Inning: 1 Houston Gary Bell pitching. Alex Wise flies out to the center fielder. Sam Howerton flies out to the left fielder. Joe Butler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Buddy Morton pitching. Jim Householder grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Bradley singles to center field. Charlie Jackson doubles to center field. Bill Bradley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Scott Kosman singles to left field. Charlie Jackson scores. Ray Heffner flies out to the center fielder. Katsumi Mise triples. Scott Kosman scores. Herb Burns strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bill Herbert strikes out. Bill Colbert flies out to the center fielder. Gary Bressler singles to center field. Hector Hartgraves pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Rick Bell pops out to the first baseman. Gary Bell singles to left field. Jim Householder walks. Bill Bradley hits a home run. Gary Bell scores. Jim Householder scores. Charlie Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Kosman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Guillermo Avalos singles to right field. Buddy Morton pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Alex Wise singles to center field. Sam Howerton singles to center field. Guillermo Avalos scores. Joe Butler grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Ray Heffner walks. Katsumi Mise strikes out. Herb Burns singles to center field. Ray Heffner advances to third on the hit. Rick Bell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bill Herbert walks. Bill Colbert grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Gary Bressler singles to center field. Gary Bressler steals second. Hector Hartgraves grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Gary Bell flies out to the right fielder. Jim Householder walks. Jim Householder steals second. Bill Bradley grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the third baseman. Buddy Morton pops out to the shortstop. Alex Wise strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Scott Kosman strikes out. Ray Heffner strikes out. Katsumi Mise singles to left field. Herb Burns walks. Rick Bell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Herb Burns is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Sam Howerton flies out to the left fielder. Joe Butler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Herbert singles to right field. Bill Colbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Gary Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Householder flies out to the center fielder. Bill Bradley grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Gary Bressler strikes out. Hector Hartgraves grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Guillermo Avalos singles to center field. Buddy Morton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Guillermo Avalos is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Charlie Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Scott Kosman singles to center field. Ray Heffner pops out to the second baseman. Scott Kosman steals second. Katsumi Mise hits a home run. Scott Kosman scores. Ad Harkness comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Herb Burns grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Alex Wise reached on a 2-base fielding error by Herb Burns. Sam Howerton walks. Andy Dowell 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. Joe Butler doubles past the center fielder. Alex Wise scores. Bill Herbert singles to left field. Sam Howerton scores. Bill Colbert strikes out. Gary Bressler strikes out. Bill Herbert is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Rick Bell strikes out. Andy Dowell strikes out. Jim Householder pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Hector Hartgraves flies out to the right fielder. Guillermo Avalos hits a home run. Brad Stivetts is pinch hitting for Ad Harkness. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Brad Stivetts doubles to right field. Alex Wise strikes out. Sam Howerton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 7 Atlanta total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Joe Butler (18), Brad Stivetts (13).HR - Guillermo Avalos (13).GIDP - Joe Butler, Bill Colbert. Baserunning: SB - Gary Bressler (15).CS - Bill Herbert (7).
Batting:2B - Charlie Jackson (17).3B - Katsumi Mise (3).HR - Bill Bradley (32), Katsumi Mise (27).GIDP - Rick Bell. Baserunning: SB - Jim Householder (10), Scott Kosman (11). Fielding: E - Herb Burns.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Frank Leinhauser improves in contact_vs_righty Al Lopez improves in contact_vs_lefty Rick Carter did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jason Belcher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty C.J. Dustal improves in contact_vs_lefty Roy Atz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Marvin Tarasco did not respond to coaching in velocity Ty Meakim improves in RF