Win: Pedro Fernandez (5-1) Loss: David Lee Roth (5-3)
Inning: 1 Houston Bob Barnes pitching. Jerry Volpe walks. Yoasan Aguilera strikes out. Eli Brown singles to right field. Jerry Volpe advances to third on the hit. Mamoru Yamashita grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Jack Murphy pitching. Ernie Chance grounds out to the shortstop. Al Marshall grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Erardi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Rob Podres flies out to the left fielder. Duane Eaves singles to center field. Lino Nieto flies out to the center fielder. Dillon Harper singles to right field. Jack Murphy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Sparky Sutton singles to right field. Sparky Sutton steals second. Gabe Caldwell hits an infield single to the second baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. Tommy Taylor lines out to the second baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. Rich Gosger walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Vicente Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Bob Barnes singles to left field. Sparky Sutton scores. Gabe Caldwell scores. Ernie Chance walks. Al Marshall doubles past the center fielder. Rich Gosger scores. Bob Barnes scores. Ernie Chance uses his aggressiveness and scores. Heinie Matos comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tommy Erardi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Jerry Volpe walks. Yoasan Aguilera singles to left field. Jerry Volpe advances to third on the hit. Eli Brown singles to left field. Jerry Volpe scores. Mamoru Yamashita flies out to the center fielder. Rob Podres singles to center field. Yoasan Aguilera scores. Duane Eaves pops out to the second baseman. Lino Nieto hits a home run. Eli Brown scores. Rob Podres scores. Dillon Harper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Sparky Sutton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gabe Caldwell strikes out. Tommy Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Heinie Matos flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Volpe pops out to the first baseman. Yoasan Aguilera grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Rich Gosger strikes out. Vicente Walsh flies out to the left fielder. Bob Barnes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Eli Brown doubles to right field. Mamoru Yamashita flies out to the center fielder. Rob Podres grounds out to the third baseman. Duane Eaves grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Ernie Chance grounds out to the third baseman. Al Marshall lines out to the second baseman. Tommy Erardi walks. Sparky Sutton singles to left field. Tommy Erardi advances to third on the hit. Gabe Caldwell hits a home run. Tommy Erardi scores. Sparky Sutton scores. Mike Warwick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tommy Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Lino Nieto flies out to the right fielder. Jim Aylward comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Dillon Harper grounds out to the shortstop. Lafayette Melvin is pinch hitting for Mike Warwick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Lafayette Melvin flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Deryck Whibley pitching. Rich Gosger grounds out to the third baseman. Vicente Walsh grounds out to the pitcher. John Payne is pinch hitting for Jim Aylward. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Payne grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Pete Beamon pitching. Jerry Volpe singles to left field. Yoasan Aguilera singles to left field. Eli Brown walks. Mamoru Yamashita walks. Jerry Volpe scores. Tug Suter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rob Podres walks. Yoasan Aguilera scores. Duane Eaves singles to center field. Eli Brown scores. Mamoru Yamashita scores. Lino Nieto strikes out. Dillon Harper grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Duane Eaves is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Perez is pinch hitting for Deryck Whibley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Perez doubles to left field. Rob Podres scores. Jerry Volpe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Joe Howard pitching. Ernie Chance singles past the second baseman. Al Marshall is hit by a pitch. Tommy Erardi singles to center field. Ernie Chance scores. Al Marshall advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Mike Blair comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sparky Sutton strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Gabe Caldwell doubles to left field. Al Marshall scores. Tommy Erardi is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Tommy Taylor grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Yoasan Aguilera pops out to the shortstop. Eli Brown singles to center field. Dick Skinner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mamoru Yamashita flies out to the center fielder. Rob Podres strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Rich Gosger singles to right field. Vicente Walsh flies out to the right fielder. Luke Fulgham is pinch hitting for Dick Skinner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Luke Fulgham grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston David Lee Roth pitching. Duane Eaves singles to center field. Lino Nieto singles to left field. Duane Eaves is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Dillon Harper singles to right field. Diamond Foxxx is pinch hitting for Mike Blair. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Diamond Foxxx grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Pedro Fernandez pitching. Ernie Chance walks. Al Marshall strikes out. Tommy Erardi flies out to the left fielder. Sparky Sutton doubles to center field. Ernie Chance is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Jerry Volpe singles to right field. Angel Duffalo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoasan Aguilera flies out to the right fielder. Eli Brown triples. Jerry Volpe scores. Mamoru Yamashita walks. Rob Podres walks. Duane Eaves grounds out to the third baseman. Eli Brown scores. Mamoru Yamashita advances to third on the play. Rob Podres advances to second on the play. Lino Nieto singles to left field. Mamoru Yamashita scores. Rob Podres scores. Jose Bliss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dillon Harper grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Philadelphia Gabe Caldwell grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Gosger grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 3
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Hopkins improves in velocity Jorge Loiselle did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Cage did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Hopkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Cage improves in 1B
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Cartwright improves in control Russ Wallaesa did not respond to coaching in velocity Carlton Barrett did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Brian Farley improves in control