Inning: 1 Houston Ray Irwin pitching. Darrell Aragon strikes out. Walt Henrich flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Luis Leon hits a home run. Cap Gordon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Montreal Tim Barkley pitching. Joe Elliott singles to right field. Jack Kramer doubles to left field. The defense is playing the infield in. Tsuneyuki Sato reached on a 2-base fielding error by Walt Henrich. Joe Elliott scores. Jack Kramer scores. Frank Piatt flies out to the left fielder. Jake Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. John Fussell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jack Parkman strikes out. Andy Collins strikes out. Tom Karkovice grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Montreal Kaiser Scioscia strikes out. Rafael Espinoza flies out to the right fielder. Ray Irwin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Tommy Shofner flies out to the left fielder. Tim Barkley strikes out. Darrell Aragon singles to right field. Walt Henrich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Montreal Joe Elliott reached on a 2-base fielding error by Andy Collins. Jack Kramer pops out to the shortstop. Tsuneyuki Sato walks. Frank Piatt grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Elliott advances to third on the play. Tsuneyuki Sato advances to second on the play. Jake Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Luis Leon strikes out. Cap Gordon grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Parkman walks. Andy Collins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Montreal John Fussell triples. Kaiser Scioscia strikes out. Rafael Espinoza strikes out. Ray Irwin singles to left field. John Fussell scores. Joe Elliott flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Tom Karkovice grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Shofner grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Barkley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Montreal Jack Kramer grounds out to the shortstop. Tsuneyuki Sato grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Piatt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Darrell Aragon strikes out. Walt Henrich strikes out. Luis Leon singles to center field. Cap Gordon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Montreal Jake Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. John Fussell singles to left field. Kaiser Scioscia grounds out to the second baseman. John Fussell advances to second on the play. Rafael Espinoza singles to left field. John Fussell scores. Ray Irwin walks. Joe Elliott walks. Jack Kramer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Houston Jack Parkman grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Collins strikes out. Wally Sumner is pinch hitting for Tom Karkovice. Wally Sumner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Jim Leyritz enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wally Sumner at C. Luis Motley is pinch hitting for Tsuneyuki Sato. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Luis Motley grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Piatt reached on a fielding error by Tommy Shofner. Jake Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Bob Colbert is pinch hitting for John Fussell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Colbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Tommy Shofner singles to left field. Shinji Ota is pinch hitting for Tim Barkley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tommy Shofner is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Shinji Ota doubles to right field. Darrell Aragon strikes out. Yoelquis Garcia 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. Walt Henrich pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Montreal Adam Warren pitching. Kaiser Scioscia strikes out. Rafael Espinoza walks. Emil Conroy is pinch hitting for Yoelquis Garcia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rafael Espinoza steals second. Emil Conroy walks. Joe Elliott lines out to the second baseman. Jack Kramer hits a home run. Rafael Espinoza scores. Emil Conroy scores. Luis Motley pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jay Lillard pitching. Luis Leon grounds out to the shortstop. Cap Gordon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Elliott. Jack Parkman strikes out. Vern Nagelsen is pinch hitting for Andy Collins. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Vern Nagelsen doubles to left field. Cap Gordon scores. Jim Leyritz singles to center field. Tommy Shofner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 6 Montreal total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Vern Nagelsen (2), Shinji Ota (6).HR - Luis Leon (15). Baserunning: CS - Tommy Shofner (5). Fielding: E - Walt Henrich, Andy Collins, Tommy Shofner.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jimmy Cotter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jimmy Cotter improves in range Al McFarlane did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Shawn Davis improves in power_vs_lefty
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dud Shannon did not respond to coaching in velocity Brick Rath did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brick Rath improves in contact_vs_lefty Dud Shannon improves in control Harry Boehler did not respond to coaching in SS