Inning: 1 Atlanta Dave Mercado pitching. Brian Stott singles to right field. Tod King flies out to the center fielder. Roy Saturday walks. Jack Corcoran grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Stott advances to third on the play. Roy Saturday advances to second on the play. Ted Baldwin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Butch Ingram pitching. Denis Liriano pops out to the shortstop. Ed Craig strikes out. Tom Bush pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Ed Constable grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Ken Dunne grounds out to the catcher. Jim Griffey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Henry Smith singles to left field. Billy Gunson singles to right field. Henry Smith advances to third on the hit. Bert Nettles pops out to the shortstop. Harry Koegel singles to center field. Henry Smith scores. Cecil Reilley walks. Dave Mercado reached on a 2-base throwing error by Butch Ingram. Billy Gunson scores. Harry Koegel scores. Denis Liriano singles to center field. Cecil Reilley scores. Dave Mercado scores. Ed Craig grounds out to the third baseman. Denis Liriano advances to second on the play. Tom Bush grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Butch Ingram grounds out to the pitcher. Brian Stott strikes out. Tod King hits a home run. Roy Saturday grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Henry Smith strikes out. Billy Gunson hits a home run. Bert Nettles grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Koegel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Jack Corcoran strikes out. Ted Baldwin strikes out. Ed Constable walks. Dick Young 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. Ken Dunne pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Cecil Reilley reached on a fielding error by Roy Saturday. Dick Young lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Denis Liriano flies out to the left fielder. Ed Craig walks. Tom Bush grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ed Craig is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Atlanta Jim Griffey strikes out. Butch Ingram singles to center field. Brian Stott flies out to the right fielder. Tod King grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Butch Ingram is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Henry Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Gunson singles to right field. Bert Nettles grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Roy Saturday strikes out. Jack Corcoran grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Baldwin pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Harry Koegel strikes out. Cecil Reilley flies out to the left fielder. Dick Young doubles to left field. Denis Liriano singles to right field. Dick Young scores. Ed Craig singles to center field. Tom Bush strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Mike Naples is pinch hitting for Ed Constable. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Naples strikes out. Ken Dunne strikes out. Pat Lowery is pinch hitting for Jim Griffey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pat Lowery grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Henry Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Gunson hits a home run. Bert Nettles walks. Harry Koegel grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Nettles advances to second on the play. Cecil Reilley singles to left field. Bert Nettles scores. Dick Young singles to center field. Cecil Reilley advances to third on the hit. Denis Liriano singles past the second baseman. Cecil Reilley scores. Dick Young aggressively advances to third on the hit. Ed Craig singles to center field. Dick Young scores. Denis Liriano advances to third on the hit. Jalen Barbary comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Tom Bush grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Rip Lobert is pinch hitting for Jalen Barbary. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Rip Lobert grounds out to the shortstop. Tinsley Augustine is pinch hitting for Brian Stott. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tinsley Augustine walks. Tod King strikes out. Roy Saturday grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Macon pitching. Henry Smith strikes out. Billy Gunson singles past the shortstop. George Gandil is pinch hitting for Bert Nettles. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Gandil strikes out. Harry Koegel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Jack Corcoran strikes out. Ted Baldwin pops out to the shortstop. Mike Naples grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 8
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rey DeLeon did not respond to coaching in control Frank Such did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rey DeLeon improves in control Dave Cohen did not respond to coaching in control Paul Brosius did not respond to coaching in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Jones improves in contact_vs_righty Doc Elko did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Johnny Milligan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Alonzo Neiger improves in velocity Hal Wood did not respond to coaching in C