Win: Chuck Donovan (1-0) Loss: Joe MacDonald (0-1)
Inning: 1 San Diego Chuck Donovan pitching. Curt Huson strikes out. Irv Piersall grounds out to the shortstop. Palmer Foy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Jeremy Milner pitching. Rip Henninger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Ortiz pops out to the second baseman. Jack Francona strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Diego Nate Smith singles to center field. Joe Smith strikes out. Rich Rose walks. Valmy Campbell pops out to the third baseman. Greg Frankhouse pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Tracy Melter grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Lauder strikes out. Sam Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Diego Jeremy Milner strikes out. Curt Huson doubles to left field. Irv Piersall grounds out to the second baseman. Curt Huson advances to third on the play. Palmer Foy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Adolfo Marrero walks. Yoshinori Kawagoe grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Chuck Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Diego Nate Smith strikes out. Joe Smith hits a home run. Rich Rose strikes out. Valmy Campbell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Rip Henninger grounds out to the pitcher. John Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Jack Francona flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Diego Greg Frankhouse grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeremy Milner grounds out to the second baseman. Curt Huson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Tracy Melter strikes out. Tim Lauder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Diego Irv Piersall flies out to the center fielder. Palmer Foy pops out to the first baseman. Nate Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Adolfo Marrero pops out to the second baseman. Yoshinori Kawagoe strikes out. Chuck Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Diego Joe Smith hits a home run. Rich Rose grounds out to the shortstop. Valmy Campbell grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Frankhouse singles to center field. Jeremy Milner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Greg Frankhouse is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Rip Henninger pops out to the shortstop. John Ortiz walks. John Ortiz steals second. Jack Francona grounds out to the second baseman. John Ortiz advances to third on the play. Tracy Melter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Diego Curt Huson flies out to the right fielder. Irv Piersall flies out to the left fielder. Palmer Foy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Tim Lauder grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Babe Miller is pinch hitting for Adolfo Marrero. Babe Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Diego Ed Garbey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Babe Miller at SS. Nate Smith strikes out. Joe Smith flies out to the left fielder. Rich Rose grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Yoshinori Kawagoe grounds out to the third baseman. Bert Taylor is pinch hitting for Chuck Donovan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bert Taylor walks. Rip Henninger singles to center field. Joe MacDonald comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Ortiz singles to center field. Bert Taylor scores. Passed ball. Rip Henninger advances to third. John Ortiz advances to second. Jack Francona singles to right field. Rip Henninger scores. John Ortiz scores. San Diego total runners left on base: 4 Houston total runners left on base: 1
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Crider improves in contact_vs_righty George Throop improves in arm Duane Blaeholder did not respond to coaching in range Bob Gigon improves in power_vs_lefty Jimmy Block improves in contact_vs_lefty Jack Crider did not respond to coaching in speed
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gary Gantenbein improves in contact_vs_lefty Effie Johnson did not respond to coaching in arm Effie Johnson did not respond to coaching in range Randy Reilly improves in power_vs_lefty Jeff Moehler improves in range Gary Gantenbein did not respond to coaching in range Emil Pemberton did not respond to coaching in LF