Win: Dusty McCarty (4-6) Loss: David Nicholas (0-8)
Save: Stan Flowers (19)
Inning: 1 New York David Nicholas pitching. Art McLaughlin walks. Art McLaughlin steals second. Disco Dan Vaughn grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie McIlwain grounds out to the second baseman. Art McLaughlin advances to third on the play. Bob Dylan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Dusty McCarty pitching. Ed High flies out to the right fielder. Ron Renteria strikes out. Denny Coakley singles to right field. Denny Coakley steals second. Eric Eichrodt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Dennis Holtzman singles to center field. Tom Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Mark Flanigan grounds out to the third baseman. Dennis Holtzman advances to second on the play. Jake Rigney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Hersh Nieves strikes out. Eddy Rodriguez strikes out. Dick Babb doubles to right field. Chris Smith singles to left field. Dick Babb scores. David Nicholas lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Dusty McCarty grounds out to the shortstop. Art McLaughlin strikes out. Disco Dan Vaughn singles to center field. Charlie McIlwain flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Ed High strikes out. Ron Renteria grounds out to the second baseman. Denny Coakley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Bob Dylan singles to center field. Dennis Holtzman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Tom Diaz singles to center field. Mark Flanigan grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tom Diaz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Eric Eichrodt walks. Hersh Nieves grounds out to the pitcher. Eric Eichrodt advances to second on the play. Eddy Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Babb grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Jake Rigney singles to right field. Dusty McCarty fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dusty McCarty strikes out. Art McLaughlin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jake Rigney advances to second on the play. Disco Dan Vaughn pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Chris Smith singles to center field. David Nicholas lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed High grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Smith advances to third on the play. Ron Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Charlie McIlwain walks. Bob Dylan doubles to left field. Charlie McIlwain uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dennis Holtzman flies out to the left fielder. Tom Diaz singles in front of the left fielder. Bob Dylan scores. Mark Flanigan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Denny Coakley pops out to the first baseman. Eric Eichrodt grounds out to the third baseman. Hersh Nieves singles to center field. Hersh Nieves is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Jake Rigney grounds out to the third baseman. Dusty McCarty flies out to the center fielder. Art McLaughlin reached on a fielding error by Eddy Rodriguez. Disco Dan Vaughn singles to left field. Art McLaughlin advances to third on the hit. Albert Morrell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Charlie McIlwain strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Eddy Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Babb grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Bob Dylan singles to center field. Dennis Holtzman flies out to the center fielder. Bob Dylan steals second. Tom Diaz hits an infield single to the second baseman. Tom Diaz steals second. Mark Flanigan singles to right field. Bob Dylan scores. Tom Diaz scores. Frank Traxler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jake Rigney walks. Dusty McCarty lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Art McLaughlin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Bob Hundley enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Dylan at C. John Bollweg is pinch hitting for Frank Traxler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. John Bollweg hits a home run. Ed High flies out to the center fielder. Ron Renteria strikes out. Denny Coakley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Bruno Berryhill pitching. Disco Dan Vaughn walks. Disco Dan Vaughn steals second. Charlie McIlwain walks. Bob Hundley walks. Dennis Holtzman grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Disco Dan Vaughn is out at home. Tom Diaz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Stan Flowers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Eric Eichrodt flies out to the right fielder. Hersh Nieves flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Eddy Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 11 Houston total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Bob Dylan (14).GIDP - Dennis Holtzman, Tom Diaz, Mark Flanigan. Baserunning: SB - Art McLaughlin (13), Disco Dan Vaughn (21), Bob Dylan (8), Tom Diaz (20).
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Horse Feathers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Riesgo did not respond to coaching in arm Horse Feathers improves in power_vs_righty Lazaro Delacruz did not respond to coaching in speed Doug Encarnacion did not respond to coaching in RF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tom Dotter did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Dotter did not respond to coaching in control Cal Sierra did not respond to coaching in control Mike Luebber did not respond to coaching in speed Mark Nilsson did not respond to coaching in 2B