Win: John Fassero (2-2) Loss: Morrie Blankenship (4-7)
Inning: 1 Houston Howie Spognardi pitching. Alex Flores grounds out to the shortstop. Allie Dowell singles to center field. Johnny Umbarger grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Ted Smith pitching. Bruce Smith singles to left field. Bernie York singles to right field. Jeff Matias walks. Bruce Smith gets picked off third. Del Walton pops out to the third baseman. Rey Comorosky grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jeff Matias is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Hal DiPietro strikes out. Monty Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Blemker hits a home run. David Clay singles to right field. David Clay is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York John Simmons strikes out. Heinie Hairs singles to center field. Roy Decker singles to left field. Howie Spognardi lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bruce Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Byrne grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ted Smith singles to center field. Alex Flores walks. Allie Dowell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Bernie York pops out to the third baseman. Jeff Matias singles to center field. Del Walton singles to center field. Jeff Matias advances to third on the hit. Rey Comorosky singles to center field. Jeff Matias scores. John Simmons strikes out. Heinie Hairs grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Johnny Umbarger flies out to the right fielder. Hal DiPietro flies out to the center fielder. Monty Thomas singles to center field. Fred Blemker singles to right field. David Clay pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Roy Decker singles in front of the left fielder. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Howie Spognardi lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. The defense is playing the infield in. Bruce Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Roy Decker is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Byrne flies out to the center fielder. Ted Smith flies out to the right fielder. Alex Flores flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Bernie York strikes out. Jeff Matias strikes out. Del Walton singles to right field. Rey Comorosky strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Allie Dowell grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Umbarger singles to left field. Hal DiPietro grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Johnny Umbarger is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Monty Thomas walks. Fred Blemker pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York John Simmons pops out to the first baseman. Heinie Hairs walks. Roy Decker flies out to the left fielder. Howie Spognardi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston David Clay flies out to the center fielder. Joe Byrne strikes out. Naoji Takahashi is pinch hitting for Ted Smith. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Naoji Takahashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Jerome Fuller pitching. Bruce Smith hits a home run. Carlos Chappell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bernie York walks. Bernie York steals second. Jeff Matias strikes out. Bernie York is out trying to steal third. Del Walton pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Alex Flores grounds out to the shortstop. Allie Dowell singles to left field. Johnny Umbarger walks. Roy Groom comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Hal DiPietro singles to center field. Allie Dowell is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Johnny Umbarger advances to third on the play. Monty Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Rey Comorosky strikes out. John Simmons strikes out. Rennie McGlothin is pinch hitting for Heinie Hairs. Rennie McGlothin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Tommy Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Fred Blemker hits a home run. Tim Wagner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. David Clay singles to left field. Joe Byrne strikes out. Hisanobu Inaba is pinch hitting for Carlos Chappell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hisanobu Inaba grounds into a force play to the shortstop. David Clay is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hisanobu Inaba is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Morrie Blankenship pitching. Roy Decker walks. Juan Lazo is pinch hitting for Tim Wagner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Juan Lazo grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Bruce Smith singles to center field. Rowdy Sewell is pinch hitting for Bernie York. Rowdy Sewell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston John Fassero pitching. Alex Flores flies out to the center fielder. Allie Dowell walks. Johnny Umbarger walks. Hal DiPietro strikes out. Monty Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 New York Jeff Matias triples. Del Walton strikes out. Rey Comorosky reached on a fielding error by Joe Byrne. Jeff Matias scores. Houston total runners left on base: 9 New York total runners left on base: 9
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Bissonette improves in arm Jim Fox did not respond to coaching in arm Tetsukazu Hitomi did not respond to coaching in velocity Rafael Orta improves in control Al McGunnigle did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Neil Fariss did not respond to coaching in range
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wilbert Fregosi improves in arm Fred Brown improves in velocity Fred Brown improves in velocity Mike Bream did not respond to coaching in control Tex Maddux did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Greg Mele did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Wilbert Fregosi did not respond to coaching in SS