Inning: 1 Atlanta Hajime Yagi pitching. Shitoshi Nitta doubles to right field. Greg LeClaire singles to center field. Shitoshi Nitta scores. Toshiaki Otomo grounds out to the pitcher. Greg LeClaire advances to second on the play. Walt Markle singles to center field. Greg LeClaire scores. Lee Kitson strikes out. Gene Weiland grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Walt Markle is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Paul Conti pitching. Joe Ganzel singles past the second baseman. Joe Pearce singles to left field. Joe Ganzel is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Bud Siever flies out to the left fielder. Pete Valdez singles to center field. Joe Pearce advances to third on the hit. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Ramon Pike singles to left field. Ramon Pike is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Buzz Sample grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Conti singles to center field. Shitoshi Nitta flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jerry Alvarado triples. Harland Lockhart singles to center field. Jerry Alvarado scores. Dick Carroll pops out to the third baseman. Hajime Yagi lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Harland Lockhart forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Ganzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Greg LeClaire grounds out to the shortstop. Toshiaki Otomo singles to center field. Walt Markle grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Toshiaki Otomo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Walt Markle steals second. Lee Kitson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Pearce hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bud Siever singles to right field. Joe Pearce advances to third on the hit. Pete Valdez strikes out. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Jerry Alvarado singles to left field. Joe Pearce scores. Bud Siever advances to third on the hit. Harland Lockhart triples. Bud Siever scores. Jerry Alvarado scores. Dick Carroll grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Gene Weiland singles to left field. Ramon Pike flies out to the left fielder. Buzz Sample grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Hajime Yagi grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Ganzel singles to right field. Joe Pearce singles to left field. Joe Ganzel is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Bud Siever strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Paul Conti reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pi Ortiz. Shitoshi Nitta singles to right field. Greg LeClaire singles to right field. Paul Conti scores. Shitoshi Nitta advances to third on the hit. Toshiaki Otomo singles to right field. Shitoshi Nitta scores. Greg LeClaire aggressively advances to third on the hit. Walt Markle strikes out. Lee Kitson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Pete Valdez strikes out. Pi Ortiz pops out to the second baseman. Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Gene Weiland grounds out to the third baseman. Ramon Pike lines out to the second baseman. Buzz Sample strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Harland Lockhart singles to center field. Kemp McGee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Carroll strikes out. Mark Carney is pinch hitting for Hajime Yagi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mark Carney doubles to left field. Joe Ganzel walks. Joe Pearce flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Harland Lockhart scores. Bud Siever strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta James Arnold pitching. Dick Coombs is pinch hitting for Kemp McGee. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dick Coombs flies out to the right fielder. Shitoshi Nitta reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pi Ortiz. Greg LeClaire flies out to the left fielder. Toshiaki Otomo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Tito Wright pitching. Pete Valdez strikes out. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Walt Markle grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Kitson doubles to right field. Gene Weiland pops out to the second baseman. Ramon Pike reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Ganzel. Lee Kitson scores. Buzz Sample singles to center field. Irish Riddle is pinch hitting for Tito Wright. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Irish Riddle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Howard Zak pitching. Harland Lockhart singles to left field. Dick Carroll hits an infield single to the pitcher. The catcher fields the ball and Harland Lockhart is thrown out at third. Dick Carroll advances to second on the play. Dick Carroll advances to second on the play. Joe Ganzel doubles to left field. Dick Carroll scores. James Arnold uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eddie Darling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Witt is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Witt grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Siever flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Shitoshi Nitta grounds out to the second baseman. Greg LeClaire pops out to the shortstop. Toshiaki Otomo pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 8
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ron Tinning improves in contact_vs_righty Pedro Roth improves in velocity Tom Brown improves in arm Jimmie Murray improves in range
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rick Yerkes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim McGlothin did not respond to coaching in speed Russ Irwin did not respond to coaching in velocity Barry Correa improves in contact_vs_lefty Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B