Inning: 1 Milwaukee Sammy Conigliaro pitching. Guy Forsch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chick Fenner flies out to the center fielder. Lenny Shields walks. Lenny Shields steals second. Bob Brenly pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Ryota Kaneko pitching. Monte Heving doubles to right field. Hy Harder grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Niekro flies out to the right fielder. Hal Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Toby Pflendersen flies out to the center fielder. Byron Dumoulin hits a home run. Victor Bell flies out to the right fielder. Randy Dobson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Mahkan Singh walks. George Foster strikes out. Bryn Garland triples. Mahkan Singh scores. Frank Hopkins flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bryn Garland scores. Sammy Conigliaro flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Ryota Kaneko singles to right field. Guy Forsch singles to center field. Ryota Kaneko advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Chick Fenner doubles to center field. Ryota Kaneko scores. Guy Forsch uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lenny Shields strikes out. Bob Brenly flies out to the right fielder. Toby Pflendersen pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Monte Heving grounds out to the pitcher. Hy Harder grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Niekro singles to right field. Randy Niekro is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Byron Dumoulin doubles to left field. Victor Bell singles in front of the left fielder. Byron Dumoulin scores. Randy Dobson walks. Ryota Kaneko fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ryota Kaneko flies out to the left fielder. Guy Forsch strikes out. Chick Fenner grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Randy Dobson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Hal Boone doubles to left field. Mahkan Singh hits a home run. Hal Boone scores. George Foster grounds out to the second baseman. Bryn Garland walks. Frank Hopkins strikes out. Sammy Conigliaro grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bryn Garland is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Lenny Shields doubles to left field. Bob Brenly grounds out to the second baseman. Lenny Shields advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Toby Pflendersen doubles to center field. Lenny Shields scores. Jeff Furcal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Byron Dumoulin singles to center field. Toby Pflendersen scores. Victor Bell strikes out. Randy Dobson singles to right field. Ryota Kaneko grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Monte Heving strikes out. Hy Harder walks. Randy Niekro strikes out. Hal Boone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Guy Forsch grounds out to the shortstop. Chick Fenner strikes out. Lenny Shields doubles to left field. Bob Brenly flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Mahkan Singh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Foster reached on a 2-base fielding error by Victor Bell. Bryn Garland grounds out to the second baseman. George Foster advances to third on the play. Frank Hopkins walks. Carlos Glaviano is pinch hitting for Jeff Furcal. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Carlos Glaviano hits a home run. George Foster scores. Frank Hopkins scores. Monte Heving walks. Hy Harder singles to right field. Randy Niekro flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Trigger Phelps pitching. Toby Pflendersen singles to center field. Byron Dumoulin strikes out. Domingo Lowery is pinch hitting for Victor Bell. Domingo Lowery flies out to the right fielder. Randy Dobson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bruce Pfeffer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Domingo Lowery at LF. Hal Boone singles in front of the right fielder. Johnny Patterson 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. Mahkan Singh grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. George Foster singles to right field. Bryn Garland strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Jeison Fiss is pinch hitting for Johnny Patterson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jeison Fiss grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Guy Forsch grounds out to the shortstop. Chick Fenner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Dave Hope pitching. Frank Hopkins walks. Lee Mossi is pinch hitting for Trigger Phelps. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Lee Mossi strikes out. Monte Heving flies out to the left fielder. Hy Harder singles past the third baseman. Frank Hopkins advances to third on the hit. Randy Niekro pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Milwaukee Hank Mierkowicz pitching. Lenny Shields strikes out. Bob Brenly flies out to the left fielder. Toby Pflendersen singles to left field. Byron Dumoulin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Milwaukee total runners left on base: 9 Houston total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Randy Niekro is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Skeels did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ed Mizerock improves in arm Vern Lynch did not respond to coaching in arm Pete Henry did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Walker did not respond to coaching in CF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Platte did not respond to coaching in control Ellis Schurr improves in power_vs_righty Gary Smith did not respond to coaching in arm Dusty Morris did not respond to coaching in velocity