Win: Ray Abreu (1-0) Loss: Mike Spiers (0-1)
Save: Roy McCurdy (1)
Inning: 1 Houston Ray Abreu pitching. Walter Connolly flies out to the center fielder. Brad Stivetts flies out to the right fielder. Fred Beck walks. Fred Beck is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Mike Spiers pitching. Dwight Febles strikes out. Dave Abernathy strikes out. Billy Katt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Hank Stimac walks. Hank Stimac steals second. Scoops Treadaway grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Cormier strikes out. Chris Malloy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Tom Robertson singles to right field. Jimmy Felix flies out to the center fielder. Tim Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Al Wilson singles to right field. Tom Robertson advances to third on the hit. Guy Twitchell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Bill Herbert strikes out. Mike Spiers singles to right field. Mike Spiers steals second. Walter Connolly strikes out. Brad Stivetts flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Ray Abreu strikes out. Dwight Febles lines out to the shortstop. Dave Abernathy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Fred Beck grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Stimac singles to center field. Hank Stimac steals second. Scoops Treadaway strikes out. Dave Cormier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Billy Katt walks. Tom Robertson doubles to right field. Billy Katt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jimmy Felix strikes out. Tim Wilson doubles to right field. Tom Robertson scores. Al Wilson doubles to right field. Tim Wilson scores. Guy Twitchell flies out to the left fielder. Ray Abreu strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Chris Malloy flies out to the left fielder. Bill Herbert singles to right field. Mike Spiers lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Walter Connolly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Dwight Febles grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Abernathy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Katt is hit by a pitch. Tom Robertson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Brad Stivetts grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Fred Beck grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Stimac flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Jimmy Felix grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tim Wilson hits a home run. Al Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Guy Twitchell grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Scoops Treadaway singles to left field. Scoops Treadaway steals second. Dave Cormier grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Malloy walks. Bill Herbert grounds out to the third baseman. Scoops Treadaway advances to third on the play. Chris Malloy advances to second on the play. Mike Spiers strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Ray Abreu strikes out. Dwight Febles strikes out. Dave Abernathy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Galen Foss is pinch hitting for Walter Connolly. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Galen Foss flies out to the left fielder. Brad Stivetts singles to right field. Hector Hartgraves is pinch hitting for Fred Beck. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hector Hartgraves singles to center field. Brad Stivetts advances to third on the hit. Roy McCurdy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Hank Stimac flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Brad Stivetts scores. Scoops Treadaway singles to center field. Hector Hartgraves advances to third on the hit. Dave Cormier flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Billy Katt flies out to the right fielder. Tom Robertson doubles past the left fielder. Jimmy Felix singles to right field. Tom Robertson scores. Tim Wilson doubles to center field. Jimmy Felix uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Wilson grounds out to the third baseman. Guy Twitchell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Chris Malloy grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Herbert grounds out to the pitcher. Bernie Moore is pinch hitting for Mike Spiers. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bernie Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 8 New York total runners left on base: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Gossage did not respond to coaching in arm Belden Chaplin improves in arm Ken Lindstrom did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Buddy Bystrom did not respond to coaching in range Ben Kennedy did not respond to coaching in 2B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Marshall McGowan did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Zwilling did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Todd Troy did not respond to coaching in control Joe Jordan improves in velocity Eddie Zwilling did not respond to coaching in C