Win: Al Carisch (3-2) Loss: Tom Hartsel (3-1)
Save: Ken Keatley (10)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Al Carisch pitching. Morgan Leonard strikes out. Lee Roof strikes out. Buck Ireland grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Tom Hartsel pitching. Bob Eyre grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Chance strikes out. Ralph Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Clyde Elliott strikes out. Mike Heimueller flies out to the center fielder. Benny Stouch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Paul Belle strikes out. Matt Morrison strikes out. Bruce Blemker walks. Ed Schmulbach singles to right field. Bruce Blemker advances to third on the hit. Mandy Hughes walks. Al Carisch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Bill Colton flies out to the right fielder. Dennis Ritter singles past the first baseman. Tom Hartsel fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tom Hartsel strikes out. Morgan Leonard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Bob Eyre doubles to left field. Scott Chance walks. Ralph Smith strikes out. Paul Belle strikes out. Matt Morrison flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Lee Roof grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Buck Ireland lines out to the third baseman. Clyde Elliott triples. Mike Heimueller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bruce Blemker hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bruce Blemker steals second. Ed Schmulbach lines out to the first baseman. Mandy Hughes flies out to the center fielder. Al Carisch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Benny Stouch walks. Bill Colton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Benny Stouch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dennis Ritter strikes out. Tom Hartsel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Eyre singles to left field. Bob Eyre steals second. Scott Chance grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Smith grounds out to the catcher. Paul Belle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Morgan Leonard strikes out. Lee Roof singles to right field. Buck Ireland strikes out. Clyde Elliott flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Matt Morrison grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Blemker strikes out. Ed Schmulbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Mike Heimueller flies out to the center fielder. Benny Stouch singles past the third baseman. Benny Stouch is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Colton singles to right field. Dennis Ritter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Mandy Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Al Carisch strikes out. Bob Eyre walks. Scott Chance singles to left field. Don Gonzalez 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. Ralph Smith hits a home run. Bob Eyre scores. Scott Chance scores. Bert Boone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Belle pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Bert Boone singles to right field. Morgan Leonard flies out to the left fielder. Lee Roof strikes out. Buck Ireland hits a home run. Bert Boone scores. Clyde Elliott walks. Mike Heimueller grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Clyde Elliott is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Matt Morrison doubles to right field. Bruce Blemker singles past the second baseman. Matt Morrison scores. Mickey Polli comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Schmulbach singles to center field. Mandy Hughes singles to center field. Randy Sadler is pinch hitting for Al Carisch. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Randy Sadler grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Blemker scores. Ed Schmulbach advances to third on the play. Mandy Hughes advances to second on the play. Bob Eyre pops out to the pitcher. Scott Chance flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Ken Keatley pitching. Benny Stouch grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Colton strikes out. Dennis Ritter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 9
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lee Finley did not respond to coaching in range Brian Kimm improves in range Jim Schaeffer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Yamil Terlecky did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Len Shifflett did not respond to coaching in velocity Roger Yingling did not respond to coaching in velocity Urbane Gatewood improves in range Jack Palmer improves in control Terry Fordyce did not respond to coaching in RF