Win: Mike Roberts (2-1) Loss: Sam Shaner (2-4)
Save: Troy Worrell (9)
Inning: 1 Houston Hank Jackson pitching. Dutton James strikes out. Lou Mota walks. Nate Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lou Mota is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pep Grabarkewitz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Montreal Moose Esasky pitching. Bill Eckert strikes out. Larry Bamberger pops out to the shortstop. Bud Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Thorny Caruthers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sugar Fishel grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Schelle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Montreal Oscar Lyons lines out to the third baseman. Paul Mokan strikes out. Herman Walden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jason Terlecki hits a home run. Moose Esasky flies out to the center fielder. Dutton James walks. Lou Mota grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dutton James is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Nate Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Montreal Jim Wiley singles to left field. Gale Harris lines out to the first baseman. Hank Jackson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Hank Jackson strikes out. Bill Eckert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz walks. Pep Grabarkewitz gets picked off first. Thorny Caruthers flies out to the right fielder. Sugar Fishel singles to right field. Bill Schelle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Montreal Larry Bamberger flies out to the left fielder. Bud Hernandez strikes out. Oscar Lyons pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jason Terlecki pops out to the second baseman. Moose Esasky strikes out. Dutton James grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Montreal Paul Mokan flies out to the right fielder. Herman Walden singles to center field. Herman Walden steals second. Jim Wiley grounds out to the second baseman. Herman Walden advances to third on the play. Gale Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Lou Mota singles to right field. Nate Smith singles to center field. Pep Grabarkewitz walks. Thorny Caruthers singles to right field. Lou Mota scores. Sugar Fishel grounds out to the third baseman. Nate Smith scores. Pep Grabarkewitz advances to third on the play. Thorny Caruthers advances to second on the play. Bill Schelle grounds out to the second baseman. Pep Grabarkewitz scores. Thorny Caruthers advances to third on the play. Seikyoku Kanemura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jason Terlecki pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Montreal Seikyoku Kanemura lines out to the first baseman. Bill Eckert reached on a fielding error by Sugar Fishel. Larry Bamberger grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Moose Esasky grounds out to the third baseman. Dutton James singles to center field. Lou Mota strikes out. Nate Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Montreal Bud Hernandez singles to center field. Oscar Lyons hits a home run. Bud Hernandez scores. Paul Mokan walks. Herman Walden hits a home run. Paul Mokan scores. Sam Shaner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Wiley singles to right field. Gale Harris grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jim Wiley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Leron Blazier is pinch hitting for Seikyoku Kanemura. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Leron Blazier grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Mike Roberts pitching. Pep Grabarkewitz flies out to the center fielder. Thorny Caruthers grounds out to the pitcher. Sugar Fishel grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Montreal Bill Eckert singles to left field. Larry Bamberger singles to left field. Bill Eckert advances to third on the hit. Bud Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Bamberger advances to second on the play. Oscar Lyons singles to center field. Bill Eckert scores. Bill Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Mokan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Oscar Lyons advances to second on the play. Herman Walden singles to center field. Larry Bamberger scores. Oscar Lyons scores. Jim Wiley grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Herman Walden is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Leo Rogers enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Wiley at C. Troy Worrell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Schelle grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jason Terlecki strikes out. Don Martinez is pinch hitting for Bill Davis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Don Martinez flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 5 Montreal total runners left on base: 3
Game Notes Jason Terlecki is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Doyle did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Howard improves in power_vs_righty Sam Fried did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Roger Wieghaus improves in speed Ramon Heine did not respond to coaching in 2B
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Alex Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Roger Bond did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Roger Bond did not respond to coaching in control Hawk Seibold did not respond to coaching in 3B