Win: Jack Gaines (8-3) Loss: Mike Yerkes (14-7)
Save: Luis Peitz (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Mike Yerkes pitching. Bert Taylor triples. John Ortiz singles to center field. Bert Taylor scores. John Ortiz steals second. Jack Francona grounds out to the second baseman. John Ortiz advances to third on the play. Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the shortstop. John Ortiz scores. Adolfo Marrero flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Vic Lukachyk pitching. Hal Naleway grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Ramon Powell flies out to the right fielder. Barry Hewitt singles to left field. Barry Hewitt steals second. Karl Lansford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Stan Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Tracy Melter flies out to the left fielder. Tim Lauder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Jim Esser grounds out to the pitcher. Rube Cappuzzello is hit by a pitch. Bill Loiselle pops out to the third baseman. Steve Casian hits a home run. Rube Cappuzzello scores. Mike Yerkes reached on a 2-base throwing error by Adolfo Marrero. Hal Naleway grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Vic Lukachyk strikes out. Bert Taylor pops out to the first baseman. John Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Ramon Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Barry Hewitt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Karl Lansford walks. Jim Esser strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Jack Francona flies out to the right fielder. Hiromori Miyade reached on a fielding error by Jim Esser. Adolfo Marrero strikes out. Stan Jordan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Rube Cappuzzello triples. Bill Loiselle is hit by a pitch. Bill Loiselle steals second. Steve Casian lines out to the shortstop. Mike Yerkes doubles to left field. Rube Cappuzzello scores. Bill Loiselle scores. Jack Gaines comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hal Naleway strikes out. Ramon Powell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Tracy Melter strikes out. Tim Lauder hits a home run. Jack Gaines strikes out. Bert Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Barry Hewitt singles to center field. Karl Lansford grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Barry Hewitt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Esser grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Karl Lansford is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rube Cappuzzello flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston John Ortiz hits a home run. Jack Francona bunts for a base hit. R.J. Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jack Francona steals second. Hiromori Miyade strikes out. Adolfo Marrero walks. Stan Jordan hits a home run. Jack Francona scores. Adolfo Marrero scores. Kiddo Crawford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tracy Melter is hit by a pitch. Tim Lauder strikes out. Jack Gaines grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tracy Melter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Bill Loiselle singles to left field. Steve Casian strikes out. Kiddo Crawford fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Kiddo Crawford singles to center field. Hal Naleway flies out to the right fielder. Ramon Powell singles to left field. Bill Loiselle scores. Kiddo Crawford advances to third on the hit. Joji Aoyama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Barry Hewitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Bert Taylor pops out to the first baseman. John Ortiz singles to right field. Jack Francona singles to left field. Hiromori Miyade grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Karl Lansford walks. Karl Lansford steals second. Hiromori Miyade throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jim Esser grounds out to the third baseman. Karl Lansford scores. Luis Peitz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rube Cappuzzello strikes out. Bill Loiselle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Adolfo Marrero strikes out. Stan Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Tracy Melter grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Steve Casian singles to center field. Randy Ray is pinch hitting for Kiddo Crawford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Randy Ray doubles to center field. Hal Naleway pops out to the first baseman. Ramon Powell strikes out. Barry Hewitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Bernie Hale pitching. Tim Lauder hits a home run. Luis Peitz strikes out. Bert Taylor pops out to the shortstop. John Ortiz walks. Jack Francona grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! John Ortiz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Karl Lansford strikes out. Jim Esser flies out to the left fielder. Rube Cappuzzello pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 4 New York total runners LOB: 9
Batting:3B - Bert Taylor (5).HR - John Ortiz (19), Stan Jordan (23), Tim Lauder 2 (23).GIDP - Hiromori Miyade.HBP - Tracy Melter (1). Baserunning: SB - John Ortiz (19), Jack Francona (18). Fielding: E - Hiromori Miyade, Adolfo Marrero.
Batting:2B - Mike Yerkes (1), Randy Ray (14).3B - Rube Cappuzzello (12).HR - Steve Casian (16).HBP - Rube Cappuzzello (3), Bill Loiselle (2). Baserunning: SB - Barry Hewitt (22), Karl Lansford (35), Bill Loiselle (24). Fielding: E - Jim Esser.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Nekola did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Randy Reilly improves in arm Ray Nekola did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ed Foster improves in power_vs_righty Randy Reilly did not respond to coaching in arm Steve Woodward did not respond to coaching in velocity Rip Henninger did not respond to coaching in CF
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Gutierrez improves in range Art Bishop improves in range Kevin Davis did not respond to coaching in control Paddy Modak did not respond to coaching in velocity Clarence Taylor improves in contact_vs_righty Clarence Taylor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty