Win: Shigeo Fukuchi (8-3) Loss: Gary Timberlake (9-5)
Save: Jim Ohman (4)
Inning: 1 Houston Ray Abreu pitching. Alex Wise strikes out. Jason Shaw pops out to the shortstop. Belden Chaplin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Ryan Usher pitching. Dwight Febles singles to center field. Dave Abernathy lines out to the second baseman. Billy Katt lines out to the third baseman. Tom Robertson lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Fred Beck pops out to the shortstop. Bill Colbert singles to left field. Gary Bressler grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Colbert advances to second on the play. Kazuya Ogo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Jimmy Felix grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Wilson doubles to center field. Al Wilson walks. Eddie Zwilling walks. Ray Abreu pops out to the shortstop. Dwight Febles lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Houston Guillermo Avalos singles to right field. Ryan Usher fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ryan Usher strikes out. Alex Wise strikes out. Jason Shaw flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Dave Abernathy flies out to the right fielder. Billy Katt reached on a fielding error by Gary Bressler. Tom Robertson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Belden Chaplin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Beck strikes out. Bill Colbert grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Jimmy Felix grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Wilson strikes out. Al Wilson singles past the third baseman. Eddie Zwilling singles to right field. Al Wilson advances to third on the hit. Ray Abreu grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Gary Bressler grounds out to the second baseman. Kazuya Ogo strikes out. Guillermo Avalos flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Dwight Febles flies out to the center fielder. Dave Abernathy grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Billy Katt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Ryan Usher strikes out. Alex Wise grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Shaw singles to right field. Belden Chaplin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Tom Robertson flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Felix singles to right field. Tim Wilson pops out to the shortstop. Al Wilson walks. Eddie Zwilling grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jimmy Felix is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Fred Beck grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brad Stivetts is pinch hitting for Bill Colbert. Brad Stivetts strikes out. Joe Butler is pinch hitting for Gary Bressler. Joe Butler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Chris Malloy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Brad Stivetts at SS. Galen Foss enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Butler at 1B. Ray Abreu grounds out to the shortstop. Dwight Febles strikes out. Dave Abernathy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Kazuya Ogo strikes out. Guillermo Avalos bunts for a base hit. Ryan Usher lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gary Timberlake 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. Alex Wise grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Billy Katt doubles to left field. Shigeo Fukuchi 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. Tom Robertson pops out to the second baseman. Jimmy Felix grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jason Shaw doubles to center field. Belden Chaplin strikes out. Fred Beck singles to center field. Jason Shaw scores. Chris Malloy strikes out. Jim McGeary comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Galen Foss grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Jim Ohman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Al Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Zwilling singles to center field. Charlie Ward is pinch hitting for Jim McGeary. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Ward grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eddie Zwilling is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dwight Febles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 5 New York total runners LOB: 10
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rick Carter improves in control Babe Patterson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Scoops Treadaway did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Leinhauser did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Nippy Mossi did not respond to coaching in speed Billy Mouton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ed Nagel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Kevin Greer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty