Win: Brian Baichley (15-10) Loss: Rich Smith (10-13)
Save: Kiddo Crawford (40)
Inning: 1 New York Rich Smith pitching. Ramon Powell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Naleway strikes out. Barry Hewitt hits a home run. Chick Daney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Brian Baichley pitching. Babe Miller flies out to the left fielder. Adolfo Marrero grounds out to the shortstop. Kazuhiro Araki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Karl Lansford strikes out. Joe Valdez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ramon McGill flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Stan Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Linke pops out to the shortstop. Cam Collier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Randy Ray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Baichley strikes out. Ramon Powell walks. Ramon Powell steals second. Hal Naleway singles to center field. Ramon Powell scores. Barry Hewitt doubles to right field. Hal Naleway uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chick Daney reached on a fielding error by Kazuhiro Araki. Chick Daney is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the third baseman. John Ortiz walks. John Ortiz steals second. Rich Smith grounds out to the catcher. Babe Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Karl Lansford flies out to the center fielder. Joe Valdez walks. Joe Valdez steals second. Ramon McGill singles to right field. Joe Valdez scores. Scott Blair comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ramon McGill steals second. Randy Ray walks. Brian Baichley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ramon Powell walks. Hal Naleway flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Houston Adolfo Marrero singles to right field. Kazuhiro Araki doubles to left field. Adolfo Marrero is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Stan Jordan strikes out. Dan Linke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Barry Hewitt grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Chick Daney grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Karl Lansford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Cam Collier strikes out. Hiromori Miyade strikes out. John Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Joe Valdez flies out to the left fielder. Ramon McGill singles to left field. Randy Ray walks. Hal Constable comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Baichley lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Ramon McGill is thrown out at third. Randy Ray advances to second on the play. Randy Ray advances to second on the play. Ramon Powell walks. Hal Naleway flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Houston Hal Constable reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hal Naleway. Babe Miller strikes out. Adolfo Marrero walks. Kazuhiro Araki flies out to the left fielder. Stan Jordan reached on a 2-base fielding error by Barry Hewitt. Hal Constable scores. Dan Linke lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Barry Hewitt grounds out to the pitcher. Chick Daney grounds out to the third baseman. Karl Lansford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Cam Collier flies out to the left fielder. Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the shortstop. John Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Joe Valdez walks. Ramon McGill singles to center field. Joe Valdez steals third. Randy Ray walks. Bill Wayne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jesse Veres is pinch hitting for Brian Baichley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jesse Veres strikes out. Ramon Powell walks. Joe Valdez scores. Hal Naleway strikes out. Barry Hewitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston R.J. Robinson pitching. Bill Wayne strikes out. Babe Miller doubles to center field. Adolfo Marrero grounds out to the third baseman. Kazuhiro Araki pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Chick Daney pops out to the shortstop. Karl Lansford grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Valdez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Stan Jordan walks. Dan Linke hits a home run. Stan Jordan scores. Kiddo Crawford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Cam Collier singles to left field. Hiromori Miyade walks. Mike Brett is pinch running for Hiromori Miyade on 1st base. John Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cam Collier advances to third on the play. Mike Brett advances to second on the play. Warren Dettore is pinch hitting for Bill Wayne. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Warren Dettore flies out to the left fielder. Babe Miller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 New York total runners LOB: 10 Houston total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Barry Hewitt (20).HR - Barry Hewitt (22). Baserunning: SB - Ramon Powell (11), Joe Valdez 2 (15), Ramon McGill (17).CS - Chick Daney (16). Fielding: E - Hal Naleway, Barry Hewitt.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Trinkle improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Davis improves in power_vs_righty Bill Loiselle improves in contact_vs_righty Frank Simas did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Witek improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Davis improves in power_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Luis Peitz did not respond to coaching in endurance Doug Shipke improves in range Tom Pitula did not respond to coaching in control Jack Gaines did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Garbey improves in contact_vs_righty John Flinn did not respond to coaching in velocity Bert Taylor did not respond to coaching in CF