Win: Vince Pirtle (4-5) Loss: Mack Jones (0-7)
Save: Bob Jones (8)
Inning: 1 Houston Mack Jones pitching. Denis Liriano grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Nettles doubles to left field. Cecil Reilley flies out to the left fielder. Henry Smith hits a home run. Bert Nettles scores. Billy Gunson walks. Bill Perzanowski singles to right field. Billy Gunson advances to third on the hit. Charlie Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Vince Pirtle pitching. Vic McKain strikes out. Carl-Mike Yastrzemski grounds out to the third baseman. Tyson McEwing is hit by a pitch. Humberto Blanco strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Tom Bush grounds out to the shortstop. Vince Pirtle strikes out. Denis Liriano singles to left field. Bert Nettles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Denny Felton grounds out to the pitcher. Tommie Johnson singles to right field. Hitoshi Nakayama walks. Johnnie Thigpen singles to center field. Tommie Johnson scores. Hitoshi Nakayama advances to third on the hit. Mack Jones strikes out. Vic McKain flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Cecil Reilley flies out to the left fielder. Henry Smith doubles to center field. Billy Gunson flies out to the right fielder. Bill Perzanowski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Carl-Mike Yastrzemski singles to right field. Tyson McEwing flies out to the left fielder. Humberto Blanco walks. Denny Felton flies out to the center fielder. Tommie Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Charlie Johnson singles to left field. Tom Bush doubles to center field. Charlie Johnson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Vince Pirtle lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Denis Liriano pops out to the shortstop. Jim McAndrew 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. Bert Nettles flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Hitoshi Nakayama lines out to the shortstop. Johnnie Thigpen flies out to the center fielder. Jim McAndrew strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Cecil Reilley walks. Henry Smith walks. Billy Gunson flies out to the left fielder. Bill Perzanowski singles to right field. Cecil Reilley scores. Henry Smith advances to third on the hit. Charlie Johnson strikes out. Penn Plumbtrick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Bush walks. Vince Pirtle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Vic McKain singles to left field. Carl-Mike Yastrzemski pops out to the third baseman. Tyson McEwing flies out to the left fielder. Humberto Blanco grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Vic McKain is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Denis Liriano singles to center field. Bert Nettles grounds out to the third baseman. Denis Liriano advances to second on the play. Cecil Reilley grounds out to the second baseman. Denis Liriano advances to third on the play. Henry Smith walks. Billy Gunson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Denny Felton grounds out to the shortstop. Tommie Johnson strikes out. Hitoshi Nakayama doubles to left field. Johnnie Thigpen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Perzanowski strikes out. Charlie Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Bush pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Walt Griffin is pinch hitting for Penn Plumbtrick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Walt Griffin singles to right field. Vic McKain hits an infield single to the pitcher. Carl-Mike Yastrzemski singles to right field. Walt Griffin scores. Tyson McEwing grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carl-Mike Yastrzemski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Humberto Blanco flies out to the center fielder. Denny Felton singles to left field. Vic McKain scores. Tommie Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Hisashi Nakatsu pitching. Bob Maysey is pinch hitting for Vince Pirtle. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bob Maysey singles to left field. Denis Liriano grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Maysey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Denis Liriano is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bert Nettles triples. Cecil Reilley pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Clarence Washburn pitching. Hitoshi Nakayama strikes out. Narihide Oh is pinch hitting for Johnnie Thigpen. Narihide Oh pops out to the first baseman. Rusty Walsh is pinch hitting for Hisashi Nakatsu. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rusty Walsh singles to center field. Rusty Walsh steals second. Rusty Walsh steals third. Vic McKain strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Rey Leverette pitching. Henry Smith triples. Billy Gunson flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Henry Smith scores. Bill Perzanowski flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Bob Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Carl-Mike Yastrzemski pops out to the third baseman. Tyson McEwing grounds out to the shortstop. Humberto Blanco lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 11 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Bert Nettles (11), Henry Smith (5), Tom Bush (10).3B - Bert Nettles (1), Henry Smith (1).HR - Henry Smith (3).SF - Billy Gunson. Baserunning: CS - Denis Liriano (1).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Milligan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lenny Carlisle improves in contact_vs_righty Doc Elko did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Doc Elko did not respond to coaching in speed
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: 'Pumpkin' Pie improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe LaMaster improves in power_vs_lefty Bert Wiedemeyer improves in contact_vs_righty Vern Hodge improves in power_vs_lefty 'Pumpkin' Pie did not respond to coaching in 3B