Inning: 1 Atlanta Gene Thormahlen pitching. Shitoshi Nitta grounds out to the third baseman. Greg LeClaire grounds out to the third baseman. Toshiaki Otomo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Atlee Shetrone pitching. Greg Spongberg strikes out. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Pearce singles to right field. Bud Siever pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Lee Kitson singles to center field. Minnie Wallace hits an infield single to the third baseman. Walt Markle singles to center field. Ramon Pike strikes out. Buzz Sample strikes out. Atlee Shetrone strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Pete Valdez hits a home run. Pi Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the center fielder. Mark Carney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Shitoshi Nitta strikes out. Greg LeClaire triples. Toshiaki Otomo strikes out. Lee Kitson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Gene Thormahlen strikes out. Greg Spongberg strikes out. Joe Ganzel walks. Joe Pearce strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Minnie Wallace flies out to the center fielder. Walt Markle flies out to the center fielder. Ramon Pike doubles to right field. Buzz Sample flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bud Siever singles to center field. Pete Valdez flies out to the left fielder. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Jerry Alvarado singles to left field. Mark Carney walks. Gene Thormahlen pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Atlanta Atlee Shetrone strikes out. Shitoshi Nitta walks. Greg LeClaire lines out to the third baseman. Toshiaki Otomo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Greg Spongberg singles to center field. Joe Ganzel walks. Joe Pearce singles to right field. Greg Spongberg scores. Joe Ganzel advances to third on the hit. Joe Pearce is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bud Siever walks. Pete Valdez lines out to the shortstop. Pi Ortiz singles to right field. Joe Ganzel scores. Jerry Alvarado pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Atlanta Lee Kitson grounds out to the third baseman. Minnie Wallace grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Markle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Mark Carney pops out to the shortstop. Gene Thormahlen walks. Greg Spongberg walks. Tito Wright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Ganzel walks. Joe Pearce grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Thormahlen scores. Greg Spongberg advances to third on the play. Joe Ganzel advances to second on the play. Bud Siever singles to right field. Greg Spongberg scores. Joe Ganzel scores. Bud Siever steals second. Pete Valdez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Ramon Pike strikes out. Buzz Sample flies out to the center fielder. Rafael Belliard is pinch hitting for Tito Wright. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rafael Belliard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Howard Zak pitching. Harland Lockhart is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harland Lockhart strikes out. Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Mark Carney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Shitoshi Nitta grounds out to the second baseman. Greg LeClaire walks. Toshiaki Otomo doubles to center field. Greg LeClaire is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Lee Kitson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Dick Carroll is pinch hitting for Gene Thormahlen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dick Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Ganzel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Graeme Parsons pitching. George Flora is pinch hitting for Minnie Wallace. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Flora hits a home run. Walt Markle lines out to the shortstop. Ramon Pike strikes out. Buzz Sample walks. Dick Coombs is pinch hitting for Howard Zak. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Buzz Sample steals second. Dick Coombs hits a home run. Buzz Sample scores. Shitoshi Nitta grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 8
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gene Weiland did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Kemp McGee did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Brown improves in arm Jim Rubeling did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bobby Stuart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jot Burgmeier improves in range Whitey Nichols improves in arm Sailor Moran improves in power_vs_righty Howie McCarthy did not respond to coaching in SS