Ed Gagliano advances to third on the hit. Nate Carroll flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Ed Gagliano scores. Silver Nicholson doubles to center field. Toshihiro Nishio uses his aggressiveness and scores. Masashi Morinaka walks. Pablo Keller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Bob Roseboro pitching. Andy Kimball enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jack Hooper at CF. Dusty Andrews strikes out. Kirby Romero grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Schell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners left on base: 5
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fred Timmons improves in arm Porfi Auerbach improves in power_vs_lefty Fred Schemer improves in range Mike Currin improves in power_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jerry Smith improves in power_vs_righty Lee Hurley improves in power_vs_righty Bob Krug improves in speed Bob Krug improves in power_vs_lefty