Win: Al Carisch (7-4) Loss: Roy Wilkinson (5-3)
Save: Ken Keatley (22)
Inning: 1 Houston Roy Wilkinson pitching. Bob Eyre flies out to the left fielder. Scott Chance doubles to left field. Ralph Smith walks. Paul Belle grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Chance advances to third on the play. Ralph Smith advances to second on the play. Matt Morrison lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago Al Carisch pitching. Ikuzo Kitabeppu reached on a fielding error by John McGilvray. Ben Lohrke walks. Reb Russell strikes out. John Soto grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bruce Blemker strikes out. Ed Schmulbach grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John McGilvray grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Chick Gandil walks. Chick Gandil is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Terry Howell grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Stairs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Al Carisch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Eyre doubles to center field. Scott Chance strikes out. Ralph Smith grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Kenji Takamiya grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Wilkinson grounds out to the shortstop. Ikuzo Kitabeppu grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Paul Belle strikes out. Matt Morrison flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Blemker doubles past the left fielder. Ed Schmulbach walks. John McGilvray flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Ben Lohrke strikes out. Reb Russell flies out to the center fielder. John Soto singles to right field. Chick Gandil grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Soto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Al Carisch strikes out. Bob Eyre hits a home run. Scott Chance flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Terry Howell singles past the third baseman. Ed Stairs pops out to the third baseman. Kenji Takamiya grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Terry Howell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Roy Wilkinson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Paul Belle singles past the third baseman. Matt Morrison flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Blemker singles to right field. Ed Schmulbach singles to center field. Paul Belle scores. John McGilvray grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Ikuzo Kitabeppu pops out to the first baseman. Ben Lohrke singles to center field. Reb Russell singles to center field. Ben Lohrke advances to third on the hit. Reb Russell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Soto singles to left field. Ben Lohrke scores. Chick Gandil strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Al Carisch flies out to the left fielder. Bob Eyre walks. Scott Chance grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Terry Howell strikes out. Phil Kenney is pinch hitting for Ed Stairs. Phil Kenney singles to right field. Mark Nevers is pinch hitting for Kenji Takamiya. Mark Nevers walks. Oscar Moford is pinch hitting for Roy Wilkinson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Oscar Moford pops out to the third baseman. Ben Goossen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. George Cox is pinch hitting for Ikuzo Kitabeppu. George Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Fred Gilkey pitching. Ralph Smith pops out to the first baseman. Paul Belle strikes out. Matt Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Ben Lohrke lines out to the first baseman. Reb Russell grounds out to the second baseman. John Soto walks. Chick Gandil singles to center field. Terry Howell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Bruce Blemker pops out to the second baseman. Ed Schmulbach strikes out. John McGilvray flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Ken Keatley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Phil Kenney singles to center field. Mark Nevers strikes out. Roxey Lock is pinch hitting for Fred Gilkey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Roxey Lock flies out to the center fielder. George Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Chicago total runners LOB: 9
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe McNeil did not respond to coaching in speed Terry Fordyce improves in arm Marcus Gannon improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Phelan did not respond to coaching in velocity Hilly Billy did not respond to coaching in 3B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hack Knothe improves in power_vs_lefty Billy Portocarrero did not respond to coaching in control Hack Knothe did not respond to coaching in arm Jake Kavanagh did not respond to coaching in endurance John Lee did not respond to coaching in SS