Inning: 1 San Diego Mike Hopkins pitching. Jack Dockins singles to right field. Sparky Lara triples. Jack Dockins scores. Kevin Coombs strikes out. Rupe Dickson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Sparky Lara scores. Dale Vitelli comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Helfrich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Rip Hall pitching. Lafayette Melvin flies out to the right fielder. Brian Gumbert grounds out to the pitcher. Ty Sanders flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Diego Jimmy Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Geoff Pless flies out to the right fielder. Willie Fernandez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Otis Velez walks. Otis Velez steals second. Jim Strain walks. Ken Munoz strikes out. Jim Feller flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Ed Eisenreich doubles to right field. Otis Velez scores. Jim Strain uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dale Vitelli strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Diego Rip Hall grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Dockins grounds out to the third baseman. Sparky Lara grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Lafayette Melvin pops out to the second baseman. Brian Gumbert pops out to the second baseman. Ty Sanders strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Diego Kevin Coombs strikes out. Rupe Dickson flies out to the center fielder. George Helfrich singles to center field. Vance Hendryx comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jimmy Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Otis Velez singles to left field. Jim Strain walks. Ken Munoz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Strain is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Feller singles to left field. Otis Velez scores. Ken Munoz advances to third on the hit. Ed Eisenreich grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Diego Geoff Pless strikes out. Willie Fernandez flies out to the left fielder. Rip Hall flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Vance Hendryx strikes out. Lafayette Melvin singles to right field. Brian Gumbert walks. Ty Sanders grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Diego Jack Dockins grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Sparky Lara walks. Kevin Coombs flies out to the center fielder. Rupe Dickson singles to center field. Sparky Lara advances to third on the hit. George Helfrich pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Otis Velez strikes out. Jim Strain grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Munoz lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Diego Don Foulke enters the game as a defensive replacement for Otis Velez at SS. Jimmy Jones lines out to the third baseman. Geoff Pless reached on a 2-base fielding error by Lafayette Melvin. Willie Fernandez is hit by a pitch. Bernie Drake is pinch hitting for Rip Hall. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bernie Drake walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Jack Dockins grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Geoff Pless is out at home. Gary Jackson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Sparky Lara walks. Willie Fernandez scores. Kevin Coombs grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Houston Ubaldo Roa pitching. Hajime Negoro is pinch hitting for Jim Feller. Hajime Negoro walks. Dave Cage is pinch hitting for Ed Eisenreich. Hajime Negoro steals second. Dave Cage grounds out to the second baseman. Hajime Negoro advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Mamoru Yamashita is pinch hitting for Gary Jackson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mamoru Yamashita grounds out to the pitcher. Lafayette Melvin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Diego Carlos Pena pitching. Jerry Volpe enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hajime Negoro at RF. Rupe Dickson strikes out. George Helfrich reached on a fielding error by Don Foulke. Jimmy Jones grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! George Helfrich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Geoff Pless singles to center field. Jimmy Jones advances to third on the hit. Willie Fernandez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Brian Gumbert strikes out. Ty Sanders strikes out. Jim Burwell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Don Foulke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Diego Derek Becker is pinch hitting for Jim Burwell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Derek Becker pops out to the first baseman. Jack Dockins reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Strain. Sparky Lara strikes out. Kevin Coombs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Lino Baird pitching. Jim Strain strikes out. Ken Munoz strikes out. Jerry Volpe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 San Diego Rupe Dickson reached on a fielding error by Dave Cage. George Helfrich flies out to the left fielder. Rupe Dickson steals second. Jimmy Jones hits a home run. Rupe Dickson scores. Geoff Pless grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Willie Fernandez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Dave Cage hits a home run. Walter Herr is pinch hitting for Carlos Pena. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Walter Herr strikes out. Lafayette Melvin pops out to the shortstop. Brian Gumbert singles to center field. Ty Sanders grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Brian Gumbert is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 San Diego total runners LOB: 9 Houston total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Ed Eisenreich (2).HR - Dave Cage (1).GIDP - Ty Sanders, Ed Eisenreich. Baserunning: SB - Otis Velez (3), Hajime Negoro (5). Fielding: E - Lafayette Melvin, Don Foulke, Jim Strain, Dave Cage.
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Julio Secory improves in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jay Miller improves in power_vs_righty Bill Blackburn improves in contact_vs_righty Jay Miller did not respond to coaching in C
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Leo Tatum improves in power_vs_righty Cliff Niemiec did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty David Atz improves in contact_vs_righty Rico Spence did not respond to coaching in velocity