Win: Kemp McGee (5-0) Loss: George Block (12-8)
Save: Howard Zak (26)
Inning: 1 Atlanta George Block pitching. Shitoshi Nitta walks. Greg LeClaire singles to center field. Shitoshi Nitta advances to third on the hit. Toshiaki Otomo singles to left field. Shitoshi Nitta scores. Lee Kitson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Greg LeClaire advances to third on the play. Toshiaki Otomo advances to second on the play. Walt Markle singles to right field. Greg LeClaire scores. Gene Weiland grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Bill Beazley pitching. Greg Spongberg walks. Pete Valdez pops out to the shortstop. Jerry Alvarado singles to center field. Greg Spongberg advances to third on the hit. Harland Lockhart doubles to right field. Greg Spongberg scores. Jerry Alvarado uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bud Siever grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Harland Lockhart advances to third on the play. Jim Witt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Buzz Sample strikes out. Irish Riddle grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Beazley singles to left field. Shitoshi Nitta flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bobby Stuart singles to center field. Dick Carroll singles to left field. George Block 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 doubles past the third baseman. Bobby Stuart scores. Dick Carroll scores. Pete Valdez flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Greg LeClaire grounds out to the shortstop. Toshiaki Otomo flies out to the right fielder. Lee Kitson doubles to right field. Walt Markle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Harland Lockhart flies out to the right fielder. Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Witt singles to right field. Bobby Stuart flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Gene Weiland grounds out to the third baseman. Buzz Sample grounds out to the pitcher. Irish Riddle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Dick Carroll strikes out. George Block strikes out. Greg Spongberg walks. Pete Valdez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Bill Beazley strikes out. Shitoshi Nitta singles to center field. Greg LeClaire doubles to left field. Shitoshi Nitta is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Toshiaki Otomo hits a home run. Greg LeClaire scores. Lee Kitson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Harland Lockhart singles to left field. Bud Siever flies out to the center fielder. Jim Witt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Walt Markle grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Gene Weiland strikes out. Buzz Sample pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bobby Stuart strikes out. Dick Carroll strikes out. George Block singles to center field. Greg Spongberg pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Irish Riddle walks. Rafael Belliard is pinch hitting for Bill Beazley. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Rafael Belliard flies out to the right fielder. Shitoshi Nitta grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Kemp McGee pitching. Pete Valdez singles to left field. Jerry Alvarado singles to center field. Pete Valdez advances to third on the hit. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Alvarado advances to second on the play. Bud Siever strikes out. Jim Witt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Greg LeClaire grounds out to the third baseman. Toshiaki Otomo strikes out. Lee Kitson singles to left field. Walt Markle hits a home run. Lee Kitson scores. Gene Weiland hits a home run. Buzz Sample grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bobby Stuart pops out to the second baseman. Dick Carroll grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Carney is pinch hitting for George Block. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mark Carney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta James Arnold pitching. Irish Riddle strikes out. Dick Coombs is pinch hitting for Kemp McGee. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dick Coombs strikes out. Shitoshi Nitta flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Howard Zak pitching. Greg Spongberg doubles to center field. Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Harland Lockhart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners LOB: 3 Houston total runners LOB: 9
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Danny Carbo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ben Lipetri improves in velocity Tom Brown improves in arm Danny Carbo improves in arm
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Barry Correa did not respond to coaching in range Russ Irwin did not respond to coaching in control Howie McCarthy improves in arm Howie McCarthy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B