Win: Ernie Young (17-6) Loss: Vic Lukachyk (7-10)
Save: Ron Metzler (33)
Inning: 1 Houston Ernie Young pitching. Bert Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. John Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Jack Francona pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Vic Lukachyk pitching. Al Croushore singles to right field. Ned Mendoza strikes out. Gus Prudhomme flies out to the center fielder. Kirby Schurr grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Al Croushore is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Tim Lauder flies out to the left fielder. Stan Jordan lines out to the third baseman. Tracy Melter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Jimmy Sothern flies out to the left fielder. Bryan Russo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hub Heard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the shortstop. Adolfo Marrero grounds out to the second baseman. Vic Lukachyk flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Bill Slagle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Young strikes out. Al Croushore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bert Taylor walks. John Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bert Taylor advances to second on the play. Jack Francona grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bert Taylor advances to third on the play. Tim Lauder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Ned Mendoza flies out to the right fielder. Gus Prudhomme walks. Kirby Schurr strikes out. Jimmy Sothern doubles to right field. Gus Prudhomme uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bryan Russo doubles to right field. Jimmy Sothern scores. Hub Heard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Stan Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Tracy Melter singles to left field. Hiromori Miyade lines out to the first baseman. Adolfo Marrero reached on a fielding error by Hub Heard. Vic Lukachyk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Bill Slagle doubles to left field. Ernie Young lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Croushore flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Slagle scores. Ned Mendoza strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bert Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. John Ortiz pops out to the shortstop. Jack Francona flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Gus Prudhomme strikes out. Kirby Schurr grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Sothern grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Tim Lauder doubles to center field. Stan Jordan strikes out. Tracy Melter singles to center field. Tim Lauder scores. Hiromori Miyade strikes out. Adolfo Marrero grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Bryan Russo singles to right field. Bryan Russo steals second. Hub Heard flies out to the right fielder. Bill Slagle grounds out to the second baseman. Bryan Russo advances to third on the play. Ernie Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Vic Lukachyk singles to left field. Bert Taylor walks. John Ortiz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bert Taylor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jack Francona singles to left field. Vic Lukachyk scores. Tim Lauder strikes out. Stan Jordan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Al Croushore singles to center field. Al Croushore steals second. Ned Mendoza grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Prudhomme flies out to the right fielder. Kirby Schurr flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Ron Metzler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tracy Melter flies out to the center fielder. Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the third baseman. Adolfo Marrero walks. Lefty Wallace is pinch hitting for Vic Lukachyk. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lefty Wallace grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 7 Philadelphia total runners left on base: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Effie Johnson did not respond to coaching in speed Ray Nekola did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ed Foster did not respond to coaching in arm Sam Jordan did not respond to coaching in range Yoshinori Kawagoe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tadashi Hirayama did not respond to coaching in control Rip Henninger did not respond to coaching in CF
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Armando Partridge did not respond to coaching in speed Jodie Crandall did not respond to coaching in velocity Osmel Luis did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Gladden did not respond to coaching in control Mike Cole did not respond to coaching in endurance Mike Cole improves in velocity