Win: Frank Swander (6-6) Loss: Moose Esasky (0-11)
Save: Mike Grant (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Frank Swander pitching. Dutton James grounds out to the second baseman. Guy Norman singles to right field. Pep Grabarkewitz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Diego Moose Esasky pitching. Eli Niedenfuer strikes out. Ike Woodall walks. Ike Woodall steals second. Sam Crawford grounds out to the second baseman. Ike Woodall advances to third on the play. Whitey Gerber reached on a fielding error by Pep Grabarkewitz. Ike Woodall scores. Webster Hardy is hit by a pitch. Jerry Golden grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Nate Smith strikes out. Jason Terlecki flies out to the right fielder. Thorny Caruthers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Diego Kevin Faeth grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Hamilton reached on a fielding error by Pep Grabarkewitz. Frank Swander fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frank Swander grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Patsy Hutchinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sugar Fishel strikes out. Moose Esasky walks. Dutton James doubles to right field. Guy Norman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Diego Eli Niedenfuer strikes out. Ike Woodall walks. Sam Crawford singles to center field. Ike Woodall advances to third on the hit. Whitey Gerber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ike Woodall scores. Sam Crawford advances to second on the play. Webster Hardy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz singles to center field. Nate Smith hits a home run. Pep Grabarkewitz scores. Jason Terlecki walks. Thorny Caruthers grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jason Terlecki is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Thorny Caruthers is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Patsy Hutchinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Diego Jerry Golden singles past the shortstop. Kevin Faeth singles to center field. Jerry Golden advances to third on the hit. Mike Hamilton grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Golden scores. Kevin Faeth advances to second on the play. Frank Swander flies out to the left fielder. Eli Niedenfuer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Sugar Fishel grounds out to the third baseman. Moose Esasky pops out to the second baseman. Dutton James flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Diego Ike Woodall walks. Sam Crawford pops out to the shortstop. Whitey Gerber walks. Webster Hardy singles past the shortstop. Ike Woodall scores. Jerry Golden singles to left field. Whitey Gerber scores. Sam Shaner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Faeth doubles to left field. Webster Hardy scores. Jerry Golden uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Hamilton strikes out. Frank Swander grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Guy Norman grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Pep Grabarkewitz flies out to the right fielder. Nate Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Diego Eli Niedenfuer flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Ike Woodall singles to center field. Ike Woodall steals second. Sam Crawford strikes out. Whitey Gerber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Jason Terlecki flies out to the right fielder. Thorny Caruthers singles to right field. Patsy Hutchinson flies out to the right fielder. Sugar Fishel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Diego Webster Hardy pops out to the shortstop. Jerry Golden grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Faeth lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Don Martinez is pinch hitting for Sam Shaner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Martinez strikes out. Dutton James flies out to the right fielder. Bill Dees comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Guy Norman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Diego Bill Davis pitching. Mike Hamilton flies out to the center fielder. 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 singles to center field. Eli Niedenfuer singles to center field. Ike Woodall flies out to the center fielder. Rex Rettig is pinch hitting for Sam Crawford. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rex Rettig doubles to center field. Don Vaughan scores. Eli Niedenfuer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Whitey Gerber singles to center field. Rex Rettig is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jose Harrison pitching. Pep Grabarkewitz doubles to right field. Nate Smith singles to center field. Pep Grabarkewitz scores. Jason Terlecki grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Nate Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Thorny Caruthers reached on a fielding error by Ike Woodall. Patsy Hutchinson singles to left field. Jason Terlecki uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sugar Fishel reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ike Woodall. Thorny Caruthers scores. Mike Grant comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Schelle is pinch hitting for Bill Davis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Schelle strikes out. Dutton James doubles to right field. Patsy Hutchinson scores. Sugar Fishel scores. Guy Norman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 4 San Diego total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Dutton James 2 (7), Pep Grabarkewitz (16).HR - Nate Smith (9).GIDP - Pep Grabarkewitz. Baserunning: CS - Thorny Caruthers (7). Fielding: E - Pep Grabarkewitz 2.
Batting:2B - Rex Rettig (5), Kevin Faeth (6).GIDP - Frank Swander.HBP - Webster Hardy (1). Baserunning: SB - Ike Woodall 2 (26). Fielding: E - Ike Woodall 2.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Adam Mejias improves in speed Bob Howard improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie McDougal improves in velocity 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: A- Improvements: Al Murtaugh did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Searcy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Len Clyde improves in contact_vs_righty Tim Davidson did not respond to coaching in control