Win: Tom Pitula (2-1) Loss: Kiddo Crawford (3-9)
Save: Jose Nieves (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Dave Jones pitching. Babe Miller grounds out to the shortstop. John Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Stan Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Sakae Kono pitching. Hal Naleway walks. Hal Naleway is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ramon Powell strikes out. Barry Hewitt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Tim Lauder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Adolfo Marrero grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Morris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Karl Lansford singles past the second baseman. Chick Daney walks. Rube Cappuzzello singles in front of the center fielder. Karl Lansford scores. Jim Esser flies out to the left fielder. Ed Trinkle strikes out. Dave Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Garbey walks. Sakae Kono fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Sakae Kono grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Hal Naleway grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ramon Powell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Barry Hewitt lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Babe Miller grounds out to the second baseman. John Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Stan Jordan walks. Tim Lauder singles to left field. Adolfo Marrero flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Karl Lansford singles to center field. Chick Daney grounds out to the third baseman. Karl Lansford advances to second on the play. Rube Cappuzzello strikes out. Jim Esser pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jim Morris pops out to the third baseman. Hiromori Miyade strikes out. Ed Garbey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Ed Trinkle hits a home run. Dave Jones singles to left field. Hal Naleway grounds out to the catcher. Dave Jones advances to second on the play. Ramon Powell strikes out. Barry Hewitt walks. Karl Lansford walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Dave Jones scores. Chick Daney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Sakae Kono grounds out to the second baseman. Babe Miller grounds out to the second baseman. John Ortiz triples. Stan Jordan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Rube Cappuzzello grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jim Esser grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Trinkle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Tim Lauder strikes out. Adolfo Marrero singles to center field. Jim Morris strikes out. Hiromori Miyade singles to left field. Adolfo Marrero advances to third on the hit. Ed Garbey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Karl Lansford. Adolfo Marrero scores. Warren Dettore is pinch hitting for Sakae Kono. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Warren Dettore flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Tom Pitula pitching. Dave Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Hal Naleway walks. Ramon Powell flies out to the left fielder. Hal Naleway is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Babe Miller flies out to the left fielder. John Ortiz walks. Stan Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Tim Lauder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Barry Hewitt singles to center field. Karl Lansford flies out to the left fielder. Chick Daney grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Barry Hewitt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rube Cappuzzello strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Kiddo Crawford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Adolfo Marrero flies out to the center fielder. Jim Morris doubles to center field. Hiromori Miyade flies out to the right fielder. Mike Brett is pinch hitting for Ed Garbey. Mike Brett hits an infield single to the shortstop. Dan Linke is pinch hitting for Tom Pitula. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dan Linke singles to center field. Jim Morris scores. Dick Mahaffey is pinch running for Dan Linke on 1st base. Babe Miller walks. John Ortiz singles to center field. Mike Brett scores. Dick Mahaffey scores. Bernardo Chlupsa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stan Jordan walks. Tim Lauder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 New York Jose Nieves pitching. Dan Chaney enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Brett at 2B. Jim Esser flies out to the center fielder. Ed Trinkle grounds out to the third baseman. Jesse Veres is pinch hitting for Bernardo Chlupsa. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jesse Veres flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 9 New York total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Dan Chaney is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Effie Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tracy Melter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Helms improves in arm Von Link did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lefty Wallace improves in power_vs_righty Cam Collier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lefty Wallace did not respond to coaching in 3B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ron Burns improves in contact_vs_lefty Craig Morgan did not respond to coaching in control Art Bishop improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Witek improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Yerkes did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Bishop did not respond to coaching in arm