Win: Buddy Morton (2-8) Loss: Ray Abreu (4-12)
Save: Ad Harkness (17)
Inning: 1 Houston Ray Abreu pitching. Scott Archer singles to right field. Dave Cormier grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Guillermo Avalos reached on a fielding error by Doug Nye. Bill Herbert singles to center field. Guillermo Avalos advances to third on the hit. Brad Stivetts walks. Bill Colbert singles to left field. Guillermo Avalos scores. Bill Herbert scores. Brad Stivetts aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bill Colbert is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Buddy Morton pitching. Curt Thomas strikes out. Eddie Zwilling grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Robertson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Fred Beck pops out to the third baseman. Joe Butler singles to center field. Buddy Morton fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Buddy Morton strikes out. Scott Archer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Grover Garagozzo strikes out. Frank Clancy flies out to the right fielder. Doug Nye singles to center field. Charlie Ward walks. Eddie Wyckoff grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Dave Cormier flies out to the left fielder. Guillermo Avalos flies out to the left fielder. Bill Herbert grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Ray Abreu strikes out. Curt Thomas lines out to the third baseman. Eddie Zwilling flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Brad Stivetts singles to right field. Bill Colbert singles to center field. Brad Stivetts advances to third on the hit. Bill Colbert is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Fred Beck singles to left field. Brad Stivetts scores. Fred Beck is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Butler walks. Buddy Morton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Tom Robertson strikes out. Grover Garagozzo grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Clancy walks. Doug Nye grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Scott Archer strikes out. Dave Cormier hits a home run. Guillermo Avalos flies out to the right fielder. Bill Herbert doubles to left field. Brad Stivetts reached on a fielding error by Eddie Wyckoff. Brad Stivetts steals second. Bill Colbert grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Charlie Ward grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Wyckoff lines out to the second baseman. Ray Abreu grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Fred Beck flies out to the left fielder. Joe Butler walks. Buddy Morton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Scott Archer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Curt Thomas pops out to the second baseman. Eddie Zwilling grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Robertson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Dave Cormier grounds out to the shortstop. Guillermo Avalos flies out to the right fielder. Bill Herbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Grover Garagozzo singles to right field. Frank Clancy grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Grover Garagozzo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Doug Nye flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Ward flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Gary Bressler is pinch hitting for Brad Stivetts. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Bressler grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Colbert singles to center field. Hector Hartgraves is pinch hitting for Fred Beck. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hector Hartgraves singles to center field. Bill Carlyle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Colbert advances to third on the play. Hector Hartgraves advances to second on the play. Buddy Morton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Eddie Wyckoff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dwight Febles is pinch hitting for Bill Carlyle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dwight Febles grounds out to the shortstop. Curt Thomas walks. Eddie Zwilling pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Bernard Callahan pitching. Scott Archer grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dave Cormier singles to left field. Guillermo Avalos grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dave Cormier is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Herbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Tom Robertson strikes out. Grover Garagozzo singles to center field. Frank Clancy walks. Doug Nye hits a home run. Grover Garagozzo scores. Frank Clancy scores. Ad Harkness comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charlie Ward strikes out. Eddie Wyckoff doubles to center field. Tim Wilson is pinch hitting for Bernard Callahan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tim Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 9 New York total runners LOB: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Leinhauser did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Vean Patterson did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Gossage improves in power_vs_lefty Babe Patterson did not respond to coaching in arm Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pat Midkiff improves in range Binky Enyart did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pat Midkiff improves in power_vs_righty Webster Walewander did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty