Win: Joe Murphy (17-11) Loss: Tyson Stone (2-9)
Save: Alan Embre (30)
Inning: 1 Houston Tyson Stone pitching. Charlie Warhop hits a home run. Gary Smith pops out to the second baseman. King Blackburn triples. Gail East comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Bancroft flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, King Blackburn scores. Tom Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Diego Joe Murphy pitching. Johnny Morrison strikes out. Tillie Souza strikes out. Eddie Shopay doubles past the first baseman. Red James singles to left field. Eddie Shopay scores. John Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Carl Lloyd walks. Ed Pettit grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Carl Lloyd is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Zak Stafford singles past the shortstop. Ed Pettit advances to third on the hit. Joe Murphy strikes out. Charlie Warhop flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 San Diego Jeff Christiansen flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Baughman grounds out to the shortstop. Dizzy Stobbs singles past the second baseman. Gail East grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dizzy Stobbs is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Gary Smith singles to right field. King Blackburn grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Smith advances to second on the play. Joe Bancroft strikes out. Tom Ryan walks. Carl Lloyd grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gary Smith is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Diego Johnny Morrison walks. Tillie Souza flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Morrison is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Eddie Shopay grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Ed Pettit flies out to the left fielder. Zak Stafford flies out to the left fielder. Joe Murphy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Diego Red James strikes out. John Bailey pops out to the shortstop. Jeff Christiansen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Charlie Warhop strikes out. Gary Smith bunts for a base hit. King Blackburn strikes out. Joe Bancroft is hit by a pitch. Tom Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 San Diego Spike Miley is pinch hitting for Charlie Baughman. Spike Miley flies out to the right fielder. John Dutton is pinch hitting for Dizzy Stobbs. John Dutton strikes out. Gail East pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Elmer Lagger enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Dutton at 3B. Carl Lloyd flies out to the left fielder. Ed Pettit strikes out. Zak Stafford walks. Joe Murphy pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Diego Johnny Morrison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tillie Souza flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Shopay grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Charlie Warhop grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Smith walks. Paul Assenmacher 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. King Blackburn bunts for a base hit. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Smith advances to third on the play. King Blackburn advances to second on the play. Tom Ryan walks. Carl Lloyd singles to center field. Gary Smith scores. King Blackburn scores. Tom Ryan advances to third on the hit. Ed Pettit grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 San Diego Red James reached on a fielding error by Gary Smith. John Bailey singles to left field. Red James advances to third on the hit. Frank Goodish is pinch hitting for Jeff Christiansen. John Bailey is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Frank Goodish grounds out to the second baseman. Red James scores. Spike Miley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Zak Stafford doubles to center field. Max McDevitt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Murphy lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Warhop flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Zak Stafford scores. Gary Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Diego Leo Johnson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gary Smith at 3B. Elmer Lagger grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Frasier is pinch hitting for Max McDevitt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bill Frasier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Morrison grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jim Mattimore pitching. King Blackburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Bancroft grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Ryan doubles to left field. Carl Lloyd strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 San Diego Alan Embre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tillie Souza pops out to the catcher. Eddie Shopay singles to left field. Passed ball. Eddie Shopay advances to second. Red James grounds out to the third baseman. John Bailey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 10 San Diego total runners LOB: 3
Batting:2B - Tom Ryan (24), Zak Stafford (19).3B - King Blackburn (7).HR - Charlie Warhop (6).SF - Charlie Warhop, Joe Bancroft.HBP - Joe Bancroft (2). Fielding: E - Gary Smith.PB - Charlie Warhop.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ike Osik did not respond to coaching in control Lew Scranton improves in contact_vs_lefty Tony Goodall did not respond to coaching in control Ike Osik did not respond to coaching in control
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gustavo Ruiz improves in power_vs_lefty Gustavo Ruiz did not respond to coaching in speed Raggedy Quincy improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Baker did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Boland did not respond to coaching in 1B