Win: Izumi Kagawa (3-1) Loss: Nelson Salazar (0-1)
Inning: 1 Houston Archie Tracy pitching. Kesanori Shinohara strikes out. Antonio Zink strikes out. Jim Weaver walks. Bob Goldman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Florida Alex Lavelle pitching. George Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Eenhorn singles to center field. Ed Pointer walks. Pat Leonard grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Eenhorn advances to third on the play. Ed Pointer advances to second on the play. Joe Christiansen pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Billy McFarland flies out to the center fielder. Milt Krieg grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bobby Medlinger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Florida Joe Gray grounds out to the second baseman. Todd Wood grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Hohman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Hank Shanner doubles to center field. Alex Lavelle fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Alex Lavelle strikes out. Kesanori Shinohara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hank Shanner advances to third on the play. Antonio Zink grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Florida Archie Tracy strikes out. George Miller flies out to the right fielder. Jim Eenhorn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Jim Weaver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Goldman walks. Billy McFarland strikes out. Bob Goldman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Florida Ed Pointer grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Leonard doubles to left field. Joe Christiansen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pat Leonard advances to third on the play. Joe Gray hits a home run. Pat Leonard scores. Todd Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Milt Krieg grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Medlinger singles to left field. Hank Shanner grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Florida Carl Hohman doubles to left field. Archie Tracy lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Miller strikes out. Jim Eenhorn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Alex Lavelle strikes out. Kesanori Shinohara pops out to the third baseman. Antonio Zink flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Florida Ed Pointer doubles to center field. Ed Pointer steals third. Pat Leonard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Pointer scores. Joe Christiansen grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Joe Gray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jim Weaver singles to center field. Bob Goldman hits a home run. Jim Weaver scores. Billy McFarland singles to center field. Milt Krieg grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Billy McFarland is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobby Medlinger grounds out to the pitcher. Milt Krieg advances to second on the play. Lefty Jordan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Hank Shanner hits an infield single to the shortstop. John Burke is pinch hitting for Alex Lavelle. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. John Burke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Florida Lyman Hughes pitching. Todd Wood strikes out. Carl Hohman grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Vadeboncoeur is pinch hitting for Lefty Jordan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pat Vadeboncoeur grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston John Young pitching. Kesanori Shinohara walks. Kesanori Shinohara steals second. Antonio Zink flies out to the left fielder. Jim Weaver strikes out. Bob Goldman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Florida George Miller flies out to the center fielder. Jim Eenhorn grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Pointer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston March Sitton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Billy McFarland pops out to the second baseman. Milt Krieg walks. Bobby Medlinger singles to center field. Milt Krieg advances to third on the hit. Hank Shanner strikes out. Art Viox is pinch hitting for Lyman Hughes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Art Viox singles to center field. Milt Krieg scores. Nelson Salazar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kesanori Shinohara walks. Antonio Zink grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Florida Izumi Kagawa pitching. Pat Leonard flies out to the center fielder. Joe Christiansen grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Gray flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Jim Weaver singles to left field. Bob Goldman hits a home run. Jim Weaver scores. Hector Fishel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy McFarland grounds out to the shortstop. Milt Krieg strikes out. Bobby Medlinger singles to right field. Hank Shanner walks. Izumi Kagawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Florida Todd Wood grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Hohman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Juan Amador is pinch hitting for Hector Fishel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Juan Amador triples. George Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 10 Florida total runners LOB: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Claude Crouch did not respond to coaching in control Frank Schmidt did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Massa improves in velocity Glenn Stein did not respond to coaching in velocity
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jeff Dunwoody did not respond to coaching in arm Keith Hall did not respond to coaching in control John Baker did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Dunwoody did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty