Win: Armando Benitez (6-8) Loss: Johnny Platte (2-9)
Inning: 1 Houston Max McDevitt pitching. King Blackburn singles to left field. Joe Bancroft grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bobby Morrison grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Len Denton pitching. Bob Greene strikes out. Randy Winn doubles to right field. Robin Yount grounds out to the third baseman. Tsuyoshi Shinjo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Tom Ryan singles to left field. Gary Smith grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. George Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Ron Huber strikes out. Edgardo Alfonzo singles to center field. Kevin Stephens singles to left field. Edgardo Alfonzo advances to third on the hit. Kevin Stephens steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Jeff Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Edgardo Alfonzo is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Alex Gedeon strikes out. Leo Johnson strikes out. Len Denton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Max McDevitt grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Greene flies out to the center fielder. Randy Winn hits a home run. Robin Yount singles to left field. Robin Yount steals second. Tsuyoshi Shinjo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston King Blackburn doubles to left field. Joe Bancroft doubles to left field. King Blackburn scores. Bobby Morrison hits a home run. Joe Bancroft scores. Tom Ryan walks. Gary Smith singles past the third baseman. Tom Ryan advances to third on the hit. George Foster singles to center field. Tom Ryan scores. Alex Gedeon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Gary Smith advances to third on the play. Leo Johnson singles to center field. Gary Smith scores. Ryan Jensen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Len Denton pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Ron Huber singles to center field. Edgardo Alfonzo grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Huber advances to second on the play. Kevin Stephens singles to right field. Ron Huber uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeff Gonzalez walks. Ryan Jensen fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ryan Jensen flies out to the left fielder. Bob Greene walks. Randy Winn strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Houston King Blackburn hits an infield single to the shortstop. Joe Bancroft singles to right field. Bobby Morrison grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. King Blackburn advances to third on the play. Tom Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Robin Yount singles to right field. Robin Yount steals second. Tsuyoshi Shinjo flies out to the center fielder. Ron Huber flies out to the center fielder. Edgardo Alfonzo singles to center field. Robin Yount scores. Kevin Stephens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Gary Smith is hit by a pitch. George Foster walks. Alex Gedeon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Foster is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Leo Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Len Denton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Jeff Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Ryan Jensen grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Greene singles to right field. Randy Winn grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Greene is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston King Blackburn singles to center field. Armando Benitez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Bancroft strikes out. Bobby Morrison flies out to the right fielder. Tom Ryan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Robin Yount flies out to the center fielder. Tsuyoshi Shinjo grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Huber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Gary Smith is hit by a pitch. George Foster strikes out. Alex Gedeon flies out to the right fielder. Gary Smith is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Camilius Fly enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bobby Morrison at LF. Jim Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Edgardo Alfonzo grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Stephens strikes out. Jeff Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Leo Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Pirtle is pinch hitting for Jim Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Steve Pirtle strikes out. King Blackburn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Johnny Platte pitching. Barry Bonds is pinch hitting for Armando Benitez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Barry Bonds walks. Bob Greene walks. Randy Winn doubles to left field. Barry Bonds scores. Bob Greene uses his aggressiveness and scores. Robin Yount singles to center field. Randy Winn scores. Houston total runners left on base: 5 Chicago total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - King Blackburn (27), Joe Bancroft (24).HR - Bobby Morrison (21).GIDP - Joe Bancroft, Bobby Morrison, Gary Smith, Alex Gedeon.HBP - Gary Smith 2 (6). Baserunning: CS - Gary Smith (3).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Anderson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Doug Sanberg improves in velocity Mike Scharein improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Scharein improves in contact_vs_righty Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in 2B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tim Lincecum did not respond to coaching in control Jim Brower improves in control Tim Lincecum improves in velocity Shea Hillenbrand did not respond to coaching in range Jim Kowitz did not respond to coaching in 1B