Inning: 1 Atlanta Ryan Usher pitching. Wayne Bannister singles to right field. Wayne Bannister is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Katsumi Mise flies out to the left fielder. Pierce Pearson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Gary Bell pitching. Joe Butler pops out to the catcher. Galen Foss strikes out. Brad Stivetts lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Scott Kosman flies out to the right fielder. Rick Bell grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Bradley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Fred Beck lines out to the shortstop. Guillermo Avalos pops out to the shortstop. Kazuya Ogo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Ray Heffner singles to left field. Luke Taylor singles to center field. Gary Bell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wayne Bannister flies out to the center fielder. Katsumi Mise walks. Pierce Pearson hits a home run. Ray Heffner scores. Luke Taylor scores. Katsumi Mise scores. Scott Kosman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Dave Cormier grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Shaw pops out to the shortstop. Ryan Usher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Rick Bell singles to left field. Bill Bradley strikes out. Ray Heffner grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Galen Foss singles to left field. Brad Stivetts singles to right field. Galen Foss aggressively advances to third on the hit. Fred Beck grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Luke Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Bell walks. Wayne Bannister pops out to the shortstop. Katsumi Mise pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kazuya Ogo strikes out. Dave Cormier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Pierce Pearson hits a home run. Scott Kosman walks. Rick Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Kosman advances to second on the play. Bill Bradley hits a home run. Scott Kosman scores. Ray Heffner grounds out to the shortstop. Luke Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Jason Shaw flies out to the left fielder. Ryan Usher strikes out. Joe Butler reached on a fielding error by Ray Heffner. Galen Foss singles to left field. Brad Stivetts strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Gary Bell strikes out. Wayne Bannister grounds out to the shortstop. Katsumi Mise doubles to right field. Pierce Pearson singles to center field. Katsumi Mise scores. Shigeo Fukuchi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Scott Kosman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Fred Beck strikes out. Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the third baseman. Kazuya Ogo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Rick Bell strikes out. Bill Bradley pops out to the shortstop. Ray Heffner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Dave Cormier reached on a fielding error by Bill Bradley. Sam Howerton is pinch hitting for Jason Shaw. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sam Howerton walks. Hector Hartgraves is pinch hitting for Shigeo Fukuchi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hector Hartgraves hits a home run. Dave Cormier scores. Sam Howerton scores. Belden Chaplin is pinch hitting for Joe Butler. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Belden Chaplin doubles to center field. Andy Dowell 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. Galen Foss flies out to the center fielder. Gary Bressler is pinch hitting for Brad Stivetts. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Bressler strikes out. Fred Beck walks. Bill Colbert is pinch hitting for Guillermo Avalos. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Colbert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Rick Carter pitching. Bill Franklin is pinch hitting for Luke Taylor. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Franklin grounds out to the pitcher. Andy Dowell pops out to the first baseman. Wayne Bannister grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Kazuya Ogo flies out to the left fielder. Dave Cormier is hit by a pitch. Sam Howerton walks. Chris Malloy is pinch hitting for Rick Carter. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chris Malloy singles to center field. Dave Cormier scores. Sam Howerton advances to third on the hit. Belden Chaplin grounds out to the catcher. Chris Malloy advances to second on the play. Galen Foss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Atlanta total runners LOB: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Katsumi Mise (1).HR - Pierce Pearson 2 (3), Bill Bradley (1).GIDP - Ray Heffner. Baserunning: CS - Wayne Bannister (1). Fielding: E - Bill Bradley, Ray Heffner.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ty Meakim did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Ray did not respond to coaching in velocity Ty Meakim improves in speed Dave Strom did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Andy DeBerry did not respond to coaching in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Lopez improves in contact_vs_righty Johnny Gossage did not respond to coaching in range Alex Wise did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Gossage did not respond to coaching in range Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B