Win: Hick Connolly (14-1) Loss: Bruce Hoskins (3-14)
Inning: 1 Houston Hick Connolly pitching. Jack Pike pops out to the shortstop. Lou Mota grounds out to the second baseman. Cy Brodie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Bruce Hoskins pitching. Johnny Skrmetta pops out to the shortstop. Juan Pupo is hit by a pitch. Carl Montague doubles to center field. Juan Pupo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Earl Nagelsen pops out to the shortstop. Don Woodcock singles to right field. Carl Montague scores. Ed Milner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Nate Smith hits an infield single to the third baseman. Jason Terlecki singles to right field. Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Patsy Hutchinson singles to right field. Sugar Fishel grounds out to the third baseman. Nate Smith scores. Jason Terlecki advances to third on the play. Patsy Hutchinson advances to second on the play. Bruce Hoskins walks. Jack Pike strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Atlanta Hasim Hasson pops out to the first baseman. Sandy Marrero grounds out to the shortstop. Hick Connolly singles to center field. Johnny Skrmetta flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Lou Mota singles in front of the right fielder. Cy Brodie walks. Nate Smith singles to left field. Jason Terlecki singles to center field. Lou Mota scores. Thorny Caruthers flies out to the right fielder. Patsy Hutchinson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ed Milner. Cy Brodie scores. Nate Smith scores. Sugar Fishel flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Hoskins grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Juan Pupo walks. Carl Montague hits a home run. Juan Pupo scores. Earl Nagelsen reached on a fielding error by Lou Mota. Don Woodcock hits a home run. Earl Nagelsen scores. Sam Shaner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Milner triples. Hasim Hasson strikes out. Sandy Marrero grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Milner scores. Bill Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hick Connolly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Jack Pike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Mota pops out to the catcher. Cy Brodie flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Johnny Skrmetta walks. Juan Pupo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Johnny Skrmetta is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Carl Montague triples. Juan Pupo scores. John Brock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Earl Nagelsen singles to right field. Carl Montague scores. Don Woodcock singles past the third baseman. Earl Nagelsen advances to third on the hit. Ed Milner doubles to right field. Earl Nagelsen scores. Don Woodcock uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hasim Hasson flies out to the left fielder. Sandy Marrero flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Nate Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Terlecki flies out to the center fielder. Thorny Caruthers hits an infield single to the pitcher. Patsy Hutchinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Hick Connolly strikes out. Johnny Skrmetta hits a home run. Juan Pupo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carl Montague strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Sugar Fishel strikes out. John Brock grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Pike walks. Lou Mota hits a home run. Jack Pike scores. Cy Brodie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Ezra Schmulbach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Earl Nagelsen strikes out. Don Woodcock singles to right field. Ed Milner doubles past the right fielder. Don Woodcock uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hasim Hasson grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Milner advances to third on the play. Sandy Marrero strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Nate Smith strikes out. Jason Terlecki grounds out to the pitcher. Thorny Caruthers grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Jim Conway is pinch hitting for Hick Connolly. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Conway strikes out. Johnny Skrmetta lines out to the shortstop. Juan Pupo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Dave Vatcher pitching. Pep Grabarkewitz is pinch hitting for Patsy Hutchinson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pep Grabarkewitz flies out to the right fielder. Sugar Fishel strikes out. Don Martinez is pinch hitting for Ezra Schmulbach. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Martinez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Tinsley Phillips pitching. Carl Montague grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Nagelsen grounds out to the shortstop. Don Woodcock flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jack Pike grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Mota strikes out. Guy Norman is pinch hitting for Cy Brodie. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Guy Norman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 6 Atlanta total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Carl Montague (12), Ed Milner 2 (22).3B - Carl Montague (9), Ed Milner (1).HR - Johnny Skrmetta (17), Carl Montague (16), Don Woodcock (13).HBP - Juan Pupo (2). Fielding: E - Ed Milner.
Game Notes Lou Mota is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Adam Mejias improves in contact_vs_lefty Chick Dawkins improves in contact_vs_righty Ramon Heine improves in range Ramon Heine did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Butler did not respond to coaching in 1B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Roxie Vukovich improves in control Alan Jones did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Brantley improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Young did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty