Inning: 1 San Diego Verle Raines pitching. Cy Winters triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Donn Taylor pops out to the second baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. Willie Fernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Jesse Massey pitching. Lafayette Melvin grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jim Stratton strikes out. Rob Podres flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Diego Bernie Drake grounds out to the second baseman. Sal Finnvold flies out to the left fielder. George Helfrich singles to center field. Rupe Dickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Red Sojo triples. Otis Tepedino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Sojo scores. Dan Martinez walks. Barney Franklin flies out to the center fielder. Lino Nieto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Diego Jesse Massey singles to left field. Cy Winters hits an infield single to the shortstop. Donn Taylor singles to left field. The defense is playing the infield in. Willie Fernandez grounds into a fielders choice to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jesse Massey is out at home. The defense is playing the infield in. Jimmy Jones singles to center field. Cy Winters scores. Donn Taylor scores. Willie Fernandez advances to third on the hit. Bernie Drake flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Willie Fernandez scores. Jimmy Jones steals second. Lino Nieto throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Sal Finnvold grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Verle Raines strikes out. Lafayette Melvin doubles past the right fielder. Jim Stratton grounds out to the shortstop. Rob Podres flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Diego George Helfrich singles to left field. Rupe Dickson triples. George Helfrich scores. Jesse Massey grounds out to the second baseman. Rupe Dickson scores. Don Eells comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cy Winters singles past the second baseman. Donn Taylor grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Cy Winters is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Willie Fernandez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Red Sojo grounds out to the second baseman. Otis Tepedino flies out to the center fielder. Dan Martinez singles to right field. Barney Franklin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Diego Jimmy Jones grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bernie Drake strikes out. Sal Finnvold grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Lino Nieto pops out to the shortstop. Leo Strickland is pinch hitting for Don Eells. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Leo Strickland strikes out. Lafayette Melvin singles to right field. Jim Stratton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Diego Mike Williams pitching. George Helfrich singles to left field. Rupe Dickson singles to left field. George Helfrich aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jesse Massey reached on a fielding error by Mike Williams. George Helfrich scores. Cy Winters strikes out. Donn Taylor singles to right field. Rupe Dickson scores. Willie Fernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jesse Massey advances to third on the play. Donn Taylor advances to second on the play. Jimmy Jones lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Rob Podres grounds out to the pitcher. Red Sojo grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Otis Tepedino flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Diego Bernie Drake singles past the second baseman. Bernie Drake steals second. Sal Finnvold singles to center field. Bernie Drake scores. George Helfrich grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Carlos Pena comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Rupe Dickson singles in front of the left fielder. Pete Spahn is pinch hitting for Jesse Massey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Pete Spahn walks. Cy Winters pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Kevin Zeider pitching. Dan Martinez strikes out. Barney Franklin walks. Lino Nieto singles to left field. Barney Franklin advances to third on the hit. Buddy Formby is pinch hitting for Carlos Pena. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Buddy Formby grounds out to the pitcher. Lino Nieto advances to second on the play. Lafayette Melvin singles to center field. Barney Franklin scores. Lino Nieto scores. Jim Stratton singles to left field. Lafayette Melvin advances to third on the hit. Rob Podres grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 San Diego Mike Warwick pitching. Herold Masters is pinch hitting for Donn Taylor. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Herold Masters strikes out. Willie Fernandez strikes out. Jimmy Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Dad Bottalico comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Sojo flies out to the center fielder. Otis Tepedino grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Martinez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Diego Bernie Drake walks. Sal Finnvold flies out to the left fielder. George Helfrich strikes out. Rupe Dickson singles to right field. Bernie Drake advances to third on the hit. Ed Sixsmith is pinch hitting for Dad Bottalico. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ed Sixsmith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Norm Cheers pitching. Barney Franklin grounds out to the second baseman. Lino Nieto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Frankie Anderson is pinch hitting for Mike Warwick. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frankie Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 San Diego total runners LOB: 10 Houston total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Verle Raines is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Willis Brohamer did not respond to coaching in range Emmett Stechschulte improves in contact_vs_righty Steve Wolverton did not respond to coaching in speed Kevin Coombs did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Kevin Coombs did not respond to coaching in 3B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Hopkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Jorge Loiselle improves in control Vance Hendryx improves in velocity Ross Collins improves in speed