Win: Rigo McRae (1-0) Loss: Tim Barkley (2-1)
Save: Bob Hoffman (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Rigo McRae pitching. Wally Sumner grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Parkman singles to center field. Jack Parkman steals second. Cap Gordon grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Joe Welch flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Miami Tim Barkley pitching. Vincent Sun strikes out. Rene Nevin grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Chavez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Andy Cress strikes out. Fred Perez grounds out to the pitcher. Gene Wise grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Miami Bud Cowens singles to left field. Scrappy Hennigan singles past the second baseman. Bud Cowens aggressively advances to third on the hit. Ken Kienzle strikes out. Pete Versalles singles to left field. Bud Cowens scores. Scrappy Hennigan advances to third on the hit. Craig Thorpe singles to center field. Scrappy Hennigan scores. Rigo McRae lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Vincent Sun grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Jim Leyritz strikes out. Tim Barkley strikes out. Wally Sumner singles to center field. Jack Parkman walks. Cap Gordon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Parkman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Miami Rene Nevin singles past the second baseman. Joe Chavez strikes out. Bud Cowens hits a home run. Rene Nevin scores. Scrappy Hennigan pops out to the shortstop. Ken Kienzle singles to right field. Pete Versalles triples. Ken Kienzle scores. Craig Thorpe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Welch singles to right field. Andy Cress grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Welch advances to second on the play. Fred Perez singles to right field. Joe Welch scores. Gene Wise grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Miami Rigo McRae strikes out. Vincent Sun strikes out. Rene Nevin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jim Leyritz grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Barkley flies out to the center fielder. Wally Sumner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Miami Joe Chavez strikes out. Bud Cowens reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Leyritz. Scrappy Hennigan pops out to the shortstop. Ken Kienzle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Jack Parkman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cap Gordon pops out to the third baseman. Joe Welch flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Miami Pete Versalles singles to right field. Pete Versalles is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Craig Thorpe flies out to the right fielder. Rigo McRae grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Andy Cress flies out to the center fielder. Fred Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Henrich is pinch hitting for Gene Wise. Walt Henrich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Miami Vincent Sun flies out to the right fielder. Rene Nevin walks. Joe Chavez grounds out to the second baseman. Rene Nevin advances to second on the play. Bud Cowens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Leyritz hits a home run. Bob Hoffman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Tim Barkley flies out to the left fielder. Wally Sumner flies out to the right fielder. Jack Parkman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Miami Scrappy Hennigan pops out to the shortstop. Ken Kienzle grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Versalles lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Eddie Fullis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Craig Thorpe at 3B. Cap Gordon walks. Joe Welch triples. Cap Gordon scores. Andy Cress pops out to the first baseman. Fred Perez singles to right field. Joe Welch scores. Walt Henrich grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Perez advances to second on the play. Jim Leyritz is hit by a pitch. Rex Ripley is pinch hitting for Tim Barkley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rex Ripley singles to right field. Wally Sumner strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners left on base: 6 Miami total runners left on base: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chris Benz improves in power_vs_righty Frank Pavlas did not respond to coaching in velocity Donnie Clemensen did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick Crawford did not respond to coaching in velocity
Miami Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Angel Bostock improves in speed Brett Tomko did not respond to coaching in control Joe Sprague improves in velocity Jim Foster did not respond to coaching in velocity