Win: Hal Constable (10-5) Loss: Ray Paciorek (3-1)
Inning: 1 Philadelphia Sam Alicea pitching. Andy Schwarz flies out to the left fielder. Bob Chesbro grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Schulze flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Neal Stephenson pitching. Steve King singles to center field. Babe Miller walks. Bill McClure pops out to the catcher. Steve Brown grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Babe Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Moose Geiger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Fred Johnson walks. Jerry Grilli walks. Tommy Gideon grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Fred Johnson advances to third on the play. Ross James singles to center field. Fred Johnson scores. Jim Morris singles to right field. Ross James advances to third on the hit. Neal Stephenson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Ernie Devens hits a home run. Jason Dresser grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Wheeler walks. Sam Alicea lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Steve King strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Andy Schwarz reached on a fielding error by Jason Dresser. Bob Chesbro grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Schulze grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Babe Miller strikes out. Bill McClure strikes out. Steve Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Fred Johnson singles to right field. Jerry Grilli flies out to the right fielder. Tommy Gideon flies out to the center fielder. Ross James walks. Jim Morris flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Moose Geiger strikes out. Ernie Devens pops out to the second baseman. Jason Dresser grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Neal Stephenson strikes out. Andy Schwarz singles to right field. Bob Chesbro singles to center field. Andy Schwarz advances to third on the hit. Bill Schulze flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Andy Schwarz scores. Fred Johnson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bob Chesbro is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Johnny Wheeler flies out to the center fielder. Sam Alicea strikes out. Steve King grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Jerry Grilli singles to center field. Tommy Gideon reached on a fielding error by Steve King. Ross James strikes out. Jim Morris singles to left field. Jerry Grilli scores. Neal Stephenson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Andy Schwarz singles to center field. Tommy Gideon scores. Jim Morris scores. Bob Chesbro walks. Bill Schulze flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Babe Miller flies out to the left fielder. Bill McClure flies out to the left fielder. Steve Brown singles to center field. Moose Geiger grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Fred Johnson lines out to the shortstop. Jerry Grilli flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Gideon singles to center field. Ross James flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Ernie Devens pops out to the second baseman. Jason Dresser walks. Johnny Wheeler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jason Dresser advances to second on the play. Jerry Matarazzo is pinch hitting for Sam Alicea. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jerry Matarazzo triples. Jason Dresser scores. Steve King singles to center field. Jerry Matarazzo scores. Babe Miller grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Steve King is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Norm Smith pitching. Jim Morris strikes out. Tim Lacy is pinch hitting for Neal Stephenson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tim Lacy pops out to the third baseman. Andy Schwarz singles to left field. Bob Chesbro pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Pete Wertz pitching. Bill McClure singles to center field. Steve Brown singles to left field. Bill McClure advances to third on the hit. Steve Brown is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Moose Geiger pops out to the third baseman. Ernie Devens hits a home run. Bill McClure scores. Jason Dresser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Bill Schulze grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Johnson strikes out. Jerry Grilli singles to left field. Tommy Gideon is hit by a pitch. Ross James walks. Hal Constable comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Morris strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Houston Johnny Wheeler grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Constable strikes out. Steve King pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Philadelphia Paul Morejon is pinch hitting for Pete Wertz. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Paul Morejon singles to right field. Andy Schwarz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Paul Morejon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Chesbro flies out to the right fielder. Bill Schulze strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Ray Paciorek pitching. Babe Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Bill McClure singles to center field. Bill McClure steals second. Steve Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Moose Geiger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Philadelphia Fred Johnson strikes out. Jerry Grilli singles to right field. Tommy Gideon flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Grilli is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Houston Ernie Devens singles to left field. David Lindsay is pinch running for Ernie Devens on 1st base. David Lindsay steals second. Jason Dresser walks. Johnny Wheeler singles to center field. David Lindsay scores. Philadelphia total runners left on base: 13 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Batting:3B - Jerry Matarazzo (1).HR - Ernie Devens 2 (28). Baserunning: SB - Bill McClure (24), David Lindsay (1).CS - Steve Brown (6). Fielding: E - Steve King, Jason Dresser.
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bryan Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ernie Young did not respond to coaching in control John Sullivan did not respond to coaching in speed Dan Brown improves in velocity Tom Bell did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Young did not respond to coaching in velocity
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Bill Wayne did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jack Francona improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Demaree did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Dan Linke did not respond to coaching in 3B