Inning: 1 Philadelphia Willie Hack pitching. Rich Gosger walks. Rich Gosger steals second. Tommy Erardi flies out to the right fielder. Lenn Nieves singles to center field. Rich Gosger is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Sparky Sutton singles to left field. Gabe Caldwell lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Alex LeBourveau pitching. Lafayette Melvin singles to right field. Brian Gumbert grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lafayette Melvin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ty Sanders grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Deep Throat strikes out. Kimmy Granger singles to left field. Ernie Chance reached on a 2-base throwing error by Otis Velez. The defense is playing the infield in. Alex LeBourveau strikes out. Rich Gosger hits a home run. Kimmy Granger scores. Ernie Chance scores. Tommy Erardi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Otis Velez doubles to left field. Jim Strain grounds out to the pitcher. Duane Eaves grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Munoz hits a home run. Otis Velez scores. Jim Feller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Lenn Nieves grounds out to the second baseman. Sparky Sutton grounds out to the second baseman. Gabe Caldwell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Willie Hack strikes out. Lafayette Melvin flies out to the center fielder. Brian Gumbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Deep Throat grounds out to the shortstop. Kimmy Granger grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Chance singles to left field. Alex LeBourveau grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ernie Chance is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Ty Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Otis Velez singles to right field. Jim Strain grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Rich Gosger flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Erardi grounds out to the second baseman. Lenn Nieves grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Duane Eaves grounds out to the catcher. Ken Munoz grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Feller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Sparky Sutton flies out to the center fielder. Gabe Caldwell grounds out to the shortstop. Deep Throat hits a home run. Kimmy Granger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Hajime Negoro is pinch hitting for Willie Hack. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hajime Negoro walks. Lafayette Melvin walks. Brian Gumbert grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Hajime Negoro advances to third on the play. Lafayette Melvin advances to second on the play. Ty Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Hajime Negoro scores. Lafayette Melvin advances to third on the play. Otis Velez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Dale Vitelli pitching. Ernie Chance singles in front of the right fielder. Alex LeBourveau fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Alex LeBourveau strikes out. Rich Gosger walks. Tommy Erardi grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Chance advances to third on the play. Rich Gosger advances to second on the play. Lenn Nieves pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Jim Strain grounds out to the pitcher. Duane Eaves singles to center field. Ken Munoz doubles to right field. Duane Eaves uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Feller walks. Jerry Volpe is pinch hitting for Dale Vitelli. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jerry Volpe reached on a fielding error by Sparky Sutton. Lafayette Melvin grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ken Munoz scores. Jim Feller advances to third on the play. Jerry Volpe advances to second on the play. Brian Gumbert singles to left field. Jim Feller scores. Jerry Volpe is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Vance Hendryx pitching. Don Foulke enters the game as a defensive replacement for Otis Velez at SS. Sparky Sutton singles past the shortstop. Gabe Caldwell strikes out. Deep Throat grounds out to the pitcher. Sparky Sutton advances to second on the play. Kimmy Granger hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ernie Chance pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Aylward comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ty Sanders singles to left field. Don Foulke strikes out. Jim Strain grounds out to the third baseman. Ty Sanders advances to second on the play. Duane Eaves walks. Ken Munoz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Philadelphia George Sawyer is pinch hitting for Jim Aylward. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Sawyer grounds out to the pitcher. Rich Gosger strikes out. Tommy Erardi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Philadelphia total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 4
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Clay Polcovich did not respond to coaching in velocity Santiago Weyhing did not respond to coaching in velocity Clay Polcovich did not respond to coaching in velocity Vic Alvis improves in range
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: David Atz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty David Atz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hack Wheeler did not respond to coaching in control C.J. Tollberg improves in speed