Inning: 1 Los Angeles Yoneo Hidaka pitching. Yosvani Castillo doubles past the center fielder. Deacon Fussell pops out to the first baseman. Oscar Mayer strikes out. Charlie Murakami strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Garland Pierce pitching. John Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Francona strikes out. Tracy Melter doubles to center field. Tim Lauder flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Takeo Ishii flies out to the left fielder. Roger Grimsby grounds out to the shortstop. Mel Vin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Sam Jordan singles past the second baseman. John Helms grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Adolfo Marrero grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Willie DeWitt walks. Garland Pierce lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Yosvani Castillo singles to center field. Willie DeWitt scores. Deacon Fussell walks. Oscar Mayer walks. Charlie Murakami doubles to center field. Yosvani Castillo scores. Deacon Fussell scores. Oscar Mayer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Roy Wehner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Takeo Ishii hits a home run. Charlie Murakami scores. Tom Pitula comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roger Grimsby walks. Mel Vin grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Tony Koslofski grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Pitula pops out to the third baseman. John Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Willie DeWitt singles to center field. Garland Pierce lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Yosvani Castillo walks. Deacon Fussell singles to left field. Willie DeWitt scores. Yosvani Castillo advances to third on the hit. Jack Gaines comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Oscar Mayer grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Deacon Fussell advances to second on the play. Charlie Murakami flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Jack Francona grounds out to the second baseman. Tracy Melter flies out to the right fielder. Tim Lauder singles to left field. Sam Jordan walks. John Helms walks. Adolfo Marrero singles to center field. Tim Lauder scores. Sam Jordan scores. John Helms advances to third on the hit. Tony Koslofski pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Takeo Ishii doubles past the center fielder. Roger Grimsby strikes out. Mel Vin singles to center field. Takeo Ishii scores. Bill Wayne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Willie DeWitt singles to center field. Mel Vin advances to third on the hit. Garland Pierce doubles to center field. Mel Vin scores. Willie DeWitt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Yosvani Castillo strikes out. Deacon Fussell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bill Wayne flies out to the center fielder. John Ortiz singles to left field. Jack Francona walks. Tracy Melter grounds out to the second baseman. John Ortiz advances to third on the play. Jack Francona advances to second on the play. Tim Lauder flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Oscar Mayer walks. Charlie Murakami singles to left field. Oscar Mayer advances to third on the hit. Takeo Ishii grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Murakami advances to second on the play. Roger Grimsby singles to left field. Oscar Mayer scores. Charlie Murakami scores. Mel Vin flies out to the center fielder. Willie DeWitt walks. Garland Pierce walks. Yosvani Castillo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Houston Sam Jordan flies out to the left fielder. John Helms flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Adolfo Marrero grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Deacon Fussell grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Mayer singles to right field. Charlie Murakami singles to center field. Oscar Mayer advances to third on the hit. Takeo Ishii flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Oscar Mayer scores. Roger Grimsby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Tony Koslofski triples. Bill Wayne grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Koslofski scores. John Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ed Garbey is pinch hitting for Jack Francona. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Garbey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Gary Lavelle is pinch hitting for Mel Vin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Lavelle flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Willie DeWitt grounds out to the shortstop. Russell Stover is pinch hitting for Garland Pierce. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Russell Stover strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Scalzi pitching. Tracy Melter strikes out. Lefty Wallace is pinch hitting for Tim Lauder. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lefty Wallace flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Sam Jordan lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Yosvani Castillo pops out to the first baseman. Deacon Fussell doubles to right field. Oscar Mayer singles to center field. Deacon Fussell scores. Luis Peitz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Charlie Murakami flies out to the left fielder. Takeo Ishii flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston John Helms strikes out. Lou Johnstone is pinch hitting for Adolfo Marrero. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lou Johnstone grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Koslofski singles to center field. Babe Miller is pinch hitting for Luis Peitz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Babe Miller 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 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 9 Houston total runners LOB: 6
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Purdy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Guy Friend did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Hardy Kruger did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Koichi Egusa did not respond to coaching in velocity Henry Burns did not respond to coaching in control Hardy Kruger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Emil Pemberton improves in power_vs_lefty Rip Henninger improves in power_vs_lefty Masaru Iwashita did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Craig House improves in power_vs_lefty John Ise did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tim Marshall improves in contact_vs_righty Emil Pemberton did not respond to coaching in LF