Win: George McGeary (1-1) Loss: Jerry Rodriguez (2-9)
Inning: 1 Houston George McGeary pitching. John Driscoll grounds out to the third baseman. Hersh Nieves strikes out. Eric Eichrodt doubles to center field. Denny Coakley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Milwaukee Jerry Rodriguez pitching. Ron Kleine walks. Ron Kleine steals second. Wenty Creamer hits a home run. Ron Kleine scores. Ernie Talbot grounds out to the second baseman. Daiki Fujita singles past the shortstop. Marcel Sabitzer strikes out. Stan Smith lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Gary Benn strikes out. Chris Smith flies out to the right fielder. Ted Chamberlain lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Milwaukee John McNamara singles to center field. Jack Berres flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! George McGeary lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ron Kleine walks. Wenty Creamer doubles to left field. John McNamara scores. Ron Kleine scores. Jack Stember comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Talbot walks. Daiki Fujita singles to center field. Wenty Creamer scores. Marcel Sabitzer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Dick Babb strikes out. Jack Stember flies out to the center fielder. John Driscoll singles to right field. Hersh Nieves grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Driscoll is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Stan Smith grounds out to the second baseman. John McNamara singles to left field. Jack Berres strikes out. John McNamara is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Eric Eichrodt flies out to the center fielder. Denny Coakley strikes out. Gary Benn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Milwaukee George McGeary grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Kleine hits a home run. Wenty Creamer strikes out. Ernie Talbot strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Chris Smith flies out to the left fielder. Ted Chamberlain grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Babb walks. Jack Stember flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Daiki Fujita singles to right field. Marcel Sabitzer grounds out to the shortstop. Daiki Fujita advances to second on the play. Stan Smith walks. John McNamara strikes out. Jack Berres grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston John Driscoll strikes out. Hersh Nieves grounds out to the third baseman. Eric Eichrodt walks. Denny Coakley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eric Eichrodt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Milwaukee George McGeary walks. Ron Kleine singles to center field. Wenty Creamer singles to left field. Ernie Talbot flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, George McGeary scores. Daiki Fujita strikes out. Marcel Sabitzer walks. Stan Smith singles to right field. Ron Kleine scores. Wenty Creamer scores. Marcel Sabitzer advances to third on the hit. John McNamara hits an infield single to the shortstop. Marcel Sabitzer scores. David Stocksdale 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). Jack Berres walks. George McGeary grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Stan Smith is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Houston Gary Benn doubles to center field. Chris Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Chamberlain is hit by a pitch. Dick Babb is hit by a pitch. David Stocksdale strikes out. John Driscoll singles to center field. Gary Benn scores. Ted Chamberlain scores. Dick Babb advances to third on the hit. Hersh Nieves strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Ron Kleine lines out to the shortstop. Wenty Creamer triples. Ernie Talbot singles to center field. Wenty Creamer scores. Daiki Fujita walks. Marcel Sabitzer grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Talbot advances to third on the play. Daiki Fujita advances to second on the play. Stan Smith walks. John McNamara grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman. Ernie Talbot is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston Eric Eichrodt strikes out. Denny Coakley doubles to left field. Gary Benn strikes out. Chris Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Jack Berres singles to center field. Julio Marion is pinch hitting for George McGeary. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Julio Marion singles past the third baseman. Ron Kleine walks. Wenty Creamer walks. Jack Berres scores. Rick Buddin is pinch hitting for Ernie Talbot. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rick Buddin singles to center field. Julio Marion scores. Ron Kleine scores. Daiki Fujita flies out to the center fielder. Marcel Sabitzer walks. John Cabrera is pinch hitting for Stan Smith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Cabrera hits a home run. Wenty Creamer scores. Rick Buddin scores. Marcel Sabitzer scores. John McNamara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Berres grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Duke Holbrook pitching. Ted Chamberlain walks. Dick Babb flies out to the right fielder. Paul Adams is pinch hitting for David Stocksdale. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Paul Adams flies out to the right fielder. John Driscoll grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 8 Milwaukee total runners left on base: 11
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Russ Winford did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Rijo improves in arm Duke Overy did not respond to coaching in velocity Carl Heilmann did not respond to coaching in speed Jose Mamaux did not respond to coaching in 2B
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dan McNair did not respond to coaching in velocity John Sells did not respond to coaching in control Rudy Minetto improves in range Kiko Collins did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Gettel did not respond to coaching in CF