Win: Mike Grant (5-4) Loss: Tinsley Phillips (4-8)
Save: Norm Spiezio (25)
Inning: 1 Houston Bill Lutzke pitching. Jack Pike grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Mota singles to left field. Lou Mota is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Cy Brodie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Diego Jerry Osuna pitching. Eli Niedenfuer grounds out to the third baseman. Ike Woodall flies out to the right fielder. Sam Crawford grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Nate Smith singles to center field. Nate Smith steals second. Phil Oquist strikes out. Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Patsy Hutchinson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Diego Whitey Gerber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Webster Hardy doubles to right field. Jerry Golden grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Faeth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Sugar Fishel hits a home run. Jerry Osuna grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Pike singles to center field. Lou Mota pops out to the shortstop. Cy Brodie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Diego Andy Hall grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Lutzke singles to left field. Eli Niedenfuer walks. Ike Woodall walks. Sam Crawford walks. Bill Lutzke scores. Whitey Gerber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eli Niedenfuer scores. Ike Woodall advances to third on the play. Sam Crawford advances to second on the play. Webster Hardy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Nate Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Phil Oquist singles to center field. Thorny Caruthers flies out to the center fielder. Patsy Hutchinson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Phil Oquist is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Diego Jerry Golden flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Faeth grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Hall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Sugar Fishel hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jerry Osuna fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jerry Osuna grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sugar Fishel advances to second on the play. Jack Pike singles to left field. Sugar Fishel scores. Jack Pike steals second. Lou Mota flies out to the right fielder. Cy Brodie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Diego Bill Lutzke strikes out. Eli Niedenfuer grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Woodall pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Nate Smith hits a home run. Phil Oquist walks. Thorny Caruthers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Phil Oquist advances to second on the play. Patsy Hutchinson singles to right field. Phil Oquist uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sugar Fishel grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Patsy Hutchinson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jerry Osuna grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Diego Sam Crawford singles past the shortstop. Whitey Gerber singles to center field. Sam Crawford advances to third on the hit. Webster Hardy walks. Jerry Golden grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Crawford scores. Whitey Gerber advances to third on the play. Webster Hardy advances to second on the play. Kevin Faeth flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Whitey Gerber scores. Ezra Schmulbach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andy Hall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Dees comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jack Pike singles to right field. Lou Mota strikes out. Cy Brodie pops out to the second baseman. Nate Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Diego Don Vaughan is pinch hitting for Bill Dees. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Don Vaughan pops out to the shortstop. Eli Niedenfuer strikes out. Ike Woodall singles to right field. Ike Woodall gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Mike Grant pitching. Phil Oquist grounds out to the second baseman. Thorny Caruthers singles to left field. Patsy Hutchinson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Whitey Gerber. The defense is playing the infield in. Sugar Fishel grounds out to the shortstop. Pep Grabarkewitz is pinch hitting for Ezra Schmulbach. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pep Grabarkewitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 San Diego Tinsley Phillips pitching. Sam Crawford hits a home run. John Brock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Whitey Gerber flies out to the right fielder. Webster Hardy flies out to the center fielder. Carl Keriazakos is pinch hitting for Jerry Golden. Carl Keriazakos singles to center field. Kevin Faeth flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Billy Dowse enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carl Keriazakos at C. Norm Spiezio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jack Pike grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Mota singles to center field. Lou Mota steals second. Cy Brodie grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Mota advances to third on the play. Nate Smith lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 9 San Diego total runners left on base: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sam Fried did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Butler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harley Davidson did not respond to coaching in speed Adam Mejias improves in power_vs_lefty Chick Dawkins did not respond to coaching in 2B
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Al Murtaugh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Eddie Pitko did not respond to coaching in range Tim Davidson did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill Sloat did not respond to coaching in control