Win: Tom Guetterman (10-2) Loss: Joseph Dunninger (14-6)
Inning: 1 Houston Joseph Dunninger pitching. Sailor Abstein singles to right field. Sailor Abstein steals second. Sandy Schmutz throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Walt Breton singles to center field. Sailor Abstein scores. Mamoru Abe hits a home run. Walt Breton scores. Bort Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Scott Jackson walks. Dean Throneberry strikes out. Frank Sizemore pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Tom Guetterman pitching. Yoshihiro Okai grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Wright singles to center field. Fersk Landtromme flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Wright is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Dom Terry pops out to the first baseman. Tom Guetterman singles to left field. Sailor Abstein flies out to the left fielder. Walt Breton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Tadaaki Nagatomo pops out to the first baseman. C. E. Hughes singles past the third baseman. Sandy Schmutz singles to center field. Guy Wire walks. Robert Mann strikes out. Joseph Dunninger strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Houston Mamoru Abe singles to center field. Bort Thompson singles to center field. Scott Jackson singles to right field. Mamoru Abe is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Bort Thompson advances to third on the play. Dean Throneberry hits a home run. Bort Thompson scores. Scott Jackson scores. Bronson Charles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Sizemore doubles to left field. Dom Terry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Sizemore advances to third on the play. Tom Guetterman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Yoshihiro Okai lines out to the second baseman. Lefty Wright doubles to left field. Fersk Landtromme walks. Tadaaki Nagatomo strikes out. C. E. Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Sailor Abstein flies out to the center fielder. Walt Breton grounds out to the shortstop. Mamoru Abe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Sandy Schmutz singles to right field. Guy Wire grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Sandy Schmutz advances to second on the play. Robert Mann grounds out to the pitcher. Bronson Charles flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bort Thompson singles to left field. Scott Jackson singles to center field. Dean Throneberry hits an infield single to the second baseman. Frank Sizemore flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bort Thompson scores. Dom Terry pops out to the second baseman. Tom Guetterman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Yoshihiro Okai hits an infield single to the pitcher. Lefty Wright walks. Fersk Landtromme flies out to the center fielder. Tadaaki Nagatomo strikes out. C. E. Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Sailor Abstein grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Breton singles to right field. Mamoru Abe flies out to the right fielder. Bort Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Sandy Schmutz strikes out. Guy Wire grounds out to the second baseman. Robert Mann flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Scott Jackson walks. Scott Jackson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dean Throneberry grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Sizemore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Doc Adams is pinch hitting for Bronson Charles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Doc Adams strikes out. Yoshihiro Okai grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Roger Kaputnik pitching. Dom Terry grounds out to the pitcher. Joe McManus is pinch hitting for Tom Guetterman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe McManus singles to left field. Sailor Abstein lines out to the second baseman. Charlie Rice is pinch hitting for Walt Breton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe McManus is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Jake The Snake Kendall pitching. Fersk Landtromme strikes out. Eito Mitsumatsu is pinch hitting for Tadaaki Nagatomo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eito Mitsumatsu flies out to the left fielder. C. E. Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Charlie Rice walks. Mamoru Abe grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Rice is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bort Thompson strikes out. Scott Jackson walks. Dean Throneberry strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Sandy Schmutz grounds out to the second baseman. Guy Wire strikes out. Chris James is pinch hitting for Robert Mann. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chris James singles to right field. Jesse Davis is pinch hitting for Roger Kaputnik. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jesse Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Frank Sizemore (10).HR - Mamoru Abe (16), Dean Throneberry (14).SF - Frank Sizemore. Baserunning: SB - Sailor Abstein (17).CS - Scott Jackson (5), Joe McManus (3).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jackson Tulsa did not respond to coaching in control Barney Courtright did not respond to coaching in velocity Willy Tavares did not respond to coaching in velocity Dana Brottem improves in contact_vs_righty Hector Choate improves in arm Bill Upham did not respond to coaching in range
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Robert Eichelberger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gordon McAndrew did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Giovanni Braccioforte did not respond to coaching in range Jerry Berry improves in range Moe Howard did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Will Burleson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Will 'The Thrill' Clark did not respond to coaching in CF