Win: Larry Berblinger (10-7) Loss: Hideki Irabu (8-16)
Save: Joe Price (7)
Inning: 1 Chicago Larry Berblinger pitching. Bob Greene grounds out to the third baseman. Edgardo Alfonzo grounds out to the shortstop. Tsuyoshi Shinjo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Hideki Irabu pitching. King Blackburn grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Bancroft walks. Tom Ryan pops out to the shortstop. Zak Stafford grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Randy Winn singles to center field. Jermaine Allensworth pops out to the second baseman. Marquis Grissom grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Randy Winn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Marquis Grissom steals second. Ron Huber strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston George Foster singles to left field. Leo Johnson singles to right field. George Foster advances to third on the hit. Gary Smith doubles to right field. George Foster scores. Leo Johnson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Larry Macha pops out to the shortstop. Larry Berblinger flies out to the left fielder. King Blackburn singles to center field. Gary Smith scores. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Clint Gerber singles to center field. Hideki Irabu lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Greene flies out to the left fielder. Edgardo Alfonzo walks. Tsuyoshi Shinjo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Tom Ryan strikes out. Zak Stafford singles to center field. George Foster doubles to left field. Zak Stafford uses his aggressiveness and scores. Leo Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Foster advances to third on the play. Gary Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Randy Winn strikes out. Jermaine Allensworth grounds out to the third baseman. Marquis Grissom grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Larry Macha flies out to the left fielder. Larry Berblinger flies out to the center fielder. King Blackburn hits an infield single to the second baseman. King Blackburn steals second. Joe Bancroft strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Ron Huber strikes out. Clint Gerber strikes out. Dutch Dyer is pinch hitting for Hideki Irabu. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Dutch Dyer walks. Bob Greene singles to right field. Edgardo Alfonzo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Max McDevitt pitching. Tom Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. Zak Stafford pops out to the first baseman. George Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Tsuyoshi Shinjo singles to right field. Randy Winn strikes out. Tsuyoshi Shinjo is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jermaine Allensworth grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Leo Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Smith bunts for a base hit. Larry Macha grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Gary Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Larry Berblinger grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Larry Macha is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Marquis Grissom flies out to the left fielder. Ron Huber walks. Clint Gerber pops out to the shortstop. Max McDevitt singles to center field. Bob Greene flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston King Blackburn walks. Joe Bancroft strikes out. Tom Ryan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Edgardo Alfonzo singles to right field. Tsuyoshi Shinjo doubles past the first baseman. Edgardo Alfonzo is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Randy Winn grounds out to the second baseman. Tsuyoshi Shinjo advances to third on the play. Jermaine Allensworth grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Zak Stafford flies out to the right fielder. George Foster singles to center field. Leo Johnson strikes out. Gary Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. George Foster is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Marquis Grissom singles to left field. Ron Huber singles to right field. Marquis Grissom advances to third on the hit. Joe Price comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Clint Gerber singles past the second baseman. Marquis Grissom scores. Barry Bonds is pinch hitting for Max McDevitt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Barry Bonds strikes out. Bob Greene flies out to the right fielder. Edgardo Alfonzo singles to center field. Tsuyoshi Shinjo strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Chicago total runners left on base: 11 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Benito Santiago did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Brian Horwitz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Brower improves in endurance Fred Lewis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Deivi Cruz did not respond to coaching in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Hanson improves in power_vs_righty Bronson Landrum did not respond to coaching in range John Anderson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Wyatt improves in contact_vs_righty Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in 2B