Win: Vern Scherbarth (2-1) Loss: Pete Tartabull (0-2)
Inning: 1 Houston Vern Scherbarth pitching. Babe Miller singles to right field. John Ortiz walks. Lou Johnstone singles to left field. Babe Miller scores. John Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Tim Lauder strikes out. Stan Jordan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Florida Pete Tartabull pitching. Moe Smith walks. Shorty Dropo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Moe Smith advances to second on the play. Darrell Belle singles to center field. Moe Smith scores. Bobo Hurdle walks. Dave Bivin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bobo Hurdle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Mack grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Tracy Melter strikes out. Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Garbey walks. Pete Tartabull strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Florida Chief Franco strikes out. Don Hosey doubles to center field. Vern Scherbarth walks. Moe Smith strikes out. Shorty Dropo pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Babe Miller flies out to the left fielder. John Ortiz singles to right field. John Ortiz steals second. Lou Johnstone flies out to the center fielder. Tim Lauder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Florida Darrell Belle walks. Bobo Hurdle singles to left field. Darrell Belle advances to third on the hit. Dave Bivin walks. Jack Mack singles to left field. Darrell Belle scores. Bobo Hurdle scores. Dave Bivin advances to third on the hit. Chief Franco strikes out. Don Hosey singles to center field. Dave Bivin scores. Jack Mack is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Jack Gaines comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vern Scherbarth pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Stan Jordan flies out to the right fielder. Tracy Melter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Florida Moe Smith hits a home run. Sakae Kono comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shorty Dropo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Darrell Belle singles to left field. Bobo Hurdle grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Darrell Belle is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dave Bivin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Garbey grounds out to the shortstop. Sakae Kono grounds out to the second baseman. Babe Miller walks. John Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Florida Jack Mack singles to right field. Chief Franco reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tracy Melter. Don Hosey flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jack Mack scores. Joji Aoyama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vern Scherbarth grounds out to the shortstop. Moe Smith singles to right field. Chief Franco scores. Shorty Dropo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Lou Johnstone singles to left field. Tim Lauder doubles to center field. Lou Johnstone uses his aggressiveness and scores. Stan Jordan strikes out. Tracy Melter grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Lauder advances to third on the play. Hiromori Miyade singles to right field. Tim Lauder scores. Ed Garbey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Florida Darrell Belle hits a home run. Bill Wayne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobo Hurdle flies out to the left fielder. Dave Bivin singles past the shortstop. Jack Mack singles to center field. Dave Bivin advances to third on the hit. Chief Franco grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Bivin scores. Jack Mack advances to second on the play. Luis Peitz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Hosey singles past the first baseman. Jack Mack scores. Vern Scherbarth pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Luis Peitz strikes out. Babe Miller strikes out. Joe Mack comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. John Ortiz singles to center field. John Ortiz steals second. Lou Johnstone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Florida Moe Smith singles past the second baseman. Shorty Dropo is hit by a pitch. Darrell Belle grounds out to the third baseman. Moe Smith advances to third on the play. Shorty Dropo advances to second on the play. Bobo Hurdle lines out to the first baseman. Dave Bivin singles to right field. Moe Smith scores. Shorty Dropo scores. Jack Mack grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Tim Lauder pops out to the second baseman. Stan Jordan walks. Tracy Melter singles to left field. Hiromori Miyade strikes out. Ed Garbey pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Florida Charlie Benson is pinch hitting for Chief Franco. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Benson grounds out to the shortstop. Don Hosey singles to left field. Joe Mack lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Don Hosey forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Moe Smith grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joe Mack is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Bert Taylor is pinch hitting for Luis Peitz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bert Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Babe Miller walks. John Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Babe Miller advances to second on the play. Lou Johnstone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 9 Florida total runners left on base: 10
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tadashi Hirayama improves in control John Helms improves in speed Effie Johnson improves in power_vs_righty Jim Cunningham improves in contact_vs_righty John Helms did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve Woodward did not respond to coaching in velocity Randy Reilly improves in 2B
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chuck Langford did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Conway did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Conway did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Conway improves in contact_vs_righty Jay McNeely improves in contact_vs_lefty Randy Miller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty