Win: George Block (19-10) Loss: John Orrell (8-20)
Inning: 1 Houston John Orrell pitching. Greg Spongberg strikes out. Joe Ganzel singles past the shortstop. Joe Pearce strikes out. Pi Ortiz hits a home run. Joe Ganzel scores. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Milwaukee George Block pitching. Joe Maggert flies out to the center fielder. Joe Anderson pops out to the shortstop. Pie Kleinow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Harland Lockhart singles to center field. Bud Siever flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Rhiel flies out to the center fielder. George Block grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Harland Lockhart is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Rich Healy grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jimmy Breining walks. Sam Herrmann strikes out. Jimmy Breining steals second. Babe Colton walks. Craig Prieto singles to center field. Jimmy Breining scores. John Orrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Greg Spongberg flies out to the center fielder. Joe Ganzel pops out to the second baseman. Joe Pearce grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Joe Maggert strikes out. Joe Anderson singles to right field. Joe Anderson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Pie Kleinow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Pi Ortiz doubles to right field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pi Ortiz scores. Bud Siever reached on a fielding error by Joe Anderson. Jerry Rhiel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Rich Healy doubles to left field. Jimmy Breining strikes out. Sam Herrmann strikes out. Babe Colton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston George Block grounds out to the third baseman. Greg Spongberg singles to left field. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the pitcher. Greg Spongberg advances to second on the play. Joe Pearce singles to center field. Greg Spongberg scores. Pi Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Craig Prieto walks. John Orrell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Orrell grounds out to the third baseman. Craig Prieto advances to second on the play. Joe Maggert pops out to the catcher. Joe Anderson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Jerry Alvarado doubles to right field. Harland Lockhart singles to center field. Jerry Alvarado scores. Dave Gentry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Siever flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Rhiel singles to left field. George Block lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Harland Lockhart is thrown out at third. Jerry Rhiel advances to second on the play. Jerry Rhiel advances to second on the play. Greg Spongberg walks. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Pie Kleinow walks. Rich Healy singles to center field. Pie Kleinow advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Breining grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Pie Kleinow scores. Sam Herrmann grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jim Witt is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Witt flies out to the left fielder. Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Alvarado singles to center field. Harland Lockhart walks. Bud Siever singles to center field. Jerry Alvarado scores. Harland Lockhart advances to third on the hit. Bill Browning comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Rhiel grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Babe Colton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Craig Prieto grounds out to the third baseman. Chad Finney is pinch hitting for Bill Browning. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chad Finney grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Oreste Caruthers pitching. George Block grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Spongberg singles to left field. Bobby Stuart is pinch hitting for Joe Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Stuart pops out to the catcher. Jim Witt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Joe Maggert pops out to the third baseman. Joe Anderson grounds out to the third baseman. Pie Kleinow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Ed Nicosia grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the catcher. Harland Lockhart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Milwaukee Tony Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Rich Healy flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Breining grounds out to the shortstop. Ivan Duzen is pinch hitting for Sam Herrmann. Ivan Duzen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Milwaukee total runners LOB: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim McGlothin improves in arm Jim McGlothin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Howie McCarthy improves in arm Paul Rebel improves in arm Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Becker did not respond to coaching in control Milt Delahanty improves in speed Angelo Murphy improves in range Ray Rodriguez improves in range Angelo Murphy did not respond to coaching in RF