Win: Johnnie LaRue (6-5) Loss: Larry Yellen (7-8)
Save: Ad Harkness (28)
Inning: 1 Houston Larry Yellen pitching. Kiyokazu Shioya walks. Byron Arroyo strikes out. Joe Butler flies out to the center fielder. Kiyokazu Shioya is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Johnnie LaRue pitching. Dick Lazorko flies out to the center fielder. Tom Cleveland walks. Buck McCormick reached on a fielding error by Kiyokazu Shioya. Marsh Sorrells flies out to the center fielder. Scotty Hunt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Rube Stevens hits an infield single to the third baseman. Walter Connolly strikes out. Dave Cormier flies out to the right fielder. Rube Stevens is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Larry Raymer singles to center field. Willie Sample grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Dave Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Paul Dagres hits a home run. Fred Beck walks. Johnnie LaRue lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kiyokazu Shioya flies out to the center fielder. Byron Arroyo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Larry Yellen doubles to center field. Dick Lazorko grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Yellen advances to third on the play. Tom Cleveland pops out to the second baseman. Buck McCormick pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Butler grounds out to the pitcher. Rube Stevens singles to right field. Walter Connolly grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Rube Stevens is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Cormier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Marsh Sorrells strikes out. Scotty Hunt flies out to the center fielder. Larry Raymer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Paul Dagres flies out to the right fielder. Fred Beck strikes out. Johnnie LaRue strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Willie Sample strikes out. Dave Johnson grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Larry Yellen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Kiyokazu Shioya grounds out to the shortstop. Byron Arroyo doubles to left field. Joe Butler strikes out. Rube Stevens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Dick Lazorko hits a home run. Tom Cleveland strikes out. Buck McCormick flies out to the left fielder. Marsh Sorrells strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Walter Connolly flies out to the right fielder. Dave Cormier singles to center field. Paul Dagres lines out to the first baseman. Fred Beck grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Cormier is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Scotty Hunt strikes out. Larry Raymer flies out to the left fielder. George Miller is pinch hitting for Willie Sample. George Miller walks. Shigeo Shibata is pinch hitting for Dave Johnson. Shigeo Shibata flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Schwenck enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shigeo Shibata at 3B. Brad Stivetts is pinch hitting for Johnnie LaRue. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Brad Stivetts grounds out to the third baseman. Kiyokazu Shioya singles to left field. Byron Arroyo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Kiyokazu Shioya advances to second on the play. Joe Butler singles to left field. Kiyokazu Shioya scores. Rube Stevens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Ray Gorman pitching. Mike Wetteland enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred Beck at 3B. Pat Rogers is pinch hitting for Larry Yellen. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Pat Rogers doubles to right field. Dick Lazorko grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Cleveland pops out to the second baseman. Buck McCormick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Alejandro Wright pitching. Walter Connolly flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Dave Cormier singles to center field. Paul Dagres walks. Mike Wetteland lines out to the second baseman. Bernie Moore is pinch hitting for Ray Gorman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bernie Moore doubles to center field. Dave Cormier scores. Paul Dagres uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rudy Dozier comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kiyokazu Shioya flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Ad Harkness pitching. Marsh Sorrells strikes out. Scotty Hunt grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Raymer walks. George Miller grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Larry Raymer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Gossage improves in arm Galen Foss did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Merv Jackson improves in velocity Hector Hartgraves improves in power_vs_righty Bill Colbert did not respond to coaching in SS
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dallas Dunlap improves in endurance Doug Holloman improves in speed Dallas Dunlap did not respond to coaching in control Arthur Sodowsky did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Adrian Plantier did not respond to coaching in 2B