Inning: 1 Houston Erik Kellett pitching. King Blackburn grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Diego Willie Howley pitching. Eddie Shopay strikes out. John Curd flies out to the left fielder. Tim Genovese pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston George Foster pops out to the second baseman. Leo Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Smith walks. Ed Pettit singles past the shortstop. Gary Smith advances to third on the hit. Alex Gedeon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 San Diego Jackie Dropo hits a home run. Bill Stratton walks. Tillie Souza walks. Willie Brusstar grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bill Stratton advances to third on the play. Tati Tsoir grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Willie Howley strikes out. King Blackburn grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Warhop walks. Bobby Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Diego Erik Kellett flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Shopay grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Curd doubles to right field. Tim Genovese singles to right field. John Curd scores. Jackie Dropo singles to left field. Tim Genovese advances to third on the hit. Bill Stratton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston George Foster grounds out to the pitcher. Leo Johnson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gary Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Diego Tillie Souza strikes out. Willie Brusstar lines out to the shortstop. Tati Tsoir doubles past the center fielder. Erik Kellett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Pettit pops out to the second baseman. Alex Gedeon singles to left field. Willie Howley lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. King Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Diego Eddie Shopay flies out to the left fielder. John Curd flies out to the right fielder. Tim Genovese singles to center field. Jackie Dropo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Charlie Warhop strikes out. Bobby Morrison walks. George Foster strikes out. Leo Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Diego Bill Stratton strikes out. Tillie Souza strikes out. Willie Brusstar grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Gary Smith flies out to the center fielder. Ed Pettit singles to center field. Trever Woehr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Gedeon grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ed Pettit is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Steve Pirtle is pinch hitting for Willie Howley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Steve Pirtle hits a home run. Alex Gedeon scores. King Blackburn doubles to left field. Charlie Warhop is hit by a pitch. Bobby Morrison doubles to right field. King Blackburn scores. Charlie Warhop uses his aggressiveness and scores. Karl Lake comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Diego Jim Miller pitching. Tim Minoso is pinch hitting for Tati Tsoir. Tim Minoso triples. Red James is pinch hitting for Karl Lake. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Red James doubles to left field. Tim Minoso scores. Eddie Shopay flies out to the center fielder. John Curd strikes out. Tim Genovese grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Freddie Grahe pitching. Leo Johnson singles to right field. Gary Smith walks. Ed Pettit grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gary Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Alex Gedeon grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Johnson scores. Ed Pettit advances to second on the play. Carl Lloyd is pinch hitting for Jim Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Carl Lloyd walks. King Blackburn is hit by a pitch. Joe Yvars comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Warhop strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 San Diego Johnny Platte pitching. Jackie Dropo grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Stratton strikes out. Tillie Souza strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Bobby Morrison singles to center field. George Foster flies out to the right fielder. Leo Johnson grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bobby Morrison is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gary Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 San Diego Willie Brusstar grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Minoso singles to center field. John Dutton is pinch hitting for Joe Yvars. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Dutton grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 10 San Diego total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Ed Pettit is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fresco Knisely improves in power_vs_lefty Doug Sanberg improves in control Frank Leppert did not respond to coaching in speed Doug Sanberg did not respond to coaching in control Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in 2B
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Fred Lyons did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Erubiel Snell did not respond to coaching in velocity Len Noftsker did not respond to coaching in control Gail East did not respond to coaching in velocity Arthur Littlefield did not respond to coaching in SS