Win: Allister Desoto (7-13) Loss: Gordon Edwards (13-11)
Inning: 1 Houston Allister Desoto pitching. Terry Harley flies out to the right fielder. Joseph Nixon strikes out. Truck Timlin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Gordon Edwards pitching. Don Willett grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Bell flies out to the center fielder. Junior Acosta strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Lou Seanez grounds out to the second baseman. Tyson Yarrison strikes out. Joe Reuss grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Jim Laga grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Striker pops out to the second baseman. Barney Mullin singles to right field. Brad Power flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Israel Zinn strikes out. Joe Castleman grounds out to the third baseman. Gordon Edwards singles to center field. Terry Harley singles to left field. Gordon Edwards advances to third on the hit. Joseph Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Paxton Crider doubles past the left fielder. Allister Desoto pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Don Willett singles to center field. Paxton Crider scores. Tony Bell strikes out. Junior Acosta hits a home run. Don Willett scores. Jim Laga singles to left field. Jim Laga is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Truck Timlin singles past the first baseman. Lou Seanez grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Tyson Yarrison walks. Joe Reuss flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Mike Striker flies out to the right fielder. Barney Mullin flies out to the right fielder. Brad Power singles past the second baseman. Brad Power steals second. Paxton Crider reached on a fielding error by Lou Seanez. Allister Desoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Israel Zinn singles to center field. Joe Castleman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Gordon Edwards grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Don Willett grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Bell pops out to the first baseman. Junior Acosta flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Terry Harley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joseph Nixon strikes out. Truck Timlin singles to right field. Truck Timlin steals second. Lou Seanez singles to right field. Truck Timlin scores. Tyson Yarrison walks. Joe Reuss grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tyson Yarrison is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Jim Laga flies out to the right fielder. Mike Striker pops out to the shortstop. Barney Mullin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Israel Zinn grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Castleman strikes out. Gordon Edwards flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Brad Power walks. Brad Power steals second. Paxton Crider grounds out to the second baseman. Brad Power advances to third on the play. Allister Desoto strikes out. Jack York 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. Don Willett lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Alejandro Luis_Medina enters the game as a defensive replacement for Brad Power at RF. Terry Harley strikes out. Joseph Nixon strikes out. Truck Timlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Tony Bell strikes out. Junior Acosta is hit by a pitch. Jim Laga reached on a fielding error by Joe Reuss. Mike Striker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Laga is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Barney Mullin singles to center field. Junior Acosta scores. Mike Striker advances to third on the hit. Alejandro Luis_Medina singles past the first baseman. Mike Striker scores. Barney Mullin advances to third on the hit. Greg Sawyer is pinch hitting for Paxton Crider. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Greg Sawyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Lou Seanez flies out to the right fielder. Tyson Yarrison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Joe Reuss strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 5 New York total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Terry Harley is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Randy Kelley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tony Jackson improves in control Sam Laboy did not respond to coaching in velocity Vicente Munro did not respond to coaching in control Randy Kelley did not respond to coaching in C
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rufino Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Finigan improves in velocity Wally Ball improves in control Wally Ball improves in control