Inning: 1 Houston Rusty Schurr pitching. Gary Smith strikes out. Joe Bancroft strikes out. Bobby Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Dusty Morris pitching. Granny Zeller strikes out. Billy Goat flies out to the center fielder. Roberto Alomar grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston George Foster grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Boone pops out to the second baseman. Al Graham pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Red James flies out to the center fielder. Lew Brock grounds out to the shortstop. Clemente Dues grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Vladimir Fossas grounds out to the second baseman. Emil Bragan grounds out to the shortstop. Dusty Morris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Dave Burns grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Cunningham singles to center field. Rusty Schurr lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Ken Cunningham forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Granny Zeller singles to center field. Rusty Schurr advances to third on the hit. Billy Goat strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Gary Smith walks. Joe Bancroft strikes out. Bobby Morrison walks. George Foster grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Roberto Alomar grounds out to the shortstop. Red James flies out to the right fielder. Lew Brock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Hal Boone strikes out. Al Graham grounds out to the third baseman. Vladimir Fossas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Clemente Dues doubles to left field. Dave Burns walks. Ken Cunningham strikes out. Rusty Schurr lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Granny Zeller singles to center field. Clemente Dues scores. Dave Burns scores. Billy Goat grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Granny Zeller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Emil Bragan strikes out. Spud Lodigiani is pinch hitting for Dusty Morris. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Spud Lodigiani walks. Gary Smith grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Pete Held pitching. Roberto Alomar doubles to left field. Red James singles to right field. Roberto Alomar scores. Lew Brock flies out to the right fielder. Clemente Dues flies out to the left fielder. Dave Burns grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Red James is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Joe Bancroft pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. George Foster singles to center field. Hal Boone walks. Al Graham pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Ken Cunningham singles to left field. Rusty Schurr lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Granny Zeller singles to center field. Ken Cunningham scores. Billy Goat grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Granny Zeller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Roberto Alomar reached on a fielding error by Emil Bragan. Red James strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Vladimir Fossas flies out to the center fielder. Emil Bragan grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Fohl is pinch hitting for Pete Held. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jim Fohl strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Claude Demeter pitching. Lew Brock strikes out. Clemente Dues flies out to the center fielder. Dave Burns hits a home run. Jack Maurer is pinch hitting for Ken Cunningham. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Maurer singles to left field. Lefty Louie is pinch hitting for Rusty Schurr. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lefty Louie singles to right field. Granny Zeller singles to center field. Jack Maurer scores. Billy Goat flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Rabbit Bloodworth pitching. Gary Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Bancroft singles past the shortstop. Bobby Morrison flies out to the left fielder. George Foster grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Bancroft is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 4 New York total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Jack Maurer is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Wares did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Scharein did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ed Brown improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Wares improves in arm
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jerry Hairston improves in power_vs_righty Whitey Loman improves in power_vs_righty Whitey Loman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Bourjos did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty