Win: Mike Sepkowski (12-7) Loss: Armando Brooks (10-13)
Inning: 1 New York Armando Brooks pitching. Clyde Spock singles past the second baseman. Jake Cutter hits a home run. Clyde Spock scores. George Hofman singles to right field. Roy Castillo strikes out. Max Holiday flies out to the center fielder. John Merkle doubles to center field. George Hofman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dick Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Wieand singles to right field. John Merkle scores. Jot Savage grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Mike Sepkowski pitching. Denis Liriano singles to center field. Ed Craig grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tom Bush flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Mike Sepkowski grounds out to the second baseman. Clyde Spock grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Cutter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Henry Smith singles to center field. Billy Gunson singles to center field. Bert Nettles grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Henry Smith advances to third on the play. Harry Koegel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York George Hofman singles to center field. George Hofman steals second. Roy Castillo singles past the first baseman. George Hofman scores. Max Holiday walks. John Merkle grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Max Holiday is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Wieand flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Roy Castillo scores. Jot Savage singles to right field. John Merkle advances to third on the hit. Mike Sepkowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Ricky Scott strikes out. Dick Young strikes out. Denis Liriano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Clyde Spock walks. Jake Cutter strikes out. George Hofman flies out to the left fielder. Roy Castillo walks. Henry Sele comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Max Holiday strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Ed Craig grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Bush flies out to the left fielder. Henry Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York John Merkle singles to right field. Ed Wieand grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jot Savage doubles to center field. Mike Sepkowski hits an infield single to the first baseman. Clyde Spock singles to center field. Jot Savage scores. Jake Cutter singles to right field. Mike Sepkowski scores. Clyde Spock advances to third on the hit. George Hofman doubles to right field. Clyde Spock scores. Jake Cutter uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Hofman steals third. Roy Castillo flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Billy Gunson strikes out. Bert Nettles grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Koegel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Max Holiday singles to center field. John Merkle strikes out. Max Holiday is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ed Wieand doubles to left field. Ed Wieand steals third. Jot Savage doubles to left field. Ed Wieand scores. Bob Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Mike Sepkowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Ricky Scott grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Jones strikes out. Denis Liriano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Clyde Spock is hit by a pitch. Jake Cutter hits a home run. Clyde Spock scores. George Hofman flies out to the center fielder. Roy Castillo grounds out to the second baseman. Max Holiday grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Ed Craig singles to right field. Ed Craig steals second. Tom Bush singles to right field. Ed Craig scores. Henry Smith pops out to the first baseman. Billy Gunson pops out to the first baseman. Bert Nettles grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York John Merkle strikes out. Ed Wieand grounds out to the third baseman. Jot Savage strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Harry Koegel grounds out to the third baseman. Ricky Scott grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Mike Sepkowski flies out to the center fielder. Clyde Spock grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Cutter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Denis Liriano flies out to the center fielder. Ed Craig flies out to the right fielder. Tom Bush singles to center field. Henry Smith triples. Tom Bush scores. John Ettles is pinch hitting for Billy Gunson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Ettles walks. George Gandil is pinch hitting for Bert Nettles. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Gandil strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 New York total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - George Hofman (21), John Merkle (23), Ed Wieand (15), Jot Savage 2 (21).HR - Jake Cutter 2 (16).SF - Ed Wieand.GIDP - Ed Wieand.HBP - Clyde Spock (3). Baserunning: SB - George Hofman 2 (19), Ed Wieand (10).CS - Max Holiday (5).
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jesse Powell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Burleigh Kiner did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Hawkins improves in contact_vs_righty Dave Kelly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Hawkins did not respond to coaching in RF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Wanner improves in speed Vince Pirtle did not respond to coaching in velocity Ellis Miller improves in contact_vs_righty Andy Donovan improves in contact_vs_lefty Hal Wood did not respond to coaching in C