Win: Tim McGill (17-9) Loss: Ricardo Pulido (14-7)
Inning: 1 Houston Tim McGill pitching. Charlie Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Bert Nettles singles to center field. Bert Nettles is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Maysey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Ricardo Pulido pitching. Steve Millar strikes out. George Hofman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Hank Colton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Yukio Kimoto strikes out. Denis Liriano flies out to the left fielder. Harry Koegel triples. Johnnie Matos strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Roy Castillo singles to left field. John Merkle reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bob Maysey. Barry Taylor walks. Dave Taylor singles to center field. Roy Castillo scores. John Merkle is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Barry Taylor advances to third on the play. Dave Taylor steals second. Shigekatsu Murakami hits a home run. Barry Taylor scores. Dave Taylor scores. Pat Corriden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim McGill flies out to the center fielder. Steve Millar walks. George Hofman is hit by a pitch. Hank Colton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Neal Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Pat Corriden flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Johnson singles to right field. Bert Nettles grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Roy Castillo singles to center field. Roy Castillo steals second. John Merkle flies out to the center fielder. Barry Taylor grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bob Maysey pops out to the first baseman. Yukio Kimoto walks. Denis Liriano grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Yukio Kimoto is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Harry Koegel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Shigekatsu Murakami is hit by a pitch. Tim McGill lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Steve Millar strikes out. George Hofman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Johnnie Matos pops out to the first baseman. Neal Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Pat Corriden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Hank Colton doubles to right field. Hank Colton steals third. Roy Castillo strikes out. John Merkle lines out to the third baseman. Barry Taylor pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Charlie Johnson is hit by a pitch. Charlie Johnson steals second. Bert Nettles pops out to the third baseman. Bob Maysey reached on a fielding error by Steve Millar. Yukio Kimoto grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Dave Taylor singles to right field. Shigekatsu Murakami doubles to right field. Dave Taylor scores. Tim McGill lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Steve Millar hits a home run. Shigekatsu Murakami scores. George Hofman strikes out. Hank Colton triples. Roy Castillo lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Denis Liriano doubles to left field. Harry Koegel walks. Johnnie Matos strikes out. Neal Barrett strikes out. Pat Corriden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York John Merkle strikes out. Barry Taylor strikes out. Henry Sele comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dave Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Charlie Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Bert Nettles flies out to the center fielder. Bob Maysey pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Shigekatsu Murakami strikes out. Tim McGill pops out to the third baseman. Dave Fahey is pinch hitting for Steve Millar. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Fahey singles to left field. George Hofman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Lefty Serna is pinch hitting for Yukio Kimoto. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lefty Serna strikes out. George Guevara is pinch hitting for Denis Liriano. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Guevara doubles to center field. Harry Koegel walks. Johnnie Matos singles to right field. George Guevara scores. Scott Douglass comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Neal Barrett flies out to the left fielder. Billy Gunson is pinch hitting for Henry Sele. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Billy Gunson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 8 New York total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Denis Liriano (31), George Guevara (4).3B - Harry Koegel (4).GIDP - Yukio Kimoto.HBP - Charlie Johnson (2). Baserunning: SB - Charlie Johnson (6).CS - Bert Nettles (6). Fielding: E - Bob Maysey.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Ettles improves in arm Ed Craig improves in power_vs_lefty John Ettles did not respond to coaching in range Bill Perzanowski did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hal Wood did not respond to coaching in C
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Sepkowski did not respond to coaching in control Butch Ingram did not respond to coaching in velocity Les Mathews improves in contact_vs_righty Gene Hughes did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry Meche did not respond to coaching in SS