Win: Rich Smith (6-5) Loss: George Easterday (5-10)
Save: Bill Wayne (7)
Inning: 1 Florida Rich Smith pitching. Moe Smith strikes out. Shorty Dropo singles to left field. Julio Batiste strikes out. Chief Franco grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Shorty Dropo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston George Easterday pitching. Babe Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Francona grounds out to the pitcher. Kazuhiro Araki doubles to right field. Stan Jordan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Florida Elbert Aust grounds out to the third baseman. Skeeter Youngblood grounds out to the third baseman. Bobo Hurdle hits a home run. Mark Tebeau strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Dan Linke flies out to the center fielder. Cam Collier doubles to left field. Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the shortstop. John Ortiz singles to center field. Cam Collier scores. Rich Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Florida George Easterday grounds out to the second baseman. Moe Smith hits an infield single to the pitcher. Moe Smith steals second. Shorty Dropo walks. Julio Batiste pops out to the shortstop. Chief Franco flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Babe Miller singles to left field. Babe Miller steals second. Jack Francona hits a home run. Babe Miller scores. Kazuhiro Araki lines out to the shortstop. Stan Jordan singles to left field. Dan Linke singles to center field. Stan Jordan advances to third on the hit. Cam Collier strikes out. Hiromori Miyade strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Florida Elbert Aust flies out to the left fielder. Skeeter Youngblood strikes out. Bobo Hurdle hits a home run. Mark Tebeau singles to center field. George Easterday strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston John Ortiz singles to left field. Rich Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Babe Miller flies out to the right fielder. Jack Francona singles to right field. John Ortiz scores. Kazuhiro Araki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Florida Moe Smith grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Shorty Dropo grounds out to the pitcher. Julio Batiste grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Stan Jordan strikes out. Dan Linke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cam Collier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Florida Chief Franco flies out to the center fielder. Elbert Aust doubles to center field. Skeeter Youngblood grounds out to the pitcher. Bobo Hurdle walks. Bill Wayne 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. Mark Tebeau flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Hiromori Miyade flies out to the center fielder. John Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Bill Wayne grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Florida George Easterday strikes out. Moe Smith strikes out. Shorty Dropo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Babe Miller walks. Jack Francona walks. Jack Fahr 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. Kazuhiro Araki doubles to center field. Babe Miller scores. Jack Francona uses his aggressiveness and scores. Stan Jordan walks. Dan Linke singles to left field. Kazuhiro Araki scores. Stan Jordan advances to third on the hit. Cam Collier singles to left field. Stan Jordan scores. Dan Linke advances to third on the hit. Hiromori Miyade singles to right field. Dan Linke scores. Cam Collier advances to third on the hit. John Ortiz singles past the second baseman. Cam Collier scores. Bill Wayne lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Hiromori Miyade is thrown out at third. John Ortiz advances to second on the play. John Ortiz advances to second on the play. Babe Miller singles to center field. John Ortiz scores. Bill Wayne advances to third on the hit. Jack Francona walks. Kazuhiro Araki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Wayne scores. Babe Miller advances to third on the play. Jack Francona advances to second on the play. Mike Brett is pinch hitting for Stan Jordan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Brett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Florida Julio Batiste flies out to the center fielder. Chief Franco singles past the third baseman. Elbert Aust strikes out. Skeeter Youngblood flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Dan Linke hits a home run. Cam Collier strikes out. George Cleveland is pinch hitting for Hiromori Miyade. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Cleveland flies out to the right fielder. John Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Florida Bobo Hurdle strikes out. Mark Tebeau strikes out. Carlos Smith is pinch hitting for Jack Fahr. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Carlos Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Florida total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chuck Langford did not respond to coaching in velocity Sugar Rye did not respond to coaching in control Darrell Belle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sheldon Guisto did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hank Giebell did not respond to coaching in velocity Terry Tannehill did not respond to coaching in arm Darrell Belle did not respond to coaching in C
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roy Wehner did not respond to coaching in control John Ise did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chuck Donovan did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Garbey improves in arm Ed Garbey improves in power_vs_lefty Pete Tartabull did not respond to coaching in control Bert Taylor did not respond to coaching in CF