Win: Jack Gharrity (9-4) Loss: Minoru Suzuki (1-2)
Save: Luis Palacios (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Minoru Suzuki pitching. Lee Jones doubles to center field. Walt Breton strikes out. Bort Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Sailor Abstein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Florida Jack Gharrity pitching. Takayuki Ito singles to center field. Takayuki Ito steals second. Pat Heim grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Coan walks. Al Cain grounds out to the shortstop. Takayuki Ito advances to third on the play. Jack Coan advances to second on the play. Leonys Luis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Kyle Barry Larkin walks. Rick McCracken triples. Kyle Barry Larkin scores. Frank Sizemore grounds out to the third baseman. Rick McCracken scores. Dom Terry strikes out. Jack Gharrity flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Florida Byron Potts walks. Ramon Washington pops out to the shortstop. Roger Williams lines out to the third baseman. Minoru Suzuki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Lee Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Breton walks. Walt Breton is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bort Thompson triples. Sailor Abstein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Florida Takayuki Ito grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Heim flies out to the left fielder. Jack Coan singles to right field. Jack Coan steals second. Al Cain grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Kyle Barry Larkin doubles past the third baseman. Rick McCracken singles to left field. Kyle Barry Larkin scores. Frank Wachtel 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. Frank Sizemore flies out to the right fielder. Rick McCracken steals second. Dom Terry singles to right field. Rick McCracken scores. Jack Gharrity lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lee Jones singles to left field. Dom Terry scores. Walt Breton singles to left field. Lee Jones advances to third on the hit. Bort Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Florida Leonys Luis strikes out. Byron Potts flies out to the left fielder. Ramon Washington flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Sailor Abstein flies out to the left fielder. Kyle Barry Larkin pops out to the second baseman. Rick McCracken lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Florida Roger Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Wachtel pops out to the catcher. Takayuki Ito flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Frank Sizemore singles to center field. Dom Terry strikes out. Stubby Scheffer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jack Gharrity lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Frank Sizemore forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Lee Jones is hit by a pitch. Walt Breton walks. Bort Thompson singles to center field. Jack Gharrity scores. Lee Jones scores. Walt Breton advances to third on the hit. Matt Wright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sailor Abstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Florida Pat Heim strikes out. Jack Coan singles to right field. Al Cain doubles past the first baseman. Jack Coan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Leonys Luis walks. Byron Potts walks. Ramon Washington grounds out to the second baseman. Al Cain scores. Leonys Luis advances to third on the play. Byron Potts advances to second on the play. Roger Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Kyle Barry Larkin flies out to the center fielder. Rick McCracken walks. Frank Sizemore flies out to the center fielder. Dom Terry singles to left field. Rick McCracken advances to third on the hit. Mamoru Abe is pinch hitting for Jack Gharrity. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mamoru Abe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Florida Luis Palacios pitching. Matt Wright grounds out to the pitcher. Takayuki Ito strikes out. Pat Heim flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Lee Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Breton grounds out to the third baseman. Bort Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Florida Charlie Rice enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kyle Barry Larkin at RF. Jack Coan singles to right field. Jack Coan steals second. Al Cain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Coan advances to third on the play. Leonys Luis strikes out. Byron Potts singles to left field. Jack Coan scores. Ramon Washington flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Sailor Abstein walks. Sailor Abstein steals second. Ramon Washington throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Charlie Rice lines out to the second baseman. Rick McCracken hits a home run. Sailor Abstein scores. Phil Merkle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rey Munoz is pinch hitting for Frank Sizemore. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rey Munoz walks. Dom Terry grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Florida Phil Johnson is pinch hitting for Roger Williams. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Phil Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Phil Merkle strikes out. Goat Calmus is pinch hitting for Takayuki Ito. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Goat Calmus singles to center field. Pat Heim strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Florida total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Lee Jones (23), Kyle Barry Larkin (8).3B - Bort Thompson (6), Rick McCracken (7).HR - Rick McCracken (5).GIDP - Dom Terry.HBP - Lee Jones (4). Baserunning: SB - Sailor Abstein (24), Rick McCracken (12).CS - Walt Breton (5).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dennis Miklos improves in arm Rip Creeden did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Barney Courtright did not respond to coaching in velocity Lary Hand improves in power_vs_righty Willy Tavares did not respond to coaching in velocity John Neiger improves in power_vs_lefty
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gil Petagine improves in contact_vs_lefty Harry Scott did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Earl Wilson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Rolison did not respond to coaching in arm Gil Petagine did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Harry Scott improves in contact_vs_righty