Win: Donal Dreke (1-0) Loss: Bill Wayne (0-2)
Save: Tippy Canoe (3)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Pete Tartabull pitching. Humphrey Domo singles to left field. Yosvani Castillo grounds out to the second baseman. Humphrey Domo advances to second on the play. Oscar Mayer grounds out to the shortstop. Nadroj Goldsmith singles past the second baseman. Satoshi Oiwa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Ed Herrmann pitching. Babe Miller singles to center field. John Ortiz strikes out. Jack Francona singles to center field. Babe Miller advances to third on the hit. Hiromori Miyade walks. Adolfo Marrero walks. Babe Miller scores. Stan Jordan flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jack Francona is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Margarita Castillo flies out to the right fielder. Roger Grimsby grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Ruggiero flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bert Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Tim Lauder singles to right field. Pete Tartabull lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Babe Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Ed Herrmann walks. Humphrey Domo singles past the third baseman. Ed Herrmann is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Yosvani Castillo hits a home run. Humphrey Domo scores. Oscar Mayer singles to center field. Nadroj Goldsmith walks. Satoshi Oiwa singles to left field. Oscar Mayer scores. Nadroj Goldsmith advances to third on the hit. Margarita Castillo strikes out. Roger Grimsby flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston John Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Jack Francona doubles to left field. Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the pitcher. Adolfo Marrero grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Steve Ruggiero singles to center field. Ed Herrmann lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Humphrey Domo flies out to the right fielder. Yosvani Castillo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Stan Jordan grounds out to the shortstop. Bert Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Tim Lauder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Oscar Mayer triples. Nadroj Goldsmith strikes out. Satoshi Oiwa strikes out. Margarita Castillo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Pete Tartabull flies out to the center fielder. Babe Miller strikes out. John Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Roger Grimsby hits an infield single to the pitcher. Steve Ruggiero strikes out. Russell Stover is pinch hitting for Ed Herrmann. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Russell Stover walks. Humphrey Domo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Rick Edelen pitching. Jack Francona hits a home run. Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the shortstop. Adolfo Marrero flies out to the center fielder. Stan Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Yosvani Castillo grounds out to the third baseman. Oscar Mayer pops out to the second baseman. Nadroj Goldsmith grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bert Taylor doubles to left field. Tim Lauder strikes out. Lefty Wallace is pinch hitting for Pete Tartabull. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lefty Wallace strikes out. Babe Miller singles to left field. Bert Taylor scores. Donal Dreke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Babe Miller steals second. John Ortiz singles to left field. Babe Miller scores. Jack Francona grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Joji Aoyama pitching. Satoshi Oiwa triples. Margarita Castillo grounds out to the third baseman. Satoshi Oiwa scores. Bill Wayne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roger Grimsby doubles to center field. Steve Ruggiero singles to left field. Roger Grimsby scores. Sakae Kono comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Willie DeWitt is pinch hitting for Donal Dreke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Willie DeWitt walks. Humphrey Domo strikes out. Yosvani Castillo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Tippy Canoe pitching. Dennis Redmond enters the game as a defensive replacement for Nadroj Goldsmith at 3B. Hiromori Miyade strikes out. Adolfo Marrero flies out to the right fielder. Stan Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Oscar Mayer strikes out. Dennis Redmond singles to center field. Satoshi Oiwa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dennis Redmond advances to second on the play. Margarita Castillo singles to right field. Roger Grimsby walks. Luis Peitz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Ruggiero singles past the first baseman. Dennis Redmond scores. Margarita Castillo scores. Tippy Canoe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Bert Taylor strikes out. Tim Lauder strikes out. Tony Koslofski is pinch hitting for Luis Peitz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tony Koslofski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 11 Houston total runners LOB: 5
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Puller did not respond to coaching in velocity Marty Sharpe did not respond to coaching in speed Sugar Rye did not respond to coaching in control Deacon Fussell improves in contact_vs_lefty Sugar Rye did not respond to coaching in velocity John Puller did not respond to coaching in velocity
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Helms improves in range John Helms did not respond to coaching in range Tadashi Hirayama did not respond to coaching in velocity Randy Reilly improves in power_vs_righty Rip Henninger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Cunningham improves in power_vs_lefty John Helms did not respond to coaching in RF