Win: Mitch Wilhelm (1-9) Loss: Larry Berblinger (10-8)
Save: Jeff Thomas (46)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Larry Berblinger pitching. Jose DiMaggio grounds out to the third baseman. Barney Lezcano grounds out to the second baseman. Akira Kitahara pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Mitch Wilhelm pitching. King Blackburn doubles to right field. Joe Bancroft flies out to the center fielder. Tom Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Zak Stafford lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Joe Alley strikes out. Byron Dumoulin walks. Ed Titcomb singles to right field. Hiroshi Maruo reached on a 2-base throwing error by Leo Johnson. Byron Dumoulin scores. Russ Peterson strikes out. Mitch Wilhelm flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston George Foster pops out to the shortstop. Leo Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Graham hits a home run. Larry Macha flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Jose DiMaggio strikes out. Barney Lezcano flies out to the center fielder. Akira Kitahara grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Larry Berblinger flies out to the center fielder. King Blackburn singles to left field. Joe Bancroft singles to right field. King Blackburn advances to third on the hit. Tom Ryan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Joe Alley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Byron Dumoulin strikes out. Ed Titcomb singles to center field. Hiroshi Maruo doubles to center field. Russ Peterson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Zak Stafford singles to center field. George Foster strikes out. Leo Johnson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Zak Stafford is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Al Graham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Mitch Wilhelm grounds out to the shortstop. Jose DiMaggio triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Barney Lezcano grounds out to the second baseman. Akira Kitahara singles to center field. Jose DiMaggio scores. Joe Alley hits a home run. Akira Kitahara scores. Byron Dumoulin walks. Ed Titcomb singles to left field. Byron Dumoulin advances to third on the hit. Hiroshi Maruo pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Larry Macha grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Berblinger pops out to the third baseman. King Blackburn pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Russ Peterson flies out to the center fielder. Mitch Wilhelm strikes out. Jose DiMaggio singles to center field. Barney Lezcano singles past the shortstop. Jose DiMaggio advances to third on the hit. Akira Kitahara grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Bancroft strikes out. Tom Ryan singles to left field. Zak Stafford flies out to the center fielder. George Foster grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Joe Alley singles to left field. Byron Dumoulin doubles to center field. Joe Alley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Titcomb grounds out to the pitcher. Alan Embre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Hiroshi Maruo singles to center field. Byron Dumoulin is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Hiroshi Maruo is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Leo Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Al Graham grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Macha flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Russ Peterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mitch Wilhelm singles to left field. Mitch Wilhelm steals second. Jose DiMaggio strikes out. Barney Lezcano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Carl Lloyd is pinch hitting for Alan Embre. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Carl Lloyd grounds out to the shortstop. King Blackburn strikes out. Joe Bancroft flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Bill Swift pitching. Akira Kitahara flies out to the center fielder. Joe Alley pops out to the shortstop. Byron Dumoulin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Tom Ryan walks. Zak Stafford grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Ryan advances to second on the play. Yoshihisa Osawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. George Foster strikes out. Leo Johnson singles to left field. Tom Ryan scores. Jeff Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Al Graham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 9 Houston total runners LOB: 5
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A Improvements: Dick Simmons improves in contact_vs_righty Curt Robertson improves in contact_vs_lefty Damon Bertrand improves in arm Scott Clemensen did not respond to coaching in endurance Takashi Zauchin did not respond to coaching in C
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Wyatt did not respond to coaching in arm Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Doug Sanberg did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Schult did not respond to coaching in speed Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in 2B