Inning: 1 Brooklyn Bill Montague pitching. Jack Abbaticchio grounds out to the second baseman. Nap Garciaparra flies out to the left fielder. Merlin Cairncross grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Jose Hackett pitching. Dave Runnels flies out to the right fielder. Harry Lobert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Coulter pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Leslie Campanis walks. Leslie Campanis steals second. Chris Capel strikes out. Jim Cortazzo singles to center field. Leslie Campanis scores. Rich Varney strikes out. Charlie Andrews strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Rusty Keating lines out to the pitcher. Burleigh Davis doubles to right field. Mark Katz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Burleigh Davis advances to third on the play. Curt Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Jose Hackett grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Abbaticchio grounds out to the second baseman. Nap Garciaparra grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Don Speck lines out to the second baseman. Bill Montague flies out to the center fielder. Dave Runnels grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Merlin Cairncross singles to right field. Leslie Campanis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Merlin Cairncross is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Chris Capel grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Leslie Campanis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Cortazzo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Harry Lobert singles to center field. Dave Coulter pops out to the first baseman. Rusty Keating reached on a fielding error by Nap Garciaparra. Burleigh Davis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Rich Varney pops out to the shortstop. Charlie Andrews grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Hackett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Mark Katz strikes out. Curt Williams lines out to the shortstop. Don Speck flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Jack Abbaticchio reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rusty Keating. Nap Garciaparra triples. Jack Abbaticchio scores. Merlin Cairncross grounds out to the third baseman. Nap Garciaparra scores. Leslie Campanis doubles to right field. Chris Capel flies out to the center fielder. Jim Cortazzo walks. Rich Varney singles to right field. Leslie Campanis scores. Jim Cortazzo advances to third on the hit. Charlie Andrews reached on a fielding error by Dave Coulter. Jim Cortazzo scores. Jose Hackett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Bill Montague strikes out. Dave Runnels singles to left field. Harry Lobert grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dave Runnels is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Coulter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Jack Abbaticchio strikes out. Nap Garciaparra walks. Nap Garciaparra steals second. Zoilo Pool comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Merlin Cairncross singles to left field. Nap Garciaparra scores. Leslie Campanis singles to center field. Merlin Cairncross advances to third on the hit. Chris Capel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Merlin Cairncross scores. Leslie Campanis advances to second on the play. Jim Cortazzo singles to left field. Leslie Campanis scores. Rich Varney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Dewey Lukon 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. Rusty Keating flies out to the center fielder. Burleigh Davis strikes out. Mark Katz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Charlie Andrews singles to right field. Stan Stocker is pinch hitting for Dewey Lukon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Stan Stocker singles to center field. Charlie Andrews advances to third on the hit. Jack Abbaticchio strikes out. Stan Stocker steals second. Nap Garciaparra flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Charlie Andrews scores. Merlin Cairncross grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Cleon Williamson pitching. Curt Williams strikes out. Don Speck flies out to the center fielder. Otis Valdez is pinch hitting for Zoilo Pool. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Otis Valdez walks. Dave Runnels singles to right field. Harry Lobert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Randy Creel pitching. Leslie Campanis grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Capel grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Cortazzo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Dave Coulter pops out to the second baseman. Rusty Keating grounds out to the third baseman. Burleigh Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 6 Houston total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Leslie Campanis (9).3B - Nap Garciaparra (6).SF - Nap Garciaparra. Baserunning: SB - Nap Garciaparra (17), Leslie Campanis (14), Stan Stocker (4). Fielding: E - Nap Garciaparra.
Game Notes Bill Montague is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Randy Stahl did not respond to coaching in arm Rich Freeman improves in speed Andy Gunderson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ralph White improves in speed Tony Castiglia improves in power_vs_lefty Rich Freeman improves in speed Tony Castiglia did not respond to coaching in 3B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roy Corey improves in contact_vs_righty Al Douglass improves in range Cy Heredia did not respond to coaching in control Angel Jackson did not respond to coaching in velocity Martin Montague did not respond to coaching in control Will Worrell improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Lanning did not respond to coaching in LF