Win: George Jorgeson (5-1) Loss: Buddy Morton (4-6)
Inning: 1 Houston Damian Stieb pitching. Chris Malloy walks. Joe Butler pops out to the catcher. Sam Howerton flies out to the right fielder. Bill Herbert singles to right field. Brad Stivetts singles to center field. Chris Malloy scores. Bill Colbert grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Atlanta Buddy Morton pitching. Wayne Bannister pops out to the shortstop. Bill Bradley strikes out. Scott Kosman pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Fred Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Cormier singles to right field. Buddy Morton lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Pierce Pearson flies out to the center fielder. Ray Heffner flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Chris Malloy flies out to the center fielder. Joe Butler walks. Joe Butler is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Sam Howerton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Herb Burns singles to center field. Angel Murphy flies out to the right fielder. Damian Stieb lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Herb Burns forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Wayne Bannister flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bill Herbert pops out to the first baseman. Brad Stivetts pops out to the shortstop. Bill Colbert singles to center field. Fred Beck walks. Dave Cormier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Bill Bradley flies out to the center fielder. Scott Kosman grounds out to the pitcher. Pierce Pearson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Buddy Morton strikes out. Chris Malloy hits a home run. Joe Butler grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Howerton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Ray Heffner strikes out. Charlie Jackson doubles to right field. Herb Burns grounds out to the third baseman. Angel Murphy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Bill Herbert lines out to the shortstop. Brad Stivetts strikes out. Bill Colbert pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Damian Stieb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wayne Bannister strikes out. Bill Bradley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Fred Beck walks. Fred Beck steals second. Dave Cormier strikes out. George Jorgeson 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. Buddy Morton grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Malloy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Scott Kosman grounds out to the second baseman. Pierce Pearson hits a home run. Ray Heffner grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Howerton flies out to the right fielder. Bill Herbert reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Jackson. Brad Stivetts flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Hector Hartgraves enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred Beck at 3B. Herb Burns hits a home run. Katsumi Mise is pinch hitting for Angel Murphy. Katsumi Mise doubles to center field. Shigeo Fukuchi 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 2nd. George Jorgeson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. The defense is playing the infield in. Wayne Bannister walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Bill Bradley walks. Scott Kosman grounds out to the third baseman. Katsumi Mise scores. Wayne Bannister advances to third on the play. Bill Bradley advances to second on the play. Pierce Pearson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Rick Bell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Katsumi Mise at C. Bill Colbert grounds out to the third baseman. Hector Hartgraves strikes out. Dave Cormier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 6 Atlanta total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Hector Hartgraves is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Art Kucek did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Ohman improves in velocity Belden Chaplin improves in range Rick Carter improves in control
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jason Belcher improves in speed Ken Lindstrom did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Ray did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Liniak did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Metzger did not respond to coaching in CF