Win: Turk Schultz (7-3) Loss: Bob Reyes (6-10)
Save: James Arnold (16)
Inning: 1 Houston Bob Reyes pitching. Greg Spongberg strikes out. Joe Ganzel singles to center field. Pete Valdez flies out to the center fielder. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Turk Schultz pitching. Shitoshi Nitta grounds out to the second baseman. Greg LeClaire doubles to left field. Walt Markle grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Kitson singles to left field. Greg LeClaire scores. Minnie Wallace singles to left field. Lee Kitson advances to third on the hit. Buzz Sample flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Jim Witt pops out to the shortstop. John Marshall flies out to the left fielder. Mark Carney singles to right field. Harland Lockhart hits a home run. Mark Carney scores. Turk Schultz singles past the third baseman. Greg Spongberg singles to left field. Joe Ganzel singles to center field. Pete Valdez singles to left field. Turk Schultz scores. Greg Spongberg scores. Pi Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Mike Osburn grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon Pike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Reyes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jim Witt walks. John Marshall flies out to the left fielder. Jim Witt steals second. Mark Carney strikes out. Harland Lockhart walks. Turk Schultz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Shitoshi Nitta grounds out to the third baseman. Greg LeClaire grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Markle singles to right field. Lee Kitson singles to left field. Walt Markle advances to third on the hit. Minnie Wallace singles to right field. Walt Markle scores. Lee Kitson advances to third on the hit. Buzz Sample singles to right field. Lee Kitson scores. Minnie Wallace advances to third on the hit. Mike Osburn pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Greg Spongberg grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Joe Ganzel pops out to the third baseman. Pete Valdez walks. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Ramon Pike flies out to the left fielder. Bob Reyes grounds out to the second baseman. Shitoshi Nitta grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jim Witt strikes out. John Marshall strikes out. Mark Carney singles to right field. Harland Lockhart singles to left field. Mark Carney advances to third on the hit. Tito Wright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Turk Schultz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Atlanta Greg LeClaire pops out to the shortstop. Walt Markle singles to center field. Lee Kitson flies out to the center fielder. Walt Markle steals second. Minnie Wallace grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Greg Spongberg walks. Joe Ganzel singles to left field. Greg Spongberg advances to third on the hit. Pete Valdez grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Spongberg scores. Joe Ganzel advances to second on the play. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Ganzel advances to third on the play. Howard Zak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Witt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Buzz Sample flies out to the center fielder. Mike Osburn pops out to the first baseman. Ramon Pike flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston John Marshall flies out to the left fielder. Mark Carney singles to left field. Mark Carney steals second. Harland Lockhart singles to center field. Mark Carney scores. Turk Schultz lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Harland Lockhart forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Minoru Tsuchiya comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Spongberg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Dick Coombs is pinch hitting for Minoru Tsuchiya. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dick Coombs grounds out to the second baseman. Shitoshi Nitta flies out to the left fielder. Greg LeClaire pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Atsushi Kawabata pitching. Joe Ganzel singles to center field. Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta James Arnold 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. Walt Markle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lee Kitson strikes out. Minnie Wallace grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jim Witt grounds out to the third baseman. John Marshall flies out to the right fielder. Mark Carney singles to center field. Harland Lockhart grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mark Carney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Buzz Sample grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Osburn singles to center field. Ramon Pike strikes out. George Flora is pinch hitting for Atsushi Kawabata. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Flora grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Mike Osburn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 11 Atlanta total runners LOB: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Clark did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Stuart did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Howie McCarthy improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Mimbs improves in contact_vs_lefty Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Vic Jones improves in power_vs_righty Danny Carbo improves in power_vs_righty Vic Jones improves in range Danny Carbo improves in speed