Inning: 1 New York Ike Rizzuto pitching. Alan Smith strikes out. Scott Merritt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Todd Loan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Dave Dobbek pitching. Kazuto Uchi flies out to the center fielder. Tex Torrez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tony Allison grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Jim Barnes strikes out. Harvey Hegan singles to right field. Woody Slayback strikes out. Al Romano singles to center field. Harvey Hegan aggressively advances to third on the hit. Greg Kinkade hits a home run. Harvey Hegan scores. Al Romano scores. Dave Dobbek strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Lou Goryl strikes out. Oscar Hassler singles to left field. Hugh Sargent strikes out. Brian Beltran strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Alan Smith strikes out. Scott Merritt bunts for a base hit. Todd Loan hits a home run. Scott Merritt scores. Jim Barnes strikes out. Harvey Hegan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Kozo Takahashi strikes out. Ike Rizzuto walks. Kazuto Uchi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Woody Slayback strikes out. Al Romano strikes out. Greg Kinkade grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Tex Torrez strikes out. Tony Allison grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Goryl grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Dave Dobbek pops out to the shortstop. Alan Smith pops out to the second baseman. Scott Merritt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Oscar Hassler strikes out. Hugh Sargent strikes out. Brian Beltran singles to left field. Kozo Takahashi singles to right field. Ike Rizzuto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Todd Loan grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Barnes hits a home run. Harvey Hegan hits a home run. Woody Slayback grounds out to the shortstop. Al Romano flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Kazuto Uchi grounds out to the second baseman. Tex Torrez strikes out. Tony Allison flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Greg Kinkade strikes out. Dave Dobbek strikes out. Alan Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Lou Goryl strikes out. Oscar Hassler grounds out to the shortstop. Hugh Sargent doubles to center field. Brian Beltran flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Scott Merritt walks. Todd Loan strikes out. Jim Barnes strikes out. Harvey Hegan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lou Goryl. Woody Slayback singles to center field. Scott Merritt scores. Harvey Hegan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Romano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Kozo Takahashi singles to left field. Lew Tappe is pinch hitting for Ike Rizzuto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lew Tappe lines out to the second baseman. Kazuto Uchi singles to right field. Archi McCray is pinch hitting for Tex Torrez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Archi McCray strikes out. Terry Wrona is pinch hitting for Tony Allison. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Terry Wrona singles to left field. Lou Goryl hits an infield single to the third baseman. Kozo Takahashi scores. Oscar Hassler walks. Kazuto Uchi scores. Hugh Sargent walks. Terry Wrona scores. Brian Beltran flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 New York Shuji Okubo pitching. Greg Kinkade grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Dobbek singles to center field. Alan Smith lines out to the shortstop. Scott Merritt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Kozo Takahashi grounds out to the shortstop. Clay Cruz is pinch hitting for Shuji Okubo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Clay Cruz strikes out. Kazuto Uchi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 7
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Neal Dozier improves in control Duane Storke did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Surhoff improves in velocity Doc Peek improves in power_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Clint Atherton did not respond to coaching in range Carl Kirkwood improves in arm Andre Kirk improves in arm Mitsuhiro Tsukazaki did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty