Win: Irv Lawton (3-3) Loss: Jake "The Snake" Kendall (2-2)
Inning: 1 Houston Akihito Nakai pitching. Lee Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Besse singles to left field. Bort Thompson walks. Mike Besse is out trying to steal third. Sailor Abstein hits a home run. Bort Thompson scores. Kyle Barry Larkin doubles to right field. Walt Breton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Milwaukee Jack Gharrity pitching. Jim Osborn lines out to the shortstop. Willie McCarthy doubles to left field. Pie Sherry grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Telemaco flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Frank Sizemore singles to right field. Frank Sizemore steals second. Dom Terry singles to right field. Frank Sizemore scores. Jack Gharrity lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lee Jones strikes out. Mike Besse flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Rick Mulliniks singles to left field. Tomoki Fujita grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dixie Fischer reached on a fielding error by Jack Gharrity. Steve Ruiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Bort Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Sailor Abstein grounds out to the pitcher. Kyle Barry Larkin reached on a fielding error by Willie McCarthy. Kyle Barry Larkin steals second. Walt Breton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Akihito Nakai grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Osborn grounds out to the third baseman. Willie McCarthy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Frank Sizemore doubles to left field. Dom Terry grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Sizemore advances to third on the play. Jack Gharrity walks. Lee Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Sizemore scores. Mike Besse flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Pie Sherry hits a home run. Frank Telemaco singles past the second baseman. Frank Telemaco steals second. Rick Mulliniks flies out to the right fielder. Tomoki Fujita flies out to the left fielder. Dixie Fischer grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bort Thompson singles to center field. Sailor Abstein doubles to left field. Kyle Barry Larkin pops out to the second baseman. Walt Breton pops out to the third baseman. Frank Sizemore strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Steve Ruiz grounds out to the second baseman. Akihito Nakai grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Osborn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Dom Terry grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jack Gharrity strikes out. Lee Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Willie McCarthy walks. Pie Sherry flies out to the center fielder. Frank Telemaco flies out to the center fielder. Rick Mulliniks grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Willie McCarthy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Mike Besse lines out to the second baseman. Bort Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Sailor Abstein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Tomoki Fujita grounds out to the second baseman. Dixie Fischer grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Ruiz singles to right field. Lefty McLaughlin is pinch hitting for Akihito Nakai. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lefty McLaughlin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Irv Lawton pitching. Kyle Barry Larkin singles to right field. Walt Breton strikes out. Frank Sizemore pops out to the catcher. Dom Terry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Alexander The Great Malleta enters the game as a defensive replacement for Walt Breton at LF. Jim Osborn walks. Willie McCarthy singles to center field. Luis Palacios 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. Pie Sherry singles to center field. Jim Osborn scores. Willie McCarthy advances to third on the hit. Pie Sherry is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Frank Telemaco flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Willie McCarthy scores. Rick Mulliniks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Joe McManus is pinch hitting for Luis Palacios. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe McManus pops out to the first baseman. Lee Jones strikes out. Mike Besse walks. Bort Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Milwaukee Jake The Snake Kendall pitching. Tomoki Fujita singles to center field. Dixie Fischer singles to center field. Steve Ruiz grounds out to the second baseman. Tomoki Fujita advances to third on the play. Dixie Fischer advances to second on the play. Curt Karchner is pinch hitting for Irv Lawton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Curt Karchner flies out to the center fielder. Jim Osborn reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Besse. Tomoki Fujita scores. Dixie Fischer scores. Houston total runners left on base: 8 Milwaukee total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Sailor Abstein (17), Kyle Barry Larkin (7), Frank Sizemore (12).HR - Sailor Abstein (14).SF - Lee Jones. Baserunning: SB - Kyle Barry Larkin (2), Frank Sizemore (8).CS - Mike Besse (1). Fielding: E - Mike Besse, Jack Gharrity.
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ron Lieber did not respond to coaching in arm Buddy Booty did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Wade Cashion did not respond to coaching in velocity Wade Cashion did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Moore did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Wallace improves in speed