Win: Mark Weiser (4-13) Loss: Bert Allen (9-9)
Save: Don Emmer (19)
Inning: 1 Houston Mark Weiser pitching. Ed Gagliano singles to left field. Toshihiro Nishio grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Gagliano advances to second on the play. Nate Carroll grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Gagliano advances to third on the play. Silver Nicholson singles to center field. Ed Gagliano scores. Masashi Morinaka triples. Silver Nicholson scores. Edgar Cooper strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Bert Allen pitching. Gary Sutcliffe singles to center field. Bill Solaita grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Sutcliffe advances to second on the play. Scott Brown walks. Bob Wagner singles to right field. Gary Sutcliffe scores. Scott Brown advances to third on the hit. Joe Perry singles to right field. Scott Brown scores. Dave Sterrett strikes out. Frank Tyler walks. Roger Breining grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Andy Drews singles to center field. Emmett St.Claire pops out to the second baseman. Bert Allen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Gagliano singles to left field. Andy Drews scores. Toshihiro Nishio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Mark Weiser strikes out. Gary Sutcliffe strikes out. Bill Solaita singles to right field. Bill Solaita is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Nate Carroll grounds out to the shortstop. Silver Nicholson doubles to center field. Masashi Morinaka grounds out to the second baseman. Silver Nicholson advances to third on the play. Edgar Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Scott Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Wagner flies out to the center fielder. Joe Perry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Andy Drews strikes out. Emmett St.Claire flies out to the center fielder. Bert Allen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Dave Sterrett strikes out. Frank Tyler grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Roger Breining singles to center field. Mark Weiser singles past the shortstop. Roger Breining advances to third on the hit. Gary Sutcliffe singles to right field. Roger Breining scores. Mark Weiser advances to third on the hit. Bill Solaita singles to center field. Mark Weiser scores. Gary Sutcliffe advances to third on the hit. Billy Hayward comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Gagliano singles to right field. Toshihiro Nishio grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Nate Carroll grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Bob Wagner singles to center field. Joe Perry reached on a 2-base throwing error by Toshihiro Nishio. Dave Sterrett walks. Frank Tyler strikes out. Roger Breining strikes out. Mark Weiser singles to center field. Bob Wagner scores. Joe Perry scores. Gary Sutcliffe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Silver Nicholson pops out to the shortstop. Masashi Morinaka strikes out. Edgar Cooper flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Bill Solaita singles to left field. Scott Brown strikes out. Bill Solaita is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Wagner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Andy Drews grounds out to the second baseman. Emmett St.Claire grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Hooper is pinch hitting for Billy Hayward. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Hooper walks. Ed Gagliano triples. Jack Hooper scores. Lou Heffner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Toshihiro Nishio pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Steve Alomar pitching. Joe Perry grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dave Sterrett grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Tyler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Nate Carroll strikes out. Silver Nicholson singles in front of the left fielder. Masashi Morinaka pops out to the shortstop. Edgar Cooper grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Roger Breining walks. Claire Breckinridge is pinch hitting for Lou Heffner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Roger Breining steals second. Claire Breckinridge singles to center field. Roger Breining scores. Gary Sutcliffe lines out to the second baseman. Claire Breckinridge steals second. Bill Solaita grounds out to the second baseman. Claire Breckinridge advances to third on the play. Scott Brown pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Don Emmer pitching. Andy Drews grounds out to the shortstop. Emmett St.Claire pops out to the second baseman. Pinky Christensen is pinch hitting for Steve Alomar. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pinky Christensen pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 5 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Steve Alomar is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Krug improves in range Harry Garoni improves in arm John Warren did not respond to coaching in speed Allie Stinson improves in contact_vs_righty
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Andruw Apodaca did not respond to coaching in range Cal Dempsey improves in contact_vs_righty Hank Hurley did not respond to coaching in control Tris Suchecki did not respond to coaching in speed