Inning: 1 Houston Randy Phillips pitching. Ed Gagliano flies out to the right fielder. Emmett St.Claire pops out to the third baseman. Nate Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Allan Stahoviak pitching. Gabe Ketchum flies out to the center fielder. Dusty Andrews flies out to the center fielder. Kirby Romero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Silver Nicholson grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Hooper grounds out to the second baseman. Pinky Christensen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Eli Leinhauser grounds out to the shortstop. Marty McCormick flies out to the center fielder. John Butler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Cecil Swoboda strikes out. Dutch Shirey walks. Allan Stahoviak lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Gagliano singles to right field. Dutch Shirey scores. Emmett St.Claire singles to center field. Ed Gagliano advances to third on the hit. Nate Carroll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Ed Krenchicki reached on a fielding error by Silver Nicholson. Ed Krenchicki is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Anthony Curd lines out to the shortstop. Randy Phillips flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Silver Nicholson singles to left field. Jack Hooper grounds out to the pitcher. Silver Nicholson advances to second on the play. Pinky Christensen hits a home run. Silver Nicholson scores. Cecil Swoboda lines out to the shortstop. Dutch Shirey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Gabe Ketchum strikes out. Dusty Andrews strikes out. Kirby Romero singles to right field. Kirby Romero is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Allan Stahoviak grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Gagliano strikes out. Emmett St.Claire grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Eli Leinhauser flies out to the center fielder. Marty McCormick hits a home run. John Butler walks. Ed Krenchicki singles past the second baseman. John Butler is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Anthony Curd flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Nate Carroll singles to left field. Silver Nicholson flies out to the left fielder. Jack Hooper grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Randy Phillips reached on a fielding error by Pinky Christensen. Gabe Ketchum grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Dusty Andrews grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Pinky Christensen walks. Cecil Swoboda singles to right field. Pinky Christensen advances to third on the hit. Dutch Shirey flies out to the left fielder. Allan Stahoviak grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Kirby Romero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eli Leinhauser grounds out to the second baseman. Marty McCormick walks. John Butler grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Marty McCormick is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Ed Gagliano grounds out to the third baseman. Emmett St.Claire singles to right field. Nate Carroll grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Ed Krenchicki grounds out to the third baseman. Anthony Curd grounds out to the pitcher. Percy Perry is pinch hitting for Randy Phillips. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Percy Perry walks. Percy Perry is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Joe Bell pitching. Silver Nicholson singles to center field. Jack Hooper strikes out. Pinky Christensen flies out to the right fielder. Cecil Swoboda flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Oscar Curtis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gabe Ketchum grounds out to the shortstop. Dusty Andrews hits a home run. Kirby Romero walks. Eli Leinhauser singles to center field. Marty McCormick walks. The defense is playing the corners in. John Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Kirby Romero scores. Eli Leinhauser advances to third on the play. Marty McCormick advances to second on the play. Jeffrey White comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Krenchicki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Houston Dutch Shirey singles to center field. Jerry Smith is pinch hitting for Jeffrey White. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jerry Smith singles to right field. Dutch Shirey advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Ed Gagliano singles to left field. Dutch Shirey scores. Bill Stone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Emmett St.Claire singles to right field. Jerry Smith scores. Ed Gagliano advances to third on the hit. Emmett St.Claire steals second. Nate Carroll strikes out. Silver Nicholson singles past the third baseman. Ed Gagliano scores. Emmett St.Claire scores. Jack Hooper doubles to left field. Silver Nicholson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Archie Pascual comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pinky Christensen flies out to the right fielder. Cecil Swoboda strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Atlanta Fred Enwright pitching. Anthony Curd flies out to the right fielder. Russ Robinson is pinch hitting for Archie Pascual. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Russ Robinson hits a home run. Takashi Kawana comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gabe Ketchum hits a home run. Al Morgan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dusty Andrews grounds out to the shortstop. Kirby Romero lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 5 Atlanta total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Cecil Swoboda is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tim Ball did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tim Ball improves in contact_vs_righty Earl Wanninger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harry Garoni did not respond to coaching in range
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Allen Mason did not respond to coaching in velocity Glenn Elko improves in power_vs_lefty Allen Mason did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Kennedy did not respond to coaching in control