Inning: 1 New York Flint Low pitching. Jim DiPietro grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Ganzel strikes out. Jim Martin singles in front of the right fielder. Red Crider walks. Dave Gates grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Tim Merritt pitching. Tiny Easler pops out to the third baseman. Snuffy Palacios walks. Snuffy Palacios steals second. Snuffy Palacios steals third. Matt Conwell flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Snuffy Palacios scores. Al Lansford grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Jim Harrelson grounds out to the pitcher. Tommy Jones flies out to the right fielder. Dutch Coble grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Takashi Ichihashi strikes out. Mel Dreifort strikes out. Bill McClure walks. Jim Demaree singles to right field. Flint Low strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Tim Merritt strikes out. Jim DiPietro flies out to the right fielder. Bill Ganzel hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jim Martin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Tiny Easler walks. Snuffy Palacios singles to right field. Tiny Easler advances to third on the hit. Matt Conwell strikes out. Snuffy Palacios steals second. Al Lansford strikes out. Takashi Ichihashi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Red Crider strikes out. Dave Gates doubles to left field. Jim Harrelson flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Jones walks. Dutch Coble flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Mel Dreifort flies out to the center fielder. Bill McClure singles to center field. Jim Demaree grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Tim Merritt flies out to the center fielder. Jim DiPietro grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Ganzel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Flint Low walks. Tiny Easler reached on a 2-base throwing error by Red Crider. Snuffy Palacios singles past the first baseman. Flint Low scores. Tiny Easler scores. Matt Conwell walks. Al Lansford flies out to the left fielder. Takashi Ichihashi flies out to the left fielder. Mel Dreifort grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Matt Conwell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Jim Martin strikes out. Red Crider grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Gates singles to right field. Jim Harrelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Bill McClure singles to center field. Jim Demaree walks. Flint Low lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tiny Easler singles to right field. Bill McClure scores. Jim Demaree scores. Roy Spade comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Tiny Easler steals second. Tommy Jones throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tiny Easler scores. Matt Conwell singles past the second baseman. Al Lansford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Tommy Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Dutch Coble strikes out. Roy Spade strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Takashi Ichihashi singles to left field. Mel Dreifort reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Harrelson. Bill McClure grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Takashi Ichihashi scores. Mel Dreifort advances to third on the play. Jim Demaree grounds out to the second baseman. Mel Dreifort scores. Flint Low grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Bob Dudra is pinch hitting for Jim DiPietro. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Dudra grounds out to the catcher. Ben Buice is pinch hitting for Bill Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ben Buice strikes out. Jim Martin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Tiny Easler grounds out to the second baseman. Snuffy Palacios walks. Snuffy Palacios steals second. Matt Conwell flies out to the left fielder. Al Lansford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Red Crider singles to center field. Dave Gates singles to right field. Norm Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Jim Harrelson flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Jones flies out to the center fielder. Dutch Coble singles to left field. Red Crider scores. Dave Gates advances to third on the hit. Tom Berryhill is pinch hitting for Roy Spade. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Berryhill grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 New York total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 8
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mike LeCroy did not respond to coaching in control Ramon McGill improves in speed Wes Cressend did not respond to coaching in control Steve Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Steve Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Mike LeCroy improves in velocity
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jason Dresser did not respond to coaching in arm Les Berger did not respond to coaching in endurance Curt Compton did not respond to coaching in speed Steve King did not respond to coaching in speed Mickey Motton improves in contact_vs_righty Terry Ackley did not respond to coaching in range Cam Collier did not respond to coaching in CF