Win: Randy Phillips (1-3) Loss: Shiro Yamauchi (1-2)
Save: Harry McElyea (1)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Shiro Yamauchi pitching. Eli Leinhauser walks. John Gaddy grounds out to the third baseman. Eli Leinhauser advances to second on the play. Russ Robinson singles to left field. Eli Leinhauser scores. Jack Schell flies out to the center fielder. Fred Cromer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Randy Phillips pitching. Ed Gagliano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Emmett St.Claire grounds out to the shortstop. Nate Carroll walks. Silver Nicholson singles to center field. Nate Carroll advances to third on the hit. Masashi Morinaka grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Ripper Kohlman strikes out. Rasty Hisle strikes out. Eddie Greene grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Pablo Keller flies out to the center fielder. Toshihiro Nishio strikes out. Andy Drews strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Randy Phillips strikes out. Eli Leinhauser grounds out to the second baseman. John Gaddy is hit by a pitch. Russ Robinson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Gaddy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Shiro Yamauchi grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Gagliano flies out to the right fielder. Emmett St.Claire strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Jack Schell singles to right field. Fred Cromer singles to right field. Ripper Kohlman strikes out. Rasty Hisle singles to center field. Jack Schell scores. Fred Cromer advances to third on the hit. Eddie Greene singles to right field. Fred Cromer scores. Randy Phillips lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eli Leinhauser grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Nate Carroll singles to left field. Silver Nicholson singles in front of the left fielder. Nate Carroll advances to third on the hit. Silver Nicholson steals second. Masashi Morinaka hits a home run. Nate Carroll scores. Silver Nicholson scores. Pablo Keller singles to left field. Toshihiro Nishio strikes out. Andy Drews doubles to left field. Pablo Keller uses his aggressiveness and scores. Shiro Yamauchi lines out to the shortstop. Ed Gagliano flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta John Gaddy walks. Russ Robinson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jack Schell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Emmett St.Claire strikes out. Nate Carroll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Silver Nicholson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Fred Cromer hits a home run. Ripper Kohlman doubles to center field. Rasty Hisle strikes out. Eddie Greene singles to center field. Ripper Kohlman scores. Bob Roseboro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Phillips lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eli Leinhauser grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Masashi Morinaka flies out to the center fielder. Pablo Keller reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ripper Kohlman. Toshihiro Nishio strikes out. Andy Drews grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta John Gaddy grounds out to the shortstop. Russ Robinson pops out to the catcher. Jack Schell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Paul Sewald comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Hooper is pinch hitting for Bob Roseboro. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jack Hooper grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Gagliano grounds out to the pitcher. Emmett St.Claire grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Oscar Curtis pitching. Fred Cromer singles to right field. Ripper Kohlman grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Cromer advances to second on the play. Rasty Hisle singles in front of the center fielder. Fred Cromer scores. Joe Cunningham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Greene walks. Carl Fridley is pinch hitting for Paul Sewald . Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carl Fridley doubles to right field. Rasty Hisle scores. Eli Leinhauser strikes out. John Gaddy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Harry McElyea pitching. Nate Carroll is hit by a pitch. Silver Nicholson flies out to the right fielder. Masashi Morinaka flies out to the left fielder. Pinky Christensen is pinch hitting for Pablo Keller. Pinky Christensen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Russ Robinson hits a home run. Steve Alomar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Schell flies out to the center fielder. Fred Cromer flies out to the right fielder. Ripper Kohlman triples. Rasty Hisle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Toshihiro Nishio strikes out. Andy Kimball is pinch hitting for Andy Drews. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Andy Kimball grounds out to the catcher. Steve Necciai is pinch hitting for Steve Alomar. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Necciai grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 5
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Snover did not respond to coaching in control Larry Snover did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Kennedy improves in control Larry Snover did not respond to coaching in control
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bruce Jones improves in arm Gary Weiss improves in contact_vs_lefty Lee Hurley improves in speed Bob Krug did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty