Win: Ernie Hickman (1-0) Loss: Tim Barkley (0-1)
Save: Don Tucker (1)
Inning: 1 San Diego Tim Barkley pitching. Tomasz Roser strikes out. Charlie Dresser singles past the second baseman. Gene Turner grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Dresser advances to second on the play. Hank Jeltz pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Ernie Hickman pitching. Tom Karkovice grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Parkman walks. Cap Gordon grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Parkman advances to second on the play. Walt Henrich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Diego Texas Bill Bengough strikes out. Tulsa Carr singles past the shortstop. Joey Hemphill flies out to the right fielder. Travis Gelnar flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Andy Collins singles to center field. Darrell Aragon strikes out. Chris Benz walks. Tommy Shofner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chris Benz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tim Barkley pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Diego Ernie Hickman flies out to the center fielder. Tomasz Roser singles to right field. Charlie Dresser grounds into a 1-6-3 double play - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Tom Karkovice strikes out. Jack Parkman strikes out. Cap Gordon doubles to left field. Walt Henrich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Diego Gene Turner flies out to the center fielder. Hank Jeltz strikes out. Texas Bill Bengough strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Andy Collins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Darrell Aragon grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Benz singles to center field. Chris Benz steals second. Tommy Shofner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Diego Tulsa Carr walks. Joey Hemphill flies out to the left fielder. Travis Gelnar flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Hickman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Tim Barkley singles to center field. Tom Karkovice singles to right field. Tim Barkley aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jack Parkman flies out to the left fielder. Cap Gordon singles past the shortstop. Tim Barkley scores. Walt Henrich walks. Andy Collins singles to right field. Tom Karkovice scores. Cap Gordon is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Walt Henrich advances to third on the play. Darrell Aragon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 San Diego Tomasz Roser flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Dresser flies out to the left fielder. Gene Turner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Chris Benz grounds out to the third baseman. Tommy Shofner walks. Tim Barkley lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Karkovice pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Diego Hank Jeltz singles to left field. Texas Bill Bengough singles to center field. Tulsa Carr walks. Joey Hemphill singles to left field. Hank Jeltz scores. Texas Bill Bengough scores. Travis Gelnar singles to right field. Tulsa Carr scores. Ernie Hickman lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tomasz Roser flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Joey Hemphill scores. Tomoyuki Fukumoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Dresser grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Jack Parkman walks. Cowbell Hannigan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Parkman steals second. Cap Gordon strikes out. Walt Henrich singles to right field. Jack Parkman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Andy Collins grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Diego Gene Turner strikes out. Hank Jeltz strikes out. Texas Bill Bengough strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Darrell Aragon singles to right field. Joe Welch is pinch hitting for Chris Benz. Joe Welch flies out to the left fielder. Wally Sumner is pinch hitting for Tommy Shofner. Wally Sumner lines out to the shortstop. Luis Leon is pinch hitting for Tomoyuki Fukumoto. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Darrell Aragon steals second. Luis Leon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 San Diego Joe Wheeler pitching. Rex Ripley enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Welch at 2B. Tulsa Carr hits a home run. Billy Score is pinch hitting for Joey Hemphill. Billy Score strikes out. Travis Gelnar flies out to the center fielder. Pat Lary is pinch hitting for Cowbell Hannigan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Pat Lary flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Don Tucker pitching. Gene Washington enters the game as a defensive replacement for Billy Score at C. Tom Karkovice singles to left field. Jack Parkman pops out to the shortstop. Cap Gordon singles to center field. Walt Henrich strikes out. Andy Collins flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 San Diego total runners LOB: 4 Houston total runners LOB: 11
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gary Lehew improves in contact_vs_lefty Merl Wertz did not respond to coaching in control Hal Sweetland improves in velocity Paul Lefferts did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Hill did not respond to coaching in 3B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Chris Gandy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jacob Hamlin did not respond to coaching in velocity Norm Campbell improves in arm Hiroshige Hirota did not respond to coaching in range