Win: Mickey Bressler (3-0) Loss: Nick Adams (0-2)
Save: Joe Scherbarth (3)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Mickey Bressler pitching. Yoshihiro Okai flies out to the center fielder. Jesse Davis flies out to the center fielder. Guy Wire grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Nick Adams pitching. Lee Jones doubles to right field. Rick McCracken grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Jones advances to third on the play. Bort Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Junie Spikes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Eito Mitsumatsu strikes out. Fersk Landtromme pops out to the first baseman. Sandy Schmutz singles to center field. Sandy Schmutz steals second. Doc Adams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Kyle Barry Larkin grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Breton strikes out. Joe McManus strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Chris James strikes out. Nick Adams strikes out. Yoshihiro Okai grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Dean Throneberry strikes out. Mickey Bressler strikes out. Lee Jones lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Jesse Davis strikes out. Guy Wire walks. Eito Mitsumatsu doubles to left field. Guy Wire uses his aggressiveness and scores. Fersk Landtromme flies out to the left fielder. Sandy Schmutz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Rick McCracken strikes out. Bort Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Junie Spikes singles to center field. Kyle Barry Larkin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Doc Adams is hit by a pitch. Chris James doubles to center field. Doc Adams uses his aggressiveness and scores. Nick Adams lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Yoshihiro Okai hits an infield single to the first baseman. Chris James scores. Jesse Davis strikes out. Guy Wire strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Walt Breton grounds out to the shortstop. Joe McManus grounds out to the third baseman. Dean Throneberry singles to center field. Mickey Bressler singles to center field. Dean Throneberry advances to third on the hit. Lee Jones doubles to center field. Dean Throneberry scores. Mickey Bressler uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rick McCracken flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Eito Mitsumatsu strikes out. Fersk Landtromme flies out to the right fielder. Sandy Schmutz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bort Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Junie Spikes strikes out. Kyle Barry Larkin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Doc Adams grounds out to the shortstop. Chris James singles to right field. Nick Adams lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Yoshihiro Okai strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Walt Breton grounds out to the second baseman. Joe McManus grounds out to the pitcher. Dean Throneberry pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Jesse Davis flies out to the center fielder. Guy Wire walks. Eito Mitsumatsu pops out to the second baseman. Fersk Landtromme grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Mamoru Abe is pinch hitting for Mickey Bressler. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mamoru Abe walks. Mamoru Abe steals second. Lee Jones flies out to the right fielder. Rick McCracken hits a home run. Mamoru Abe scores. Nelson Wolf comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bort Thompson strikes out. Junie Spikes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Joe Scherbarth pitching. Sandy Schmutz singles to left field. Doc Adams pops out to the first baseman. Chris James pops out to the second baseman. Giovanni Braccioforte is pinch hitting for Nelson Wolf. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Giovanni Braccioforte grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sandy Schmutz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 3
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Maloney did not respond to coaching in endurance Mo Vacca did not respond to coaching in endurance Tadaaki Nagatomo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Carl Bell did not respond to coaching in range Harry Jackson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Harry Jackson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Will 'The Thrill' Clark improves in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lary Hand improves in contact_vs_righty Barney Courtright did not respond to coaching in control Alan Johnson improves in contact_vs_righty Steve Santangelo improves in speed Hector Choate did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Domingo Petralli did not respond to coaching in speed