Inning: 1 Houston Johnny Fries pitching. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Hopp flies out to the center fielder. Bobby White hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bobby White steals second. Bob Weilman singles to right field. Bobby White scores. Archie Griffin walks. Bob Gaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Shovel Upton pitching. Dave Moore walks. Dave Moore steals second. Tom Monzant grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Moore advances to third on the play. Bob Lyons walks. Toby Crawford strikes out. Buddy Michalak grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Dick Rettig bunts for a base hit. Bill Taff pops out to the shortstop. Shovel Upton fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Shovel Upton grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Derrek Simms singles to right field. John Bullett singles to left field. Derrek Simms advances to third on the hit. John Bullett steals second. Louis Scheer doubles to center field. Derrek Simms scores. John Bullett scores. Louis Scheer steals third. Bobby White throws the ball into left field for an error. Runners advance a base. Louis Scheer scores. Johnny Fries flies out to the right fielder. Dave Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Monzant doubles to right field. Bob Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Fred Lord strikes out. Gene Hopp lines out to the shortstop. Bobby White grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Toby Crawford doubles to left field. Buddy Michalak singles to right field. Toby Crawford scores. Derrek Simms walks. John Bullett flies out to the center fielder. Louis Scheer flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Fries grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Bob Weilman grounds out to the second baseman. Archie Griffin pops out to the first baseman. Bob Gaw grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Dave Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Monzant grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Lyons walks. Bob Lyons steals second. Toby Crawford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Dick Rettig strikes out. Bill Taff singles to center field. Shovel Upton lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Buddy Michalak walks. Derrek Simms singles to center field. Randy Dilauro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Bullett grounds out to the pitcher. Buddy Michalak advances to third on the play. Derrek Simms advances to second on the play. Louis Scheer walks. Johnny Fries grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Fred Lord singles to left field. Gene Hopp singles to left field. Bobby White singles past the shortstop. Bob Weilman grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Lord scores. Gene Hopp advances to third on the play. Bobby White advances to second on the play. Archie Griffin grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Hopp scores. Bobby White advances to third on the play. Bob Gaw flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Dave Moore walks. Tom Monzant singles to center field. Bob Lyons grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dave Moore is out at third base. Toby Crawford grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Felix Hamby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Rettig strikes out. Bill Taff pops out to the second baseman. Bob Werber is pinch hitting for Randy Dilauro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Werber strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Hisao Watanabe pitching. Buddy Michalak walks. Derrek Simms pops out to the catcher. John Bullett grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Buddy Michalak is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Bullett steals second. Louis Scheer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Fred Lord strikes out. Gene Hopp flies out to the left fielder. Bobby White grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Lloyd Eden is pinch hitting for Felix Hamby. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lloyd Eden singles to center field. Dave Moore flies out to the right fielder. Tom Monzant strikes out. Bob Lyons singles to right field. Lloyd Eden advances to third on the hit. Toby Crawford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Darcy Shaver pitching. Bob Weilman strikes out. Archie Griffin grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Gaw flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 3 New York total runners left on base: 12
Batting:2B - Tom Monzant (5), Toby Crawford (8), Louis Scheer (1).GIDP - Toby Crawford, Johnny Fries. Baserunning: SB - Dave Moore (3), Bob Lyons (5), John Bullett 2 (6), Louis Scheer (2).
Game Notes Felix Hamby is injured and is expected to be out 47 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Max Franklin improves in arm Mark Paulette did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chuck Hargis did not respond to coaching in control Walter Jean did not respond to coaching in velocity Max Franklin did not respond to coaching in speed Rich Phillips improves in power_vs_righty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Kelvin Hallinan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Lovrich did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Bradley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Neil Hoffman did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Bradley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bobby Morgan did not respond to coaching in control Addie Mejia did not respond to coaching in 2B