Win: Jim Burwell (1-4) Loss: Luis Hulen (3-4)
Save: Lou Fernandez (2)
Inning: 1 San Diego Luis Hulen pitching. Bobby Burbrink strikes out. Rupe Dickson walks. George Helfrich grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rupe Dickson advances to second on the play. Jack Dockins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Bert Rogell pitching. Dave Cage strikes out. Ty Sanders grounds out to the third baseman. Hajime Negoro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Diego Derek Becker grounds out to the third baseman. Geoff Pless grounds out to the second baseman. Sparky Lara grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jim Strain hits a home run. Don Foulke singles to center field. Ken Munoz flies out to the left fielder. Ed Eisenreich flies out to the right fielder. Walter Herr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Diego Bernie Drake strikes out. Bert Rogell pops out to the third baseman. Bobby Burbrink singles to center field. Rupe Dickson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bobby Burbrink is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Luis Hulen grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Cage walks. Ty Sanders flies out to the left fielder. Hajime Negoro singles to center field. Dave Cage advances to third on the hit. Jim Strain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 San Diego George Helfrich bunts for a base hit. Jack Dockins singles to center field. George Helfrich advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Derek Becker grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Dockins advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the corners in. Geoff Pless pops out to the second baseman. Sparky Lara strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Don Foulke grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Munoz singles to center field. Ed Eisenreich flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Walter Herr grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ken Munoz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Diego Bernie Drake strikes out. Bert Rogell singles to right field. Bobby Burbrink flies out to the left fielder. Rupe Dickson lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Luis Hulen grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Cage grounds out to the pitcher. Ty Sanders strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Diego George Helfrich strikes out. Jack Dockins singles to right field. Derek Becker walks. Geoff Pless grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jack Dockins is out at third base. Sparky Lara reached on a fielding error by Don Foulke. Bernie Drake grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman. Derek Becker is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Houston Jim Burwell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Hajime Negoro pops out to the shortstop. Jim Strain pops out to the shortstop. Don Foulke lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Diego Jim Feller enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ken Munoz at 1B. Otis Velez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Eisenreich at 2B. Jimmy Jones is pinch hitting for Jim Burwell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jimmy Jones walks. Jimmy Jones steals second. Bobby Burbrink singles to left field. Jimmy Jones scores. Rupe Dickson singles to right field. George Helfrich is hit by a pitch. The defense is playing the infield in. Jack Dockins grounds into a fielders choice to the shortstop. Bobby Burbrink is out at home. The defense is playing the infield in. Derek Becker singles to center field. Rupe Dickson scores. George Helfrich scores. Jack Dockins advances to third on the hit. Geoff Pless walks. Sparky Lara grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jack Dockins scores. Derek Becker advances to third on the play. Geoff Pless advances to second on the play. Keishi Kita comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bernie Drake walks. Jimmy Jones pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Houston Lou Fernandez pitching. Jim Feller grounds out to the second baseman. Otis Velez walks. Walter Herr grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Diego Bobby Burbrink hits a home run. Rupe Dickson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Helfrich strikes out. Jack Dockins pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Mamoru Yamashita is pinch hitting for Keishi Kita. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mamoru Yamashita flies out to the center fielder. Dave Cage singles to center field. Ty Sanders flies out to the center fielder. Hajime Negoro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 San Diego Gary Jackson pitching. Derek Becker singles to left field. Geoff Pless strikes out. Sparky Lara singles to center field. Derek Becker advances to third on the hit. Bernie Drake pops out to the second baseman. Lou Fernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Jim Strain doubles past the right fielder. Don Foulke grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Feller doubles to right field. Jim Strain scores. Otis Velez walks. Walter Herr strikes out. Jerry Volpe is pinch hitting for Gary Jackson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jerry Volpe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 San Diego total runners LOB: 13 Houston total runners LOB: 7
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy Castillo improves in contact_vs_righty Jay Miller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jay Miller improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Blackburn did not respond to coaching 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: B- Improvements: Press Stephenson improves in range Chet Brinkley did not respond to coaching in control David Atz improves in speed Rico Spence did not respond to coaching in velocity