Win: Bob Humphreys (18-5) Loss: Charlie Grodzicki (1-16)
Save: Tadashi Uda (37)
Inning: 1 New York Charlie Grodzicki pitching. Jacques Vernis strikes out. Spike Hrabosky strikes out. Rube Goldberg singles to center field. Nick Clark singles to right field. Rube Goldberg advances to third on the hit. Pat Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Bob Humphreys pitching. Jason Garrett flies out to the left fielder. Jim Dailey strikes out. Jeff Womack doubles to left field. Tim Merchant flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Junior Mintz singles to center field. Koji Hamashima singles past the second baseman. Bobby Witt IV grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Junior Mintz advances to third on the play. Bob Humphreys pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Prokopec strikes out. Matt Bush flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Jacques Vernis grounds out to the second baseman. Spike Hrabosky singles to right field. Rube Goldberg grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Ernie Scioscia singles to center field. Charlie Grodzicki lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jason Garrett grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Dailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Nick Clark singles to center field. Pat Bell walks. Junior Mintz singles to right field. Koji Hamashima strikes out. Bobby Witt IV singles to right field. Nick Clark scores. Pat Bell scores. Bob Humphreys lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jacques Vernis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Jeff Womack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Merchant strikes out. Bob Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Spike Hrabosky singles to center field. Jeff Watkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rube Goldberg grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Spike Hrabosky is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Nick Clark doubles to left field. Rube Goldberg uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pat Bell flies out to the left fielder. Junior Mintz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Sam Prokopec grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Bush pops out to the second baseman. Ernie Scioscia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Koji Hamashima flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Witt IV grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Humphreys flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Jeff Watkins strikes out. Jason Garrett pops out to the shortstop. Jim Dailey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Jacques Vernis singles to right field. Spike Hrabosky fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Spike Hrabosky singles to center field. Jacques Vernis advances to third on the hit. Rube Goldberg strikes out. Nick Clark pops out to the first baseman. Pat Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Jeff Womack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Merchant walks. Bob Johnson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Junior Mintz walks. Koji Hamashima lines out to the first baseman. Bobby Witt IV singles to center field. Junior Mintz advances to third on the hit. Teyl Emmagan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Humphreys singles to center field. Junior Mintz scores. Bobby Witt IV advances to third on the hit. Jacques Vernis grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Sam Prokopec singles to right field. Matt Bush grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ernie Scioscia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Spike Hrabosky grounds out to the third baseman. Rube Goldberg strikes out. Nick Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Zito Barry is pinch hitting for Teyl Emmagan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Zito Barry doubles to right field. Jason Garrett pops out to the shortstop. Jim Dailey grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Womack singles to left field. Zito Barry scores. Tadashi Uda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tim Merchant strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners LOB: 9 Houston total runners LOB: 3
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Yoshio Tsuchiya improves in arm Marshall Plann did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Kirby Anderson did not respond to coaching in control Izzy Hokey did not respond to coaching in control Terry Hohman improves in velocity Jeff James improves in contact_vs_lefty Healthless Tatterman did not respond to coaching in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tash Yar did not respond to coaching in control Ronon Dex did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Sheppard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tash Yar did not respond to coaching in velocity Tyr Anasazi did not respond to coaching in endurance Ronon Dex did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty