Win: Larry Berblinger (5-5) Loss: Jim Hiland (3-2)
Inning: 1 Houston Jim Hiland pitching. King Blackburn walks. Joe Bancroft strikes out. Tom Ryan doubles to left field. King Blackburn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Zak Stafford singles to right field. Tom Ryan scores. George Foster pops out to the shortstop. Gary Smith doubles to right field. Zak Stafford uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Pettit singles to center field. Gary Smith scores. Larry Macha grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Larry Berblinger pitching. Byron Dumoulin flies out to the left fielder. Ed Titcomb grounds out to the third baseman. Akira Kitahara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Larry Berblinger strikes out. King Blackburn walks. Joe Bancroft singles to center field. King Blackburn advances to third on the hit. Tom Ryan pops out to the catcher. Zak Stafford singles to center field. King Blackburn scores. Joe Bancroft advances to third on the hit. George Foster doubles to center field. Joe Bancroft scores. Zak Stafford uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ron Reed comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Smith walks. Ed Pettit walks. Larry Macha singles to right field. George Foster scores. Gary Smith scores. Larry Berblinger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Choo-Choo Coleman strikes out. Joe Alley hits a home run. Artie Johnston grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Walker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston King Blackburn singles to left field. Joe Bancroft grounds into a force play to the shortstop. King Blackburn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Bancroft advances to second on the play. Zak Stafford grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Phil Suppan singles to center field. Passed ball. Phil Suppan advances to second. Ron Reed fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ron Reed strikes out. Byron Dumoulin grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Titcomb grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston George Foster reached on a fielding error by Ed Titcomb. Gary Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ed Pettit grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Akira Kitahara grounds out to the third baseman. Choo-Choo Coleman flies out to the right fielder. Joe Alley pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Larry Macha strikes out. Larry Berblinger strikes out. King Blackburn singles past the third baseman. King Blackburn steals second. Joe Bancroft reached on a fielding error by Byron Dumoulin. Tom Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Artie Johnston strikes out. Bill Walker strikes out. Phil Suppan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Zak Stafford strikes out. George Foster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Hiroshi Maruo is pinch hitting for Ron Reed. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Hiroshi Maruo flies out to the right fielder. Byron Dumoulin flies out to the left fielder. Ed Titcomb singles to right field. Akira Kitahara singles to right field. Ed Titcomb advances to third on the hit. Choo-Choo Coleman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Bobby Benson pitching. Ed Pettit grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Macha walks. Larry Berblinger lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. King Blackburn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Joe Alley singles to right field. Artie Johnston flies out to the right fielder. Bill Walker singles to left field. Phil Suppan flies out to the center fielder. Dave Klaus is pinch hitting for Bobby Benson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Dave Klaus strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Hal Duser pitching. Joe Bancroft flies out to the left fielder. Tom Ryan pops out to the second baseman. Zak Stafford reached on a fielding error by Ed Titcomb. Zak Stafford steals second. George Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Byron Dumoulin flies out to the left fielder. Ed Titcomb walks. Jeff Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Akira Kitahara. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jeff Gonzalez walks. Choo-Choo Coleman strikes out. Joe Alley walks. Brooks Boerne is pinch hitting for Artie Johnston. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brooks Boerne doubles to left field. Ed Titcomb scores. Jeff Gonzalez scores. Bill Walker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Gary Smith flies out to the right fielder. Ed Pettit grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Macha flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Phil Suppan walks. Russ Peterson is pinch hitting for Hal Duser. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Russ Peterson doubles past the right fielder. Byron Dumoulin singles to left field. Phil Suppan scores. Ed Titcomb grounds out to the shortstop. Russ Peterson scores. Byron Dumoulin advances to second on the play. Bert Valle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Gonzalez strikes out. Choo-Choo Coleman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Tom Ryan (6), George Foster (13), Gary Smith (18).GIDP - Gary Smith. Baserunning: SB - King Blackburn (9), Zak Stafford (5). Fielding: PB - Larry Macha.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Scharein improves in contact_vs_lefty Frank Leppert improves in power_vs_righty Pedro Savransky improves in arm Pedro Savransky improves in range Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in 2B
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A Improvements: Bill Baker improves in arm KT Julian did not respond to coaching in range Takashi Zauchin did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Baker improves in power_vs_righty Arky Beazley did not respond to coaching in C