Inning: 1 Milwaukee Ernie Kennedy pitching. Joe Maggert flies out to the center fielder. Pie Kleinow strikes out. Rich Healy singles to right field. Jimmy Breining flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Jeff Lowdermilk pitching. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Pearce grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Siever strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Vance Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Craig Prieto flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Joe Wilson walks. Kevin Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Pete Valdez doubles to center field. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Jeff Lowdermilk flies out to the left fielder. Joe Maggert singles to left field. Pie Kleinow triples. Joe Maggert scores. Rich Healy singles to left field. Pie Kleinow scores. Jimmy Breining grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rich Healy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Vance Jackson singles to center field. Jimmy Breining advances to third on the hit. Craig Prieto walks. Joe Wilson singles past the third baseman. Jimmy Breining scores. Kevin Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Houston Dick Carroll strikes out. Ernie Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Jeff Lowdermilk flies out to the center fielder. Joe Maggert strikes out. Pie Kleinow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Pearce hits a home run. Bud Siever doubles past the center fielder. Pete Valdez pops out to the third baseman. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Rich Healy reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Ganzel. Jimmy Breining strikes out. Vance Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Craig Prieto grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Harland Lockhart flies out to the center fielder. Dick Carroll singles to center field. Ernie Kennedy lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Ganzel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Joe Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Mitchell strikes out. Jeff Lowdermilk singles to right field. Joe Maggert singles to center field. Pie Kleinow grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Maggert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Pearce flies out to the center fielder. Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Valdez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Rich Healy strikes out. Jimmy Breining grounds out to the second baseman. Vance Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston 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. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the second baseman. Harland Lockhart walks. Dick Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Milwaukee James Arnold 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. Craig Prieto singles to right field. Joe Wilson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Craig Prieto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kevin Mitchell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston James Arnold grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Stuart is pinch hitting for Joe Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Stuart grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Witt is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Witt walks. Bud Siever singles to left field. Jim Witt advances to third on the hit. Jim Fultz 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. Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel doubles to right field. Jim Witt scores. Bud Siever uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Nicosia singles to right field. Jerry Alvarado singles to right field. Jerry Rhiel scores. Harland Lockhart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Milwaukee Don Sheerin is pinch hitting for Jim Fultz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Don Sheerin singles to center field. Matty Stapleton is pinch running for Don Sheerin on 1st base. Matty Stapleton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Maggert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pie Kleinow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Milwaukee total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Rich Healy is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. Don Sheerin is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Stew Haselman improves in arm Joe Cooper improves in range Tom Beck did not respond to coaching in control Ray Rodriguez improves in arm Angelo Murphy did not respond to coaching in RF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim McGlothin improves in speed Jay Grubb did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Clark did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Whitey Nichols improves in arm Howie McCarthy improves in SS