Win: Paul Melvin (7-6) Loss: George Tramback (5-10)
Save: James Arnold (35)
Inning: 1 Houston George Tramback pitching. Joe Pearce grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Valdez singles to center field. Pi Ortiz reached on a 2-base fielding error by Buzz Sample. Jerry Alvarado pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Atlanta Paul Melvin pitching. Shitoshi Nitta grounds out to the shortstop. Greg LeClaire flies out to the right fielder. Toshiaki Otomo doubles to right field. Buzz Sample grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Mark Carney singles to right field. Masaki Arasuna strikes out. Dick Carroll pops out to the third baseman. Paul Melvin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta George Flora pops out to the third baseman. Dick Coombs singles past the shortstop. Astyanax Granada pops out to the second baseman. Ramon Pike flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Pearce doubles to center field. Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Pearce advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Pete Valdez walks. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Pearce scores. Pete Valdez advances to second on the play. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta George Tramback singles past the shortstop. Shitoshi Nitta grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Greg LeClaire doubles to left field. Passed ball. Greg LeClaire advances to third. Toshiaki Otomo singles to left field. Greg LeClaire scores. Buzz Sample reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dick Carroll. George Flora singles to left field. Toshiaki Otomo scores. Dick Coombs doubles to left field. Buzz Sample scores. Astyanax Granada grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Mark Carney singles to left field. Masaki Arasuna flies out to the left fielder. Dick Carroll walks. Paul Melvin fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Paul Melvin strikes out. Joe Pearce singles to center field. Mark Carney scores. Dick Carroll advances to third on the hit. Bud Siever singles to left field. Dick Carroll scores. Joe Pearce advances to third on the hit. Pete Valdez walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Joe Pearce scores. Pi Ortiz walks. Jerry Alvarado is hit by a pitch. Bud Siever scores. Mark Carney walks. Pete Valdez scores. Tito Wright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Masaki Arasuna grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman. Pi Ortiz is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Atlanta Ramon Pike grounds out to the shortstop. Tito Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Shitoshi Nitta flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Dick Carroll strikes out. Paul Melvin strikes out. Joe Pearce grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Greg LeClaire grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Toshiaki Otomo flies out to the center fielder. Buzz Sample strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bud Siever strikes out. Pete Valdez grounds out to the second baseman. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta George Flora walks. Dick Coombs grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. James Arnold 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. Astyanax Granada doubles to left field. Ramon Pike walks. Tito Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Mark Carney strikes out. Rick Yerkes is pinch hitting for Masaki Arasuna. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rick Yerkes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Shitoshi Nitta strikes out. Greg LeClaire grounds out to the shortstop. Toshiaki Otomo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Dick Carroll walks. James Arnold lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Dick Carroll forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jim Witt is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Witt walks. Bud Siever flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Buzz Sample grounds out to the shortstop. George Flora walks. Dick Coombs grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Flora is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Astyanax Granada flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Pi Ortiz walks. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the left fielder. Mark Carney flies out to the center fielder. Rick Yerkes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pi Ortiz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Ramon Pike singles to left field. Rafael Belliard is pinch hitting for Tito Wright. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rafael Belliard grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Shitoshi Nitta flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 10 Atlanta total runners LOB: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Russ Irwin did not respond to coaching in velocity Jot Burgmeier improves in arm Howie McCarthy improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Nicosia improves in contact_vs_righty Harland Lockhart did not respond to coaching in SS
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Vic Jones did not respond to coaching in arm Dennis Hildebrand improves in arm J.C. Wilson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Rubeling improves in speed