Win: Mike Spiers (11-6) Loss: Greg Handiboe (3-10)
Inning: 1 New York Mike Spiers pitching. Al Wilson singles to center field. Curt Thomas doubles to right field. Al Wilson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eddie Zwilling strikes out. Dave Abernathy flies out to the left fielder. Tom Robertson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Greg Handiboe pitching. Kazuya Ogo flies out to the center fielder. Jason Shaw grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Stivetts strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Grover Garagozzo flies out to the left fielder. Frank Clancy singles to left field. Doug Nye flies out to the right fielder. Greg Handiboe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Dave Cormier grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Butler singles to center field. Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Butler advances to second on the play. Bill Colbert triples. Joe Butler scores. Fred Beck walks. Mike Spiers strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Al Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Curt Thomas grounds out to the pitcher. Eddie Zwilling strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Kazuya Ogo flies out to the center fielder. Jason Shaw strikes out. Brad Stivetts singles past the third baseman. Brad Stivetts steals second. Dave Cormier singles to center field. Brad Stivetts scores. Joe Butler reached on a fielding error by Al Wilson. Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Dave Abernathy singles to center field. Tom Robertson walks. Grover Garagozzo strikes out. Frank Clancy strikes out. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Doug Nye walks. Greg Handiboe pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Houston Bill Colbert hits a home run. Fred Beck reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dave Abernathy. Mike Spiers lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kazuya Ogo lines out to the shortstop. Jason Shaw flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Al Wilson hits an infield single to the shortstop. Curt Thomas walks. Eddie Zwilling walks. Dave Abernathy strikes out. Tom Robertson walks. Al Wilson scores. Grover Garagozzo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Brad Stivetts grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Cormier strikes out. Joe Butler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Frank Clancy flies out to the center fielder. Doug Nye grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Handiboe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Colbert doubles to right field. Bill Carlyle 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. Fred Beck doubles to left field. Bill Colbert scores. Mike Spiers grounds out to the shortstop. Kazuya Ogo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Al Wilson strikes out. Curt Thomas singles to right field. Eddie Zwilling flies out to the center fielder. Andrew Higgins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Dave Abernathy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Jason Shaw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brad Stivetts grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Cormier hits a home run. Gary Timberlake comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Butler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Tom Robertson hits a home run. Grover Garagozzo flies out to the center fielder. Frank Clancy strikes out. Doug Nye singles to right field. Charlie Ward is pinch hitting for Gary Timberlake. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie Ward flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bernard Callahan pitching. Guillermo Avalos triples. Bill Colbert reached on a 2-base throwing error by Curt Thomas. Guillermo Avalos scores. Fred Beck strikes out. Gary Bressler is pinch hitting for Andrew Higgins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gary Bressler grounds out to the pitcher. Kazuya Ogo singles to center field. Bill Colbert scores. Jason Shaw flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Ad Harkness pitching. Al Wilson singles to right field. Curt Thomas walks. Eddie Zwilling flies out to the left fielder. Dave Abernathy singles to center field. Al Wilson scores. Tom Robertson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners left on base: 10 Houston total runners left on base: 7
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Binky Enyart improves in range Mike Schoen improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Barron improves in contact_vs_lefty Billy McLarry did not respond to coaching in velocity
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Garvin Rain improves in contact_vs_lefty Taylor Holm did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Gossage did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Gossage did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Lopez improves in 1B