Win: Frank Cullenbine (14-7) Loss: Kyle Curd (5-15)
Inning: 1 Houston Frank Cullenbine pitching. Bob Kramer strikes out. Rob Branca pops out to the shortstop. John Tyack strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Kyle Curd pitching. Johnny Pickup doubles to center field. Bob Buhner strikes out. Rico Lopez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Pickup advances to third on the play. Ben Dyer hits a home run. Johnny Pickup scores. Chuck Leverett pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Burleigh Davis doubles to right field. Roy Corey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Burleigh Davis advances to third on the play. Otis Valdez flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Burleigh Davis scores. Harry Lobert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Paul Ruberto is hit by a pitch. Bill Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Ruberto advances to second on the play. Tommy Stanhouse strikes out. Frank Cullenbine pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Jolbert Steevens grounds out to the shortstop. Kyle Curd strikes out. Bob Kramer singles to center field. Rob Branca grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Johnny Pickup flies out to the left fielder. Bob Buhner grounds out to the second baseman. Rico Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston John Tyack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Burleigh Davis strikes out. Roy Corey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Ben Dyer hits a home run. Chuck Leverett hits a home run. Paul Ruberto hits a home run. Bill Davis walks. Tommy Stanhouse doubles to right field. Bill Davis uses his aggressiveness and scores. Zoilo Pool comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Cullenbine fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frank Cullenbine singles to center field. Tommy Stanhouse scores. Johnny Pickup flies out to the center fielder. Bob Buhner grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Otis Valdez strikes out. Harry Lobert flies out to the left fielder. Jolbert Steevens grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Rico Lopez grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Dyer strikes out. Chuck Leverett singles to left field. Paul Ruberto doubles to left field. Chuck Leverett uses his aggressiveness and scores. Randy Creel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Randy Creel grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Kramer flies out to the center fielder. Rob Branca walks. John Tyack flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Tommy Stanhouse hits a home run. Frank Cullenbine flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Pickup singles to right field. Bob Buhner singles to center field. Johnny Pickup steals third. Bob Buhner steals second. Rico Lopez doubles to left field. Johnny Pickup scores. Bob Buhner scores. Ben Dyer strikes out. Chuck Leverett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Burleigh Davis singles to center field. Burleigh Davis steals second. Roy Corey singles to right field. Burleigh Davis scores. Otis Valdez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Harry Lobert singles to left field. Jolbert Steevens singles to center field. Dave Coulter is pinch hitting for Randy Creel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Coulter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Martin Montague pitching. Paul Ruberto flies out to the left fielder. Bill Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Stanhouse strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bob Kramer strikes out. Rob Branca grounds out to the third baseman. John Tyack grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Frank Cullenbine flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Pickup reached on a 2-base throwing error by Burleigh Davis. Bob Buhner flies out to the right fielder. Rico Lopez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Burleigh Davis flies out to the center fielder. Jim Glover is pinch hitting for Roy Corey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Glover strikes out. Otis Valdez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 4 New York total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Johnny Pickup (20), Rico Lopez (26), Paul Ruberto (14), Tommy Stanhouse (11).HR - Ben Dyer 2 (34), Chuck Leverett (16), Paul Ruberto (8), Tommy Stanhouse (8).GIDP - Bob Buhner.HBP - Paul Ruberto (4). Baserunning: SB - Johnny Pickup (16), Bob Buhner (34).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dan James improves in speed Bill Lanning improves in range Alberto Pena did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Tolan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tony Mays did not respond to coaching in control Joe Naragon did not respond to coaching in control Doug Pfyl did not respond to coaching in 1B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Shad Mantilla did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Marty Owens improves in contact_vs_lefty Terry Krivda did not respond to coaching in control Jim Gomez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Siebert did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Gomez improves in contact_vs_lefty