Win: Red Cantwell (2-1) Loss: Buddy Henderson (2-1)
Save: Bruce Gilbert (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Red Cantwell pitching. Monte Heving grounds out to the shortstop. Emil Bragan grounds out to the shortstop. King Blackburn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Floyd Spicoli pitching. Cedric Mullins pops out to the shortstop. Bill Lavagetto hits a home run. Jose Kaline strikes out. Doug Wells grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Dick Crist pops out to the third baseman. Eddie Milner grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Gedeon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Bugs Demeter walks. Carmelo Chambers strikes out. Luis Lee bunts for a base hit. Gino Steinbach strikes out. Red Cantwell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Carlos Glaviano grounds out to the third baseman. Ellis Schurr flies out to the left fielder. Floyd Spicoli flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Cedric Mullins flies out to the center fielder. Bill Lavagetto grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Kaline singles to right field. Doug Wells singles to right field. Jose Kaline advances to third on the hit. Bugs Demeter strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Monte Heving grounds out to the second baseman. Emil Bragan grounds out to the shortstop. King Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Carmelo Chambers grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Lee flies out to the center fielder. Gino Steinbach grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Dick Crist singles to left field. Eddie Milner grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Crist advances to second on the play. Alex Gedeon strikes out. Carlos Glaviano lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Red Cantwell strikes out. Cedric Mullins grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Lavagetto grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Ellis Schurr grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Colpaert is pinch hitting for Floyd Spicoli . Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Lefty Colpaert strikes out. Monte Heving hits a home run. Emil Bragan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Buddy Henderson pitching. Jose Kaline grounds out to the pitcher. Doug Wells singles to right field. Bugs Demeter singles to center field. Doug Wells advances to third on the hit. Carmelo Chambers walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Luis Lee strikes out. Gino Steinbach singles to right field. Doug Wells scores. Bugs Demeter scores. Red Cantwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston King Blackburn singles to right field. Dick Crist grounds into a force play to the third baseman. King Blackburn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eddie Milner strikes out. Alex Gedeon walks. Carlos Glaviano reached on a fielding error by Doug Wells. Ellis Schurr strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Cedric Mullins strikes out. Bill Lavagetto grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Kaline grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Mickey Estrada is pinch hitting for Buddy Henderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mickey Estrada singles to left field. Monte Heving flies out to the center fielder. Emil Bragan doubles to center field. King Blackburn walks. Dick Crist pops out to the first baseman. Eddie Milner walks. Mickey Estrada scores. Alex Gedeon pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Pete McConnell pitching. Doug Wells lines out to the third baseman. Bugs Demeter flies out to the center fielder. Carmelo Chambers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Bruce Gilbert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Carlos Glaviano flies out to the left fielder. Ellis Schurr doubles to left field. Pete McConnell strikes out. Monte Heving strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 8 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Walter Figueroa improves in arm Leo Johnson did not respond to coaching in speed Glen Mathews improves in arm Tom Ryan improves in power_vs_lefty Walter Figueroa did not respond to coaching in 2B
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ruppert Kerwin did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Polanco improves in control Ron Webster did not respond to coaching in speed John Welf did not respond to coaching in velocity