Win: Brandon Sproat (6-1) Loss: Chet Brinkley (2-5)
Inning: 1 Houston Brandon Sproat pitching. Duane Eaves grounds out to the shortstop. Kimmy Granger grounds out to the pitcher. Eli Brown singles in front of the left fielder. Jim Strain grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Milwaukee Chet Brinkley pitching. Garrett Brecheen walks. Garrett Brecheen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Callaway flies out to the left fielder. Jack Rehg lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Rob Podres grounds out to the third baseman. John Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Gumbert singles to right field. Jerry Volpe doubles to left field. Brian Gumbert is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Chippy Hendrick singles to left field. James Robert strikes out. Chippy Hendrick steals second. Lloyd Brant grounds out to the third baseman. Ellis Hack pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Chet Brinkley pops out to the second baseman. Duane Eaves walks. Kimmy Granger grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Barry Lord hits a home run. Brandon Sproat strikes out. Garrett Brecheen grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Callaway doubles to center field. Jack Rehg hits a home run. Mike Callaway scores. Carlos Pena comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chippy Hendrick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Eli Brown singles to right field. Jim Strain flies out to the left fielder. Rob Podres strikes out. John Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Milwaukee James Robert singles to center field. Lloyd Brant walks. Ellis Hack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). James Robert advances to third on the play. Lloyd Brant advances to second on the play. Barry Lord hits a home run. James Robert scores. Lloyd Brant scores. Brandon Sproat singles to center field. Garrett Brecheen singles to left field. Mike Callaway singles to right field. Brandon Sproat scores. Garrett Brecheen advances to third on the hit. Jack Rehg walks. Chippy Hendrick hits a home run. Garrett Brecheen scores. Mike Callaway scores. Jack Rehg scores. James Robert flies out to the right fielder. Lloyd Brant grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Brian Gumbert singles to left field. Jerry Volpe grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Carlos Pena grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Ellis Hack singles to left field. Ellis Hack steals second. Barry Lord pops out to the first baseman. Brandon Sproat strikes out. Garrett Brecheen walks. Mike Callaway strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Duane Eaves grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Kimmy Granger strikes out. Eli Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Jack Rehg doubles to right field. Chippy Hendrick grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Gary Jackson 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). James Robert grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Rehg advances to third on the play. Lloyd Brant singles to right field. Jack Rehg scores. Ellis Hack flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Jim Strain grounds out to the shortstop. Rob Podres flies out to the center fielder. John Perez hits an infield single to the pitcher. Brian Gumbert pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Barry Lord flies out to the left fielder. Brandon Sproat strikes out. Garrett Brecheen singles to center field. Garrett Brecheen steals second. Mike Callaway grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Lafayette Melvin is pinch hitting for Jerry Volpe. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lafayette Melvin strikes out. Mamoru Yamashita is pinch hitting for Gary Jackson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mamoru Yamashita singles to center field. Duane Eaves strikes out. Kimmy Granger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Frank Johnson pitching. Jack Rehg flies out to the left fielder. Rip Vitt is pinch hitting for Chippy Hendrick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rip Vitt strikes out. James Robert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Aaron Mahan 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. Eli Brown strikes out. Jim Strain singles to left field. Otis Velez is pinch hitting for Rob Podres. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Otis Velez strikes out. John Perez singles past the shortstop. Brian Gumbert grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Perez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 7 Milwaukee total runners left on base: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tommy Kelleher did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Cage did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Steve Taveras did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dan Tuero did not respond to coaching in control Lou Boles did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Alejandro Lucadello improves in speed Earl Williams IV did not respond to coaching in velocity Spanky Lansford did not respond to coaching in C