Win: Tony Buckley (3-12) Loss: Walt Rhodes (13-15)
Inning: 1 Houston Walt Rhodes pitching. John Coziar singles to center field. Fred Barger singles to center field. John Coziar advances to third on the hit. Bill Hosey doubles to center field. John Coziar scores. Fred Barger uses his aggressiveness and scores. Nick Papadapoulos flies out to the center fielder. Dom Dittmer strikes out. Mike Padden grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Tony Buckley pitching. George Taussig flies out to the center fielder. Dude Keagle doubles to center field. Hank Hollandsworth singles to left field. Dude Keagle scores. Darrell Smith singles past the second baseman. Hank Hollandsworth advances to third on the hit. Tom Johnson strikes out. Jim Everett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Duane Coleman pops out to the catcher. Jeff Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Buckley pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Glenn Moore grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Hector Dowd pops out to the third baseman. Walt Rhodes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston John Coziar strikes out. Fred Barger doubles to center field. Bill Hosey doubles to left field. Fred Barger scores. Nick Papadapoulos grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Hosey advances to third on the play. Dom Dittmer triples. Bill Hosey scores. Mike Padden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn George Taussig singles to center field. Dude Keagle flies out to the right fielder. Hank Hollandsworth walks. Darrell Smith flies out to the center fielder. Tom Johnson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hank Hollandsworth is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Duane Coleman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jeff Moore singles to left field. Tony Buckley fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tony Buckley strikes out. John Coziar singles to center field. Jeff Moore is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Jim Everett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Glenn Moore strikes out. Hector Dowd walks. Walt Rhodes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Fred Barger walks. Bill Hosey hits a home run. Fred Barger scores. Clarence Kiefer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nick Papadapoulos walks. Dom Dittmer strikes out. Mike Padden singles to center field. Nick Papadapoulos advances to third on the hit. Duane Coleman grounds out to the third baseman. Nick Papadapoulos scores. Mike Padden advances to second on the play. Jeff Moore walks. Tony Buckley doubles to left field. Mike Padden scores. Jeff Moore scores. John Coziar grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn George Taussig doubles to center field. Dude Keagle pops out to the shortstop. Hank Hollandsworth flies out to the center fielder. Darrell Smith singles to right field. George Taussig scores. Tom Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Roy Burkett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Barger singles to center field. Bill Hosey singles to left field. Fred Barger advances to third on the hit. Nick Papadapoulos grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Fred Barger scores. Dom Dittmer bunts for a base hit. Mike Padden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Jim Everett strikes out. Glenn Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Hector Dowd walks. Roy Burkett singles to center field. Hector Dowd advances to third on the hit. George Taussig triples. Hector Dowd scores. Roy Burkett scores. Dude Keagle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Duane Coleman flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Moore flies out to the center fielder. Tony Buckley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Hank Hollandsworth strikes out. Darrell Smith grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tom Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston John Coziar walks. Fred Barger walks. Bill Hosey grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Coziar advances to third on the play. Bobby Ruffing 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. Nick Papadapoulos strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Jim Everett walks. Glenn Moore doubles to right field. Jim Everett uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hector Dowd doubles to center field. Glenn Moore scores. Jim Morel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lanny Wilfong is pinch hitting for Bobby Ruffing. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lanny Wilfong walks. George Taussig flies out to the center fielder. Dude Keagle strikes out. Hank Hollandsworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Phil McKnight pitching. Dom Dittmer strikes out. Mike Padden flies out to the center fielder. Duane Coleman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Darrell Smith flies out to the left fielder. Tom Johnson strikes out. Jim Everett pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Tony Buckley is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Jim Sullivan improves in arm Dan Hamilton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tanyon Petagine did not respond to coaching in control Ed Stone, Jr improves in contact_vs_lefty Tanyon Petagine did not respond to coaching in velocity Lee Rivera did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ron Warner did not respond to coaching in speed Al McEnaney did not respond to coaching in speed Erv Pocoroba did not respond to coaching in control Pat Keefe did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Brock improves in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Harry Campbell did not respond to coaching in LF