Win: Ernie Bigbee (3-3) Loss: Bill Townsend (1-2)
Save: Ken Keatley (12)
Inning: 1 Houston Bill Townsend pitching. Bob Eyre grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Scott Chance singles to right field. John Marrow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Chance advances to second on the play. Paul Belle grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Ernie Bigbee pitching. Eric Friday strikes out. Babe McKean grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve LaForest strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Matt Morrison strikes out. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Schmulbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Bill Clemente flies out to the center fielder. John McGilvray flies out to the center fielder. Doc Christian pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Mandy Hughes singles to left field. Ernie Bigbee fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ernie Bigbee grounds out to the shortstop. Mandy Hughes advances to second on the play. Bob Eyre strikes out. Scott Chance strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Mike Stroud pops out to the first baseman. Duke Torgeson strikes out. Bill Townsend strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston John Marrow strikes out. Paul Belle strikes out. Matt Morrison flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Eric Friday grounds out to the third baseman. Babe McKean grounds out to the shortstop. Steve LaForest grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bruce Blemker walks. Bruce Blemker steals second. Ed Schmulbach singles to center field. Bruce Blemker scores. Mandy Hughes flies out to the center fielder. Ed Schmulbach is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ernie Bigbee grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Bill Clemente flies out to the right fielder. John McGilvray singles to left field. Doc Christian pops out to the first baseman. Mike Stroud triples. John McGilvray scores. Duke Torgeson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Bob Eyre grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Chance singles to left field. Scott Chance steals second. John Marrow singles to left field. Scott Chance is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Paul Belle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Bill Townsend strikes out. Eric Friday strikes out. Babe McKean grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Matt Morrison walks. Matt Morrison steals second. Bruce Blemker walks. Ed Schmulbach grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Morrison advances to third on the play. Bruce Blemker advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Mandy Hughes walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Ernie Bigbee grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Matt Morrison is out at home. Bob Eyre grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Steve LaForest reached on a fielding error by Ernie Bigbee. Steve LaForest steals second. Bill Clemente flies out to the center fielder. John McGilvray walks. Doc Christian walks. Mike Stroud lines out to the second baseman. Duke Torgeson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston Scott Chance grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Marrow doubles to center field. Paul Belle singles past the third baseman. John Marrow scores. Paul Belle steals second. Matt Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Blemker walks. Ted Rosello comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ed Schmulbach singles to center field. Paul Belle scores. Bruce Blemker advances to third on the hit. Mandy Hughes walks. Ernie Bigbee grounds into a fielders choice to the catcher. Bruce Blemker is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Ray Holman is pinch hitting for Ted Rosello. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ray Holman strikes out. Eric Friday flies out to the right fielder. Babe McKean grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jim Chambers pitching. Bob Eyre grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Chance singles to right field. John Marrow flies out to the right fielder. Paul Belle singles to right field. Scott Chance advances to third on the hit. Matt Morrison grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Ken Keatley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Steve LaForest grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Clemente flies out to the left fielder. John McGilvray triples. Doc Christian flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 11 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - John Marrow (10). Baserunning: SB - Scott Chance (5), Paul Belle (9), Matt Morrison (9), Bruce Blemker (8).CS - Ed Schmulbach (5). Fielding: E - Ernie Bigbee.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roger Yingling did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Palmer did not respond to coaching in control Terry Fordyce improves in range Urbane Gatewood improves in arm Terry Fordyce did not respond to coaching in RF
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jack Gaines did not respond to coaching in speed Osvaldo Gomes improves in contact_vs_lefty Andy Getz did not respond to coaching in control Yuta Yokomizo did not respond to coaching in speed Waylon Perez Jr. did not respond to coaching in SS