Win: Pete Tartabull (4-7) Loss: Yordan Calana (7-7)
Inning: 1 Houston Yordan Calana pitching. Babe Miller grounds out to the second baseman. John Ortiz hits a home run. Jack Francona strikes out. Tim Lauder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Pete Tartabull pitching. Al Croushore flies out to the center fielder. Ned Mendoza pops out to the first baseman. Gus Prudhomme singles to center field. Gus Prudhomme is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Stan Jordan strikes out. Bert Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Kirby Schurr doubles to left field. Jimmy Sothern strikes out. Hub Heard pops out to the shortstop. Bryan Smith walks. Bill Slagle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Adolfo Marrero grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Tartabull grounds out to the shortstop. Babe Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Yordan Calana strikes out. Al Croushore singles in front of the right fielder. Ned Mendoza grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston John Ortiz walks. Jack Francona flies out to the center fielder. Tim Lauder flies out to the left fielder. Stan Jordan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Gus Prudhomme walks. Kirby Schurr doubles to right field. Jimmy Sothern strikes out. Hub Heard flies out to the right fielder. Bryan Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Bert Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Hiromori Miyade hits an infield single to the shortstop. Adolfo Marrero strikes out. Pete Tartabull strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Bill Slagle singles to left field. John King is pinch hitting for Yordan Calana. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John King flies out to the center fielder. Al Croushore grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston John Gaff pitching. Babe Miller doubles to center field. John Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Francona singles to center field. Babe Miller scores. Tim Lauder grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jack Francona is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Stan Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Ned Mendoza strikes out. Gus Prudhomme flies out to the right fielder. Kirby Schurr grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bert Taylor singles past the second baseman. Hiromori Miyade flies out to the right fielder. Adolfo Marrero grounds out to the third baseman. Bert Taylor advances to second on the play. Pete Tartabull singles to right field. Bert Taylor scores. Paul Walters comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Babe Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Jimmy Sothern singles to left field. Jimmy Sothern steals second. Hub Heard strikes out. Bryan Smith walks. Bill Slagle grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bryan Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ross James is pinch hitting for Paul Walters. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ross James singles to center field. Jimmy Sothern scores. Bill Slagle advances to third on the hit. Al Croushore strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Ron Metzler pitching. John Ortiz singles to center field. Jack Francona singles to right field. John Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Tim Lauder flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, John Ortiz scores. Jack Francona steals second. Stan Jordan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Francona advances to third on the play. Bert Taylor walks. Hiromori Miyade strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Ned Mendoza hits a home run. Gus Prudhomme grounds out to the pitcher. Kirby Schurr singles to right field. Jimmy Sothern strikes out. Kirby Schurr steals second. Joji Aoyama 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. Hub Heard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Adolfo Marrero flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Wallace is pinch hitting for Joji Aoyama. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lefty Wallace strikes out. Babe Miller doubles to right field. John Ortiz singles to left field. Babe Miller scores. Jack Francona hits a home run. John Ortiz scores. Frank Castillo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Lauder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Bill Wayne pitching. John Boot is pinch hitting for Bryan Smith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Boot pops out to the shortstop. Bill Slagle singles to left field. Frank Castillo lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Croushore reached on a fielding error by Bill Wayne. Ned Mendoza flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Babe Miller 2 (6).HR - John Ortiz (10), Jack Francona (13).SF - Tim Lauder. Baserunning: SB - Jack Francona (11). Fielding: E - Bill Wayne.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tadashi Hirayama did not respond to coaching in control Sam Jordan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sam Jordan improves in contact_vs_lefty Sam Jordan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rip Henninger improves in power_vs_lefty Ed Foster improves in contact_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: Ed Cullop did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Gladden did not respond to coaching in control Evans Liefer did not respond to coaching in control Evans Liefer did not respond to coaching in control Bob Gladden improves in control Bob Gladden did not respond to coaching in velocity