Win: Paul Melvin (10-5) Loss: Bill Beazley (9-10)
Save: James Arnold (31)
Inning: 1 Houston Bill Beazley pitching. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Alvarado singles to left field. Joe Ganzel pops out to the pitcher. Pete Valdez triples. Jerry Alvarado scores. Pi Ortiz singles to right field. Pete Valdez scores. Harland Lockhart singles to center field. Pi Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Bud Siever lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Atlanta Paul Melvin pitching. Shitoshi Nitta reached on a fielding error by Pi Ortiz. Greg LeClaire grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Toshiaki Otomo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jim Witt walks. Paul Melvin lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Walt Markle reached on a fielding error by Joe Ganzel. Gene Weiland grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Lee Kitson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Ganzel flies out to the center fielder. Pete Valdez flies out to the left fielder. Pi Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Ramon Pike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vic Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Beazley walks. Shitoshi Nitta singles to center field. Greg LeClaire flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Harland Lockhart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bud Siever strikes out. Jim Witt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Toshiaki Otomo strikes out. Walt Markle grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Weiland grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Paul Melvin flies out to the right fielder. Greg Spongberg walks. Jerry Alvarado walks. Joe Ganzel grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Lee Kitson strikes out. Ramon Pike grounds out to the pitcher. Vic Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Pete Valdez lines out to the shortstop. Pi Ortiz doubles to right field. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the second baseman. Pi Ortiz advances to third on the play. Bud Siever flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Bill Beazley flies out to the center fielder. Shitoshi Nitta grounds out to the third baseman. Greg LeClaire walks. Toshiaki Otomo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Jim Witt hits a home run. Paul Melvin strikes out. Greg Spongberg flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Alvarado singles to center field. Barry Correa is pinch hitting for Joe Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Barry Correa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Walt Markle strikes out. Gene Weiland grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Kitson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel flies out to the center fielder. Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia flies out to the left fielder. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta James Arnold 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. Ramon Pike flies out to the center fielder. Dick Coombs is pinch hitting for Vic Jones. Dick Coombs singles to center field. Minnie Wallace is pinch hitting for Bill Beazley. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Minnie Wallace grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Coombs advances to second on the play. Shitoshi Nitta pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Kemp McGee pitching. George Flora enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dick Coombs at RF. Bud Siever strikes out. Jim Witt flies out to the center fielder. James Arnold singles to center field. Greg Spongberg walks. Jerry Alvarado hits a home run. James Arnold scores. Greg Spongberg scores. George Tramback comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Barry Correa pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Greg LeClaire strikes out. Toshiaki Otomo flies out to the center fielder. Walt Markle pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Atlanta total runners LOB: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Monday improves in power_vs_righty George Clark did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jot Burgmeier improves in arm Sailor Moran improves in arm Jim McGlothin improves in RF
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Danny Carbo did not respond to coaching in arm Chuck Ford improves in speed Ron Tinning improves in range Reggie Guante did not respond to coaching in speed