Win: Ryan Usher (5-6) Loss: Mike Wasem (3-6)
Save: Ad Harkness (14)
Inning: 1 Houston Mike Wasem pitching. Bill Herbert grounds out to the third baseman. Guillermo Avalos walks. Dick Simpson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Guillermo Avalos is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Butler grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dick Simpson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Ryan Usher pitching. Steve Lozado singles to right field. Jim Schacht grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Gaylen Kent grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Fred Beck strikes out. Dave Cormier strikes out. Brad Stivetts strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Dode Heidemann strikes out. Arthur Sodowsky reached on a fielding error by Fred Beck. Juan Littlejohn grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Arthur Sodowsky is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Skipper Cogan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Bill Colbert grounds out to the second baseman. Ryan Usher grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Herbert pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Scotty Hunt flies out to the center fielder. Mike Wasem strikes out. Steve Lozado walks. Jim Schacht singles to right field. Steve Lozado advances to third on the hit. Gaylen Kent flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Guillermo Avalos strikes out. Dick Simpson singles to left field. Joe Butler strikes out. Fred Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Dode Heidemann grounds out to the third baseman. Arthur Sodowsky strikes out. Juan Littlejohn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Dave Cormier flies out to the center fielder. Brad Stivetts singles to center field. Brad Stivetts steals second. Bill Colbert grounds out to the second baseman. Brad Stivetts advances to third on the play. Ryan Usher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Skipper Cogan grounds out to the pitcher. Scotty Hunt pops out to the third baseman. Mike Wasem grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bill Herbert hits a home run. Guillermo Avalos flies out to the left fielder. Dick Simpson pops out to the second baseman. Joe Butler walks. Fred Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Steve Lozado flies out to the left fielder. Jim Schacht grounds out to the second baseman. Gaylen Kent singles to center field. Dode Heidemann flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Dave Cormier grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Stivetts singles to right field. Brad Stivetts is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Colbert walks. Ryan Usher grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Colbert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn George Miller is pinch hitting for Arthur Sodowsky. George Miller doubles to left field. Juan Littlejohn flies out to the center fielder. Skipper Cogan strikes out. Scotty Hunt walks. Tom Cleveland is pinch hitting for Mike Wasem. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Cleveland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston George Willis pitching. Bill Herbert doubles to right field. Guillermo Avalos pops out to the first baseman. Dick Simpson grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Butler singles to left field. Bill Herbert scores. Fred Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Scott Archer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dick Simpson at RF. Hector Hartgraves enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred Beck at 3B. Steve Lozado grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Schacht strikes out. Gaylen Kent grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Dave Cormier strikes out. Brad Stivetts doubles to right field. Bill Colbert grounds out to the third baseman. Ryan Usher lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Dode Heidemann doubles to left field. Ad Harkness 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. George Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Littlejohn strikes out. Doug Meyer is pinch hitting for Skipper Cogan. Doug Meyer walks. Scotty Hunt singles to left field. Dode Heidemann scores. Joe Trotter is pinch hitting for George Willis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Trotter grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Scotty Hunt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Bill Herbert (5), Brad Stivetts (9).HR - Bill Herbert (5). Baserunning: SB - Brad Stivetts (6).CS - Brad Stivetts (6). Fielding: E - Fred Beck.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Holman did not respond to coaching in control Garvin Rain improves in speed Johnny Gossage did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Sam Howerton improves in contact_vs_lefty Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Max Horstmann did not respond to coaching in velocity Sheriff Grimes improves in arm Tom Woodcock did not respond to coaching in velocity Manabu Ono did not respond to coaching in control Alex Grantham improves in CF