Inning: 1 Houston George Brooks pitching. Kesanori Shinohara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Fiore strikes out. Jim Weaver flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Johnny Naton pitching. Mike Veale grounds out to the third baseman. Tommy Cookson grounds out to the second baseman. John Byrd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Goldman walks. Milt Krieg doubles to right field. Bob Goldman is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Bobby Medlinger flies out to the center fielder. John Burke doubles to center field. Milt Krieg scores. Hank Shanner lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Willard Hall singles to left field. John Christensen walks. Rico Lovelace flies out to the center fielder. Jose Shirley strikes out. Al Spikes doubles to left field. Willard Hall scores. John Christensen uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Brooks grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Johnny Naton strikes out. Kesanori Shinohara doubles to right field. Dan Fiore singles past the shortstop. Kesanori Shinohara scores. Jim Weaver strikes out. Bob Goldman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dan Fiore is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Mike Veale strikes out. Tommy Cookson walks. Tommy Cookson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). John Byrd singles to center field. Willard Hall grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Byrd is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Milt Krieg strikes out. Bobby Medlinger doubles to left field. John Burke walks. Hank Shanner strikes out. Johnny Naton singles to right field. Bobby Medlinger scores. John Burke advances to third on the hit. Kesanori Shinohara grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Philadelphia John Christensen strikes out. Rico Lovelace walks. Jose Shirley grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Rico Lovelace is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Al Spikes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Dan Fiore strikes out. Jim Weaver walks. Bob Goldman flies out to the center fielder. Jim Weaver is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia George Brooks strikes out. Mike Veale singles to right field. Tommy Cookson grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Veale advances to second on the play. John Byrd strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Milt Krieg strikes out. Bobby Medlinger flies out to the right fielder. John Burke pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Willard Hall flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! John Christensen singles to left field. Rico Lovelace singles to right field. John Christensen advances to third on the hit. Jose Shirley pops out to the third baseman. Al Spikes doubles to right field. John Christensen scores. Rico Lovelace uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Brooks singles to right field. Al Spikes scores. Casey Madden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Veale flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Hank Shanner singles to center field. Jason Hunter is pinch hitting for Casey Madden. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jason Hunter walks. Kesanori Shinohara singles to left field. Hank Shanner scores. Jason Hunter advances to third on the hit. Andy Hoover comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Fiore hits a home run. Jason Hunter scores. Kesanori Shinohara scores. Jim Weaver hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bob Goldman singles to right field. Jim Weaver advances to third on the hit. Jake Burkett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Milt Krieg strikes out. Bobby Medlinger grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Weaver scores. Bob Goldman advances to second on the play. John Burke singles to center field. Bob Goldman scores. Hank Shanner is hit by a pitch. Jason Hunter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Lyman Hughes pitching. Tommy Cookson pops out to the third baseman. John Byrd flies out to the left fielder. Willard Hall singles to right field. John Christensen singles to left field. Willard Hall advances to third on the hit. Rico Lovelace flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Kesanori Shinohara grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Fiore walks. Jim Weaver walks. Bob Goldman singles to center field. Dan Fiore scores. Jim Weaver advances to third on the hit. Milt Krieg flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Weaver scores. Walter Levine comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Goldman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Jose Shirley walks. Al Spikes singles to right field. Jim Witt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rob Farrow is pinch hitting for Walter Levine. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rob Farrow is hit by a pitch. Steve Law is pinch hitting for Mike Veale. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Law grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jose Shirley scores. Al Spikes advances to third on the play. Tommy Cookson doubles to center field. Al Spikes scores. John Byrd walks. Willard Hall singles in front of the center fielder. Bill Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Christensen singles past the first baseman. Tommy Cookson scores. John Byrd scores. Willard Hall advances to third on the hit. John Christensen is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Tony Ramirez pitching. Bobby Medlinger flies out to the center fielder. John Burke grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Shanner pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Izumi Kagawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rico Lovelace doubles to center field. Jose Shirley strikes out. Al Spikes strikes out. Tony Ramirez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Tommy Cookson (1), Rico Lovelace (3), Al Spikes 2 (2).GIDP - Steve Law.HBP - Rob Farrow (2). Baserunning: CS - Tommy Cookson (2), John Christensen (1).
Game Notes George Brooks is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Frank Schmidt improves in velocity Claude Crouch did not respond to coaching in velocity Lou Schegg improves in velocity Joe Erickson improves in velocity
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Santiago Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Cliff Devine did not respond to coaching in velocity Cliff Devine did not respond to coaching in velocity Jomei Hanamori did not respond to coaching in control Ted Robertson did not respond to coaching in 3B