Win: Tony Toni Tonne (21-7) Loss: Sam Alicea (6-21)
Save: Zane Stone (3)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Sam Alicea pitching. Shat Sheets strikes out. Chick Giambi hits a home run. Alan Liddle strikes out. Wilson Spalding doubles to right field. Bob Sterrett doubles to left field. Wilson Spalding scores. Mike Ragan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Tony Toni Tonne pitching. Steve King grounds out to the third baseman. Bill McClure flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Devens singles to left field. Steve Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Alejandro Ladd strikes out. Bill Whitaker grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Toni Tonne grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Rogers Birkofer hits a home run. Tiny Easler walks. Al Lansford grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tiny Easler is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Al Lansford steals second. Jerry Matarazzo singles to right field. Al Lansford is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Sam Alicea flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Shat Sheets grounds out to the third baseman. Chick Giambi strikes out. Alan Liddle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Steve King flies out to the right fielder. Bill McClure singles to center field. Ernie Devens singles to center field. Bill McClure advances to third on the hit. Steve Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Bill McClure scores. Ernie Devens advances to second on the play. Rogers Birkofer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Wilson Spalding grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Sterrett hits a home run. Mike Ragan singles past the shortstop. Alejandro Ladd flies out to the right fielder. Bill Whitaker singles past the shortstop. Tony Toni Tonne strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Tiny Easler pops out to the first baseman. Al Lansford strikes out. Jerry Matarazzo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Shat Sheets walks. Chick Giambi flies out to the left fielder. Alan Liddle singles to center field. Shat Sheets advances to third on the hit. Wilson Spalding singles to center field. Shat Sheets scores. Alan Liddle advances to third on the hit. Bob Sterrett flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Alan Liddle scores. Hal Constable comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Ragan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Wilson Spalding is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Hal Constable triples. Steve King lines out to the third baseman. Bill McClure grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Hal Constable scores. Ernie Devens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Alejandro Ladd grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Whitaker grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Toni Tonne pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Steve Brown walks. Rogers Birkofer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tiny Easler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Shat Sheets singles to right field. Chick Giambi singles to center field. Shat Sheets advances to third on the hit. Chick Giambi steals second. Alan Liddle lines out to the pitcher. Wilson Spalding grounds out to the shortstop. Shat Sheets scores. Chick Giambi advances to third on the play. Leo Stueland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Sterrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Al Lansford singles to center field. Jerry Matarazzo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Leo Stueland grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Mike Ragan pops out to the third baseman. Alejandro Ladd singles to right field. Bill Whitaker flies out to the left fielder. Alejandro Ladd steals second. Tony Toni Tonne flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Steve King doubles to center field. Zane Stone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bill McClure flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Devens grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Brown lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Shat Sheets walks. Chick Giambi singles to right field. Shat Sheets advances to third on the hit. Alan Liddle flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Shat Sheets scores. Norm Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wilson Spalding doubles to left field. Chick Giambi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Sterrett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wilson Spalding advances to third on the play. Valerio Blyleven is pinch hitting for Mike Ragan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Valerio Blyleven singles to center field. Wilson Spalding scores. Monte Warhop comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Hill is pinch hitting for Alejandro Ladd. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Hill singles to center field. Valerio Blyleven advances to third on the hit. Bill Whitaker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Rogers Birkofer singles to center field. Tiny Easler flies out to the right fielder. Al Lansford singles to right field. Rogers Birkofer advances to third on the hit. Jerry Matarazzo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Steve King (27).3B - Hal Constable (1).HR - Rogers Birkofer (6).GIDP - Rogers Birkofer, Jerry Matarazzo 2. Baserunning: SB - Al Lansford (2).
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Will Luke did not respond to coaching in velocity Herman Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Brenegan improves in contact_vs_lefty Jack Brenegan improves in arm Ralph Reynolds did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Brenegan improves in speed
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Ortiz improves in speed Lou Muniz improves in power_vs_righty Warren Dettore did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Alex Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity Rich Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Linke did not respond to coaching in 3B