Win: Ken Luce (4-2) Loss: Pete Tartabull (0-5)
Save: Ron Metzler (13)
Inning: 1 Houston Yordan Calana pitching. Babe Miller grounds out to the second baseman. John Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Francona grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Pete Tartabull pitching. Al Croushore flies out to the left fielder. Gus Prudhomme singles to left field. Fred Dolan singles to center field. Jimmy Sothern strikes out. Bryan Russo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Tim Lauder strikes out. Stan Jordan flies out to the right fielder. Tracy Melter lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Hub Heard flies out to the center fielder. Mule Grich doubles past the third baseman. John King strikes out. Yordan Calana grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Tony Koslofski singles to left field. Adolfo Marrero flies out to the center fielder. Pete Tartabull lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Babe Miller singles to center field. Tony Koslofski scores. Babe Miller steals second. John Ortiz singles to right field. Babe Miller scores. Jack Francona bunts for a base hit. Tim Lauder singles to left field. John Ortiz scores. Jack Francona advances to third on the hit. Stan Jordan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Al Croushore flies out to the right fielder. Gus Prudhomme walks. Fred Dolan pops out to the first baseman. Jimmy Sothern strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Tracy Melter strikes out. Tony Koslofski grounds out to the shortstop. Adolfo Marrero strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Bryan Russo hits a home run. Hub Heard grounds out to the third baseman. Mule Grich flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! John King flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Pete Tartabull strikes out. Babe Miller strikes out. John Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia John Boot is pinch hitting for Yordan Calana. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Boot doubles to center field. Al Croushore singles to left field. John Boot scores. Gus Prudhomme pops out to the shortstop. Fred Dolan flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Sothern grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Al Croushore is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Ken Luce pitching. Jack Francona bunts for a base hit. Tim Lauder strikes out. Jack Francona is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Stan Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Bryan Russo walks. Hub Heard grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mule Grich hits a home run. John King strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Tracy Melter grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tony Koslofski strikes out. Adolfo Marrero strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Bill Slagle is pinch hitting for Ken Luce. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Slagle singles to center field. Al Croushore strikes out. Gus Prudhomme singles to left field. Bill Slagle advances to third on the hit. Fred Dolan grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Slagle scores. Gus Prudhomme advances to second on the play. Sakae Kono 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. Jimmy Sothern flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston John Gaff pitching. Sakae Kono strikes out. Babe Miller flies out to the left fielder. John Ortiz walks. Jack Francona walks. Tim Lauder strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Bryan Russo pops out to the first baseman. Hub Heard singles to center field. Mule Grich strikes out. John King walks. John Gaff strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Ron Metzler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Stan Jordan grounds out to the third baseman. Tracy Melter strikes out. Tony Koslofski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 4 Philadelphia total runners left on base: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Yoshinori Kawagoe improves in speed Yoshinori Kawagoe improves in power_vs_righty John Helms did not respond to coaching in arm Steve Woodward did not respond to coaching in control Tadashi Hirayama did not respond to coaching in velocity John Helms did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Helms did not respond to coaching in RF
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mickey Strickland did not respond to coaching in velocity Cal Eaves did not respond to coaching in control Ray House did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Cole did not respond to coaching in endurance Fred Smyres did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Williams improves in contact_vs_lefty