Win: Dallas Lennon (9-17) Loss: Karl Castro (7-6)
Save: Zeke Kohlmeier (4)
Inning: 1 Houston Joey Terry pitching. Hank Hornsby grounds out to the shortstop. Monte Kinsella grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kirk Fitzpatrick singles to left field. Wingo Ivie walks. Purnal Vance singles to right field. Kirk Fitzpatrick uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pete Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Dallas Lennon pitching. John Soto singles past the third baseman. Pete Cook grounds out to the third baseman. John Soto advances to second on the play. Richie Adkins walks. Scott Dent flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Paredes walks. Ralph Libran grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Rip Mohart walks. Ike Egan grounds out to the shortstop. Rip Mohart advances to second on the play. Dallas Lennon lines out to the second baseman. Hank Hornsby flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Von Boyer strikes out. Goose Young grounds out to the shortstop. Joey Terry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Monte Kinsella walks. Kirk Fitzpatrick flies out to the center fielder. Wingo Ivie grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Monte Kinsella is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Purnal Vance grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Philadelphia John Soto singles past the shortstop. Pete Cook pops out to the second baseman. Richie Adkins strikes out. Scott Dent walks. Jerry Paredes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Pete Kennedy strikes out. Rip Mohart walks. Ike Egan walks. Karl Castro 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 1st. Dallas Lennon fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dallas Lennon strikes out. Hank Hornsby doubles to left field. Rip Mohart scores. Monte Kinsella grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Ralph Libran doubles to left field. Von Boyer flies out to the center fielder. Goose Young hits a home run. Ralph Libran scores. Karl Castro strikes out. John Soto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Kirk Fitzpatrick singles to center field. Wingo Ivie strikes out. Purnal Vance is hit by a pitch. Pete Kennedy singles to right field. Kirk Fitzpatrick scores. Rip Mohart grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Pete Cook strikes out. Richie Adkins singles to left field. Scott Dent singles past the second baseman. Jerry Paredes flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Libran grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Scott Dent is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Ike Egan hits a home run. Dallas Lennon grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Hornsby walks. Dave Howell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Monte Kinsella pops out to the third baseman. Kirk Fitzpatrick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Von Boyer grounds out to the third baseman. Goose Young flies out to the left fielder. Dave Howell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Wingo Ivie grounds out to the second baseman. Purnal Vance strikes out. Pete Kennedy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia John Soto flies out to the center fielder. Pete Cook strikes out. Richie Adkins hits a home run. Scott Dent strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Rip Mohart pops out to the pitcher. Ike Egan walks. Jack Rogge is pinch hitting for Dallas Lennon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jack Rogge singles to center field. Hank Hornsby strikes out. Monte Kinsella grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Rogge is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Zeke Kohlmeier pitching. Jerry Paredes walks. Ralph Libran pops out to the second baseman. Von Boyer grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Kirk Fitzpatrick hits a home run. Gary Burbach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Wingo Ivie grounds out to the shortstop. Purnal Vance grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Kennedy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Goose Young grounds out to the third baseman. Rex McFadden is pinch hitting for Gary Burbach. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rex McFadden strikes out. John Soto pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 10 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Gary Burbach is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ron Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Currence did not respond to coaching in control Tim Mack improves in control Rex Goodman improves in range Ken Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Anderson improves in endurance
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Red Easler did not respond to coaching in control Bud Almanzar did not respond to coaching in velocity Cal Astroth improves in power_vs_righty Gus Parrott improves in control Brian Prescott improves in power_vs_righty Ross Arias did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gary Stefero did not respond to coaching in C