Inning: 1 Houston Roy Reichardt pitching. Bill Herbert strikes out. Jason Shaw grounds out to the pitcher. Brad Stivetts strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Buddy Morton pitching. Steve Lozado singles to left field. Gaylen Kent flies out to the center fielder. Jim Schacht grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Steve Lozado is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dode Heidemann grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Schacht is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Dave Cormier strikes out. Joe Butler walks. Guillermo Avalos singles to center field. Joe Butler aggressively advances to third on the hit. Guillermo Avalos is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Colbert doubles to right field. Joe Butler scores. Fred Beck walks. Buddy Morton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Skipper Cogan doubles to center field. Arthur Sodowsky doubles to center field. Skipper Cogan scores. Scotty Hunt walks. Gene DiSarcina hits a home run. Arthur Sodowsky scores. Scotty Hunt scores. Roy Reichardt strikes out. Steve Lozado grounds out to the shortstop. Gaylen Kent grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Bill Herbert singles to left field. Jason Shaw walks. Brad Stivetts hits a home run. Bill Herbert scores. Jason Shaw scores. Dave Cormier singles to right field. Joe Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Cormier advances to second on the play. Guillermo Avalos singles to left field. Dave Cormier scores. Bill Colbert flies out to the right fielder. Guillermo Avalos is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Jim Schacht strikes out. Dode Heidemann hits a home run. Shigeo Fukuchi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Skipper Cogan grounds out to the second baseman. Arthur Sodowsky singles to left field. Scotty Hunt singles to left field. Gene DiSarcina flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Fred Beck strikes out. Shigeo Fukuchi strikes out. Bill Herbert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Roy Reichardt strikes out. Steve Lozado strikes out. Gaylen Kent grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jason Shaw grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Stivetts doubles to right field. Dave Cormier strikes out. Joe Butler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Jim Schacht walks. Dode Heidemann strikes out. Skipper Cogan flies out to the left fielder. Arthur Sodowsky strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston George Willis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Guillermo Avalos hits a home run. Bill Colbert strikes out. Fred Beck grounds out to the second baseman. Shigeo Fukuchi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Scotty Hunt singles to center field. Gene DiSarcina hits a home run. Scotty Hunt scores. Andrew Higgins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Willis singles to center field. Steve Lozado lines out to the pitcher. Gaylen Kent singles to left field. Jim Schacht grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Gaylen Kent is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dode Heidemann walks. Skipper Cogan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Herbert singles past the shortstop. Jason Shaw walks. Brad Stivetts grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Herbert advances to third on the play. Jason Shaw advances to second on the play. Dave Cormier walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Joe Butler strikes out. Guillermo Avalos singles to center field. Bill Herbert scores. Jason Shaw scores. Tetsuo Oyane comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Colbert grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Arthur Sodowsky grounds out to the shortstop. Scotty Hunt hits a home run. Ad Harkness comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene DiSarcina triples. George Miller is pinch hitting for Tetsuo Oyane. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Miller walks. Steve Lozado singles to center field. Gene DiSarcina scores. George Miller advances to third on the hit. Gaylen Kent flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, George Miller scores. Rick Carter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Schacht grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Steve Lozado is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Dave Fette pitching. Fred Beck walks. Hector Hartgraves is pinch hitting for Rick Carter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hector Hartgraves flies out to the left fielder. Bill Herbert doubles to right field. Fred Beck uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jason Shaw singles to right field. Bill Herbert scores. Sal Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jason Shaw steals second. Brad Stivetts strikes out. Dave Cormier walks. Joe Butler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Jim Ohman pitching. Dode Heidemann grounds out to the third baseman. Skipper Cogan singles to right field. Arthur Sodowsky flies out to the left fielder. Scotty Hunt singles to center field. Gene DiSarcina strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Colbert pops out to the shortstop. Fred Beck grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Tom Cleveland is pinch hitting for Sal Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Cleveland walks. Steve Lozado doubles to right field. Tom Cleveland uses his aggressiveness and scores. Houston total runners left on base: 7 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Gene DiSarcina is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Taylor Holm did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Jones did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Gossage did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George Brinkman improves in power_vs_righty Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Woodcock improves in endurance Greg Meyer improves in power_vs_lefty Alex Grantham improves in contact_vs_righty Alex Grantham did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Alex Grantham did not respond to coaching in CF