Win: Hal Conroy (3-1) Loss: Adam Warren (4-3)
Save: Spencer Bushong (30)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Frank Pavlas pitching. Orlando Mulholland walks. Roy Sexson lines out to the second baseman. Johnny Evans strikes out. Blackie Carlton walks. Vic Koskie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Bill Branson pitching. Gene Wise lines out to the first baseman. Walt Henrich walks. Rex Ripley flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Cap Gordon walks. Jack Parkman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Polly Carter singles to right field. Tony Schepner strikes out. Brian White pops out to the shortstop. Bill Branson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Polly Carter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Andy Collins strikes out. Tom Karkovice strikes out. Tommy Shofner singles to right field. Frank Pavlas grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tommy Shofner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Orlando Mulholland flies out to the center fielder. Roy Sexson lines out to the shortstop. Johnny Evans strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Gene Wise singles to left field. Gene Wise steals second. Walt Henrich singles to left field. Rex Ripley strikes out. Cap Gordon walks. Jack Parkman walks. Gene Wise scores. Andy Collins grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Henrich scores. Cap Gordon advances to third on the play. Jack Parkman advances to second on the play. Tom Karkovice flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Blackie Carlton strikes out. Vic Koskie singles to center field. Polly Carter singles to left field. Vic Koskie aggressively advances to third on the hit. Tony Schepner singles to left field. Vic Koskie scores. Polly Carter is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Tony Schepner is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Tommy Shofner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Pavlas grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Wise doubles to left field. Walt Henrich singles to left field. Gene Wise scores. Rex Ripley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Brian White grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Branson flies out to the center fielder. Orlando Mulholland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Cap Gordon strikes out. Jack Parkman singles to right field. Andy Collins singles to left field. Hal Conroy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Karkovice flies out to the right fielder. Tommy Shofner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Roy Sexson singles to center field. Roy Sexson steals second. Johnny Evans singles to center field. Roy Sexson scores. Blackie Carlton doubles to center field. Johnny Evans is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Vic Koskie strikes out. Polly Carter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Frank Pavlas flies out to the left fielder. Gene Wise pops out to the first baseman. Walt Henrich walks. Rex Ripley walks. Cap Gordon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rex Ripley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Tony Schepner triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Adam Warren comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian White grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! The defense is playing the infield in. Chris Friday is pinch hitting for Hal Conroy. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Chris Friday singles to left field. Tony Schepner scores. Orlando Mulholland strikes out. Roy Sexson singles to right field. Chris Friday advances to third on the hit. Johnny Evans hits a home run. Chris Friday scores. Roy Sexson scores. Blackie Carlton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Harry Bevil pitching. Jack Parkman walks. Andy Collins flies out to the right fielder. Wally Sumner is pinch hitting for Tom Karkovice. Wally Sumner singles in front of the center fielder. Tommy Shofner walks. Shinji Ota is pinch hitting for Adam Warren. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shinji Ota pops out to the first baseman. Gene Wise pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Tomoyuki Fukumoto pitching. Jim Leyritz enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wally Sumner at C. Vic Koskie singles to center field. Polly Carter pops out to the first baseman. Tony Schepner walks. Brian White strikes out. Tony Thomas is pinch hitting for Harry Bevil. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Tony Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Tyson Mercury pitching. Walt Henrich flies out to the left fielder. Rex Ripley strikes out. Cap Gordon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Orlando Mulholland flies out to the left fielder. Roy Sexson walks. Johnny Evans strikes out. Blackie Carlton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Spencer Bushong comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jack Parkman strikes out. Andy Collins grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Leyritz triples. Joe Welch is pinch hitting for Tommy Shofner. Joe Welch hits a home run. Jim Leyritz scores. Vern Nagelsen is pinch hitting for Tomoyuki Fukumoto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Vern Nagelsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 13
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Oscar Delahanty did not respond to coaching in control Chris Veltman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Anse Valentin improves in control Art Martin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Shawn Davis improves in range Jack Silverio did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Norm Campbell improves in speed Joe Gerhart did not respond to coaching in speed