Win: Bill Davis (11-10) Loss: Joe Murphy (8-7)
Save: Kendry Morales (1)
Inning: 1 Houston Bill Davis pitching. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Smith flies out to the left fielder. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Diego Joe Murphy pitching. Shozo Takemoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Shopay hits a home run. John Curd grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Minoso flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bobby Morrison hits a home run. King Blackburn grounds out to the shortstop. George Foster strikes out. Alex Gedeon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Diego Tim Genovese flies out to the center fielder. Willie Brusstar strikes out. Crazy Corey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Hal Boone is hit by a pitch. Joe Murphy lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Diego Bill Stratton walks. Bill Davis lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Shozo Takemoto singles to left field. Bill Stratton scores. Eddie Shopay lines out to the shortstop. John Curd grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Shozo Takemoto is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Bancroft doubles to left field. Bobby Morrison strikes out. King Blackburn grounds out to the shortstop. George Foster flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Diego Tim Minoso walks. Tim Minoso steals second. Tim Genovese singles to center field. Willie Brusstar grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Minoso scores. Tim Genovese advances to second on the play. Crazy Corey singles to right field. Tim Genovese scores. Bill Stratton walks. Bill Davis fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Davis singles in front of the center fielder. Crazy Corey scores. Pete Held comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shozo Takemoto strikes out. Eddie Shopay grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Alex Gedeon strikes out. Hal Boone strikes out. Vladimir Fossas is pinch hitting for Pete Held. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Vladimir Fossas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Diego Alan Embre pitching. John Curd strikes out. Tim Minoso flies out to the center fielder. Tim Genovese strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Charlie Warhop pops out to the first baseman. Gary Smith bunts for a base hit. Joe Bancroft singles past the shortstop. Bobby Morrison strikes out. King Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 San Diego Willie Brusstar flies out to the center fielder. Crazy Corey strikes out. Bill Stratton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston George Foster flies out to the right fielder. Alex Gedeon singles to center field. Hal Boone singles to center field. Alex Gedeon advances to third on the hit. Kendry Morales 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. Steve Pirtle is pinch hitting for Alan Embre. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Steve Pirtle strikes out. Charlie Warhop doubles to center field. Alex Gedeon scores. Hal Boone is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Diego Johnny Platte pitching. Kendry Morales strikes out. Shozo Takemoto pops out to the shortstop. Eddie Shopay flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Gary Smith reached on a fielding error by Tim Genovese. Joe Bancroft reached on a fielding error by John Curd. Bobby Morrison flies out to the left fielder. King Blackburn walks. George Foster grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 San Diego John Curd triples. Tim Minoso singles to left field. John Curd scores. Tim Genovese singles to left field. Willie Brusstar singles to center field. Crazy Corey singles to center field. Tim Minoso scores. Tim Genovese scores. Bill Stratton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Willie Brusstar advances to third on the play. Crazy Corey advances to second on the play. Kendry Morales grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Brusstar scores. Crazy Corey advances to third on the play. Shozo Takemoto grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Alex Gedeon grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Boone triples. Camilius Fly is pinch hitting for Johnny Platte. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Camilius Fly singles past the shortstop. Hal Boone scores. Charlie Warhop flies out to the center fielder. Gary Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 8 San Diego total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Vladimir Fossas is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frank Leppert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Fresco Knisely improves in contact_vs_lefty Fresco Knisely improves in arm Mike Scharein improves in arm
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Marquis Grissom improves in arm Glen Mathews improves in contact_vs_righty Marquis Grissom did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Baughman improves in contact_vs_lefty Rip Wheeler did not respond to coaching in 1B