Win: Michael Landrum (9-10) Loss: Lefty Whelan (18-6)
Save: Tommy Robinson (20)
Inning: 1 Houston Michael Landrum pitching. Joe Purtell grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Blemker grounds out to the shortstop. Hirokazu Wada singles to right field. Allie Dowell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Lefty Whelan pitching. Dave Mahay hits a home run. Rowdy Sewell strikes out. Roy Decker walks. Juan Lazo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Decker advances to second on the play. Bernie York grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Johnny Umbarger flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Steve Shipley strikes out. Ernie Galvin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Milt Mauldin walks. John Simmons strikes out. Icehouse Erautt reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lefty Whelan. Michael Landrum strikes out. Dave Mahay flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Alex Flores grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Whelan strikes out. Joe Purtell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Rowdy Sewell singles to right field. Roy Decker flies out to the left fielder. Juan Lazo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rowdy Sewell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bernie York singles to left field. Juan Lazo advances to third on the hit. Milt Mauldin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Fred Blemker walks. Hirokazu Wada singles to left field. Fred Blemker aggressively advances to third on the hit. Allie Dowell doubles to center field. Fred Blemker scores. Hirokazu Wada uses his aggressiveness and scores. Johnny Umbarger grounds out to the second baseman. Allie Dowell advances to third on the play. Steve Shipley pops out to the second baseman. Ernie Galvin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York John Simmons hits a home run. Icehouse Erautt singles to center field. Michael Landrum fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Michael Landrum singles to right field. Icehouse Erautt is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Dave Mahay lines out to the third baseman. Rowdy Sewell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Michael Landrum is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Alex Flores strikes out. Lefty Whelan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Purtell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Roy Decker singles to left field. Juan Lazo flies out to the center fielder. Bernie York grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Decker advances to second on the play. Milt Mauldin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Fred Blemker singles to right field. Fred Blemker is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hirokazu Wada grounds out to the shortstop. Allie Dowell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York John Simmons grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Icehouse Erautt singles to right field. Michael Landrum lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Mahay singles to right field. Icehouse Erautt scores. Rowdy Sewell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Johnny Umbarger singles to right field. Johnny Umbarger gets picked off first. Steve Shipley walks. Steve Shipley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ernie Galvin reached on a fielding error by Milt Mauldin. Alex Flores strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Roy Decker strikes out. Juan Lazo flies out to the right fielder. Bernie York strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Heinie Schullstrom is pinch hitting for Lefty Whelan. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Purtell strikes out. Fred Blemker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Nick Dobbek pitching. Rennie McGlothin is pinch hitting for Milt Mauldin. Rennie McGlothin hits a home run. Alberto Swindells comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Simmons pops out to the first baseman. Icehouse Erautt flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Smith is pinch hitting for Michael Landrum. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bruce Smith pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Tommy Robinson pitching. Jim Fulmer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rennie McGlothin at SS. Hirokazu Wada flies out to the center fielder. Allie Dowell walks. Johnny Umbarger strikes out. Steve Shipley singles to left field. Allie Dowell advances to third on the hit. Ernie Galvin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 5 New York total runners left on base: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tug Barclay did not respond to coaching in control Ryan Burkart improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Lewis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ron Mails did not respond to coaching in endurance Neil Fariss did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tug Barclay did not respond to coaching in velocity
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Heinie Harriss did not respond to coaching in speed Jason Garcia improves in contact_vs_righty Wilbert Fregosi improves in power_vs_lefty Tim Wagner did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Hill did not respond to coaching in control Pete Sager improves in contact_vs_lefty Del Walton improves in 1B