Win: Deryck Whibley (4-2) Loss: Orlando Conatser (3-2)
Save: Joe Howard (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Jesse Massey pitching. Jerry Volpe singles to right field. Yoasan Aguilera strikes out. Eli Brown strikes out. Mamoru Yamashita grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 San Diego Vic Spradlin pitching. Cy Winters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bernie Drake walks. Donn Taylor grounds into a 3-6-3 double play - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Rob Podres grounds out to the third baseman. Duane Eaves walks. Lino Nieto singles to center field. Duane Eaves aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jim Stratton flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Duane Eaves scores. Vic Spradlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Diego Sal Finnvold singles to right field. Sal Finnvold steals second. George Helfrich strikes out. Jimmy Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Willie Fernandez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Jerry Volpe grounds out to the pitcher. Yoasan Aguilera singles to center field. Eli Brown singles to right field. Yoasan Aguilera advances to third on the hit. Mamoru Yamashita hits a home run. Yoasan Aguilera scores. Eli Brown scores. Rob Podres singles to right field. Duane Eaves strikes out. Lino Nieto grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rob Podres is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Diego Brock Garcia walks. Jesse Massey lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cy Winters singles to center field. Brock Garcia scores. Bernie Drake walks. Donn Taylor strikes out. Sal Finnvold flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Jim Stratton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Vic Spradlin singles to center field. Jerry Volpe flies out to the center fielder. Yoasan Aguilera grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Vic Spradlin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Diego George Helfrich doubles to left field. Jimmy Jones singles to center field. George Helfrich scores. Willie Fernandez strikes out. Brock Garcia lines out to the first baseman. Jesse Massey singles to center field. Jimmy Jones advances to third on the hit. Cy Winters flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Eli Brown strikes out. Mamoru Yamashita flies out to the center fielder. Rob Podres strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Diego Bernie Drake grounds out to the shortstop. Donn Taylor walks. Sal Finnvold flies out to the right fielder. George Helfrich flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Gus Allensworth 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. Duane Eaves singles to center field. Lino Nieto flies out to the left fielder. Jim Stratton walks. Vic Spradlin lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jerry Volpe singles to right field. Duane Eaves scores. Jim Stratton scores. Yoasan Aguilera singles to left field. Eli Brown singles to right field. Jerry Volpe uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bert Rogell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mamoru Yamashita strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 San Diego Jimmy Jones walks. Willie Fernandez singles past the first baseman. Jimmy Jones advances to third on the hit. Brock Garcia singles to center field. Jimmy Jones scores. Willie Fernandez advances to third on the hit. Pete Spahn is pinch hitting for Bert Rogell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Pete Spahn grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Willie Fernandez scores. Cy Winters hits a home run. Heinie Matos comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bernie Drake strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Paul Mussina pitching. Rob Podres flies out to the left fielder. Duane Eaves grounds out to the pitcher. Lino Nieto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Diego Lafayette Melvin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Yoasan Aguilera at RF. Donn Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Sal Finnvold walks. George Helfrich grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sal Finnvold is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jimmy Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Stratton grounds out to the third baseman. Diamond Foxxx is pinch hitting for Heinie Matos. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Diamond Foxxx singles to center field. Jerry Volpe singles to center field. Diamond Foxxx is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Lafayette Melvin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Diego Charlie Guzman pitching. Willie Fernandez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Guzman. Brock Garcia strikes out. Rupe Dickson is pinch hitting for Paul Mussina. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rupe Dickson hits a home run. Willie Fernandez scores. Deryck Whibley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cy Winters grounds out to the shortstop. Bernie Drake grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Scott Brown pitching. Eli Brown strikes out. Mamoru Yamashita flies out to the left fielder. Rob Podres lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Diego Donn Taylor pops out to the first baseman. Sal Finnvold grounds out to the third baseman. George Helfrich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Duane Eaves grounds out to the third baseman. Lino Nieto flies out to the right fielder. Jim Stratton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 San Diego Jimmy Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Willie Fernandez flies out to the center fielder. Brock Garcia singles to right field. Ed Sixsmith is pinch hitting for Scott Brown. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ed Sixsmith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Brock Garcia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Houston Orlando Conatser pitching. Jim Feller is pinch hitting for Deryck Whibley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jim Feller singles to right field. Jerry Volpe hits a home run. Jim Feller scores. Lafayette Melvin triples. Eli Brown pops out to the third baseman. Mamoru Yamashita grounds out to the third baseman. Lafayette Melvin scores. Jeff Cissell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rob Podres strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 San Diego Joe Howard pitching. Cy Winters grounds out to the shortstop. Bernie Drake grounds out to the third baseman. Donn Taylor pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 7 San Diego total runners LOB: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Cage improves in range Mike Warwick did not respond to coaching in control Mike Hopkins did not respond to coaching in control Dave Cage did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Cage did not respond to coaching in 1B
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Craig Hertz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lino Baird improves in control Lino Baird did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Griffin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Dockins did not respond to coaching in 2B