Win: George Jorgeson (9-3) Loss: Shigeo Fukuchi (6-3)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Buddy Morton pitching. Wayne Bannister strikes out. Scott Kosman strikes out. Jim Householder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Damian Stieb pitching. Sam Howerton strikes out. Belden Chaplin flies out to the center fielder. Bill Herbert singles to right field. Bill Colbert grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Pierce Pearson pops out to the catcher. Bill Bradley flies out to the right fielder. Ray Heffner lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Gary Bressler singles to center field. Gary Bressler steals second. Hector Hartgraves strikes out. Jason Shaw strikes out. Guillermo Avalos doubles to center field. Gary Bressler scores. Buddy Morton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Katsumi Mise flies out to the right fielder. Rick Bell reached on a fielding error by Hector Hartgraves. Damian Stieb pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Wayne Bannister strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Sam Howerton flies out to the center fielder. Belden Chaplin strikes out. Bill Herbert singles to center field. Bill Colbert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Scott Kosman flies out to the left fielder. Jim Householder flies out to the center fielder. Pierce Pearson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Gary Bressler singles to left field. Hector Hartgraves grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Bressler advances to second on the play. Jason Shaw flies out to the left fielder. Guillermo Avalos strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Bill Bradley walks. Ray Heffner singles to center field. Bill Bradley advances to third on the hit. Katsumi Mise grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bill Bradley scores. Rick Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Buddy Morton flies out to the left fielder. Sam Howerton hits a home run. Belden Chaplin grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Herbert grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Damian Stieb pops out to the second baseman. Wayne Bannister flies out to the left fielder. Scott Kosman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bill Colbert flies out to the center fielder. Gary Bressler walks. Hector Hartgraves singles to center field. Jason Shaw flies out to the center fielder. Guillermo Avalos strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Jim Householder strikes out. Pierce Pearson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Bradley pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Dick Martini 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. Buddy Morton flies out to the right fielder. Sam Howerton strikes out. Belden Chaplin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Joe Butler enters the game as a defensive replacement for Belden Chaplin at LF. Ray Heffner grounds out to the shortstop. Katsumi Mise singles to center field. Rick Bell strikes out. Charlie Jackson is pinch hitting for Dick Martini. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Charlie Jackson triples. Katsumi Mise scores. Shigeo Fukuchi 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. Wayne Bannister flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston George Jorgeson pitching. Bill Herbert grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bill Colbert walks. Gary Bressler grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Scott Kosman flies out to the right fielder. Jim Householder strikes out. Pierce Pearson singles past the shortstop. Bill Bradley grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pierce Pearson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Hector Hartgraves strikes out. Jason Shaw flies out to the center fielder. Guillermo Avalos strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Atlanta Ray Heffner doubles to center field. Katsumi Mise singles to left field. Ray Heffner scores. Rick Bell flies out to the right fielder. George Jorgeson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Jorgeson strikes out. Katsumi Mise is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Brad Stivetts is pinch hitting for Shigeo Fukuchi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Brad Stivetts flies out to the left fielder. Sam Howerton grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners LOB: 3 Houston total runners LOB: 6
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roy Atz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Walt Tutwiler did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Shea did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty C.J. Dustal improves in arm C.J. Dustal did not respond to coaching in 3B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Garvin Rain improves in arm Ricky Dillard improves in speed Garvin Rain improves in contact_vs_righty Al Lopez improves in speed Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B