Win: Ernie Kennedy (13-3) Loss: Atlee Shetrone (2-14)
Save: James Arnold (25)
Inning: 1 Houston Atlee Shetrone pitching. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Ganzel grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Pearce strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Ernie Kennedy pitching. Shitoshi Nitta strikes out. Greg LeClaire strikes out. Toshiaki Otomo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bud Siever grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Valdez singles past the third baseman. Pi Ortiz grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Pete Valdez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Walt Markle reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pi Ortiz. Lee Kitson lines out to the second baseman. Gene Weiland strikes out. Ramon Pike strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Jim Witt singles to right field. Ernie Kennedy lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Greg Spongberg strikes out. Joe Ganzel singles to center field. Jim Witt scores. Joe Pearce singles to center field. Joe Ganzel advances to third on the hit. Joe Pearce steals second. Bud Siever strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Buzz Sample strikes out. Atlee Shetrone flies out to the center fielder. Shitoshi Nitta grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Pete Valdez walks. Passed ball. Pete Valdez advances to second. Pi Ortiz singles to left field. Pete Valdez is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Harland Lockhart walks. Jim Witt strikes out. Ernie Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Greg LeClaire singles to center field. Toshiaki Otomo singles to center field. Greg LeClaire advances to third on the hit. Walt Markle grounds out to the shortstop. Greg LeClaire scores. Toshiaki Otomo advances to second on the play. Lee Kitson lines out to the shortstop. Gene Weiland strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Greg Spongberg strikes out. Joe Ganzel flies out to the left fielder. Joe Pearce grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Ramon Pike singles to left field. Buzz Sample flies out to the center fielder. Atlee Shetrone fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Atlee Shetrone grounds out to the third baseman. Ramon Pike advances to second on the play. Shitoshi Nitta strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Bud Siever singles to center field. Pete Valdez walks. Pi Ortiz doubles to center field. Bud Siever scores. Pete Valdez scores. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the second baseman. Pi Ortiz advances to third on the play. Jim Witt singles to center field. Pi Ortiz scores. 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 right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Greg LeClaire grounds out to the third baseman. Toshiaki Otomo strikes out. Walt Markle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston George Tramback comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Stuart is pinch hitting for Joe Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Stuart walks. John Marshall is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Marshall walks. Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Stuart advances to third on the play. John Marshall advances to second on the play. Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel strikes out. Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Lee Kitson walks. Lee Kitson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gene Weiland is hit by a pitch. Ramon Pike strikes out. Gene Weiland steals second. Buzz Sample grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Harland Lockhart grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Witt lines out to the shortstop. Mark Carney is pinch hitting for Ernie Kennedy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mark Carney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta James Arnold pitching. Dick Coombs is pinch hitting for George Tramback. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dick Coombs singles to left field. Shitoshi Nitta walks. Greg LeClaire flies out to the right fielder. Toshiaki Otomo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Dick Coombs advances to third on the play. Shitoshi Nitta advances to second on the play. Walt Markle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Kemp McGee pitching. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Stuart strikes out. John Marshall hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bud Siever grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Marshall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Lee Kitson strikes out. Gene Weiland flies out to the right fielder. Ramon Pike lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Atlanta total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Joe Pearce 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: George Clark did not respond to coaching in speed Jim McGlothin did not respond to coaching in arm Rick Yerkes did not respond to coaching in range Whitey Nichols improves in power_vs_righty Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Wagner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ron Tinning improves in contact_vs_lefty Ben Lipetri did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Rubeling did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty