Win: Greg Torres (2-3) Loss: Kevin Banks (2-4)
Save: Fred Thomas (1)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Joe Coleman Jr. pitching. Joe Hobbs grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Eusebio Tobin singles to left field. Carl Ward singles past the first baseman. Eusebio Tobin advances to third on the hit. Libation Guiness grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Joel Melian pitching. Carlos Guillen walks. Rigo Eddy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Guillen advances to second on the play. Tony Taylor strikes out. Johnny Callison singles to center field. Carlos Guillen is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Jim Garrett singles past the shortstop. Joe Blackwell strikes out. Dick Foster grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Garrett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jeff Bennett grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dick Foster is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Art Chech hits a home run. Roy Sievers flies out to the center fielder. Eric McAllester grounds out to the second baseman. Darrel Paige grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Joel Melian grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Hobbs walks. Eusebio Tobin grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Coleman Jr. grounds out to the pitcher. Carlos Guillen lines out to the third baseman. Rigo Eddy pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Carl Ward walks. Libation Guiness strikes out. Jim Garrett singles to center field. Carl Ward advances to third on the hit. Joe Blackwell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Tony Taylor walks. Johnny Callison grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Art Chech strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Dick Foster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Bennett hits a home run. Joel Melian strikes out. Joe Hobbs singles to right field. Eusebio Tobin grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Hobbs is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Roy Sievers doubles to center field. Eric McAllester grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Sievers advances to third on the play. Darrel Paige singles to right field. Roy Sievers scores. Darrel Paige is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Coleman Jr. reached on a fielding error by Joel Melian. Carlos Guillen pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Carl Ward strikes out. Libation Guiness grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Garrett walks. Joe Blackwell singles to left field. Jim Garrett advances to third on the hit. Dick Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Rigo Eddy singles to left field. Tony Taylor strikes out. Johnny Callison strikes out. Rigo Eddy is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Jeff Bennett grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Mathews is pinch hitting for Joel Melian. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Joe Mathews reached on a 2-base throwing error by Darrel Paige. Joe Hobbs pops out to the third baseman. Eusebio Tobin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Greg Torres pitching. Tim Cuellar is pinch hitting for Art Chech. Tim Cuellar flies out to the center fielder. Roy Sievers grounds out to the third baseman. Eric McAllester grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Carl Benzinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Carl Ward singles to right field. Libation Guiness grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim Garrett singles to left field. Kevin Banks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Garrett steals second. Joe Blackwell hits a home run. Jim Garrett scores. Dennis Bennett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Darrel Paige flies out to the left fielder. Tony Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Dennis Bennett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tony Gonzalez strikes out. Carlos Guillen singles to center field. Carlos Guillen steals second. Rigo Eddy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Shigeru Iyoda pitching. Jeff Bennett flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Allen is pinch hitting for Greg Torres. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jimmy Allen strikes out. Joe Hobbs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Fred Thomas pitching. Tony Taylor strikes out. Johnny Callison pops out to the third baseman. Tim Cuellar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 3
Batting:HR - Joe Blackwell (6), Jeff Bennett (5).GIDP - Eusebio Tobin, Libation Guiness 2, Joe Blackwell. Baserunning: SB - Jim Garrett (1). Fielding: E - Joel Melian.
Game Notes Fred Thomas is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Sacka did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Sacka improves in arm Chris Mulroney improves in arm Joe King improves in endurance Scott Smith improves in 2B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Torey Tauby improves in range Mike Berger improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Berger did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Polly Bargar improves in contact_vs_lefty