Win: Mike LeMay (10-13) Loss: Robinson Alcaraz (3-4)
Save: Gordon Huson (23)
Inning: 1 Houston Brian Baichley pitching. Tiny Easler flies out to the center fielder. Moose Geiger strikes out. Jerry Matarazzo pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Tatsuhiko Satake pitching. Dave Gates flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Kessler walks. Ramon Heinkel grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bill McClure walks. Terry Ackley singles to left field. Bill McClure advances to third on the hit. Jim Demaree grounds out to the second baseman. Bill McClure scores. Terry Ackley advances to second on the play. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Cam Collier flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Bob Dudra singles to right field. Red Crider reached on a 2-base throwing error by Snuffy Palacios. Bob Chesbro grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Dudra scores. Red Crider advances to third on the play. Joe Valdez walks. Joe Valdez steals second. Tom Berryhill grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Baichley singles to center field. Red Crider scores. Joe Valdez scores. Brian Baichley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Tatsuhiko Satake strikes out. Tiny Easler singles to left field. Moose Geiger grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tiny Easler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Moose Geiger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Dave Gates flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Kessler reached on a fielding error by Tatsuhiko Satake. Ramon Heinkel grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Dennis Kessler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Dudra strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Jerry Matarazzo grounds out to the third baseman. Bill McClure flies out to the right fielder. Terry Ackley doubles to center field. Jim Demaree singles to left field. Terry Ackley scores. Snuffy Palacios grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Demaree is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Red Crider flies out to the center fielder. Bob Chesbro walks. Joe Valdez pops out to the first baseman. Tom Berryhill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Cam Collier pops out to the shortstop. Tatsuhiko Satake strikes out. Tiny Easler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Chick Daney is pinch hitting for Brian Baichley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Chick Daney grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Gates grounds out to the pitcher. Dennis Kessler lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Mike LeMay pitching. Moose Geiger grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Matarazzo reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bob Dudra. Bill McClure pops out to the catcher. Terry Ackley singles to left field. Jerry Matarazzo scores. Jim Demaree grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Ramon Heinkel grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Dudra pops out to the second baseman. Red Crider singles to center field. Red Crider steals second. Bob Chesbro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the pitcher. Cam Collier singles to left field. Cam Collier steals second. Strick Jester is pinch hitting for Tatsuhiko Satake. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Strick Jester flies out to the right fielder. Tiny Easler walks. Moose Geiger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Robinson Alcaraz pitching. Joe Valdez doubles to right field. Tom Berryhill singles to left field. Joe Valdez scores. Vern Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike LeMay fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mike LeMay strikes out. Dave Gates doubles past the center fielder. Tom Berryhill uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dennis Kessler singles past the second baseman. Dave Gates scores. Buddy Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ramon Heinkel walks. Bob Dudra grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Steve Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Dudra at SS. Jerry Matarazzo pops out to the shortstop. Bill McClure triples. Terry Ackley flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill McClure scores. Jim Demaree grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Red Crider grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Chesbro flies out to the center fielder. Joe Valdez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Gordon Huson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Snuffy Palacios flies out to the right fielder. Cam Collier flies out to the right fielder. Al Lansford is pinch hitting for Buddy Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al Lansford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 5 New York total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Dave Gates (23), Joe Valdez (15).GIDP - Ramon Heinkel, Bob Dudra. Baserunning: SB - Red Crider (19), Joe Valdez (23).CS - Brian Baichley (1). Fielding: E - Bob Dudra.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sam Alicea did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Morris improves in speed Mike Brett improves in range Adolfo Marrero improves in range Curt Compton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dan Linke improves in arm Curt Compton did not respond to coaching in 1B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Scoops Narron did not respond to coaching in control Hal Naleway improves in power_vs_righty Ramon Powell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Roy West improves in contact_vs_lefty Hal Naleway improves in arm Scoops Narron did not respond to coaching in velocity