Win: Kazumasa Hayashi (12-5) Loss: Steve Kretlow (14-11)
Inning: 1 New York Kazumasa Hayashi pitching. Joe Valdez strikes out. Hal Naleway flies out to the right fielder. Barry Hewitt walks. Ramon Powell singles to right field. Barry Hewitt advances to third on the hit. Chick Daney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Steve Kretlow pitching. Steve King grounds out to the shortstop. Babe Miller singles to center field. Bill McClure walks. Kazuhiro Araki doubles to left field. Babe Miller scores. Bill McClure uses his aggressiveness and scores. Steve Brown singles to left field. Kazuhiro Araki scores. Moose Geiger strikes out. Ernie Devens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Ramon McGill grounds out to the second baseman. John Ewing doubles to right field. Red Crider flies out to the center fielder. Steve Kretlow flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Johnny Wheeler walks. Kazumasa Hayashi fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Kazumasa Hayashi flies out to the right fielder. Steve King strikes out. Johnny Wheeler steals second. Babe Miller doubles to center field. Johnny Wheeler scores. Bill McClure grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Joe Valdez grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Naleway strikes out. Barry Hewitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Kazuhiro Araki singles to right field. Steve Brown singles to center field. Moose Geiger flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Devens grounds out to the second baseman. Kazuhiro Araki advances to third on the play. Steve Brown advances to second on the play. Johnny Wheeler singles to center field. Kazuhiro Araki scores. Steve Brown scores. Scoops Narron comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kazumasa Hayashi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Ramon Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Chick Daney flies out to the right fielder. Ramon McGill walks. John Ewing strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Steve King grounds out to the second baseman. Babe Miller flies out to the center fielder. Bill McClure singles to right field. Bill McClure steals second. Kazuhiro Araki flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Red Crider grounds out to the third baseman. Scoops Narron strikes out. Joe Valdez singles past the second baseman. Hal Naleway walks. Barry Hewitt grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hal Naleway is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Steve Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Moose Geiger grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Devens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Ramon Powell reached on a fielding error by Steve King. Ramon Powell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Chick Daney grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon McGill singles to center field. John Ewing flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Johnny Wheeler grounds out to the shortstop. Cam Collier is pinch hitting for Kazumasa Hayashi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Cam Collier strikes out. Steve King walks. Babe Miller singles to left field. Steve King advances to third on the hit. Bill McClure grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Otto Neumeier pitching. Red Crider reached on a fielding error by Otto Neumeier. Scoops Narron lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Valdez singles to center field. Hal Naleway grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Kazuhiro Araki lines out to the pitcher. Steve Brown walks. Steve Brown steals second. Moose Geiger flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Devens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Barry Hewitt pops out to the catcher. Ramon Powell walks. Chick Daney pops out to the first baseman. Juan Jessee is pinch hitting for Ramon McGill. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Juan Jessee reached on a fielding error by Bill McClure. Leo Stueland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. John Ewing grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Juan Jessee is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Johnny Wheeler strikes out. Leo Stueland grounds out to the second baseman. Steve King strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Red Crider grounds out to the third baseman. Glenn Martin is pinch hitting for Scoops Narron. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Glenn Martin lines out to the third baseman. Joe Valdez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners left on base: 10 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Babe Miller (25), Kazuhiro Araki (16). Baserunning: SB - Bill McClure (23), Steve Brown (18), Johnny Wheeler (9). Fielding: E - Steve King, Bill McClure, Otto Neumeier.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kiddo Crawford did not respond to coaching in velocity Karl Lansford did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Yerkes did not respond to coaching in control Arlie Smith improves in velocity Kiddo Crawford improves in control Mike Yerkes improves in velocity
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Stan Jordan improves in arm Dick Tischinski improves in velocity Bill Wayne did not respond to coaching in control Luis Peitz did not respond to coaching in control Warren Dettore improves in speed Dan Linke did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Ortiz did not respond to coaching in 1B