Win: Ray John Stone (4-4) Loss: Luis Palacios (2-1)
Inning: 1 Houston Aledmis Cepeda pitching. Lee Jones singles to right field. Rick McCracken flies out to the left fielder. Mamoru Abe walks. Walt Breton pops out to the catcher. Sailor Abstein grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mamoru Abe is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Miami Susumu Kaneko pitching. Kenny The Jet Valenzuela strikes out. Sammy Lee Eaton flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Rick Gainer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bort Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Sizemore singles to center field. Frank Sizemore steals second. Dom Terry grounds out to the shortstop. Susumu Kaneko strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Miami Bill Johnston singles to right field. Bill Johnston is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rube Moran grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Gene Fulmer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Lee Jones strikes out. Rick McCracken strikes out. Mamoru Abe singles to left field. Walt Breton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Miami Mike Moore strikes out. Butch Deadlift singles past the second baseman. Aledmis Cepeda fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Aledmis Cepeda reached on a fielding error by Rick McCracken. Kenny The Jet Valenzuela strikes out. Sammy Lee Eaton lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Sailor Abstein doubles to right field. Bort Thompson singles to center field. Sailor Abstein scores. Frank Sizemore strikes out. Dom Terry strikes out. Susumu Kaneko strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Miami Rick Gainer flies out to the left fielder. Bill Johnston doubles to right field. Rube Moran walks. Gene Fulmer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Lee Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Rick McCracken pops out to the first baseman. Mamoru Abe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Miami Mike Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Butch Deadlift hits a home run. Aledmis Cepeda grounds out to the shortstop. Kenny The Jet Valenzuela strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Walt Breton singles to center field. Sailor Abstein flies out to the left fielder. Bort Thompson hits a home run. Walt Breton scores. Ray John Stone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Sizemore strikes out. Dom Terry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Miami Sammy Lee Eaton grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Gainer strikes out. Bill Johnston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Kyle Barry Larkin is pinch hitting for Susumu Kaneko. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kyle Barry Larkin flies out to the left fielder. Lee Jones strikes out. Rick McCracken flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Miami Luis Palacios pitching. Rube Moran walks. Gene Fulmer strikes out. Mike Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rube Moran advances to second on the play. Butch Deadlift walks. Ray John Stone walks. Kenny The Jet Valenzuela singles to left field. Rube Moran scores. Butch Deadlift scores. Sammy Lee Eaton triples. Ray John Stone scores. Kenny The Jet Valenzuela scores. Greg Quisenberry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Gainer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Mamoru Abe grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Breton strikes out. Sailor Abstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Miami Bill Johnston walks. Bill Johnston steals second. Rube Moran grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Johnston advances to third on the play. Gene Fulmer singles to left field. Bill Johnston scores. Mike Moore grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gene Fulmer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Butch Deadlift doubles to right field. Mike Moore uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ray John Stone reached on a fielding error by Rick McCracken. Kenny The Jet Valenzuela grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Bort Thompson singles to center field. Frank Sizemore strikes out. Dom Terry grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 5 Miami total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Greg Quisenberry is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Barney Courtright did not respond to coaching in velocity Don McMillan improves in arm Tom Guetterman did not respond to coaching in control Hector Choate did not respond to coaching in range Charlie Rice did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Don McMillan did not respond to coaching in range
Miami Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Neal Ray did not respond to coaching in control Dennis Cuyler improves in range Bart Graber did not respond to coaching in control Cecil English improves in contact_vs_righty Snipe Stirnweiss did not respond to coaching in control Gary Lambert did not respond to coaching in range