Win: Lee Paige (5-9) Loss: Danny Narum (4-2)
Save: Mike Wright (19)
Inning: 1 Chicago Lee Paige pitching. Ron Zoldak grounds out to the catcher. Roy Battle walks. Tony Birmingham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Battle advances to second on the play. Darrell Thomas singles to left field. Roy Battle scores. Steve Householder grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Charlie Roy pitching. Al Womack strikes out. Bill Vedder doubles to center field. Bob Schlotz singles to center field. Bill Vedder scores. Shane Chiwitt grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Schlotz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Manny Bober flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago John Bako singles to right field. Fred McDevitt singles to left field. Henry Aybar strikes out. Charlie Roy lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jack Miller singles to center field. Tom McLean singles to center field. Max Goodfellow grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jack Miller advances to third on the play. Lee Paige singles to center field. Jack Miller scores. Al Womack singles to center field. Bill Vedder pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Ron Zoldak singles to right field. Roy Battle grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tony Birmingham pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Bob Schlotz pops out to the second baseman. Shane Chiwitt lines out to the pitcher. Manny Bober flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Darrell Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Householder singles past the shortstop. John Bako strikes out. Fred McDevitt grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Steve Householder is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Jack Miller singles to center field. Tom McLean hits an infield single to the second baseman. Max Goodfellow walks. Lee Paige pops out to the shortstop. Al Womack grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Miller scores. Tom McLean advances to third on the play. Max Goodfellow advances to second on the play. Bill Vedder grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Henry Aybar singles to right field. Charlie Roy lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ron Zoldak singles to right field. Roy Battle strikes out. Tony Birmingham reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jack Miller. Henry Aybar scores. Darrell Thomas singles to left field. Ron Zoldak scores. Tony Birmingham scores. Steve Householder flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Schlotz strikes out. Shane Chiwitt walks. Manny Bober singles to center field. Jack Miller strikes out. Tom McLean flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago John Bako strikes out. Fred McDevitt strikes out. Henry Aybar grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Max Goodfellow pops out to the third baseman. Lee Paige grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Womack pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Charlie Roy strikes out. Ron Zoldak grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Battle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Vedder singles to right field. Bob Schlotz grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Vedder advances to second on the play. Danny Narum 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. Shane Chiwitt pops out to the first baseman. Manny Bober hits a home run. Bill Vedder scores. Jack Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Tony Birmingham flies out to the center fielder. Darrell Thomas pops out to the shortstop. Steve Householder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Tom McLean grounds out to the third baseman. Reddy Blankenship comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Max Goodfellow walks. Mike Letto is pinch hitting for Lee Paige. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Max Goodfellow steals second. Mike Letto flies out to the right fielder. Al Womack doubles to center field. Max Goodfellow scores. Bill Vedder singles to left field. Al Womack scores. Allan Downing comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Schlotz walks. Shane Chiwitt walks. Manny Bober grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Chicago Mike Wright pitching. John Bako flies out to the left fielder. Fred McDevitt singles to center field. Henry Aybar strikes out. Roy McCaffery is pinch hitting for Allan Downing. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Roy McCaffery flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Chicago total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Al Womack (16), Bill Vedder (18).HR - Manny Bober (16).GIDP - Max Goodfellow. Baserunning: SB - Max Goodfellow (5). Fielding: E - Jack Miller.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Darrell Bass improves in contact_vs_lefty Terry Eversgerd did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Lucas did not respond to coaching in control Dain Versalles improves in arm Terry Eversgerd did not respond to coaching in arm Terry Eversgerd improves in contact_vs_righty Terry Eversgerd did not respond to coaching in 2B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Scott Burton did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Lennox improves in speed Lew Getz improves in control Charlie Wotus did not respond to coaching in speed Tex Sparks improves in contact_vs_lefty Walt Czajkowski improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Tauscher did not respond to coaching in CF