Win: Vince Pirtle (7-16) Loss: Hiromasa Fujieda (7-10)
Save: Dad Alexander (10)
Inning: 1 Houston Hiromasa Fujieda pitching. Denis Liriano grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Bill Henrich singles to center field. Henry Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Vince Pirtle pitching. Harry Koegel walks. Milt Werrick strikes out. Jack Corcoran flies out to the right fielder. Bob Maysey lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Billy Gunson singles to right field. Brian Stott hits a home run. Billy Gunson scores. Ricky Scott strikes out. Tom Bush singles to left field. Tom Bush steals second. Jim Griffey throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Vince Pirtle grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Bush scores. Denis Liriano grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Ted Baldwin strikes out. Tinsley Augustine grounds out to the pitcher. Roy Saturday flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Charlie Johnson strikes out. Bill Henrich strikes out. Henry Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Jim Griffey strikes out. Hiromasa Fujieda strikes out. Harry Koegel singles to right field. Milt Werrick singles to center field. Harry Koegel advances to third on the hit. Jack Corcoran strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Billy Gunson singles past the shortstop. Brian Stott grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Billy Gunson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Brian Stott steals second. Jim Griffey throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Ricky Scott flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Brian Stott scores. Tom Bush singles to right field. Vince Pirtle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Bob Maysey singles to left field. Ted Baldwin strikes out. Tinsley Augustine flies out to the center fielder. Roy Saturday flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Denis Liriano pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Johnson walks. Bill Henrich strikes out. Henry Smith doubles to center field. Charlie Johnson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Billy Gunson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Jim Griffey walks. Hiromasa Fujieda lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Koegel grounds out to the shortstop. Milt Werrick hits a home run. Jim Griffey scores. Jack Corcoran singles to left field. Jack Corcoran steals second. Bob Maysey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Brian Stott lines out to the shortstop. Ricky Scott strikes out. Tom Bush doubles to center field. Vince Pirtle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Ted Baldwin reached on a fielding error by Bill Henrich. Tinsley Augustine pops out to the catcher. Roy Saturday flies out to the center fielder. Jim Griffey doubles to left field. Hiromasa Fujieda grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Denis Liriano walks. Charlie Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Denis Liriano advances to second on the play. Bill Henrich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Denis Liriano advances to third on the play. Al Nash comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Henry Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Harry Koegel singles to center field. Milt Werrick flies out to the center fielder. Jack Corcoran flies out to the center fielder. Bob Maysey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Billy Gunson strikes out. Brian Stott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ricky Scott grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Ed Craig enters the game as a defensive replacement for Brian Stott at CF. Ted Baldwin pops out to the catcher. Jim Stellberger 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. Tinsley Augustine pops out to the shortstop. Roy Saturday grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Tom Bush flies out to the right fielder. Doc Elko is pinch hitting for Jim Stellberger. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Doc Elko walks. Denis Liriano singles to center field. Doc Elko advances to third on the hit. Charlie Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Bill Henrich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Dad Alexander pitching. Jim Griffey grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bert Nettles is pinch hitting for Al Nash. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bert Nettles strikes out. Harry Koegel singles to center field. Milt Werrick singles to right field. Harry Koegel advances to third on the hit. Jack Corcoran grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Atlanta total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Henry Smith (12), Tom Bush (20).HR - Brian Stott (5).SF - Ricky Scott. Baserunning: SB - Brian Stott (11), Tom Bush (11). Fielding: E - Bill Henrich.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Sherrill did not respond to coaching in control Jack Naleway improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Jones improves in power_vs_righty Bob Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Brosius did not respond to coaching in LF
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dave Cohen did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Law did not respond to coaching in range Earl Allison did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jeff Law improves in speed Jeff Law did not respond to coaching in 1B