Win: Gene Thormahlen (1-0) Loss: George Sulik (0-1)
Inning: 1 Montreal Gene Thormahlen pitching. Pete Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Gibbs grounds out to the third baseman. Louie Reynolds walks. Jake Montague singles to left field. Kelly Johnson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston George Sulik pitching. Joe Ganzel doubles to right field. Joe Pearce doubles past the third baseman. Joe Ganzel scores. Bud Siever strikes out. Pete Valdez lines out to the third baseman. Pi Ortiz pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Jerry Brown singles to right field. Johnny Molina pops out to the third baseman. Gabe Trosky grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harland Lockhart walks. Jim Witt singles to center field. Harland Lockhart advances to third on the hit. Gene Thormahlen singles to center field. Harland Lockhart scores. Joe Ganzel hits a home run. Jim Witt scores. Gene Thormahlen scores. Joe Pearce pops out to the third baseman. Bud Siever lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Montreal George Sulik flies out to the left fielder. Pete Cox strikes out. Randy Gibbs grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Pete Valdez strikes out. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Alvarado pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Montreal Louie Reynolds singles to right field. Jake Montague strikes out. Kelly Johnson strikes out. Jerry Brown grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Louie Reynolds is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Harland Lockhart walks. Jim Witt grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Gene Thormahlen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Montreal Johnny Molina grounds out to the shortstop. Gabe Trosky reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bud Siever. George Sulik strikes out. Pete Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Ganzel grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Pearce strikes out. Bud Siever doubles to center field. Pete Valdez walks. Pi Ortiz doubles to center field. Bud Siever scores. Pete Valdez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Montreal Randy Gibbs strikes out. Louie Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Jake Montague flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Harland Lockhart doubles to center field. Jim Witt strikes out. Gene Thormahlen grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Ganzel walks. Joe Pearce singles past the shortstop. Harland Lockhart scores. Joe Ganzel advances to third on the hit. Bud Siever grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Montreal Morrie Henderson is pinch hitting for Kelly Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Morrie Henderson pops out to the second baseman. Jerry Brown singles to center field. Johnny Molina flies out to the center fielder. Gabe Trosky walks. George Sulik grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gabe Trosky is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel walks. Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jerry Rhiel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Harland Lockhart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Montreal Pete Cox flies out to the left fielder. Joe Brown is pinch hitting for Randy Gibbs. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Brown strikes out. Louie Reynolds singles past the shortstop. Jake Montague grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Louie Reynolds is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Andy Hillman 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). Jim Witt singles to right field. Dick Carroll is pinch hitting for Gene Thormahlen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dick Carroll singles to center field. Bobby Stuart is pinch hitting for Joe Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Stuart strikes out. John Marshall is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Marshall singles to center field. Jim Witt scores. Dick Carroll advances to third on the hit. Bud Siever grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Carroll scores. John Marshall advances to second on the play. Jerry Rhiel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Montreal Graeme Parsons pitching. Morrie Henderson flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Brown doubles to left field. Johnny Molina doubles to center field. Jerry Brown scores. Gabe Trosky grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Williams is pinch hitting for Andy Hillman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chris Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Montreal total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Joe Ganzel (3), Joe Pearce (1), Bud Siever (1), Pi Ortiz (1), Harland Lockhart (1).HR - Joe Ganzel (2).GIDP - Jim Witt. Fielding: E - Bud Siever.
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Colin Carmona improves in power_vs_righty J.R. Smith did not respond to coaching in endurance Dick Voyles improves in range Al Hiser improves in range Bill Rodgers did not respond to coaching in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Howie McCarthy improves in range Jot Burgmeier did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Paul Rebel improves in arm Newt Moore did not respond to coaching in arm Howie McCarthy did not respond to coaching in SS