Win: Chuck Watson (5-2) Loss: Ken Battin (0-3)
Save: Jim Kotos (21)
Inning: 1 Houston King Milligan pitching. Jerry Arias hits a home run. Bob Schlotz flies out to the right fielder. Alex Giouxs walks. Ed Toft strikes out. Octavio Sissi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Jeff Canzian pitching. Bill Quintana strikes out. Bert Roberts singles to right field. Victor Munoz strikes out. Brian Christensen walks. Tomoyoshi Minagawa singles to center field. Bert Roberts scores. Brian Christensen advances to third on the hit. John Peterson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Phil Motloch is hit by a pitch. Paul Midgley singles to center field. Phil Motloch advances to third on the hit. Greg Guise grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Phil Motloch scores. Jeff Canzian grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Frank Lofton flies out to the center fielder. Harry Meyer flies out to the center fielder. King Milligan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jerry Arias flies out to the center fielder. Bob Schlotz walks. Alex Giouxs strikes out. Ed Toft singles to center field. Bob Schlotz advances to third on the hit. Octavio Sissi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Bill Quintana grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Roberts walks. Victor Munoz grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Phil Motloch flies out to the center fielder. Paul Midgley grounds out to the third baseman. Greg Guise strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Brian Christensen strikes out. Tomoyoshi Minagawa flies out to the right fielder. John Peterson singles to left field. Frank Lofton singles to center field. Harry Meyer walks. King Milligan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Houston Jeff Canzian grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Arias grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Schlotz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Bill Quintana flies out to the right fielder. Bert Roberts walks. Victor Munoz strikes out. Brian Christensen walks. Tomoyoshi Minagawa lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Alex Giouxs grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Toft walks. Octavio Sissi strikes out. Phil Motloch grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Toft is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York John Peterson strikes out. Frank Lofton flies out to the center fielder. Harry Meyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Paul Midgley singles to right field. Greg Guise flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Canzian fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jeff Canzian flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Arias walks. Bob Schlotz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Orlando Ryba is pinch hitting for King Milligan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Orlando Ryba pops out to the first baseman. Bill Quintana doubles to right field. Bert Roberts flies out to the left fielder. Victor Munoz hits a home run. Bill Quintana scores. Chuck Watson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Christensen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Ken Battin pitching. Alex Giouxs strikes out. Ed Toft walks. Octavio Sissi hits a home run. Ed Toft scores. Larry Allen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil Motloch grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Midgley doubles to center field. Greg Guise grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Tomoyoshi Minagawa grounds out to the third baseman. John Peterson strikes out. Frank Lofton singles to right field. Harry Meyer walks. Dave Smith is pinch hitting for Larry Allen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Chicken Hall pitching. Bob Boehmer is pinch hitting for Chuck Watson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Boehmer flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Arias strikes out. Bob Schlotz walks. Alex Giouxs grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Schlotz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Jim Kotos pitching. Bill Quintana walks. Bert Roberts strikes out. Victor Munoz flies out to the center fielder. Brian Christensen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Quintana is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 8 New York total runners LOB: 10
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Doug Fowler improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Lieber did not respond to coaching in speed Ken North improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Vedder improves in power_vs_righty Don Bronstad improves in contact_vs_lefty Jack Miller improves in range Clint Georgy improves in LF
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ralph Moran did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Bowman did not respond to coaching in arm D.T. Morogiello did not respond to coaching in range Dickie Wieghaus did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Herb Davis improves in contact_vs_lefty Ron Scott did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty