Win: Bill Strohmayer (3-0) Loss: Mickey Schneider (6-2)
Inning: 1 New York Jim Bale pitching. Derrek Simms grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buddy Michalak walks. Bob Lyons grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Buddy Michalak is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Toby Crawford doubles to right field. Tom Monzant walks. John Bullett strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Houston Paul Golden pitching. Fred Lord flies out to the left fielder. Gene Hopp strikes out. Bobby White strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Louis Scheer flies out to the left fielder. Dave Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Golden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Earl Stanceu is hit by a pitch. Bob Weilman hits an infield single to the shortstop. Archie Griffin flies out to the center fielder. Bob Gaw doubles to center field. Earl Stanceu scores. Dick Rettig strikes out. Jim Bale strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Derrek Simms flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Michalak doubles past the right fielder. Bob Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Toby Crawford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Fred Lord doubles to left field. Gene Hopp flies out to the left fielder. Bobby White pops out to the first baseman. Earl Stanceu walks. Bob Weilman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Tom Monzant strikes out. John Bullett singles to center field. Louis Scheer hits a home run. John Bullett scores. Dave Moore flies out to the right fielder. Paul Golden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Archie Griffin walks. Archie Griffin steals second. Bob Gaw flies out to the right fielder. Dick Rettig grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jim Bale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Derrek Simms flies out to the center fielder. Buddy Michalak singles to center field. Buddy Michalak steals second. Bobby White throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Bob Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Toby Crawford singles to left field. Buddy Michalak scores. Tom Monzant walks. John Bullett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Fred Lord strikes out. Gene Hopp strikes out. Bobby White lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Louis Scheer singles to left field. Dave Moore strikes out. Louis Scheer steals second. Paul Golden walks. Derrek Simms doubles to right field. Louis Scheer scores. Paul Golden scores. Bill Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buddy Michalak walks. Bob Lyons strikes out. Toby Crawford singles to center field. Derrek Simms scores. Buddy Michalak is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Earl Stanceu doubles to left field. Bob Weilman hits a home run. Earl Stanceu scores. Neil Varsho comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Archie Griffin singles past the first baseman. Bob Gaw strikes out. Dick Rettig hits a home run. Archie Griffin scores. Ricardo Potts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Anderson grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Lord grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Tom Monzant singles to center field. John Bullett strikes out. Louis Scheer singles to left field. Dave Moore singles to right field. Tom Monzant scores. Louis Scheer advances to third on the hit. Randy Dilauro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ricardo Potts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Moore advances to second on the play. Derrek Simms grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Gene Hopp singles past the third baseman. Bobby White singles to right field. Gene Hopp advances to third on the hit. Paul Weber comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Earl Stanceu walks. Bob Weilman lines out to the third baseman. Archie Griffin pops out to the shortstop. Bob Gaw grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 New York Buddy Michalak singles to left field. Buddy Michalak steals second. Bob Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Toby Crawford singles to right field. Buddy Michalak scores. Hisao Watanabe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Monzant flies out to the right fielder. John Bullett grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Toby Crawford is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Dick Rettig flies out to the center fielder. Bill Taff is pinch hitting for Hisao Watanabe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Taff flies out to the right fielder. Darcy Shaver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Fred Lord grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Mike Oster pitching. Louis Scheer hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dave Moore walks. Darcy Shaver fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Darcy Shaver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Louis Scheer advances to third on the play. Dave Moore advances to second on the play. Derrek Simms flies out to the center fielder. Buddy Michalak grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Gene Hopp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby White singles to left field. Earl Stanceu walks. Bob Weilman singles past the shortstop. Bobby White scores. Earl Stanceu steals third. Archie Griffin singles to right field. Earl Stanceu scores. Bob Weilman advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Bob Gaw strikes out. Dick Rettig bunts for a base hit. Bob Weilman scores. Mickey Schneider comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Werber is pinch hitting for Mike Oster. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Werber strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 New York Bill Strohmayer pitching. Bob Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Toby Crawford grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Monzant grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Fred Lord strikes out. Gene Hopp strikes out. Bobby White pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 New York John Bullett flies out to the right fielder. Louis Scheer grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Moore bunts for a base hit. Mickey Schneider flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Houston Earl Stanceu hits a home run. New York total runners left on base: 13 Houston total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Tom Monzant is injured and is expected to be out 46 days. Randy Dilauro is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pit Traynor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Juan Leonhard did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Morgan did not respond to coaching in velocity Kelvin Hallinan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Bradley did not respond to coaching in range Dode Cromer improves in endurance Eddie Murray did not respond to coaching in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Lee improves in contact_vs_lefty Jack McDowell improves in arm Chuck Hargis did not respond to coaching in endurance Tom Lee improves in power_vs_lefty Mark Paulette did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Valdes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty