Win: Mickey Hamilton (6-3) Loss: Masaaki Hosoda (1-4)
Save: Mark Wetteland (6)
Inning: 1 Houston Atsushi Fukuda pitching. Joe Steinfeldt flies out to the center fielder. Tom Cangelosi walks. Gus Dozier flies out to the left fielder. Mark Elliott singles to center field. Tom Cangelosi advances to third on the hit. Mike Kaiserling pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Montreal Ozzie Fingers pitching. Takahiro Tanaka singles to right field. Koji Shinzato pops out to the shortstop. Yukio Hata grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Takahiro Tanaka is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Shoji Nishimura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Norm Hollahan singles to left field. Norm Hollahan steals second. Ted Barnhart grounds out to the pitcher. Pee-Wee Stankiewicz strikes out. Ozzie Fingers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Mike Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Viau grounds out to the pitcher. Wally Fassero grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Tom Cangelosi pops out to the shortstop. Gus Dozier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Montreal Myles Knox grounds out to the third baseman. Atsushi Fukuda grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Takahiro Tanaka grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Mark Elliott flies out to the center fielder. Mike Kaiserling singles to left field. Norm Hollahan flies out to the right fielder. Ted Barnhart grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Kaiserling is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Montreal Koji Shinzato grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yukio Hata hits a home run. Shoji Nishimura flies out to the right fielder. Mike Smith lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Pee-Wee Stankiewicz strikes out. Ozzie Fingers strikes out. Joe Steinfeldt reached on a fielding error by Wally Fassero. Tom Cangelosi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Montreal Dave Viau grounds out to the second baseman. Wally Fassero strikes out. Myles Knox singles to center field. Atsushi Fukuda strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Gus Dozier strikes out. Mark Elliott walks. Mike Kaiserling singles to center field. Mark Elliott advances to third on the hit. Norm Hollahan strikes out. Ted Barnhart pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Montreal Takahiro Tanaka hits an infield single to the second baseman. Koji Shinzato strikes out. Takahiro Tanaka steals second. Yukio Hata strikes out. Shoji Nishimura singles to center field. Takahiro Tanaka scores. Mike Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Pee-Wee Stankiewicz strikes out. Randy Short is pinch hitting for Ozzie Fingers. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Randy Short flies out to the center fielder. Joe Steinfeldt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Mickey Hamilton pitching. Dave Viau walks. Wally Fassero strikes out. Myles Knox strikes out. Atsushi Fukuda strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Tom Cangelosi flies out to the left fielder. Gus Dozier strikes out. Mark Elliott grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Montreal Takahiro Tanaka singles to center field. Takahiro Tanaka is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Koji Shinzato doubles to left field. Yukio Hata grounds out to the second baseman. Koji Shinzato advances to third on the play. Shoji Nishimura flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Masaaki Hosoda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Kaiserling strikes out. Norm Hollahan walks. Ted Barnhart doubles to right field. Norm Hollahan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ray Mahler is pinch running for Ted Barnhart on 2nd base. Pee-Wee Stankiewicz grounds out to the shortstop. Troy McEnaney is pinch hitting for Mickey Hamilton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Troy McEnaney walks. Joe Steinfeldt hits a home run. Ray Mahler scores. Troy McEnaney scores. Jose Spurgeon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Cangelosi pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Montreal Mark Wetteland pitching. Jeffrey Cox enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ray Mahler at LF. Mike Smith singles to left field. Dave Viau strikes out. Wally Fassero singles past the first baseman. Mike Smith advances to third on the hit. Myles Knox strikes out. Paul Walsh is pinch hitting for Jose Spurgeon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Paul Walsh singles to center field. Mike Smith scores. Wally Fassero is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Montreal total runners LOB: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mickey Crompton improves in contact_vs_lefty Mickey Crompton improves in range Mickey Crompton improves in range Wayne Shannon did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Wolfe did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Rollins improves in velocity
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mickey Crossin improves in control Matt McCatty improves in range Jerry Alexander did not respond to coaching in range Ruben Errickson improves in power_vs_righty Ed Easley did not respond to coaching in velocity Ruben Errickson improves in speed