Win: Hajime Yagi (3-0) Loss: Ryan Hickerson (0-2)
Save: James Arnold (4)
Inning: 1 Milwaukee Hajime Yagi pitching. Joe Maggert singles to left field. Joe Anderson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Maggert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pie Kleinow walks. Rich Healy singles to right field. Joe Anderson scores. Pie Kleinow advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Breining doubles to center field. Pie Kleinow scores. Vance Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Healy scores. Jimmy Breining advances to third on the play. Craig Prieto singles past the shortstop. Jimmy Breining scores. Sam Herrmann strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Ryan Hickerson pitching. Greg Spongberg singles to center field. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Spongberg advances to second on the play. Joe Pearce singles to center field. Greg Spongberg scores. Pete Valdez strikes out. Pi Ortiz singles to left field. Joe Pearce advances to third on the hit. Jerry Alvarado hits a home run. Joe Pearce scores. Pi Ortiz scores. Harland Lockhart walks. Bud Siever grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Ryan Hickerson lines out to the shortstop. Joe Maggert flies out to the center fielder. Joe Anderson singles to left field. Pie Kleinow strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Hajime Yagi flies out to the left fielder. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Ganzel doubles to center field. Joe Pearce grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Rich Healy grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jimmy Breining grounds out to the shortstop. Vance Jackson doubles to left field. Craig Prieto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Pete Valdez triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. Jerry Alvarado doubles to center field. Pete Valdez scores. Harland Lockhart flies out to the right fielder. Bud Siever grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Sam Herrmann singles to left field. Ryan Hickerson lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Sam Herrmann forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Maggert pops out to the first baseman. Joe Anderson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ryan Hickerson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Hajime Yagi grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Spongberg strikes out. Joe Ganzel singles to left field. Joe Pearce singles to left field. Joe Ganzel advances to third on the hit. Pete Valdez singles to left field. Joe Ganzel scores. Joe Pearce advances to third on the hit. Oreste Caruthers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pi Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Pie Kleinow strikes out. Rich Healy grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Breining pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Harland Lockhart strikes out. Bud Siever singles to right field. Hajime Yagi singles to left field. Bud Siever advances to third on the hit. Greg Spongberg singles to center field. Bud Siever scores. Hajime Yagi advances to third on the hit. Bill Browning comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Ganzel singles to left field. Hajime Yagi scores. Greg Spongberg advances to third on the hit. Joe Pearce grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Vance Jackson walks. Craig Prieto grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Vance Jackson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Craig Prieto steals second. Sam Herrmann grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Browning strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Pete Valdez grounds out to the second baseman. Pi Ortiz singles to center field. Jerry Alvarado singles to right field. Pi Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the second baseman. Pi Ortiz scores. Jerry Alvarado advances to second on the play. Jim Fultz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Joe Maggert grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Anderson flies out to the right fielder. Gene Thormahlen 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. Pie Kleinow flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Gene Thormahlen singles to right field. Greg Spongberg strikes out. Bobby Stuart is pinch hitting for Joe Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Stuart grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Rich Healy singles to left field. Jimmy Breining singles to right field. Rich Healy advances to third on the hit. Chad Finney is pinch hitting for Vance Jackson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chad Finney walks. Craig Prieto grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Healy scores. Jimmy Breining advances to third on the play. Chad Finney advances to second on the play. Sam Herrmann singles in front of the right fielder. Jimmy Breining scores. Chad Finney scores. Don Sheerin is pinch hitting for Jim Fultz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Sheerin grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Sam Herrmann is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Maggert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Dave Gentry pitching. Jim Witt is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Witt strikes out. Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel pops out to the second baseman. Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Milwaukee James Arnold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Anderson strikes out. Pie Kleinow strikes out. Rich Healy reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jerry Alvarado. Jimmy Breining flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Milwaukee total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 8
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Madden did not respond to coaching in control Ray Rodriguez improves in power_vs_lefty Ferdie Sutcliffe did not respond to coaching in speed Earl Ward improves in contact_vs_righty Angelo Murphy did not respond to coaching in RF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Howie McCarthy improves in range Whitey Nichols improves in range Russ Irwin did not respond to coaching in control Paul Rebel improves in arm Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B