Win: Vic McIntosh (1-0) Loss: Jack Kern (0-1)
Save: Bruno Berryhill (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Jack Kern pitching. Ron Renteria lines out to the second baseman. Eddy Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eric Eichrodt pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Milwaukee Vic McIntosh pitching. Ron Kleine flies out to the right fielder. Daiki Fujita doubles to left field. Wenty Creamer strikes out. Ernie Talbot grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Denny Coakley lines out to the shortstop. Gary Benn strikes out. Chris Smith hits a home run. Mark Nilsson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Julio Marion strikes out. Graig Sexauer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John McNamara flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Dick Babb hits an infield single to the pitcher. Vic McIntosh lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-3 double play. Ron Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Kanon Brudner grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Kern strikes out. Ron Kleine grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Eddy Rodriguez pops out to the second baseman. Eric Eichrodt grounds out to the shortstop. Denny Coakley singles to center field. Gary Benn grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Daiki Fujita grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Wenty Creamer walks. Ernie Talbot singles to center field. Wenty Creamer advances to third on the hit. Julio Marion walks. Graig Sexauer strikes out. John McNamara strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Houston Chris Smith walks. Chris Smith steals second. Mark Nilsson flies out to the center fielder. Dick Babb grounds out to the shortstop. Vic McIntosh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Kanon Brudner grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Jack Kern grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Kleine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Ron Renteria flies out to the left fielder. Eddy Rodriguez hits a home run. Eric Eichrodt singles to right field. Denny Coakley strikes out. Gary Benn walks. Chris Smith reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ron Kleine. Eric Eichrodt scores. Mark Nilsson singles to center field. Gary Benn scores. Chris Smith scores. Dick Babb walks. Vic McIntosh lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Daiki Fujita singles to center field. Wenty Creamer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Daiki Fujita is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ernie Talbot grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Marv Roser 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. John Driscoll is pinch hitting for Ron Renteria. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Driscoll lines out to the shortstop. Eddy Rodriguez strikes out. Martin Cater is pinch hitting for Eric Eichrodt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Martin Cater grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Hersh Nieves enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Driscoll at 2B. Ted Chamberlain enters the game as a defensive replacement for Martin Cater at LF. Julio Marion flies out to the right fielder. Graig Sexauer strikes out. John McNamara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Denny Coakley grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Benn singles to center field. Chris Smith flies out to the center fielder. Mark Nilsson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Kanon Brudner walks. Stan Smith is pinch hitting for Marv Roser. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Stan Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kanon Brudner is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ron Kleine strikes out. Daiki Fujita flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Duke Holbrook pitching. Dick Babb flies out to the center fielder. Vic McIntosh grounds out to the second baseman. Hersh Nieves grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Milwaukee Wayne Epps is pinch hitting for Wenty Creamer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wayne Epps grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Buddin is pinch hitting for Ernie Talbot. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rick Buddin singles to left field. John Cabrera is pinch hitting for Julio Marion. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Cabrera singles to center field. Rick Buddin advances to third on the hit. Graig Sexauer singles to right field. Rick Buddin scores. John Cabrera advances to third on the hit. Bruno Berryhill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John McNamara singles to right field. John Cabrera scores. Graig Sexauer advances to third on the hit. Kanon Brudner flies out to the right fielder. Larry Flager is pinch hitting for Duke Holbrook. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Larry Flager grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 5 Milwaukee total runners LOB: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Russ Winford did not respond to coaching in velocity Cal Sierra did not respond to coaching in control Duke Overy did not respond to coaching in velocity Randy Martin did not respond to coaching in control Mark Stanton did not respond to coaching in 2B
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dan McNair did not respond to coaching in control Kazutaka Okawa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Uli Von Jan did not respond to coaching in velocity Kiko Collins did not respond to coaching in speed Phil Camelli did not respond to coaching in 1B