Inning: 1 Brooklyn Ryne Duren pitching. Joe Hobbs singles to center field. Eusebio Tobin singles to center field. Joe Hobbs advances to third on the hit. Carl Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Hobbs scores. Eusebio Tobin advances to second on the play. Libation Guiness flies out to the right fielder. Jim Garrett walks. Joe Blackwell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Ed Washburn pitching. Carlos Guillen flies out to the center fielder. Tim Cuellar grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Callison grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Dick Foster flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Bennett grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Washburn singles to right field. Joe Hobbs grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ed Washburn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Don Hoak strikes out. Eric McAllester flies out to the left fielder. Roy Sievers lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Eusebio Tobin strikes out. Carl Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Libation Guiness pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Mark DeMerit flies out to the right fielder. Eiji Aoki doubles to center field. Ryne Duren flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Guillen singles to left field. Eiji Aoki scores. Tim Cuellar grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Carlos Guillen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Jim Garrett pops out to the shortstop. Joe Blackwell reached on a 2-base fielding error by Carlos Guillen. Dick Foster strikes out. Jeff Bennett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Johnny Callison walks. Don Hoak reached on a fielding error by Joe Blackwell. Eric McAllester singles to center field. Johnny Callison scores. Don Hoak advances to third on the hit. Roy Sievers strikes out. Mark DeMerit reached on a fielding error by Joe Hobbs. Don Hoak scores. Eiji Aoki doubles to right field. Eric McAllester scores. Ryne Duren grounds out to the second baseman. Mark DeMerit scores. Eiji Aoki advances to third on the play. Carlos Guillen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Ed Washburn strikes out. Joe Hobbs walks. Eusebio Tobin singles to right field. Carl Ward hits an infield single to the second baseman. Libation Guiness singles to right field. Joe Hobbs scores. Eusebio Tobin scores. Carl Ward advances to third on the hit. Dennis Bennett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Jim Garrett singles to left field. Carl Ward scores. Libation Guiness advances to third on the hit. Joe Blackwell reached on a 2-base fielding error by Johnny Callison. Libation Guiness scores. Dick Foster walks. Jeff Bennett flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Garrett scores. Kevin Banks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Washburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Tim Cuellar walks. Tim Cuellar is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Johnny Callison grounds out to the pitcher. Don Hoak grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Joe Hobbs singles to right field. Eusebio Tobin walks. Jerry Garvin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carl Ward grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joe Hobbs advances to third on the play. Libation Guiness flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Eric McAllester grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Sievers walks. Roy Sievers is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mark DeMerit grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Jim Garrett strikes out. Joe Blackwell pops out to the shortstop. Dick Foster pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Eiji Aoki strikes out. Tony Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Jerry Garvin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tony Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Guillen singles to center field. Tim Cuellar singles to left field. Carlos Guillen advances to third on the hit. Johnny Callison grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Carl Benzinger pitching. Jeff Bennett hits a home run. Charles Gill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Washburn grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Hobbs flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Eusebio Tobin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Don Hoak walks. Eric McAllester grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Roy Sievers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Carl Ward flies out to the right fielder. Libation Guiness singles to center field. Jim Garrett strikes out. Joe Blackwell hits a home run. Libation Guiness scores. Shigeru Iyoda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Foster triples. Jeff Bennett walks. Jimmy Allen is pinch hitting for Ed Washburn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jimmy Allen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Greg Torres pitching. Mark DeMerit grounds out to the shortstop. Eiji Aoki grounds out to the third baseman. Shigeru Iyoda grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 9 Houston total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Eiji Aoki 2 (2).GIDP - Eric McAllester. Baserunning: CS - Tim Cuellar (2), Roy Sievers (2). Fielding: E - Carlos Guillen, Johnny Callison.
Game Notes Ed Washburn is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe King did not respond to coaching in endurance Chris Mulroney improves in speed Scott Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Herman Pape did not respond to coaching in control Scott Smith did not respond to coaching in 2B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Mensor improves in speed Polly Bargar did not respond to coaching in speed Dom Kolb improves in power_vs_righty Steve Manning did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty