Win: Steve Johnston (2-0) Loss: Red Baldschun (11-12)
Inning: 1 Houston Bill Burke pitching. Guillermo Abreu doubles to center field. Bert Nettles walks. Bob Maysey flies out to the center fielder. Yukio Kimoto grounds out to the second baseman. Guillermo Abreu advances to third on the play. Bert Nettles advances to second on the play. Denis Liriano pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Red Baldschun pitching. Ed Wieand grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! George Hofman strikes out. Roy Castillo pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Harry Koegel singles to left field. Cecil Reilley singles to center field. Harry Koegel advances to third on the hit. Henry Smith singles to right field. Harry Koegel scores. Red Baldschun lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Cecil Reilley is thrown out at third. Henry Smith advances to second on the play. Henry Smith advances to second on the play. Guillermo Abreu singles to right field. Henry Smith scores. Bert Nettles singles to center field. Bob Maysey grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Hank Colton walks. Barry Taylor lines out to the third baseman. Dave Taylor hits a home run. Hank Colton scores. John Merkle singles to center field. Dave Kelly singles to right field. Bill Burke lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Wieand grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Yukio Kimoto flies out to the left fielder. Denis Liriano strikes out. Harry Koegel singles in front of the right fielder. Cecil Reilley singles to left field. Harry Koegel advances to third on the hit. Henry Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York George Hofman grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Castillo hits an infield single to the first baseman. Roy Castillo steals second. Hank Colton doubles to right field. Roy Castillo scores. Barry Taylor grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Taylor singles to center field. Hank Colton scores. John Merkle grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Taylor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Red Baldschun flies out to the center fielder. Guillermo Abreu reached on a fielding error by Dave Kelly. Bert Nettles strikes out. Bob Maysey pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Dave Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Burke strikes out. Ed Wieand flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Yukio Kimoto singles to center field. Denis Liriano strikes out. Harry Koegel singles to center field. Steve Johnston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cecil Reilley walks. Henry Smith pops out to the first baseman. Red Baldschun flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 New York George Hofman hits an infield single to the pitcher. Roy Castillo flies out to the left fielder. Hank Colton grounds into a force play to the third baseman. George Hofman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Barry Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Guillermo Abreu grounds out to the shortstop. Bert Nettles grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Maysey hits a home run. Yukio Kimoto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Pat Corriden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Taylor doubles to center field. John Merkle singles to center field. Dave Taylor scores. Henry Sele comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Kelly singles to left field. John Merkle advances to third on the hit. Gene Fautsch is pinch hitting for Steve Johnston. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Gene Fautsch grounds out to the second baseman. John Merkle scores. Dave Kelly advances to second on the play. Ed Wieand singles to center field. Dave Kelly scores. Al Luce comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Hofman walks. Roy Castillo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. George Hofman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Roy Castillo steals second. Hank Colton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Jim Reinhart pitching. George Guevara is pinch hitting for Denis Liriano. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Guevara pops out to the second baseman. Harry Koegel triples. Cecil Reilley flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Harry Koegel scores. Henry Smith singles past the second baseman. Neal Barrett is pinch hitting for Al Luce. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Neal Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Steve Reed pitching. Barry Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Dave Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. John Merkle hits a home run. Bob Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Guillermo Abreu grounds out to the shortstop. Bert Nettles reached on a fielding error by Jim Reinhart. Bob Maysey walks. Lefty Serna is pinch hitting for Yukio Kimoto. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lefty Serna singles to right field. Bert Nettles scores. George Guevara grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Maysey advances to third on the play. Lefty Serna advances to second on the play. Harry Koegel walks. Luke Mateo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cecil Reilley strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 New York Jock Smalley is pinch hitting for Luke Mateo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jock Smalley singles to right field. Jock Smalley steals second. Ed Wieand hits a home run. Jock Smalley scores. George Hofman grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Castillo flies out to the right fielder. Hank Colton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Scott Douglass pitching. Henry Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Johnson is pinch hitting for Bob Jones. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Johnson doubles to center field. Guillermo Abreu singles past the shortstop. Charlie Johnson scores. Bert Nettles pops out to the shortstop. Bob Maysey grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Guillermo Abreu is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 15 New York total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Hank Colton (20), Dave Taylor (11).HR - Ed Wieand (9), Dave Taylor (9), John Merkle (14). Baserunning: SB - Roy Castillo 2 (18), Jock Smalley (7). Fielding: E - Dave Kelly, Jim Reinhart.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Young improves in velocity Doc Elko did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Amaury Wilborn improves in contact_vs_righty Hal Wood improves in contact_vs_righty Hal Wood did not respond to coaching in C
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Sepkowski did not respond to coaching in velocity Butch Ingram did not respond to coaching in control Kip Lobert improves in contact_vs_righty Pat Lowery improves in speed Jerry Meche did not respond to coaching in SS