Win: Ed Herring (10-5) Loss: Ernie Kennedy (10-3)
Save: Bill Salmon (25)
Inning: 1 Florida Ernie Kennedy pitching. Paul Wade grounds out to the shortstop. Miguel Reyes grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Ed Herring pitching. Greg Spongberg doubles to center field. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Pearce grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Spongberg advances to third on the play. Bud Siever flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Florida Greg Sheehan flies out to the right fielder. Pete Fournier grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Berger walks. Jack Arroyo singles to center field. Bill Berger advances to third on the hit. Carlito Rodriguez pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Pete Valdez pops out to the third baseman. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Florida Ed Herring strikes out. Paul Wade flies out to the right fielder. Miguel Reyes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Harland Lockhart walks. Ernie Kennedy lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the second baseman. Harland Lockhart advances to third on the play. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Florida Jerry Brown pops out to the second baseman. Greg Sheehan reached on a fielding error by Greg Spongberg. Pete Fournier strikes out. Bill Berger grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Greg Sheehan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Pearce singles to left field. Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Pearce advances to second on the play. Pete Valdez strikes out. Pi Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Florida Jack Arroyo flies out to the right fielder. Carlito Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Herring flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jerry Alvarado flies out to the left fielder. Harland Lockhart singles to left field. Ernie Kennedy lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Greg Spongberg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Florida Paul Wade singles to left field. Miguel Reyes flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Brown flies out to the right fielder. Greg Sheehan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Ganzel grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Pearce grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bud Siever doubles to center field. Pete Valdez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Florida Pete Fournier grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Berger flies out to the center fielder. Jack Arroyo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Pi Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the left fielder. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Florida Carlito Rodriguez doubles to left field. Ed Herring lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Paul Wade singles to center field. Carlito Rodriguez scores. Miguel Reyes strikes out. Kurt Bigbee 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. Jerry Brown grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paul Wade is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Kurt Bigbee strikes out. Greg Spongberg singles to center field. Joe Ganzel grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Florida Greg Sheehan reached on a 2-base fielding error by Harland Lockhart. Pete Fournier walks. Bill Berger flies out to the center fielder. Jack Arroyo strikes out. Greg Sheehan steals third. Carlito Rodriguez walks. Jim Quinn is pinch hitting for Ed Herring. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Quinn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Houston Bill Salmon pitching. Joe Pearce walks. Joe Pearce steals second. Bud Siever flies out to the right fielder. Pete Valdez grounds out to the third baseman. Pi Ortiz walks. Jerry Alvarado lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Florida total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 7
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mark Weaver improves in contact_vs_lefty Jess Lefebvre did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Juan DeJesus did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Browne did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Harding did not respond to coaching in CF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Willie Rossman did not respond to coaching in control Barry Correa did not respond to coaching in speed Barry Correa did not respond to coaching in speed Howie McCarthy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Howie McCarthy improves in SS