Win: Larry Snipes (3-1) Loss: Joe Scherbarth (3-2)
Inning: 1 Houston New Boss Steinbrenner pitching. Lee Jones singles to center field. Lee Jones steals second. Rick McCracken singles to left field. Lee Jones scores. Bort Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Sailor Abstein strikes out. Rick McCracken steals second. Kyle Barry Larkin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Miami Susumu Kaneko pitching. Kenny The Jet Valenzuela walks. Sammy Lee Eaton grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Rick Gainer singles to left field. Bill Johnston hits a home run. Rick Gainer scores. Rube Moran pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Walt Breton strikes out. Frank Sizemore flies out to the center fielder. Dom Terry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Miami Gene Fulmer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Moore strikes out. Butch Deadlift singles to left field. New Boss Steinbrenner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Susumu Kaneko grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Jones walks. Rick McCracken strikes out. Bort Thompson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lee Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Miami Kenny The Jet Valenzuela grounds out to the shortstop. Sammy Lee Eaton reached on a fielding error by Rick McCracken. Rick Gainer strikes out. Bill Johnston hits an infield single to the pitcher. Rube Moran strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Sailor Abstein walks. Kyle Barry Larkin walks. Walt Breton flies out to the center fielder. Frank Sizemore pops out to the third baseman. Dom Terry strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Miami Gene Fulmer grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Moore flies out to the left fielder. Butch Deadlift grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Susumu Kaneko strikes out. Lee Jones singles in front of the center fielder. Rick McCracken strikes out. Lee Jones is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Miami New Boss Steinbrenner pops out to the shortstop. Kenny The Jet Valenzuela grounds out to the third baseman. Sammy Lee Eaton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bort Thompson doubles to center field. Sailor Abstein doubles to center field. Bort Thompson scores. Jesse Perry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kyle Barry Larkin flies out to the center fielder. Walt Breton grounds out to the second baseman. Sailor Abstein advances to third on the play. Frank Sizemore walks. Dom Terry walks. Susumu Kaneko walks. Sailor Abstein scores. Lee Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Miami Rick Gainer grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Johnston hits a home run. Rube Moran pops out to the third baseman. Gene Fulmer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Rick McCracken grounds out to the second baseman. Bort Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Sailor Abstein flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Miami Mike Moore flies out to the left fielder. Butch Deadlift walks. Jesse Perry lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Thormahlen 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. Kenny The Jet Valenzuela flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Kyle Barry Larkin strikes out. Walt Breton walks. Frank Sizemore flies out to the left fielder. Dom Terry singles to center field. Ed Gallego comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mamoru Abe is pinch hitting for Harry Thormahlen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mamoru Abe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Miami Jake The Snake Kendall pitching. Sammy Lee Eaton strikes out. Rick Gainer doubles to right field. Bill Johnston strikes out. Rube Moran pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Lee Jones flies out to the center fielder. Rick McCracken grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bort Thompson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Miami Gene Fulmer singles to left field. Mike Moore strikes out. Butch Deadlift flies out to the right fielder. Dave Stockwell is pinch hitting for Ed Gallego. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Dave Stockwell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gene Fulmer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Larry Snipes pitching. Sailor Abstein strikes out. Kyle Barry Larkin flies out to the right fielder. Walt Breton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Miami Kenny The Jet Valenzuela pops out to the second baseman. Sammy Lee Eaton strikes out. Rick Gainer singles to left field. Luis Palacios 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. Bill Johnston grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Rick Gainer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Houston Frank Sizemore singles to center field. Dom Terry strikes out. Danny Chambers is pinch hitting for Luis Palacios. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Sizemore steals second. Danny Chambers walks. Lee Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Sizemore advances to third on the play. Danny Chambers advances to second on the play. Rick McCracken walks. Bort Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 11 Miami Joe Scherbarth pitching. Rube Moran singles to center field. Gene Fulmer singles past the second baseman. Rube Moran advances to third on the hit. Mike Moore singles to center field. Rube Moran scores. Houston total runners left on base: 12 Miami total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Bort Thompson (18), Sailor Abstein (22). Baserunning: SB - Lee Jones (23), Rick McCracken (31), Frank Sizemore (10).CS - Lee Jones (12). Fielding: E - Rick McCracken.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Charlie Rice did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Don McMillan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Willy Tavares did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Orador did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lary Hand did not respond to coaching in speed Jose Orador did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Miami Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Bell did not respond to coaching in velocity Dennis Cuyler improves in power_vs_lefty Bart Graber did not respond to coaching in velocity Cecil English improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Giusti improves in contact_vs_righty Gary Lambert did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty