Win: Larry Stires (4-0) Loss: Allen Wheat (3-1)
Save: Ad Harkness (5)
Inning: 1 Houston Allen Wheat pitching. Joe Butler hits a home run. Chris Malloy grounds out to the third baseman. Brad Stivetts flies out to the center fielder. Fred Beck singles in front of the center fielder. Guillermo Avalos strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Larry Stires pitching. Wayne Bannister strikes out. Scott Kosman strikes out. Jim Householder singles to left field. Katsumi Mise flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bill Herbert grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dave Cormier walks. Dave Cormier steals second. Jason Shaw singles to right field. Dave Cormier scores. Larry Stires lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Butler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Bill Bradley flies out to the right fielder. Ray Heffner singles to left field. Pierce Pearson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Heffner advances to second on the play. Angel Murphy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Chris Malloy singles to center field. Chris Malloy is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Brad Stivetts strikes out. Fred Beck hits a home run. Guillermo Avalos walks. Guillermo Avalos is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Allen Wheat singles to right field. Wayne Bannister strikes out. Scott Kosman flies out to the center fielder. Jim Householder flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bill Herbert flies out to the right fielder. Dave Cormier strikes out. Jason Shaw flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Katsumi Mise strikes out. Bill Bradley singles to center field. Ray Heffner pops out to the first baseman. Pierce Pearson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Larry Stires grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Butler strikes out. Chris Malloy grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Angel Murphy reached on a fielding error by Chris Malloy. Allen Wheat lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wayne Bannister singles past the second baseman. Angel Murphy scores. Scott Kosman singles to right field. Wayne Bannister advances to third on the hit. Jim Householder pops out to the first baseman. Katsumi Mise singles to left field. Wayne Bannister scores. Bill Bradley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Brad Stivetts flies out to the center fielder. Fred Beck singles to left field. Guillermo Avalos strikes out. Bill Herbert singles to center field. Dave Cormier strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Atlanta Ray Heffner flies out to the center fielder. Pierce Pearson grounds out to the pitcher. Angel Murphy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jason Shaw strikes out. Larry Stires strikes out. Joe Butler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Allen Wheat grounds out to the shortstop. Wayne Bannister flies out to the left fielder. Scott Kosman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Chris Malloy grounds out to the second baseman. Brad Stivetts strikes out. Fred Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Hector Hartgraves enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred Beck at 3B. Scott Archer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jason Shaw at RF. Jim Householder walks. Katsumi Mise flies out to the center fielder. Bill Bradley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Von Dawson 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. Guillermo Avalos flies out to the center fielder. Bill Herbert walks. Dave Cormier hits an infield single to the shortstop. Scott Archer strikes out. Kazuya Ogo is pinch hitting for Larry Stires. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kazuya Ogo grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Dave Cormier is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Ad Harkness pitching. Ray Heffner pops out to the shortstop. Pierce Pearson grounds out to the second baseman. Angel Murphy reached on a fielding error by Brad Stivetts. Charlie Jackson is pinch hitting for Von Dawson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Jackson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Angel Murphy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Atlanta total runners LOB: 7
Batting:HR - Joe Butler (2), Fred Beck (2). Baserunning: SB - Dave Cormier (4).CS - Chris Malloy (1), Guillermo Avalos (2). Fielding: E - Chris Malloy, Brad Stivetts.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dan Jones did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dan Jones did not respond to coaching in range Babe Patterson did not respond to coaching in arm Taylor Holm did not respond to coaching in control Al Lopez improves in 1B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Ray did not respond to coaching in velocity Jason Belcher improves in power_vs_lefty John Tatum did not respond to coaching in range Ken Lindstrom did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ty Meakim improves in RF