Inning: 1 New York Buddy Morton pitching. Dwight Febles grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dave Abernathy grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Katt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Greg Handiboe pitching. Bill Herbert singles to right field. Bill Colbert singles to right field. Bill Herbert advances to third on the hit. Bill Herbert gets picked off third. Belden Chaplin strikes out. Gary Bressler grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Colbert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Tom Robertson strikes out. Al Wilson hits a home run. Bob Rodas walks. Eddie Wyckoff singles to right field. Kevin Greer grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Eddie Wyckoff is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Greg Handiboe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Galen Foss strikes out. Buddy Bystrom flies out to the left fielder. Ted Pruett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Dwight Febles flies out to the right fielder. Dave Abernathy singles to left field. Billy Katt doubles to left field. Dave Abernathy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Robertson hits a home run. Billy Katt scores. Al Wilson singles to center field. Bob Rodas strikes out. Eddie Wyckoff singles to left field. Kevin Greer lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Ken Lindstrom hits a home run. Buddy Morton walks. Bill Herbert grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bill Colbert singles to center field. Belden Chaplin singles to center field. Bill Colbert advances to third on the hit. Gary Bressler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Greg Handiboe doubles past the center fielder. Dwight Febles walks. Dave Abernathy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dwight Febles is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Billy Katt grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Galen Foss singles to center field. Buddy Bystrom doubles to right field. Ted Pruett strikes out. Ken Lindstrom walks. Buddy Morton strikes out. Bill Herbert singles to center field. Galen Foss scores. Buddy Bystrom scores. Ken Lindstrom advances to third on the hit. Gary Timberlake 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. Bill Colbert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Tom Robertson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Buddy Morton. Al Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Bob Rodas pops out to the third baseman. Eddie Wyckoff singles to center field. Tom Robertson scores. Shigeo Fukuchi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Greer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Belden Chaplin singles to right field. Gary Bressler pops out to the second baseman. Galen Foss strikes out. Buddy Bystrom pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Gary Timberlake grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dwight Febles flies out to the left fielder. Dave Abernathy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Ted Pruett doubles to left field. Ken Lindstrom singles to left field. Ted Pruett scores. Sherman Mueller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shigeo Fukuchi lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Herbert strikes out. Bill Colbert singles to right field. Ken Lindstrom scores. Belden Chaplin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Billy Katt grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Robertson lines out to the second baseman. Al Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Gary Bressler flies out to the right fielder. Joe Butler is pinch hitting for Galen Foss. Joe Butler strikes out. Brad Stivetts is pinch hitting for Buddy Bystrom. Brad Stivetts grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Chris Malloy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Butler at SS. Hector Hartgraves enters the game as a defensive replacement for Brad Stivetts at 3B. Bob Rodas strikes out. Eddie Wyckoff flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Greer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Ted Pruett singles to center field. Byron Arroyo is pinch running for Ted Pruett on 1st base. Ken Lindstrom singles to center field. Byron Arroyo advances to third on the hit. Bobby Hudson is pinch hitting for Shigeo Fukuchi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bobby Hudson singles to right field. Byron Arroyo scores. Roy McCurdy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Herbert strikes out. Bill Colbert reached on a 2-base throwing error by Al Wilson. Ken Lindstrom scores. Belden Chaplin singles to right field. Bobby Hudson scores. Bill Colbert scores. Gary Bressler walks. Chris Malloy strikes out. Hector Hartgraves grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Ad Harkness pitching. Charlie Ward is pinch hitting for Roy McCurdy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Ward grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dwight Febles grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Abernathy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 9
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bernard Callahan did not respond to coaching in velocity Howard Flaherty did not respond to coaching in arm Curt Thomas did not respond to coaching in speed Todd Troy did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Zwilling did not respond to coaching in C
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: D- Improvements: Jim Ohman did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Rick Carter did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Hickey did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Howerton did not respond to coaching in CF