Win: Takeshi Matsumoto (1-0) Loss: Bill Wayne (0-1)
Inning: 1 Houston Al Fogarty pitching. Rip Henninger flies out to the right fielder. John Ortiz walks. Bert Taylor singles to left field. John Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Tracy Melter strikes out. Tim Lauder singles to center field. John Ortiz scores. Bert Taylor advances to third on the hit. Lou Johnstone walks. Ed Garbey lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Florida Yoneo Hidaka pitching. Stuffy Holly grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Benson doubles to right field. Hal Glaus walks. Brian Johns strikes out. Danny Eddy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Yoshinori Kawagoe flies out to the left fielder. Yoneo Hidaka grounds out to the third baseman. Rip Henninger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Florida Jack Mack grounds out to the third baseman. Don Hosey flies out to the right fielder. Bobo Hurdle walks. Al Fogarty singles to right field. Bobo Hurdle advances to third on the hit. Stuffy Holly strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston John Ortiz strikes out. Bert Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Tracy Melter singles to right field. Tim Lauder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Florida Charlie Benson hits a home run. Hal Glaus hits a home run. Brian Johns singles to center field. Danny Eddy strikes out. Jack Mack grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Lou Johnstone pops out to the shortstop. Ed Garbey singles to center field. Yoshinori Kawagoe pops out to the first baseman. Yoneo Hidaka grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Florida Don Hosey strikes out. Bobo Hurdle grounds out to the pitcher. Al Fogarty walks. Stuffy Holly grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al Fogarty is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Rip Henninger grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Ortiz singles to center field. Bert Taylor walks. Tracy Melter flies out to the center fielder. Tim Lauder singles to right field. John Ortiz scores. Joe Mack 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. Lou Johnstone hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ed Garbey singles to left field. Bert Taylor scores. Tim Lauder scores. Yoshinori Kawagoe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Florida Charlie Benson grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Glaus flies out to the center fielder. Brian Johns doubles to left field. Danny Eddy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Yoneo Hidaka singles to center field. Rip Henninger singles to center field. John Ortiz grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Yoneo Hidaka advances to third on the play. Bert Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Florida Jack Mack grounds out to the second baseman. Don Hosey singles to center field. Bobo Hurdle walks. Joe Mack lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Stuffy Holly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Tracy Melter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Lauder flies out to the left fielder. Lou Johnstone singles to center field. Ed Garbey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Florida Charlie Benson doubles to center field. Hal Glaus singles in front of the left fielder. Charlie Benson scores. Brian Johns singles to right field. Hal Glaus advances to third on the hit. Danny Eddy walks. Jack Mack grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Glaus scores. Brian Johns advances to third on the play. Danny Eddy advances to second on the play. Don Hosey strikes out. Bobo Hurdle pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Hank Giebell 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. Babe Miller is pinch hitting for Yoshinori Kawagoe. Babe Miller singles to left field. Babe Miller steals second. Lefty Wallace is pinch hitting for Yoneo Hidaka. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Lefty Wallace grounds out to the second baseman. Babe Miller advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Rip Henninger grounds out to the shortstop. John Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Florida Bill Wayne pitching. Tony Koslofski enters the game as a defensive replacement for Babe Miller at C. Darrell Belle is pinch hitting for Hank Giebell. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Darrell Belle pops out to the shortstop. Stuffy Holly singles to right field. Charlie Benson grounds out to the third baseman. Stuffy Holly advances to second on the play. Hal Glaus walks. Brian Johns strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Takeshi Matsumoto pitching. Bert Taylor strikes out. Tracy Melter strikes out. Tim Lauder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Florida Danny Eddy doubles to center field. Jack Mack grounds out to the shortstop. Don Hosey flies out to the left fielder. Bobo Hurdle pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Lou Johnstone grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ed Garbey strikes out. Tony Koslofski walks. Bill Wayne grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tony Koslofski is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Florida Ernie Kubek is pinch hitting for Takeshi Matsumoto. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ernie Kubek flies out to the center fielder. Stuffy Holly singles to center field. Roy Wehner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Benson walks. Hal Glaus strikes out. Brian Johns doubles to right field. Stuffy Holly scores. Houston total runners left on base: 11 Florida total runners left on base: 13
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tim Marshall improves in range Effie Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Herb Maddern did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Cedeno improves in power_vs_righty Emil Pemberton improves in power_vs_righty Herb Maddern did not respond to coaching in velocity Emil Pemberton did not respond to coaching in LF
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Kuhel did not respond to coaching in velocity Jay McNeely improves in range Roy Booker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Conway did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Conway improves in contact_vs_lefty Jorge Killen improves in power_vs_lefty