Inning: 1 Houston Laz Jones pitching. Dick Simpson pops out to the third baseman. Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Herbert grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Merv Jackson pitching. Steve Lozado grounds out to the pitcher. Adrian Plantier grounds out to the pitcher. Terrell Izquierdo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Hector Hartgraves grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Colbert singles to center field. Brad Stivetts hits a home run. Bill Colbert scores. Joe Butler flies out to the right fielder. Dave Cormier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Gaylen Kent strikes out. Jim Schacht grounds out to the second baseman. Dode Heidemann grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Merv Jackson singles to left field. Dick Simpson flies out to the right fielder. Guillermo Avalos singles to left field. Merv Jackson advances to third on the hit. Bill Herbert walks. Hector Hartgraves singles to center field. Merv Jackson scores. Guillermo Avalos scores. Bill Colbert grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Scotty Hunt strikes out. Juan Littlejohn flies out to the right fielder. Laz Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Brad Stivetts singles to left field. Joe Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Brad Stivetts advances to second on the play. Dave Cormier strikes out. Merv Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Steve Lozado singles to left field. Adrian Plantier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Lozado advances to second on the play. Terrell Izquierdo grounds out to the shortstop. Gaylen Kent pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Dick Simpson grounds out to the pitcher. Guillermo Avalos triples. Bill Herbert pops out to the shortstop. Hector Hartgraves lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Jim Schacht grounds out to the shortstop. Dode Heidemann grounds out to the second baseman. Scotty Hunt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bill Colbert grounds out to the third baseman. Brad Stivetts flies out to the left fielder. Joe Butler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Juan Littlejohn flies out to the left fielder. George Miller is pinch hitting for Laz Jones. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. George Miller flies out to the left fielder. Steve Lozado grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Tetsuo Oyane pitching. Dave Cormier doubles to right field. Merv Jackson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dick Simpson singles to left field. Dave Cormier scores. Dick Simpson steals second. Guillermo Avalos singles to left field. Dick Simpson scores. Bill Herbert walks. Hector Hartgraves grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bill Herbert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Colbert grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Adrian Plantier grounds out to the second baseman. Terrell Izquierdo singles to center field. Gaylen Kent grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Terrell Izquierdo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Schacht strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Brad Stivetts singles to center field. Joe Butler strikes out. Brad Stivetts is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dave Cormier singles to right field. Merv Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Dode Heidemann grounds out to the shortstop. Scotty Hunt strikes out. Juan Littlejohn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jason Shaw is pinch hitting for Dick Simpson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jason Shaw flies out to the center fielder. Guillermo Avalos singles to right field. Guillermo Avalos steals second. Bill Herbert grounds out to the pitcher. Hector Hartgraves grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Tom Cleveland is pinch hitting for Tetsuo Oyane. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Cleveland flies out to the left fielder. Steve Lozado pops out to the second baseman. Adrian Plantier pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 2
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Garvin Rain improves in speed Taylor Holm did not respond to coaching in control George Brinkman improves in power_vs_lefty Vean Patterson improves in control Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tom Woodcock did not respond to coaching in control Manabu Ono did not respond to coaching in control Sheriff Grimes improves in range Alex Grantham improves in contact_vs_lefty Alex Grantham did not respond to coaching in CF