Win: Bob Humphreys (9-4) Loss: George Hammond (1-17)
Inning: 1 Houston Bob Humphreys pitching. Jason Garrett grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Merchant grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Dailey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York George Hammond pitching. Zito Barry walks. Zito Barry steals second. Lorenzo Cugino grounds out to the second baseman. Zito Barry advances to third on the play. Gene Lockhart strikes out. Paddy Cake grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Ernie Scioscia grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Womack grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Bush strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Pat Bell triples. Emily Nieves strikes out. Rube Goldberg walks. Lance Mathes walks. Bob Humphreys hits an infield single to the shortstop. Pat Bell scores. Zito Barry walks. Rube Goldberg scores. Lorenzo Cugino doubles to left field. Lance Mathes scores. Bob Humphreys scores. Zito Barry uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gene Lockhart reached on a fielding error by Jeff Womack. Paddy Cake triples. Lorenzo Cugino scores. Gene Lockhart scores. Pat Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Paddy Cake scores. Emily Nieves pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Bob Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Cliff Sketchley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! George Hammond grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Rube Goldberg grounds out to the pitcher. Lance Mathes pops out to the second baseman. Bob Humphreys flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Jason Garrett grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Merchant singles to center field. Jim Dailey lines out to the pitcher. Ernie Scioscia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Zito Barry walks. Lorenzo Cugino walks. Gene Lockhart strikes out. Paddy Cake flies out to the center fielder. Pat Bell doubles to center field. Zito Barry scores. Lorenzo Cugino uses his aggressiveness and scores. Emily Nieves grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jeff Womack grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Bush flies out to the left fielder. Bob Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Rube Goldberg grounds out to the second baseman. Lance Mathes grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Humphreys grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Cliff Sketchley walks. George Hammond fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Hammond grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cliff Sketchley advances to second on the play. Jason Garrett grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Merchant walks. Jim Dailey singles to right field. Ernie Scioscia strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 New York Zito Barry flies out to the left fielder. Lorenzo Cugino walks. Gene Lockhart hits an infield single to the shortstop. Paddy Cake flies out to the left fielder. Pat Bell singles to left field. Lorenzo Cugino scores. Gene Lockhart advances to third on the hit. Jeff Watkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Emily Nieves strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Jeff Womack grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Bush strikes out. Bob Johnson walks. Cliff Sketchley pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Rube Goldberg flies out to the left fielder. Lance Mathes flies out to the right fielder. Bob Humphreys reached on a fielding error by Matt Bush. Koji Hamashima is pinch hitting for Zito Barry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Koji Hamashima walks. Lorenzo Cugino singles to center field. Bob Humphreys scores. Koji Hamashima advances to third on the hit. Gene Lockhart hits a home run. Koji Hamashima scores. Lorenzo Cugino scores. Paddy Cake grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Denny Mendoza is pinch hitting for Jeff Watkins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Denny Mendoza flies out to the right fielder. Jason Garrett is hit by a pitch. Tim Merchant grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jason Garrett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Dailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Matt Burke pitching. Pat Bell strikes out. Emily Nieves grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rube Goldberg walks. Lance Mathes walks. Bob Humphreys strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Ernie Scioscia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Womack flies out to the left fielder. Matt Bush grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 6 New York total runners left on base: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bra'Tac did not respond to coaching in velocity Ronon Dex did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Anubis improves in contact_vs_lefty Ba'al did not respond to coaching in endurance Jan Fraiser improves in velocity Sam Veryzer did not respond to coaching in arm Anubis did not respond to coaching in SS
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lance Tompkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Terry Hohman did not respond to coaching in control John N. Kennedy did not respond to coaching in velocity Hank Whitehurst did not respond to coaching in arm Fred Dickey did not respond to coaching in speed Podge Perry improves in speed Junior Mintz did not respond to coaching in CF