Inning: 1 New York Ryan Usher pitching. Dwight Febles grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Abernathy singles to left field. Billy Katt singles to center field. Tom Robertson doubles to center field. Dave Abernathy scores. Billy Katt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tim Wilson lines out to the shortstop. Al Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Will Harley pitching. Jason Shaw doubles past the first baseman. Dave Cormier singles to right field. Jason Shaw scores. Dave Cormier steals second. Guillermo Avalos hits a home run. Dave Cormier scores. Bill Herbert doubles to left field. Gary Bressler flies out to the right fielder. Bill Colbert singles to center field. Bill Herbert scores. Fred Beck hits a home run. Bill Colbert scores. Chester Struss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Butler flies out to the left fielder. Ryan Usher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Eddie Zwilling strikes out. Grover Garagozzo grounds out to the shortstop. Chester Struss singles to center field. Dwight Febles lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jason Shaw singles to center field. Jason Shaw steals second. Dave Cormier flies out to the left fielder. Guillermo Avalos strikes out. Bill Herbert singles to center field. Jason Shaw scores. Bill Carlyle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Bressler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Dave Abernathy strikes out. Billy Katt grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Robertson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Bill Colbert grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Beck singles past the first baseman. Joe Butler reached on a fielding error by Dwight Febles. Ryan Usher lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Fred Beck is thrown out at third. Joe Butler advances to second on the play. Joe Butler advances to second on the play. Jason Shaw walks. Dave Cormier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 New York Tim Wilson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Al Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Zwilling singles to right field. Grover Garagozzo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eddie Zwilling is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Herbert grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Bressler singles to left field. Bill Colbert hits a home run. Gary Bressler scores. Bernard Callahan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Beck flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Bernard Callahan flies out to the center fielder. Dwight Febles flies out to the left fielder. Dave Abernathy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Butler grounds out to the shortstop. Ryan Usher grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Shaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Billy Katt walks. Tom Robertson singles to right field. Billy Katt advances to third on the hit. Tim Wilson strikes out. Al Wilson singles to center field. Billy Katt scores. Eddie Zwilling grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Dave Cormier flies out to the center fielder. Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Herbert walks. Bill Herbert steals second. Gary Bressler lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Grover Garagozzo strikes out. Charlie Ward is pinch hitting for Bernard Callahan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Dwight Febles pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Gary Timberlake pitching. Bill Colbert grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Beck singles to center field. Joe Butler singles to left field. Fred Beck advances to third on the hit. Ryan Usher walks. Jason Shaw strikes out. Dave Cormier hits a home run. Fred Beck scores. Joe Butler scores. Ryan Usher scores. Guillermo Avalos singles to right field. Guillermo Avalos is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Howard Flaherty is pinch hitting for Dave Abernathy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Howard Flaherty grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Katt grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Robertson singles to center field. Tim Wilson walks. Al Wilson doubles to right field. Tom Robertson scores. Eddie Zwilling singles to center field. Tim Wilson scores. Al Wilson scores. Grover Garagozzo hits an infield single to the third baseman. Gary Timberlake grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Bill Herbert reached on a 2-base fielding error by Billy Katt. Bill Herbert steals third. Gary Bressler strikes out. Bill Colbert strikes out. Fred Beck grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Dwight Febles singles to center field. Howard Flaherty singles to right field. Billy Katt strikes out. Tom Robertson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Howard Flaherty is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tim Wilson doubles to left field. Dwight Febles scores. Tom Robertson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Wilson hits a home run. Tim Wilson scores. Ad Harkness comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Pitcher has given up 10 or more earned runs). Eddie Zwilling singles to right field. Grover Garagozzo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Jason Shaw (4), Bill Herbert (3).HR - Dave Cormier (6), Guillermo Avalos (14), Bill Colbert (3), Fred Beck (9). Baserunning: SB - Jason Shaw (7), Dave Cormier (7), Bill Herbert 2 (11).CS - Guillermo Avalos (7).
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy McLarry improves in velocity Billy McLarry improves in control Mike Vail did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Adams did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Lopez improves in power_vs_lefty Ricky Dillard improves in arm Al Lopez improves in arm Babe Patterson improves in speed Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B