Win: Dee "Missing" Link (5-4) Loss: Susumu Kaneko (2-3)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Susumu Kaneko pitching. Yoshihiro Okai flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Wright grounds out to the pitcher. Guy Wire singles to center field. Guy Wire steals second. Eito Mitsumatsu strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Dee Missing Link pitching. Lee Jones walks. Rick McCracken singles to right field. Lee Jones advances to third on the hit. Bort Thompson doubles to center field. Lee Jones scores. Rick McCracken uses his aggressiveness and scores. Junie Spikes strikes out. Kyle Barry Larkin strikes out. Bill Upham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Fersk Landtromme pops out to the third baseman. Giovanni Braccioforte grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Adams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Joe McManus pops out to the second baseman. Mamoru Abe singles to left field. Susumu Kaneko 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: 3 Brooklyn Chris James reached on a fielding error by Rick McCracken. Dee Missing Link lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Yoshihiro Okai singles to left field. Chris James scores. Lefty Wright walks. Guy Wire singles past the shortstop. Yoshihiro Okai scores. Lefty Wright advances to third on the hit. Eito Mitsumatsu grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Wright scores. Guy Wire advances to second on the play. Fersk Landtromme grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Lee Jones singles to left field. Rick McCracken strikes out. Bort Thompson strikes out. Junie Spikes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lee Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Giovanni Braccioforte doubles to center field. Doc Adams singles to center field. Giovanni Braccioforte scores. Chris James grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Adams advances to second on the play. Dee Missing Link grounds out to the third baseman. Yoshihiro Okai singles to left field. Doc Adams scores. Lefty Wright grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Kyle Barry Larkin flies out to the center fielder. Bill Upham strikes out. Joe McManus walks. Mamoru Abe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Guy Wire grounds out to the shortstop. Eito Mitsumatsu flies out to the center fielder. Fersk Landtromme grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Mike Besse is pinch hitting for Susumu Kaneko. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Besse grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Jones pops out to the shortstop. Rick McCracken flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Luis Palacios pitching. Giovanni Braccioforte grounds out to the third baseman. Doc Adams grounds out to the pitcher. Chris James strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bort Thompson singles to center field. Junie Spikes strikes out. Kyle Barry Larkin singles to center field. Bort Thompson advances to third on the hit. Bill Upham strikes out. Joe McManus strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Dee Missing Link strikes out. Yoshihiro Okai flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Wright flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Mamoru Abe reached on a fielding error by Fersk Landtromme. Danny Chambers is pinch hitting for Luis Palacios. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Chambers grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mamoru Abe is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lee Jones grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Danny Chambers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rick McCracken walks. Bort Thompson singles to right field. Lee Jones is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Jake The Snake Kendall pitching. Guy Wire flies out to the left fielder. Eito Mitsumatsu singles to right field. Fersk Landtromme flies out to the center fielder. Giovanni Braccioforte walks. Eito Mitsumatsu is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Junie Spikes grounds out to the second baseman. Kyle Barry Larkin strikes out. Bill Upham singles to right field. Joe McManus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Doc Adams singles to center field. Chris James strikes out. Richie Havens is pinch hitting for Dee Missing Link . Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Richie Havens walks. Yoshihiro Okai walks. Lefty Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Adams scores. Richie Havens advances to third on the play. Yoshihiro Okai advances to second on the play. Guy Wire doubles to center field. Richie Havens scores. Yoshihiro Okai scores. Eito Mitsumatsu reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mamoru Abe. Guy Wire scores. 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. Fersk Landtromme strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Matthew Ridgway pitching. Mamoru Abe walks. Tom Guetterman lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lee Jones flies out to the center fielder. Rick McCracken grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 5 Houston total runners LOB: 8
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bronson Charles did not respond to coaching in control Mo Vacca did not respond to coaching in control Harry Jackson did not respond to coaching in speed Bronson Charles did not respond to coaching in velocity Chester Riley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Maloney did not respond to coaching in velocity
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Vaughn Conners did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Alan Johnson did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Escobar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jose Orador did not respond to coaching in arm Jack Escobar did not respond to coaching in speed Vaughn Conners did not respond to coaching in speed