Inning: 1 Houston Hank Dougherty pitching. Carlos Meaney grounds out to the shortstop. Jess McMillan pops out to the second baseman. Riggs Stephenson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Darrin Murch pitching. Ed Daniel strikes out. Lance Landrum walks. Duke Eschen walks. Ellis Riley flies out to the center fielder. Jim Lindeman walks. Adam Luderus grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Bud Lauzerique singles to center field. Frank Parker pops out to the first baseman. Bud Lauzerique is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jeff Browne grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Bill Priddy flies out to the left fielder. Pete Shipanoff reached on a 2-base throwing error by Riggs Stephenson. Hank Dougherty strikes out. Ed Daniel singles to left field. Pete Shipanoff scores. Lance Landrum walks. Duke Eschen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Oeschger triples. Jake Holcombe grounds out to the third baseman. Darrin Murch strikes out. Carlos Meaney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Ellis Riley grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Lindeman pops out to the first baseman. Adam Luderus triples. Bill Priddy walks. Teddy Garcia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Shipanoff walks. Hank Dougherty flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Houston Jess McMillan doubles to right field. Riggs Stephenson hits a home run. Jess McMillan scores. Bud Lauzerique flies out to the right fielder. Frank Parker flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Browne singles to right field. Joe Oeschger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Ed Daniel strikes out. Lance Landrum pops out to the shortstop. Duke Eschen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jake Holcombe singles to left field. Andrew Christiansen is pinch hitting for Teddy Garcia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Andrew Christiansen singles to right field. Jake Holcombe advances to third on the hit. Carlos Meaney grounds out to the shortstop. Andrew Christiansen advances to second on the play. Jess McMillan singles to right field. Jake Holcombe scores. Andrew Christiansen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Walter Perconte comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Riggs Stephenson strikes out. Bud Lauzerique doubles to right field. Jess McMillan is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Gordon Gilbert pitching. Ellis Riley flies out to the left fielder. Jim Lindeman strikes out. Adam Luderus strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Frank Parker strikes out. Jeff Browne grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Oeschger doubles to right field. Jake Holcombe walks. Sid Denehy is pinch hitting for Gordon Gilbert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Sid Denehy grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Wilson Rapp pitching. Bill Priddy strikes out. Pete Shipanoff walks. Gerry Wilson is pinch hitting for Walter Perconte. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Gerry Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Shipanoff advances to second on the play. Ed Daniel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Milt Lord pitching. Carlos Meaney triples. Jess McMillan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Meaney scores. Riggs Stephenson strikes out. Bud Lauzerique pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Lance Landrum singles to center field. Duke Eschen pops out to the third baseman. Ellis Riley singles to center field. Lance Landrum is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Jim Lindeman pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Frank Parker grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Browne walks. Joe Oeschger singles to left field. Jake Holcombe doubles to left field. Jeff Browne scores. Denny Mills comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam Smith is pinch hitting for Wilson Rapp. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Sam Smith singles to center field. Joe Oeschger scores. Jake Holcombe scores. Carlos Meaney reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ellis Riley. Jess McMillan flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Sam Smith scores. Riggs Stephenson hits a home run. Carlos Meaney scores. Bill Ramirez is pinch hitting for Bud Lauzerique. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Ramirez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Cameron Teed pitching. Adam Luderus hits a home run. Toshihiko Watanabe is pinch hitting for Bill Priddy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Toshihiko Watanabe strikes out. Pete Shipanoff singles to left field. Ross Benes is pinch hitting for Denny Mills. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ross Benes pops out to the catcher. Ed Daniel walks. Sam Dwyer is pinch hitting for Lance Landrum. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sam Dwyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Babe Kemmer pitching. Jim Swift is pinch hitting for Frank Parker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Swift flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Browne singles to left field. Joe Oeschger strikes out. Jake Holcombe grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jeff Browne is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Duke Eschen pops out to the shortstop. Ellis Riley strikes out. Jim Lindeman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 12
Game Notes Toshihiko Watanabe is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pete Urbanski improves in power_vs_righty Cy Magallanes did not respond to coaching in speed Pete Urbanski improves in arm Danny Manwaring did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Wright did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Shore improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Sveum did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Shea did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Graham did not respond to coaching in 1B