Win: Pedro dasilva (5-3) Loss: Barry Fitzgerald (0-8)
Inning: 1 Milwaukee Barry Fitzgerald pitching. Dixie Fischer flies out to the center fielder. Willie McCarthy singles to center field. Frank Telemaco pops out to the shortstop. Lefty McLaughlin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Pedro dasilva pitching. Lee Jones walks. Rick McCracken grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bort Thompson walks. Junie Spikes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Pie Sherry walks. Buck Kading hits a home run. Pie Sherry scores. Luis Madden strikes out. Curt Karchner singles to right field. Pedro dasilva lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dixie Fischer doubles to left field. Curt Karchner scores. Willie McCarthy hits a home run. Dixie Fischer scores. Luis Palacios comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Telemaco strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Kyle Barry Larkin grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Upham pops out to the second baseman. Joe McManus singles to center field. Mamoru Abe walks. Luis Palacios strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Lefty McLaughlin pops out to the second baseman. Pie Sherry flies out to the left fielder. Buck Kading strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Lee Jones flies out to the center fielder. Rick McCracken grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bort Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Luis Madden lines out to the first baseman. Curt Karchner grounds out to the pitcher. Pedro dasilva strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Junie Spikes singles to center field. Kyle Barry Larkin singles to center field. Bill Upham grounds out to the pitcher. Junie Spikes advances to third on the play. Kyle Barry Larkin advances to second on the play. Joe McManus grounds out to the second baseman. Junie Spikes scores. Kyle Barry Larkin advances to third on the play. Mamoru Abe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Dixie Fischer grounds out to the shortstop. Willie McCarthy strikes out. Frank Telemaco grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Luis Palacios grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Rick McCracken singles to left field. Rick McCracken is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Lefty McLaughlin strikes out. Pie Sherry grounds out to the second baseman. Buck Kading flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bort Thompson singles to center field. Junie Spikes strikes out. Kyle Barry Larkin flies out to the center fielder. Bill Upham pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Luis Madden singles to left field. Tom Guetterman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Curt Karchner strikes out. Pedro dasilva lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Joe McManus doubles past the third baseman. Mamoru Abe strikes out. Mike Besse is pinch hitting for Tom Guetterman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Besse grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Lee Jones grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Rolando Moreno pitching. Dixie Fischer flies out to the right fielder. Willie McCarthy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Telemaco grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Rick McCracken flies out to the left fielder. Bort Thompson pops out to the shortstop. Junie Spikes singles to right field. Kyle Barry Larkin doubles to left field. Bill Upham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Milwaukee Lefty McLaughlin singles to right field. Pie Sherry walks. Buck Kading strikes out. Luis Madden grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty McLaughlin advances to third on the play. Pie Sherry advances to second on the play. Curt Karchner walks. Tomoki Fujita is pinch hitting for Pedro dasilva. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tomoki Fujita walks. Lefty McLaughlin scores. Dixie Fischer strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Houston Stan Tolentino pitching. Joe McManus grounds out to the third baseman. Mamoru Abe strikes out. Danny Chambers is pinch hitting for Rolando Moreno. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Danny Chambers hits a home run. Lee Jones pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Milwaukee total runners LOB: 4 Houston total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Barry Fitzgerald is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Cantwell did not respond to coaching in velocity Wade Cashion did not respond to coaching in velocity Wade Cashion did not respond to coaching in velocity Dana Brottem did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ron Lieber did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mark Bronkey improves in power_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Barney Courtright did not respond to coaching in velocity Vaughn Conners did not respond to coaching in speed Alan Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Charlie Rice did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Wetteland improves in endurance Dean Throneberry did not respond to coaching in speed