Inning: 1 Houston Tim Lawrence pitching. Scott Chance singles to right field. Scott Chance steals second. Matt Morrison grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Chance advances to third on the play. Bruce Blemker flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Scott Chance scores. Ed Schmulbach flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Hal Allen pitching. Ed Steiner flies out to the right fielder. Mike Bradley flies out to the right fielder. Steve LaForest singles to left field. Luke McCoy pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Ralph Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Will Sisk strikes out. Doc Christian strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Bob Eyre singles to center field. Happy Felsch grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Eyre is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Belle lines out to the second baseman. Mike Stroud singles past the shortstop. Tim Lawrence grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Duke Torgeson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Hal Allen singles to right field. Scott Chance pops out to the second baseman. Matt Morrison walks. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Ed Steiner hits a home run. Mike Bradley flies out to the right fielder. Steve LaForest reached on a fielding error by Ed Schmulbach. Steve LaForest steals second. Luke McCoy strikes out. Bob Eyre singles to right field. Steve LaForest scores. Bob Eyre steals second. Happy Felsch singles to right field. Bob Eyre scores. Paul Belle singles past the second baseman. Happy Felsch advances to third on the hit. Mike Stroud pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Ed Schmulbach doubles to right field. Ralph Smith flies out to the left fielder. Will Sisk strikes out. Doc Christian grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Tim Lawrence strikes out. Ed Steiner singles to right field. Mike Bradley doubles to center field. Ed Steiner uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Steve LaForest strikes out. Luke McCoy singles to right field. Mike Bradley scores. Bob Eyre hits a home run. Luke McCoy scores. Happy Felsch grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Duke Torgeson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Allen pops out to the first baseman. Scott Chance grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Paul Belle singles to left field. Mike Stroud walks. Tim Lawrence lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Steiner walks. Mike Bradley pops out to the shortstop. Steve LaForest doubles to center field. Paul Belle scores. Mike Stroud scores. Luke McCoy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Matt Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Blemker flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ed Schmulbach singles to center field. Ralph Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Bob Eyre strikes out. Happy Felsch grounds out to the pitcher. Ben Goossen 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 singles to center field. Paul Belle gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Will Sisk grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Christian grounds out to the third baseman. Duke Torgeson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Mike Stroud flies out to the right fielder. Tim Lawrence strikes out. Ed Steiner walks. Ed Steiner is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Hilly Billy is pinch hitting for Ben Goossen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hilly Billy is hit by a pitch. Scott Chance walks. Matt Morrison singles to right field. Bruce Blemker hits a home run. Hilly Billy scores. Scott Chance scores. Matt Morrison scores. Roy DeJohn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Schmulbach pops out to the third baseman. Ralph Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Hitzel is pinch hitting for Will Sisk. Pat Hitzel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Rich Nagy pitching. Ed Mauriello enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pat Hitzel at RF. Mike Bradley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve LaForest strikes out. Luke McCoy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Doc Christian flies out to the center fielder. Duke Torgeson grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Allen is pinch hitting for Rich Nagy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Allen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 4 Philadelphia total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Ed Schmulbach (14).HR - Bruce Blemker (14).SF - Bruce Blemker.HBP - Hilly Billy (1). Baserunning: SB - Scott Chance (29). Fielding: E - Ed Schmulbach.
Batting:2B - Mike Bradley (22), Steve LaForest (18).HR - Ed Steiner (12), Bob Eyre (15). Baserunning: SB - Steve LaForest (7), Bob Eyre (18).CS - Ed Steiner (6).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Chuck Davis improves in power_vs_lefty Tom Kolb improves in velocity Roger Yingling did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Waylon Perez Jr. improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe White did not respond to coaching in velocity Keith Dittmer did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Currie did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Aaron Stenhouse did not respond to coaching in 1B