Win: James Arnold (1-0) Loss: Tony Brown (1-1)
Save: Kurt Bigbee (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Tony Brown pitching. Greg Spongberg singles to left field. Joe Ganzel strikes out. Joe Pearce hits a home run. Greg Spongberg scores. Pete Valdez singles to left field. Pi Ortiz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Florida Paul Melvin pitching. Miguel Reyes grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Fournier grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Brown singles to left field. Greg Sheehan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the second baseman. Harland Lockhart walks. Dick Carroll flies out to the right fielder. Paul Melvin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harland Lockhart is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Florida Pete Elston singles to center field. Dave Williams singles to left field. Carlito Rodriguez strikes out. Ray Gonder singles to center field. Pete Elston scores. Dave Williams advances to third on the hit. Tony Brown flies out to the center fielder. Miguel Reyes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Greg Spongberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Ganzel singles to right field. Joe Pearce singles to left field. Joe Ganzel is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Pete Valdez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Pearce is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Florida Pete Fournier singles to right field. Jerry Brown flies out to the center fielder. Greg Sheehan grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Pi Ortiz walks. Pi Ortiz steals second. Jerry Alvarado singles to right field. Pi Ortiz scores. Harland Lockhart strikes out. Dick Carroll strikes out. Paul Melvin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Florida Pete Elston strikes out. Dave Williams pops out to the second baseman. Carlito Rodriguez walks. Ray Gonder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Greg Spongberg flies out to the center fielder. Joe Ganzel flies out to the right fielder. Joe Pearce strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Florida Tony Brown strikes out. Miguel Reyes reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pi Ortiz. Pete Fournier singles to right field. Miguel Reyes scores. Jerry Brown singles to right field. Pete Fournier advances to third on the hit. Greg Sheehan grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Fournier scores. Jerry Brown advances to second on the play. Pete Elston doubles to left field. Jerry Brown scores. Dave Williams singles to center field. Pete Elston scores. Carlito Rodriguez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Williams is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Pete Valdez strikes out. Pi Ortiz doubles to right field. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Pi Ortiz advances to third on the play. Harland Lockhart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Florida James Arnold 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. Ray Gonder grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Brown strikes out. Miguel Reyes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Dick Carroll hits a home run. James Arnold reached on a fielding error by Dave Williams. Mark Carney is pinch running for James Arnold on 1st base. Greg Spongberg walks. Joe Ganzel singles to center field. Mark Carney scores. Greg Spongberg advances to third on the hit. Joe Pearce hits a home run. Greg Spongberg scores. Joe Ganzel scores. Bill Fieber comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel strikes out. Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Florida Kurt Bigbee pitching. Pete Fournier flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Brown flies out to the right fielder. Greg Sheehan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Harland Lockhart singles to right field. Dick Carroll strikes out. Kurt Bigbee lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Greg Spongberg singles to center field. Harland Lockhart scores. Bobby Stuart is pinch hitting for Joe Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Stuart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Florida Pete Elston singles to center field. Dave Williams grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Carlito Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston John Marshall is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Marshall singles to left field. Jerry Rhiel singles to left field. Ed Nicosia grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Marshall advances to third on the play. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Florida Paul Wade is pinch hitting for Ray Gonder. Paul Wade grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Berger is pinch hitting for Bill Fieber. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Berger doubles to center field. Miguel Reyes flies out to the left fielder. Pete Fournier hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jerry Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Florida total runners LOB: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Willie Rossman did not respond to coaching in velocity Russ Irwin did not respond to coaching in control Newt Moore did not respond to coaching in arm Whitey Nichols improves in arm Howie McCarthy did not respond to coaching in SS
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Manny Alfonseca did not respond to coaching in control Manny Alfonseca did not respond to coaching in endurance Mark Weaver improves in contact_vs_lefty Darrin Grinch improves in power_vs_lefty John Duncan did not respond to coaching in CF