Win: Bobby Decker (7-7) Loss: Willie Howley (6-7)
Save: Red Bracken (17)
Inning: 1 Houston Bobby Decker pitching. King Blackburn strikes out. Joe Bancroft strikes out. Tom Ryan walks. Zak Stafford walks. George Foster flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Willie Howley pitching. Chris Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Rapp grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Niemann flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Leo Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Smith walks. Larry Macha walks. Willie Howley lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Larry Macha advances to second on the play. Larry Macha advances to second on the play. King Blackburn grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Larry Macha is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Doc Navarro strikes out. Shano Banks lines out to the third baseman. Ben Hale singles to right field. Shane Nance singles to right field. Ben Hale advances to third on the hit. Matt Garcia singles to right field. Ben Hale scores. Shane Nance advances to third on the hit. Bobby Decker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Bancroft flies out to the left fielder. Tom Ryan pops out to the second baseman. Zak Stafford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Chris Moore flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Rapp grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Niemann flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston George Foster flies out to the right fielder. Leo Johnson singles to right field. Gary Smith grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Leo Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Larry Macha pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Doc Navarro grounds out to the pitcher. Shano Banks strikes out. Ben Hale flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Willie Howley grounds out to the pitcher. King Blackburn walks. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the pitcher. King Blackburn advances to second on the play. Tom Ryan singles to right field. King Blackburn is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Shane Nance singles to left field. Matt Garcia strikes out. Passed ball. Shane Nance advances to second. Bobby Decker strikes out. Chris Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Zak Stafford grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! George Foster flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Leo Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Charlie Rapp strikes out. Bill Niemann flies out to the center fielder. Doc Navarro grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Gary Smith pops out to the second baseman. Larry Macha singles to left field. Steve Pirtle is pinch hitting for Willie Howley. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Steve Pirtle grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Alan Embre pitching. Shano Banks grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Hale grounds out to the shortstop. Shane Nance flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston King Blackburn grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Bancroft lines out to the first baseman. Tom Ryan singles to center field. Zak Stafford pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Matt Garcia reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Bancroft. Karl Lemaster is pinch hitting for Bobby Decker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Karl Lemaster doubles to right field. Matt Garcia scores. Chris Moore flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Rapp grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Niemann flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Red Bracken pitching. George Foster flies out to the right fielder. Leo Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Gary Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 7 New York total runners left on base: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ivy Mann did not respond to coaching in range Frank Leppert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ivy Mann improves in power_vs_righty Stan Langston improves in contact_vs_righty Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in 2B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rudy Davis did not respond to coaching in control Barry Widner did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Eckhardt did not respond to coaching in control Dave Malone improves in arm Ken Harstad did not respond to coaching in SS