Inning: 1 Houston Roy DeJohn pitching. Scott Chance flies out to the right fielder. Matt Morrison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bruce Blemker reached on a fielding error by Mike Stroud. Randy Sadler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Edgar Kattungen pitching. Mike Bradley singles to right field. Bob Eyre lines out to the second baseman. Paul Belle walks. Tom Radcliff grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Bradley advances to third on the play. Paul Belle advances to second on the play. Mike Stroud flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Ralph Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Duke Torgeson grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Holzemer doubles to left field. Steve Allen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Jim Aybar walks. Frank Conway grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Aybar is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dick Currie strikes out. Roy DeJohn singles to left field. Frank Conway advances to third on the hit. Mike Bradley reached on a fielding error by Steve Allen. Frank Conway scores. Bob Eyre singles past the second baseman. Roy DeJohn is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Edgar Kattungen grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Chance flies out to the right fielder. Matt Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Paul Belle singles to left field. Tom Radcliff walks. Mike Stroud grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Radcliff is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Stroud steals second. Jim Aybar grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Conway walks. Dick Currie grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Houston Bruce Blemker walks. Randy Sadler flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bruce Blemker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Duke Torgeson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Roy DeJohn singles to center field. Mike Bradley strikes out. Bob Eyre pops out to the first baseman. Paul Belle walks. Tom Radcliff walks. Mike Stroud pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Houston Mike Holzemer strikes out. Steve Allen grounds out to the shortstop. Edgar Kattungen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Jim Aybar singles to left field. Frank Conway grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Aybar advances to second on the play. Dick Currie singles to right field. Jim Aybar is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Roy DeJohn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Scott Chance pops out to the pitcher. Matt Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Mike Bradley pops out to the third baseman. Bob Eyre flies out to the right fielder. Bill Bolton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Paul Belle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Randy Sadler flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Smith singles to right field. Duke Torgeson strikes out. Mike Holzemer grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ralph Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Tom Radcliff grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Stroud grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Aybar grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Steve Allen strikes out. Pat Hitzel is pinch hitting for Bill Bolton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pat Hitzel strikes out. Scott Chance flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Rich Nagy pitching. Frank Conway grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Currie lines out to the third baseman. Roy DeJohn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Matt Morrison grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Sadler walks. Ralph Smith triples. Randy Sadler scores. Tim Lawrence 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 3rd. Duke Torgeson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Mike Bradley flies out to the right fielder. Bob Eyre doubles to left field. Paul Belle doubles to center field. Bob Eyre scores. Houston total runners left on base: 5 Philadelphia total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Edgar Kattungen is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Cheney did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George Wilson did not respond to coaching in control George Wilson improves in velocity Pete Benn improves in power_vs_lefty
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Butland did not respond to coaching in range Marty Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve LaForest improves in power_vs_lefty Scott Byrd did not respond to coaching in control Ownie Matteson did not respond to coaching in LF