Win: Patrick Corbin (10-6) Loss: Chuck Donovan (4-9)
Save: Ray Martinez (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Patrick Corbin pitching. Babe Miller flies out to the right fielder. John Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Jack Francona walks. Jack Francona steals second. Stan Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Florida Chuck Donovan pitching. Moe Smith hits a home run. Darrell Belle flies out to the left fielder. Bobo Hurdle grounds out to the third baseman. Julio Batiste flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Tim Lauder grounds out to the third baseman. Adolfo Marrero grounds out to the shortstop. Warren Dettore singles to left field. Warren Dettore steals second. Hiromori Miyade flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Florida Bill Tipton strikes out. Ernie Kubek flies out to the right fielder. Don Hosey grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Chuck Donovan singles to left field. Babe Miller strikes out. John Ortiz walks. Jack Francona flies out to the center fielder. Stan Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Florida Shorty Dropo grounds out to the shortstop. Patrick Corbin strikes out. Moe Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Tim Lauder doubles to left field. Adolfo Marrero grounds out to the third baseman. Warren Dettore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Lauder advances to third on the play. Hiromori Miyade singles to left field. Tim Lauder scores. Chuck Donovan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Florida Darrell Belle walks. Darrell Belle steals second. Bobo Hurdle singles to left field. Darrell Belle scores. Julio Batiste flies out to the center fielder. Bill Tipton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Bobo Hurdle advances to second on the play. Ernie Kubek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Babe Miller strikes out. John Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Jack Francona lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Florida Don Hosey walks. Shorty Dropo singles to center field. Patrick Corbin fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Patrick Corbin strikes out. Moe Smith singles to left field. Don Hosey scores. Shorty Dropo advances to third on the hit. Darrell Belle strikes out. Bobo Hurdle singles to left field. Shorty Dropo scores. Moe Smith advances to third on the hit. Julio Batiste strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Stan Jordan walks. Tim Lauder singles to center field. Stan Jordan is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Adolfo Marrero doubles to right field. Tim Lauder uses his aggressiveness and scores. Warren Dettore flies out to the right fielder. Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Florida Bill Tipton reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jack Francona. Ernie Kubek singles to center field. Bill Tipton scores. Don Hosey strikes out. Shorty Dropo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ernie Kubek is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Patrick Corbin grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Shorty Dropo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Mike Brett is pinch hitting for Chuck Donovan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Brett walks. Babe Miller singles to right field. Mike Brett is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Ray Martinez 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. John Ortiz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Babe Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jack Francona strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Florida Hal Constable pitching. Moe Smith singles to left field. Darrell Belle singles to center field. Bobo Hurdle walks. Julio Batiste pops out to the second baseman. Bill Tipton singles to left field. Moe Smith scores. Darrell Belle scores. Bobo Hurdle advances to third on the hit. Keiichi Tsuji comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Kubek reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Ortiz. Bobo Hurdle scores. Don Hosey singles to center field. Bill Tipton scores. Ernie Kubek scores. Shorty Dropo flies out to the left fielder. Ray Martinez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Don Hosey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Stan Jordan walks. Tim Lauder grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Adolfo Marrero grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Florida Moe Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Darrell Belle flies out to the right fielder. Bobo Hurdle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Warren Dettore strikes out. Hiromori Miyade strikes out. Jim Morris is pinch hitting for Keiichi Tsuji. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Morris singles to left field. Babe Miller singles to left field. John Ortiz triples. Jim Morris scores. Babe Miller scores. Jack Francona strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 8 Florida total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Tim Lauder (14), Adolfo Marrero (16).3B - John Ortiz (5).GIDP - Tim Lauder. Baserunning: SB - Jack Francona (12), Warren Dettore (3). Fielding: E - John Ortiz, Jack Francona.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joji Aoyama did not respond to coaching in velocity John Helms improves in power_vs_lefty Tom Pitula did not respond to coaching in velocity John Helms did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Sam Jordan improves in range Greg Stumpf did not respond to coaching in control Sam Jordan did not respond to coaching in LF
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Larry Andrews improves in speed Sheldon Guisto did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Conway improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Conway improves in range Len Laskey improves in power_vs_lefty John Oliver did not respond to coaching in velocity