Win: Phil Williams (6-3) Loss: Graig Stowers (4-7)
Inning: 1 Houston Ramon Clanton pitching. Bob Eyre singles to center field. Scott Chance grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bob Eyre is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ralph Smith flies out to the right fielder. Paul Belle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Tom Kolb pitching. Buck Ireland hits an infield single to the shortstop. Morgan Leonard singles to right field. Lee Roof hits a home run. Buck Ireland scores. Morgan Leonard scores. Benny Stouch singles past the second baseman. Clyde Elliott strikes out. Mike Heimueller singles to center field. Benny Stouch advances to third on the hit. Bill Colton flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Benny Stouch scores. Dennis Ritter grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Heimueller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Matt Morrison hits a home run. Bruce Blemker strikes out. Ed Schmulbach grounds out to the second baseman. John McGilvray lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Ramon Clanton flies out to the left fielder. Buck Ireland strikes out. Morgan Leonard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Tom Kolb grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Eyre strikes out. Scott Chance doubles to center field. Ralph Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Lee Roof walks. Benny Stouch grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Lee Roof is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Clyde Elliott singles to right field. Benny Stouch advances to third on the hit. Mike Heimueller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clyde Elliott advances to second on the play. Bill Colton reached on a fielding error by Bob Eyre. Benny Stouch scores. Dennis Ritter strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Paul Belle strikes out. Matt Morrison flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Ramon Clanton strikes out. Buck Ireland flies out to the center fielder. Morgan Leonard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Schmulbach strikes out. John McGilvray walks. Passed ball. John McGilvray advances to second. Tom Kolb singles to right field. John McGilvray scores. Bob Eyre strikes out. Scott Chance walks. Ralph Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Scott Chance is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Lee Roof grounds out to the third baseman. Benny Stouch walks. Clyde Elliott singles to left field. Benny Stouch advances to third on the hit. Clyde Elliott steals second. Mike Heimueller singles to left field. Benny Stouch scores. Clyde Elliott scores. Bill Colton walks. Dennis Ritter strikes out. Ramon Clanton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Paul Belle reached on a fielding error by Morgan Leonard. Paul Belle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Matt Morrison singles to right field. Bruce Blemker strikes out. Ed Schmulbach hits a home run. Matt Morrison scores. John McGilvray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Buck Ireland singles to right field. Morgan Leonard pops out to the shortstop. Lee Roof strikes out. Benny Stouch pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Edgar Kattungen 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. Mandy Hughes is pinch hitting for Tom Kolb. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Mandy Hughes walks. Mandy Hughes steals second. Bob Eyre flies out to the right fielder. Scott Chance doubles to center field. Mandy Hughes scores. George French comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ralph Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Belle singles to center field. Scott Chance scores. Matt Morrison singles to center field. Paul Belle advances to third on the hit. Matt Morrison is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Ben Goossen pitching. Clyde Elliott flies out to the center fielder. Mike Heimueller doubles to right field. Bill Colton grounds out to the third baseman. Dennis Ritter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bruce Blemker singles to right field. Ed Schmulbach grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. John McGilvray walks. Randy Sadler is pinch hitting for Ben Goossen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Randy Sadler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Phil Williams pitching. March Gross is pinch hitting for George French. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. March Gross strikes out. Buck Ireland singles to right field. Morgan Leonard grounds out to the second baseman. Buck Ireland advances to second on the play. Lee Roof grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Graig Stowers pitching. Bob Eyre walks. Bob Eyre steals second. Scott Chance singles to left field. Bob Eyre scores. Jim Niekro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ralph Smith flies out to the right fielder. Paul Belle walks. Matt Morrison singles to right field. Scott Chance scores. Paul Belle advances to third on the hit. Bruce Blemker singles to right field. Paul Belle scores. Matt Morrison aggressively advances to third on the hit. Art Bass comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Schmulbach singles past the second baseman. Matt Morrison scores. John McGilvray flies out to the left fielder. Danny Crawford is pinch hitting for Phil Williams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Crawford singles to right field. Bruce Blemker scores. Ed Schmulbach advances to third on the hit. Bob Eyre singles to center field. Ed Schmulbach scores. Scott Chance grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Dave Burba pitching. Benny Stouch singles to center field. Alan Wilson is pinch hitting for Clyde Elliott. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Alan Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Benny Stouch advances to second on the play. Mike Heimueller flies out to the right fielder. Bill Colton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Scott Chance 2 (24).HR - Matt Morrison (27), Ed Schmulbach (17).GIDP - Ed Schmulbach. Baserunning: SB - Bob Eyre (32), Mandy Hughes (10).CS - Paul Belle (16), Matt Morrison (16). Fielding: E - Bob Eyre.
Batting:2B - Mike Heimueller (14).HR - Lee Roof (14).SF - Bill Colton. Baserunning: SB - Clyde Elliott (10). Fielding: E - Morgan Leonard.PB - Dennis Ritter.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bobby Dunham improves in contact_vs_righty Bobby Dunham improves in contact_vs_lefty Vinnie Ray did not respond to coaching in control Vinnie Ray did not respond to coaching in velocity Terry Fordyce did not respond to coaching in LF
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lee Finley did not respond to coaching in range Jerry Bergamo improves in range Yamil Terlecky improves in contact_vs_lefty Luis Johnson improves in velocity