Win: Larry Stires (12-4) Loss: Todd Troy (5-14)
Save: Ad Harkness (28)
Inning: 1 Houston Todd Troy pitching. Kazuya Ogo grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Shaw singles to center field. Jason Shaw steals second. Brad Stivetts grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Cormier singles in front of the right fielder. Jason Shaw scores. Dave Cormier is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Larry Stires pitching. Al Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Curt Thomas walks. Eddie Zwilling strikes out. Dave Abernathy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Guillermo Avalos flies out to the left fielder. Bill Colbert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Tom Robertson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Grover Garagozzo flies out to the center fielder. Frank Clancy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Fred Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Stires singles to right field. Kazuya Ogo hits a home run. Larry Stires scores. Jason Shaw strikes out. Brad Stivetts flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Doug Nye walks. Todd Troy lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Doug Nye forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Al Wilson pops out to the first baseman. Curt Thomas lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Dave Cormier flies out to the center fielder. Joe Butler strikes out. Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Eddie Zwilling grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Abernathy flies out to the center fielder. Tom Robertson singles to center field. Grover Garagozzo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bill Colbert singles to left field. Fred Beck singles to left field. Bill Colbert advances to third on the hit. Larry Stires singles to left field. Bill Colbert scores. Kazuya Ogo singles to center field. Fred Beck uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chester Struss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jason Shaw singles past the first baseman. Brad Stivetts grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Stires scores. Kazuya Ogo advances to third on the play. Jason Shaw advances to second on the play. Dave Cormier singles to right field. Kazuya Ogo scores. Jason Shaw scores. Dave Cormier steals second. Joe Butler flies out to the center fielder. Guillermo Avalos strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Frank Clancy flies out to the center fielder. Doug Nye grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Chester Struss grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bill Colbert strikes out. Fred Beck strikes out. Larry Stires strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Al Wilson singles to center field. Curt Thomas singles to left field. Al Wilson advances to third on the hit. Eddie Zwilling grounds out to the shortstop. Al Wilson scores. Curt Thomas advances to second on the play. Dave Abernathy triples. Curt Thomas scores. Tom Robertson grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Abernathy scores. Grover Garagozzo pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Carlyle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kazuya Ogo singles to center field. Jason Shaw grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kazuya Ogo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jason Shaw steals second. Brad Stivetts pops out to the shortstop. Dave Cormier flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Frank Clancy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doug Nye triples. 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 second baseman. Doug Nye scores. Al Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Gary Timberlake pitching. Joe Butler walks. Guillermo Avalos strikes out. Joe Butler steals second. Bill Colbert strikes out. Hector Hartgraves is pinch hitting for Fred Beck. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hector Hartgraves walks. Larry Stires strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Curt Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Zwilling pops out to the shortstop. Dave Abernathy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Kazuya Ogo grounds out to the third baseman. Jason Shaw strikes out. Gary Bressler is pinch hitting for Brad Stivetts. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Bressler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Tom Robertson hits a home run. Ad Harkness comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Grover Garagozzo flies out to the center fielder. Frank Clancy singles to left field. Doug Nye pops out to the shortstop. Tim Wilson is pinch hitting for Gary Timberlake. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tim Wilson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 4 New York total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Tim Wilson is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Babe Patterson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Taylor Holm did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Holman did not respond to coaching in control Taylor Holm did not respond to coaching in velocity
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Binky Enyart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Binky Enyart improves in speed Joe Barron did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Billy McLarry did not respond to coaching in velocity