Win: John Brooks (7-1) Loss: Hoge Petagine (3-5)
Save: Erik Bibby (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Bill Naulty pitching. Pierce Redson walks. Spike Thornton flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Northrup singles to center field. Brad Ausmus lines out to the first baseman. Reggie Geddes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bruce Northrup is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Mike Scott pitching. Jo-Jo Gebrian strikes out. Specs McLean singles to center field. Dale Beniquez hits a home run. Specs McLean scores. Big Poppy grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Bates strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston George Titus flies out to the center fielder. Koichi Kagawa flies out to the left fielder. Raymond Romero flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Bill Wicker grounds out to the second baseman. Calvin Stanley strikes out. Kenshiro Hagiwara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Mike Scott strikes out. Pierce Redson hits a home run. Spike Thornton strikes out. Bruce Northrup flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Bill Naulty strikes out. Jo-Jo Gebrian pops out to the third baseman. Specs McLean grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Brad Ausmus flies out to the right fielder. Reggie Geddes singles to right field. George Titus singles past the shortstop. Koichi Kagawa strikes out. Raymond Romero grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Dale Beniquez strikes out. Big Poppy flies out to the center fielder. Dave Bates flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Mike Scott grounds out to the second baseman. Pierce Redson grounds out to the second baseman. Spike Thornton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Bill Wicker flies out to the right fielder. Calvin Stanley strikes out. Kenshiro Hagiwara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bruce Northrup hits a home run. Brad Ausmus singles to left field. Reggie Geddes walks. Tom Nourse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Titus strikes out. Koichi Kagawa grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Tom Nourse strikes out. Jo-Jo Gebrian flies out to the center fielder. Specs McLean strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Raymond Romero strikes out. Mike Scott strikes out. Pierce Redson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Dale Beniquez walks. Big Poppy strikes out. Dave Bates singles to left field. Dale Beniquez advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Bill Wicker strikes out. Calvin Stanley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Spike Thornton flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Northrup singles to center field. Brad Ausmus flies out to the center fielder. Reggie Geddes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Kenshiro Hagiwara strikes out. Frank Hankins is pinch hitting for Tom Nourse. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Hankins strikes out. John Brooks 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. Jo-Jo Gebrian strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Hoge Petagine pitching. George Titus walks. Koichi Kagawa reached on a 2-base throwing error by Specs McLean. The defense is playing the infield in. Raymond Romero pops out to the catcher. The defense is playing the infield in. John Elberfeld is pinch hitting for John Brooks . Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Elberfeld flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, George Titus scores. Pierce Redson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Erik Bibby pitching. Specs McLean strikes out. Dale Beniquez singles to left field. Big Poppy hits an infield single to the second baseman. Dave Bates grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Big Poppy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Wicker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Keith Arocha did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tony Counsell did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Triplett did not respond to coaching in range Keith Arocha improves in power_vs_righty
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Johnny Hernandez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Steve Carrasquel improves in contact_vs_lefty Ricky Cepeda improves in velocity Johnny Zimmerman improves in power_vs_lefty