Inning: 1 Atlanta Susumu Kaneko pitching. Jimmy McClellan flies out to the right fielder. Hal Vernon flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Doyle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Brad Malkmus pitching. Lee Jones grounds out to the catcher. Walt Breton grounds out to the shortstop. Bort Thompson doubles to center field. Sailor Abstein singles to left field. Bort Thompson scores. Kyle Barry Larkin singles to center field. Sailor Abstein advances to third on the hit. Rick McCracken pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Bill Marion strikes out. Tom Wieghaus singles to center field. Tom Wieghaus steals second. Ryan Voyles reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rick McCracken. Tom Wieghaus scores. Brian Hendricks pops out to the third baseman. Gil Dorgan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Frank Sizemore flies out to the right fielder. Dom Terry singles to left field. Susumu Kaneko lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lee Jones singles to center field. Dom Terry scores. Walt Breton lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Brad Malkmus grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy McClellan singles to right field. Hal Vernon walks. Jerry Doyle singles to center field. Jimmy McClellan scores. Hal Vernon advances to third on the hit. Bill Marion flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Hal Vernon scores. Tom Wieghaus pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Bort Thompson singles to left field. Sailor Abstein is hit by a pitch. Kyle Barry Larkin walks. Rick McCracken walks. Bort Thompson scores. Frank Sizemore strikes out. Dom Terry strikes out. Susumu Kaneko grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Atlanta Ryan Voyles singles to center field. Brian Hendricks lines out to the third baseman. Gil Dorgan singles to center field. Ryan Voyles advances to third on the hit. Brad Malkmus strikes out. Jimmy McClellan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Lee Jones flies out to the center fielder. Walt Breton singles to center field. Bort Thompson strikes out. Sailor Abstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Hal Vernon grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Doyle walks. Jerry Doyle steals second. Bill Marion walks. Rolando Moreno comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Tom Wieghaus grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Kyle Barry Larkin grounds out to the third baseman. Rick McCracken hits an infield single to the second baseman. Rick McCracken is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Frank Sizemore singles to center field. Frank Sizemore steals second. Dom Terry singles to left field. Frank Sizemore scores. Jeff Oberkfell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rolando Moreno singles to left field. Dom Terry is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Ryan Voyles strikes out. Brian Hendricks singles to left field. Brian Hendricks steals second. Gil Dorgan strikes out. Jeff Oberkfell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Lee Jones hits an infield single to the pitcher. Walt Breton flies out to the center fielder. Bort Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Jones advances to second on the play. Sailor Abstein grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Jimmy McClellan grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Vernon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jerry Doyle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Kyle Barry Larkin singles to right field. Rick McCracken hits a home run. Kyle Barry Larkin scores. Mo Duliba comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Sizemore flies out to the left fielder. Dom Terry grounds out to the shortstop. Mamoru Abe is pinch hitting for Rolando Moreno. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mamoru Abe walks. Lee Jones singles to right field. Mamoru Abe steals third. Walt Breton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Harry Thormahlen pitching. Joe McManus enters the game as a defensive replacement for Walt Breton at CF. Jose Orador enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kyle Barry Larkin at RF. Bill Marion grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Wieghaus grounds out to the shortstop. Ryan Voyles singles past the shortstop. Brian Hendricks singles to left field. Ryan Voyles advances to third on the hit. Gil Dorgan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Bort Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Sailor Abstein strikes out. Jose Orador hits a home run. Don Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick McCracken flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta German Fornieles is pinch hitting for Don Miller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. German Fornieles strikes out. Jimmy McClellan flies out to the left fielder. Hal Vernon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Bort Thompson (1).HR - Jose Orador (1), Rick McCracken (1).HBP - Sailor Abstein (1). Baserunning: SB - Frank Sizemore (1), Mamoru Abe (1).CS - Rick McCracken (1). Fielding: E - Rick McCracken.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chris Murray did not respond to coaching in endurance Mike Springer did not respond to coaching in arm Don McMillan did not respond to coaching in range Matt Wood did not respond to coaching in control Gene Crotty improves in contact_vs_righty Gene Crotty improves in arm
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Hector Choate did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Willy Tavares did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Wetteland improves in control Junie Spikes did not respond to coaching in arm John Neiger improves in contact_vs_righty Steve Santangelo improves in speed