Win: George Easterday (6-4) Loss: Tom Pitula (3-6)
Save: Jackie Hill (3)
Inning: 1 Houston George Easterday pitching. Babe Miller grounds out to the second baseman. John Ortiz doubles to center field. Jack Francona bunts for a base hit. Tim Lauder grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Florida Tom Pitula pitching. Moe Smith reached on a fielding error by Tim Lauder. Shorty Dropo grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Moe Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Darrell Belle hits a home run. Shorty Dropo scores. Bobo Hurdle grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Bivin singles to center field. Ernie Kubek singles to right field. Dave Bivin advances to third on the hit. Chief Franco singles to center field. Dave Bivin scores. Ernie Kubek advances to third on the hit. Don Hosey hits a home run. Ernie Kubek scores. Chief Franco scores. George Easterday grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Stan Jordan flies out to the left fielder. Tracy Melter strikes out. Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Florida Moe Smith flies out to the right fielder. Shorty Dropo flies out to the center fielder. Darrell Belle doubles to center field. Bobo Hurdle singles to center field. Darrell Belle scores. Dave Bivin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bobo Hurdle is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Adolfo Marrero grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tom Pitula lines out to the second baseman. Babe Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Florida Ernie Kubek flies out to the right fielder. Chief Franco strikes out. Don Hosey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston John Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Jack Francona singles past the second baseman. Jack Francona steals second. Tim Lauder strikes out. Stan Jordan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Florida George Easterday grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Moe Smith pops out to the shortstop. Shorty Dropo doubles past the center fielder. Darrell Belle grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Tracy Melter lines out to the third baseman. Hiromori Miyade walks. Adolfo Marrero singles to right field. Hiromori Miyade aggressively advances to third on the hit. Tom Pitula flies out to the center fielder. Babe Miller singles to left field. Hiromori Miyade scores. Adolfo Marrero advances to third on the hit. John Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Florida Bobo Hurdle strikes out. Dave Bivin doubles to left field. Jack Gaines 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. Ernie Kubek flies out to the center fielder. Chief Franco flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Jack Francona flies out to the center fielder. Tim Lauder flies out to the left fielder. Stan Jordan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Florida Don Hosey walks. Elbert Aust is pinch hitting for George Easterday. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Elbert Aust doubles past the left fielder. Don Hosey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joji Aoyama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Moe Smith flies out to the right fielder. Shorty Dropo strikes out. Darrell Belle singles to center field. Elbert Aust scores. Bobo Hurdle hits a home run. Darrell Belle scores. Dave Bivin singles to center field. Ernie Kubek grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Jackie Hill pitching. Tracy Melter pops out to the third baseman. Tony Koslofski is pinch hitting for Hiromori Miyade. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tony Koslofski strikes out. Lou Johnstone is pinch hitting for Adolfo Marrero. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lou Johnstone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Florida Chief Franco flies out to the center fielder. Don Hosey singles to right field. Jackie Hill lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Moe Smith reached on a fielding error by Lou Johnstone. Shorty Dropo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Joji Aoyama pops out to the second baseman. Bert Taylor is pinch hitting for Babe Miller. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bert Taylor flies out to the right fielder. John Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Florida Darrell Belle strikes out. Stuffy Holly is pinch hitting for Bobo Hurdle. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Stuffy Holly pops out to the shortstop. Dave Bivin pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jack Francona walks. Lefty Wallace is pinch hitting for Tim Lauder. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lefty Wallace doubles to left field. Stan Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Tracy Melter grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Koslofski strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 6 Florida total runners left on base: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rip Henninger improves in power_vs_lefty Randy Reilly improves in contact_vs_righty Roy Wehner did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Felton did not respond to coaching in arm Roy Wehner did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Cunningham improves in power_vs_righty John Helms did not respond to coaching in RF
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Oliver did not respond to coaching in control Al Fogarty did not respond to coaching in control Jay McNeely did not respond to coaching in range Rudy Hershberger did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sheldon Guisto did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jay McNeely did not respond to coaching in range