Win: Travis Howell (6-21) Loss: Tom Guetterman (6-8)
Inning: 1 Houston Hillis Cissell pitching. Lee Jones walks. Richie Tenenbaum walks. Dean Throneberry grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Lee Jones advances to third on the play. Kyle Barry Larkin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta John Garland pitching. Jimmy McClellan pops out to the shortstop. Ryan Voyles flies out to the center fielder. Bill Marion singles to center field. Bill Marion steals second. Brian Hendricks strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Charlie Rice grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Rick McCracken doubles to right field. Frank Sizemore strikes out. Jose Orador flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Hal Vernon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Doyle walks. Jerry Doyle steals second. Gil Dorgan pops out to the third baseman. Elmer Hamlin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston John Garland strikes out. Lee Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Richie Tenenbaum strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Hillis Cissell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jimmy McClellan walks. Ryan Voyles walks. Bill Marion flies out to the right fielder. Brian Hendricks strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Dean Throneberry flies out to the center fielder. Kyle Barry Larkin pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Rice flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Hal Vernon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rick McCracken. Jerry Doyle lines out to the third baseman. Gil Dorgan walks. Elmer Hamlin singles to left field. Hal Vernon scores. Gil Dorgan advances to third on the hit. Hillis Cissell strikes out. Jimmy McClellan doubles to left field. Gil Dorgan scores. Elmer Hamlin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ryan Voyles walks. Bill Marion strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Rick McCracken singles to center field. Frank Sizemore singles to center field. Rick McCracken advances to third on the hit. Frank Sizemore gets picked off first. Jose Orador grounds out to the shortstop. Rick McCracken scores. John Garland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Brian Hendricks flies out to the left fielder. Hal Vernon flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Doyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Lee Jones walks. Richie Tenenbaum grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dean Throneberry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Gil Dorgan grounds out to the pitcher. Elmer Hamlin grounds out to the third baseman. Hillis Cissell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Kyle Barry Larkin strikes out. Charlie Rice doubles to right field. Rick McCracken grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Rice advances to third on the play. Frank Sizemore grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Jimmy McClellan walks. Ryan Voyles strikes out. Bill Marion flies out to the right fielder. Brian Hendricks flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Jose Orador pops out to the catcher. Scott Jackson is pinch hitting for John Garland. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Scott Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Lee Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Harry Thormahlen pitching. Hal Vernon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Gil Dorgan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Kent Kenworthy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Richie Tenenbaum doubles to center field. Dean Throneberry singles to right field. Richie Tenenbaum scores. Kyle Barry Larkin singles to center field. Dean Throneberry advances to third on the hit. Charlie Rice flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Dean Throneberry scores. Yorkis Tomer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick McCracken grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kyle Barry Larkin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Sizemore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Elmer Hamlin strikes out. Jim Neumeier is pinch hitting for Yorkis Tomer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jim Neumeier flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy McClellan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Tito Wise pitching. Jose Orador grounds out to the third baseman. Rey Munoz is pinch hitting for Harry Thormahlen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rey Munoz strikes out. Lee Jones grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Atlanta Tom Guetterman pitching. Ryan Voyles flies out to the center fielder. Bill Marion singles to center field. Brian Hendricks singles to center field. Bill Marion advances to third on the hit. Hal Vernon strikes out. Jerry Doyle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Houston Richie Tenenbaum strikes out. Dean Throneberry grounds out to the pitcher. Kyle Barry Larkin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Atlanta Gil Dorgan walks. Elmer Hamlin pops out to the first baseman. Dustin Martz is pinch hitting for Tito Wise. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dustin Martz flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy McClellan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gil Dorgan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Houston Travis Howell pitching. Charlie Rice singles to left field. Rick McCracken doubles past the left fielder. Charlie Rice uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Sizemore grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Orador pops out to the third baseman. Tom Guetterman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Atlanta Ryan Voyles singles to center field. Bill Marion is hit by a pitch. Brian Hendricks strikes out. Hal Vernon singles to center field. Ryan Voyles scores. Bill Marion advances to third on the hit. Jerry Doyle hits a ground ball to the second baseman. The second baseman throws home. Bill Marion scores. Houston total runners left on base: 5 Atlanta total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Richie Tenenbaum (6), Charlie Rice (6), Rick McCracken 2 (19).SF - Charlie Rice.GIDP - Richie Tenenbaum, Dean Throneberry. Fielding: E - Rick McCracken.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dennis Miklos improves in arm Hector Choate improves in contact_vs_lefty John Neiger did not respond to coaching in range Danny Chambers did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Willy Tavares did not respond to coaching in control Mike Besse did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ron Lucadello improves in power_vs_righty Jack Noonan did not respond to coaching in control Dee Cramer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gus Pattee improves in contact_vs_righty John Graham did not respond to coaching in speed Gene Cole did not respond to coaching in control