Win: Harold Spalding (4-3) Loss: Fred Currie (0-3)
Save: Ducky Delis (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Fred Currie pitching. Jack Wehde singles to center field. Arlie Griffith lines out to the second baseman. John Anderson hits a home run. Jack Wehde scores. Ruben Pickering strikes out. Dave Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Harold Spalding pitching. Ed Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Morman walks. Mike Nichols grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Doug Furillo singles to center field. Jarrod Green flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Terry Murray grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Red Weaver grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Pitts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Dolan singles to center field. Bill Kotsay grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Dolan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Harold Spalding grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Wehde grounds out to the second baseman. Arlie Griffith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Boileryard Giambi doubles to left field. Fred Currie fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Fred Currie flies out to the right fielder. Ed Sanchez doubles to left field. Boileryard Giambi scores. Tim Morman grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Nichols grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston John Anderson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ruben Pickering hits a home run. Dave Davis flies out to the left fielder. Doug Furillo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Red Weaver flies out to the center fielder. Steve Pitts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Dolan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jarrod Green walks. Jarrod Green steals second. Terry Murray pops out to the third baseman. Harold Spalding strikes out. Jack Wehde grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Bill Kotsay grounds out to the third baseman. Boileryard Giambi walks. Fred Currie lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Sanchez hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ed Sanchez steals second. Tim Morman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Arlie Griffith flies out to the right fielder. John Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Ruben Pickering singles past the shortstop. Dave Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Mike Nichols pops out to the first baseman. Red Weaver pops out to the third baseman. Steve Pitts strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Mark Blaemire 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. Taisei Ishiguro is pinch hitting for Doug Furillo. Taisei Ishiguro strikes out. Jarrod Green hits a home run. Terry Murray flies out to the left fielder. Harold Spalding grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Nap Golden enters the game as a defensive replacement for Taisei Ishiguro at 2B. Mike Dolan strikes out. Tim Welchel is pinch hitting for Bill Kotsay. Tim Welchel strikes out. Boileryard Giambi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jack Wehde strikes out. Arlie Griffith singles to center field. Arlie Griffith steals second. John Anderson grounds out to the third baseman. Ruben Pickering grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Frank Thomas enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jarrod Green at 1B. Ducky Delis 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. Wade Barnes is pinch hitting for Mark Blaemire. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Wade Barnes doubles to left field. Ed Sanchez grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Morman strikes out. Mike Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Ken Rodriguez pitching. Dave Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Nap Golden hits a home run. Frank Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Terry Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Red Weaver grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Pitts grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Dolan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 3 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 5
Batting:HR - John Anderson (6), Ruben Pickering (6), Nap Golden (3), Jarrod Green (3).GIDP - Terry Murray. Baserunning: SB - Arlie Griffith (10), Jarrod Green (4).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Andy Sells did not respond to coaching in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Andy Sells did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Brodowski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Brodowski improves in arm Sadie Allen did not respond to coaching in CF
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Monk Hiatt did not respond to coaching in control Brian Foreman improves in range Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Troy Schmees did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dick Blackaby did not respond to coaching in velocity Akihito Nakamoto did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty