Win: Bill Wayne (5-7) Loss: Merito Welteroth (6-10)
Inning: 1 Houston Merito Welteroth pitching. Babe Miller flies out to the right fielder. Kazuhiro Araki lines out to the second baseman. Stan Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Bill Wayne pitching. Ralph Reynolds strikes out. Valerio Blyleven grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Whitaker singles past the shortstop. Hubble Fletcher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Dan Linke grounds out to the shortstop. John Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Jack Francona strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Mike Crowell flies out to the center fielder. Lavender Ron doubles to left field. Herman Smith strikes out. Walter Hunter walks. Merito Welteroth strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Hiromori Miyade hits an infield single to the pitcher. Curt Compton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hiromori Miyade advances to second on the play. Bill Wayne grounds out to the shortstop. Babe Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Ralph Reynolds grounds out to the second baseman. Valerio Blyleven singles past the first baseman. Bill Whitaker singles to center field. Valerio Blyleven advances to third on the hit. Hubble Fletcher strikes out. Mike Crowell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Kazuhiro Araki strikes out. Stan Jordan hits a home run. Dan Linke walks. John Ortiz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Lavender Ron flies out to the right fielder. Herman Smith strikes out. Walter Hunter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jack Francona bunts for a base hit. Hiromori Miyade flies out to the right fielder. Curt Compton walks. Bill Wayne fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Wayne strikes out. Babe Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Merito Welteroth strikes out. Ralph Reynolds strikes out. Valerio Blyleven flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Kazuhiro Araki grounds out to the shortstop. Stan Jordan walks. Dan Linke hits a home run. Stan Jordan scores. John Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Jack Francona flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Bill Whitaker singles to right field. Hubble Fletcher flies out to the center fielder. Mike Crowell flies out to the right fielder. Lavender Ron strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Hiromori Miyade strikes out. Curt Compton walks. Bill Wayne lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Babe Miller singles to left field. Kazuhiro Araki singles to center field. Curt Compton scores. Babe Miller advances to third on the hit. Klink Klunk comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stan Jordan singles to left field. Babe Miller scores. Dan Linke grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Stan Jordan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Herman Smith strikes out. Walter Hunter walks. Klink Klunk lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ralph Reynolds lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston John Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Francona walks. Hiromori Miyade flies out to the right fielder. Curt Compton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Jack Brenegan is pinch hitting for Valerio Blyleven. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Brenegan strikes out. Bill Whitaker walks. Hubble Fletcher walks. Leo Stueland 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. Mike Crowell lines out to the third baseman. Lavender Ron singles to left field. Bill Whitaker scores. Hubble Fletcher advances to third on the hit. Herman Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Leo Stueland flies out to the left fielder. Babe Miller singles to left field. Kazuhiro Araki grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Babe Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Stan Jordan walks. Dan Linke doubles to left field. Kazuhiro Araki scores. Richie Siebern comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Walter Hunter strikes out. Bob Sterrett is pinch hitting for Richie Siebern. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Sterrett singles to center field. Ralph Reynolds is hit by a pitch. Jack Brenegan pops out to the shortstop. Bill Whitaker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 11
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Tim Smith improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Garbey improves in power_vs_lefty Sakae Kono did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Wehner improves in velocity Dan Chaney did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tim Lauder did not respond to coaching in 3B
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kirk Daniels did not respond to coaching in range Amby Molina did not respond to coaching in range Hughie Guintini improves in arm Al Smyth improves in power_vs_lefty Ruben Spanswick improves in speed Laloyd LaRose did not respond to coaching in velocity