Win: Hajime Yagi (6-3) Loss: Bill Beazley (6-6)
Save: James Arnold (18)
Inning: 1 Houston Bill Beazley pitching. Greg Spongberg flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Ganzel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Hajime Yagi pitching. Shitoshi Nitta flies out to the left fielder. Greg LeClaire grounds out to the third baseman. Toshiaki Otomo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Pearce strikes out. Pete Valdez strikes out. Pi Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Walt Markle flies out to the right fielder. Gene Weiland strikes out. Lee Kitson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Harland Lockhart strikes out. Bud Siever strikes out. Hajime Yagi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Ramon Pike hits a home run. Vic Jones pops out to the shortstop. Bill Beazley singles to center field. Shitoshi Nitta strikes out. Greg LeClaire grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Beazley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Greg Spongberg flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Alvarado singles to right field. Joe Ganzel grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Toshiaki Otomo walks. Walt Markle walks. Gene Weiland walks. Lee Kitson strikes out. Ramon Pike grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Pearce singles to left field. Joe Pearce steals second. Pete Valdez singles to center field. Joe Pearce scores. Pi Ortiz walks. Harland Lockhart pops out to the first baseman. Bud Siever pops out to the shortstop. Hajime Yagi pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Atlanta Vic Jones pops out to the first baseman. Bill Beazley grounds out to the second baseman. Shitoshi Nitta flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Greg Spongberg walks. Jerry Alvarado singles to left field. Greg Spongberg advances to third on the hit. Joe Ganzel flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Greg Spongberg scores. Joe Pearce grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Greg LeClaire strikes out. Toshiaki Otomo grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Walt Markle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Pete Valdez grounds out to the shortstop. Pi Ortiz singles to center field. Harland Lockhart grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Gene Weiland singles to right field. Lee Kitson flies out to the center fielder. Ramon Pike grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bud Siever singles to left field. Bobby Stuart is pinch hitting for Hajime Yagi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bobby Stuart flies out to the center fielder. Greg Spongberg singles to center field. Bud Siever advances to third on the hit. Pedro Roth 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. Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Joe Ganzel pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta James Arnold pitching. Dick Coombs is pinch hitting for Vic Jones. Dick Coombs singles to left field. Irish Riddle is pinch hitting for Pedro Roth. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dick Coombs steals second. Irish Riddle lines out to the shortstop. Shitoshi Nitta pops out to the third baseman. Greg LeClaire walks. Toshiaki Otomo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Kemp McGee pitching. George Flora enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dick Coombs at RF. Joe Pearce grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Valdez grounds out to the second baseman. Pi Ortiz doubles to right field. Harland Lockhart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Walt Markle strikes out. Gene Weiland singles to left field. Lee Kitson flies out to the center fielder. Gene Weiland is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 5 Atlanta total runners LOB: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Whitey Nichols improves in power_vs_lefty Pete Richardson did not respond to coaching in control Jim McGlothin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim McGlothin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dennis Hildebrand did not respond to coaching in speed Chuck Ford did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dennis Hildebrand did not respond to coaching in range J.C. Wilson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty