Inning: 1 New York Les Berger pitching. Dennis Kessler grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Valdez hits a home run. Red Crider walks. Bob Dudra grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Daisuke Koyama pitching. Tiny Easler walks. Strick Jester flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Al Lansford grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Dave Gates grounds out to the pitcher. Ramon Heinkel singles to right field. Ramon McGill singles to center field. Tom Berryhill lines out to the third baseman. Daisuke Koyama strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Bill McClure strikes out. Takashi Ichihashi pops out to the third baseman. Jim Demaree grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Dennis Kessler hits a home run. Joe Valdez singles to right field. Red Crider grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Joe Valdez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Dudra walks. Dave Gates singles to center field. Red Crider scores. Ramon Heinkel reached on a 2-base fielding error by Strick Jester. Bob Dudra scores. Ramon McGill strikes out. Tom Berryhill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Rogers Birkofer strikes out. Steve King grounds out to the shortstop. Les Berger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Daisuke Koyama strikes out. Dennis Kessler singles to right field. Joe Valdez singles to center field. Dennis Kessler advances to third on the hit. Red Crider pops out to the catcher. Joe Valdez steals second. Bob Dudra hits a home run. Dennis Kessler scores. Joe Valdez scores. Vic Lukachyk comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Gates strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Tiny Easler flies out to the left fielder. Strick Jester grounds out to the shortstop. Al Lansford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Ramon Heinkel flies out to the center fielder. Ramon McGill walks. Ramon McGill is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tom Berryhill flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bill McClure singles to left field. Takashi Ichihashi singles to left field. Jim Demaree doubles to right field. Bill McClure scores. Rogers Birkofer walks. Steve King singles past the shortstop. Takashi Ichihashi scores. Jim Demaree scores. The catcher fields the ball and Rogers Birkofer is thrown out at third. Steve King advances to second on the play. Steve King advances to second on the play. Tiny Easler pops out to the second baseman. Strick Jester doubles to right field. Steve King scores. Vic Lukachyk uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike LeMay comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Lansford singles to right field. Strick Jester scores. Bill McClure strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Mike LeMay grounds out to the second baseman. Dennis Kessler flies out to the right fielder. Joe Valdez walks. Joe Valdez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Takashi Ichihashi grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Demaree strikes out. Rogers Birkofer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Red Crider strikes out. Bob Dudra grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Gates lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Steve King grounds out to the shortstop. Vic Lukachyk grounds out to the shortstop. Tiny Easler walks. Strick Jester grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Ramon Heinkel walks. Ramon Heinkel is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ramon McGill pops out to the first baseman. Tom Berryhill grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Al Lansford doubles to left field. Bill McClure grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Al Lansford advances to third on the play. Takashi Ichihashi strikes out. Jim Demaree flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Ben Buice is pinch hitting for Mike LeMay. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ben Buice grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dennis Kessler singles to center field. Norm Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Valdez grounds out to the second baseman. Dennis Kessler advances to second on the play. Red Crider strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Gordon Huson pitching. Rogers Birkofer grounds out to the shortstop. Steve King grounds out to the third baseman. Cam Collier is pinch hitting for Norm Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Cam Collier hits a home run. Tiny Easler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 New York Vern Thompson pitching. Bob Dudra doubles to left field. Dave Gates grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Dudra advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Ramon Heinkel grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon McGill grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Strick Jester singles to left field. Al Lansford grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Strick Jester is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill McClure singles to left field. Takashi Ichihashi flies out to the center fielder. Jim Demaree grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill McClure is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 New York Tom Berryhill pops out to the first baseman. Fred Krause is pinch hitting for Gordon Huson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Fred Krause flies out to the right fielder. Dennis Kessler singles to left field. Joe Valdez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Houston Rube Miller pitching. Rogers Birkofer grounds out to the third baseman. Steve King doubles to right field. Snuffy Palacios is pinch hitting for Vern Thompson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Snuffy Palacios doubles to right field. Steve King scores. New York total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Bob Dudra (15).HR - Dennis Kessler (19), Joe Valdez (9), Bob Dudra (8).GIDP - Bob Dudra. Baserunning: SB - Joe Valdez (24).CS - Joe Valdez (11), Ramon Heinkel (9), Ramon McGill (5).
Batting:2B - Strick Jester (18), Al Lansford (3), Jim Demaree (16), Steve King (9), Snuffy Palacios (21).HR - Cam Collier (5).GIDP - Al Lansford. Fielding: E - Strick Jester.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Curt Stevens did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Al Quirk did not respond to coaching in velocity Brian Baichley did not respond to coaching in control Juan Jessee did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike LeCroy did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Cadaret did not respond to coaching in velocity
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ernie Devens did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Wheeler did not respond to coaching in range Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Curt Compton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ernie Devens did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jerry Matarazzo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jerry Matarazzo did not respond to coaching in LF