Win: Don Gonzalez (6-4) Loss: Bill Bolton (3-8)
Save: Mickey Polli (6)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Tom Kolb pitching. Morgan Leonard strikes out. Lee Roof flies out to the right fielder. Buck Ireland flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Chuck Velazquez pitching. Mandy Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Chance grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Clyde Elliott strikes out. Mike Heimueller doubles to right field. Benny Stouch walks. Bill Colton singles to left field. Mike Heimueller scores. Benny Stouch advances to third on the hit. Livan Guerrero walks. Chuck Velazquez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Bruce Blemker pops out to the shortstop. Ralph Smith pops out to the shortstop. Bob Eyre grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Morgan Leonard doubles to left field. Lee Roof flies out to the right fielder. Buck Ireland reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bob Eyre. Morgan Leonard scores. Clyde Elliott flies out to the right fielder. Mike Heimueller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Duke Torgeson singles to left field. Ed Schmulbach strikes out. Tom Kolb lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mandy Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Benny Stouch grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Colton pops out to the third baseman. Livan Guerrero grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Scott Chance walks. Matt Morrison pops out to the first baseman. Bruce Blemker strikes out. Ralph Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Scott Chance is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Chuck Velazquez flies out to the left fielder. Morgan Leonard pops out to the shortstop. Lee Roof singles to center field. Buck Ireland grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Eyre singles to left field. Bob Eyre steals second. Duke Torgeson grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Schmulbach strikes out. Tom Kolb flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Clyde Elliott singles to center field. Mike Heimueller grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Clyde Elliott is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Benny Stouch walks. Bill Colton singles to right field. Mike Heimueller scores. Benny Stouch advances to third on the hit. Livan Guerrero strikes out. Chuck Velazquez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Mandy Hughes singles to left field. Scott Chance grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Matt Morrison singles to center field. Bruce Blemker pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Morgan Leonard walks. Lee Roof strikes out. Buck Ireland singles past the second baseman. Clyde Elliott flies out to the left fielder. Mike Heimueller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Dante Floyd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ralph Smith doubles to right field. Bob Eyre pops out to the first baseman. Duke Torgeson hits an infield single to the third baseman. Ed Schmulbach strikes out. Randy Sadler is pinch hitting for Tom Kolb. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Randy Sadler walks. Mandy Hughes singles to left field. Ralph Smith scores. Duke Torgeson scores. Randy Sadler advances to third on the hit. Don Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mandy Hughes steals second. Scott Chance singles past the shortstop. Randy Sadler scores. Mandy Hughes scores. Matt Morrison singles to right field. Scott Chance advances to third on the hit. Matt Morrison is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Bill Bolton pitching. Benny Stouch strikes out. Bill Colton doubles to right field. Livan Guerrero singles to right field. Brian Dawson is pinch hitting for Don Gonzalez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Brian Dawson hits a home run. Bill Colton scores. Livan Guerrero scores. Ben Goossen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Morgan Leonard hits a home run. Lee Roof grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Ireland flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Mickey Polli pitching. March Gross enters the game as a defensive replacement for Benny Stouch at LF. Bruce Blemker strikes out. Ralph Smith singles to center field. Ralph Smith steals second. Bob Eyre strikes out. Duke Torgeson singles to left field. Ed Schmulbach grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Clyde Elliott flies out to the right fielder. Mike Heimueller hits a home run. Rich Nagy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. March Gross strikes out. Bill Colton doubles to center field. Livan Guerrero grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Hilly Billy is pinch hitting for Rich Nagy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hilly Billy strikes out. Mandy Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Scott Chance grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 9 Houston total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Morgan Leonard (17), Mike Heimueller (15), Bill Colton 2 (9).HR - Morgan Leonard (7), Mike Heimueller (5), Brian Dawson (3).GIDP - Chuck Velazquez.
Batting:2B - Ralph Smith (8).GIDP - Scott Chance. Baserunning: SB - Mandy Hughes (29), Ralph Smith (4), Bob Eyre (22).CS - Matt Morrison (3). Fielding: E - Bob Eyre.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Darby did not respond to coaching in speed Alan Wilson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Yamil Terlecky did not respond to coaching in speed Julio Garagiola did not respond to coaching in speed
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Danny Crawford did not respond to coaching in range Pete Benn did not respond to coaching in arm Terry Fordyce did not respond to coaching in speed Ron Center improves in control