Win: Jake Bonderman (4-8) Loss: Rafael Orta (5-6)
Save: Ron Parrish (18)
Inning: 1 New York Alberto Swindells pitching. Emerson Delcamp grounds out to the second baseman. Upper Decker grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Hairs grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Butch Backman pitching. Bill Lewis strikes out. Harry Ryan strikes out. Heinie Schullstrom pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Dave Hughes singles to center field. Don Gazella walks. Ed Davis singles to left field. Dave Hughes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Greg Mele pops out to the shortstop. Juan Lazo flies out to the right fielder. Butch Backman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Byrne grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Howell flies out to the right fielder. Daijiro Tanioka singles to center field. Joe Purtell hits a home run. Daijiro Tanioka scores. Hisanobu Inaba strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Emerson Delcamp grounds out to the shortstop. Upper Decker strikes out. Heinie Hairs grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Alberto Swindells grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Lewis pops out to the second baseman. Harry Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Dave Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Don Gazella singles to right field. Ed Davis singles past the third baseman. Don Gazella advances to third on the hit. Ed Davis steals second. Greg Mele strikes out. Juan Lazo singles to center field. Don Gazella scores. Ed Davis scores. Butch Backman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Juan Lazo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Heinie Schullstrom strikes out. Joe Byrne grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Howell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Emerson Delcamp pops out to the second baseman. Upper Decker strikes out. Heinie Hairs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Daijiro Tanioka singles to right field. Joe Purtell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Hisanobu Inaba pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Dave Hughes lines out to the shortstop. Don Gazella flies out to the right fielder. Ed Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Alberto Swindells strikes out. Bill Lewis is hit by a pitch. Bill Lewis steals second. Harry Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Heinie Schullstrom pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Greg Mele reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Byrne. Tanyon Surhoff 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. Juan Lazo flies out to the right fielder. Butch Backman strikes out. Emerson Delcamp grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Joe Byrne hits a home run. Jimmy Howell flies out to the right fielder. Fred Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Daijiro Tanioka triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Joe Purtell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hisanobu Inaba pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Upper Decker grounds out to the shortstop. Heinie Hairs singles to center field. Dave Hughes grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Naoji Takahashi is pinch hitting for Tanyon Surhoff. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Naoji Takahashi grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Lewis flies out to the center fielder. Harry Ryan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Buddy Ruiz pitching. Don Gazella grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Davis singles to left field. Dennis Holly is pinch hitting for Greg Mele. Dennis Holly flies out to the center fielder. Juan Lazo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Well Hung enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dennis Holly at C. Heinie Schullstrom singles to right field. Joe Byrne grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jimmy Howell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 New York Fred Brown walks. Joe Fischer is pinch running for Fred Brown on 1st base. Emerson Delcamp singles to right field. Joe Fischer advances to third on the hit. Upper Decker strikes out. Heinie Hairs strikes out. Dave Hughes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Houston Jake Bonderman pitching. Daijiro Tanioka doubles to left field. Joe Purtell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Daijiro Tanioka advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Hisanobu Inaba strikes out. Monty Thomas is pinch hitting for Buddy Ruiz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Monty Thomas lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 New York Rafael Orta pitching. Don Gazella walks. Don Gazella steals second. Ed Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Well Hung flies out to the left fielder. Juan Lazo singles to center field. Don Gazella is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Houston Bill Lewis grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Ryan walks. Harry Ryan steals second. Heinie Schullstrom walks. Joe Byrne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Ryan advances to third on the play. Heinie Schullstrom advances to second on the play. Jimmy Howell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 New York Jake Bonderman doubles to right field. J.J. Briggs is pinch running for Jake Bonderman on 2nd base. Passed ball. J.J. Briggs advances to third. Emerson Delcamp singles past the shortstop. J.J. Briggs scores. Upper Decker flies out to the right fielder. Emerson Delcamp steals second. Heinie Hairs strikes out. Dave Hughes singles to center field. Emerson Delcamp scores. Steve Olson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Hughes steals second. Hisanobu Inaba throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Don Gazella hits a home run. Dave Hughes scores. Morrie Blankenship comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Houston John Hannon pitching. Daijiro Tanioka singles to center field. Yoshihiro Oishi is pinch hitting for Joe Purtell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yoshihiro Oishi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ryan Burkart is pinch hitting for Hisanobu Inaba. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ryan Burkart singles to center field. Greg Bell is pinch hitting for Morrie Blankenship. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Greg Bell walks. Ron Parrish comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Lewis pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 New York total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Jake Bonderman (1).HR - Don Gazella (8).GIDP - Dave Hughes. Baserunning: SB - Emerson Delcamp (12), Dave Hughes (11), Don Gazella (13), Ed Davis (15).
Batting:2B - Daijiro Tanioka (16).3B - Daijiro Tanioka (3).HR - Joe Byrne (8), Joe Purtell (7).GIDP - Joe Byrne, Joe Purtell, Yoshihiro Oishi.HBP - Bill Lewis (1). Baserunning: SB - Bill Lewis (4), Harry Ryan (12). Fielding: E - Joe Byrne, Hisanobu Inaba.PB - Hisanobu Inaba.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ira Porter improves in power_vs_righty Bubba Griffin improves in endurance Hanley Arroyo improves in endurance Al Dreesen did not respond to coaching in velocity Ira Porter improves in contact_vs_lefty Ira Porter did not respond to coaching in speed Vern Bare did not respond to coaching in 2B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tony Harrison improves in power_vs_righty Jim Fox did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rich Morman improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Bissonette did not respond to coaching in speed Alex Flores did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Perez improves in arm Alex Flores did not respond to coaching in 1B