Win: Mickey Berkman (1-0) Loss: Jack Butler (0-1)
Save: Nelson Salazar (1)
Inning: 1 Florida Jack Butler pitching. Mark Rajsich flies out to the left fielder. George Pulido grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Pointer singles to left field. Pat Leonard doubles to left field. Ed Pointer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Christiansen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Pat Guindon pitching. Jim Weaver grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Goldman pops out to the shortstop. Dan Fiore doubles to center field. Billy McFarland doubles to center field. Dan Fiore scores. Hank Shanner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Florida Joe Gray singles past the first baseman. Todd Wood singles to right field. Guy Gilbert strikes out. Pat Guindon pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Mark Rajsich flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Bobby Medlinger lines out to the shortstop. Milt Krieg walks. John Burke strikes out. Jack Butler singles to center field. Milt Krieg advances to third on the hit. Jim Weaver doubles to right field. Milt Krieg scores. Bob Goldman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Florida George Pulido flies out to the left fielder. Ed Pointer strikes out. Pat Leonard walks. Joe Christiansen singles to left field. Pat Leonard advances to third on the hit. Joe Gray doubles to left field. Pat Leonard scores. Joe Christiansen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Todd Wood triples. Joe Gray scores. Ken Wineapple comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Guy Gilbert grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Dan Fiore grounds out to the second baseman. Billy McFarland singles to center field. Billy McFarland steals second. Hank Shanner flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Medlinger singles to left field. Billy McFarland scores. Milt Krieg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Florida Pat Guindon grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Rajsich flies out to the left fielder. George Pulido singles to right field. Ed Pointer grounds into a force play to the first baseman. George Pulido is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston John Burke walks. Ken Wineapple lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Weaver strikes out. Bob Goldman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Florida Pat Leonard singles past the second baseman. Joe Christiansen singles to left field. Pat Leonard advances to third on the hit. Joe Christiansen steals second. Joe Gray triples. Pat Leonard scores. Joe Christiansen scores. Todd Wood flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Gray scores. Guy Gilbert grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Guindon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Dan Fiore grounds out to the shortstop. Billy McFarland doubles to right field. Hank Shanner hits a home run. Billy McFarland scores. Mickey Berkman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Medlinger strikes out. Milt Krieg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Florida Lyman Hughes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Rajsich singles to center field. George Pulido flies out to the center fielder. Ed Pointer flies out to the right fielder. Pat Leonard singles to center field. Mark Rajsich advances to third on the hit. Joe Christiansen hits a home run. Mark Rajsich scores. Pat Leonard scores. Joe Gray flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston John Burke grounds out to the third baseman. Lyman Hughes grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Weaver flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Florida Todd Wood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Guy Gilbert strikes out. Pat Vadeboncoeur is pinch hitting for Mickey Berkman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pat Vadeboncoeur singles to center field. Passed ball. Pat Vadeboncoeur advances to second. Mark Rajsich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Dave Culver pitching. Bob Goldman flies out to the right fielder. Dan Fiore singles to center field. Billy McFarland strikes out. Hank Shanner grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Florida George Pulido pops out to the first baseman. Ed Pointer pops out to the second baseman. Pat Leonard lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bobby Medlinger grounds out to the pitcher. Milt Krieg walks. John Burke walks. Kesanori Shinohara is pinch hitting for Lyman Hughes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kesanori Shinohara grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Burke is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jason Hunter is pinch hitting for Jim Weaver. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jason Hunter singles to center field. Milt Krieg scores. Kesanori Shinohara advances to third on the hit. Bob Goldman hits a home run. Kesanori Shinohara scores. Jason Hunter scores. Bill Tyree comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Fiore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Florida Izumi Kagawa pitching. Joe Christiansen reached on a 2-base throwing error by Izumi Kagawa. Joe Gray strikes out. Todd Wood walks. Juan Amador is pinch hitting for Guy Gilbert. Juan Amador grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jim Eenhorn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Juan Amador at C. Nelson Salazar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Billy McFarland pops out to the catcher. Hank Shanner grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Medlinger singles to center field. Bobby Medlinger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Florida total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Pat Leonard (1), Joe Gray (1).3B - Joe Gray (1), Todd Wood (1).HR - Joe Christiansen (1).SF - Todd Wood.GIDP - Juan Amador. Baserunning: SB - Joe Christiansen (1).
Batting:2B - Jim Weaver (2), Dan Fiore (1), Billy McFarland 2 (2).HR - Bob Goldman (3), Hank Shanner (1). Baserunning: SB - Billy McFarland (1).CS - Bobby Medlinger (2). Fielding: E - Izumi Kagawa.PB - Dan Fiore.
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: March Sitton did not respond to coaching in control Keith Hall did not respond to coaching in control Stan Suggs improves in arm Irv Chaney did not respond to coaching in range
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Art Viox improves in arm Glenn Stein did not respond to coaching in control Bill Martinez did not respond to coaching in control Pat Smith improves in velocity