Inning: 1 Houston Satoru Ogawa pitching. Jose Mott doubles to center field. Rusty Keating strikes out. Dave Coulter flies out to the left fielder. Harry Lobert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Bill Montague pitching. Doug Pettibone hits a home run. Dane Rufer grounds out to the shortstop. Lep Hermoso walks. Jack Lajoie strikes out. Pete Sutherland pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Burleigh Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Rob Branca grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Mokan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Catfish Fleming flies out to the left fielder. Ed Graney pops out to the second baseman. Muddy Meaney pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Curt Williams singles to right field. Bill Montague lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Curt Williams forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jose Mott strikes out. Rusty Keating flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Satoru Ogawa strikes out. Doug Pettibone walks. Dane Rufer grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Pettibone advances to second on the play. Lep Hermoso walks. Jack Lajoie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Dave Coulter strikes out. Harry Lobert grounds out to the second baseman. Burleigh Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Pete Sutherland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Catfish Fleming flies out to the left fielder. Ed Graney reached on a fielding error by Bill Montague. Muddy Meaney hits a home run. Ed Graney scores. Satoru Ogawa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Rob Branca flies out to the left fielder. Bill Mokan flies out to the left fielder. Curt Williams singles to left field. Bill Montague flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Doug Pettibone singles to right field. Dane Rufer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Lep Hermoso pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Jose Mott hits an infield single to the second baseman. Rusty Keating singles to center field. Dave Coulter grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jose Mott advances to third on the play. Harry Lobert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Jack Lajoie grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Sutherland pops out to the catcher. Catfish Fleming strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Burleigh Davis walks. Rob Branca hits a home run. Burleigh Davis scores. Bill Mokan strikes out. Curt Williams flies out to the left fielder. Mark Katz is pinch hitting for Bill Montague. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mark Katz hits a home run. Jose Mott singles to center field. Rusty Keating flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Hy Harman pitching. Ed Graney walks. Muddy Meaney strikes out. Tony Ritchey is pinch hitting for Satoru Ogawa. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tony Ritchey grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Graney advances to second on the play. Doug Pettibone walks. Dane Rufer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Doug Pettibone is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Archie Dent pitching. Dave Coulter walks. Harry Lobert pops out to the second baseman. Burleigh Davis strikes out. Rob Branca flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Lep Hermoso grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Lajoie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Sutherland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Bill Mokan lines out to the shortstop. Curt Williams strikes out. Dave Runnels is pinch hitting for Hy Harman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Runnels grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Johnny Harmon pitching. Catfish Fleming strikes out. Ed Graney flies out to the left fielder. Muddy Meaney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Jose Mott grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rusty Keating strikes out. Dave Coulter doubles to center field. Bubba Cooney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Harry Lobert singles to center field. Dave Coulter scores. Burleigh Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Arizona Hal Schooler is pinch hitting for Bubba Cooney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hal Schooler strikes out. Doug Pettibone singles to center field. Doug Pettibone is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dane Rufer hits a home run. Zoilo Pool comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lep Hermoso grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Houston Bob Otis pitching. Rob Branca strikes out. Bill Mokan walks. Curt Williams singles to center field. Bill Mokan advances to third on the hit. Zoilo Pool strikes out. Jose Mott grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Arizona Jack Lajoie reached on a fielding error by Dave Coulter. Pete Sutherland hits a home run. Jack Lajoie scores. Houston total runners left on base: 9 Arizona total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Lep Hermoso is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Kauff did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Kramer improves in contact_vs_lefty Kyle Curd did not respond to coaching in endurance Jose Davenport did not respond to coaching in endurance Roy Corey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Lanning improves in range Jolbert Steevens improves in 1B
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Howie Clines did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Koehler improves in arm Bill Jacoby improves in speed Bill James did not respond to coaching in control Xavier Deez improves in power_vs_lefty Howie Clines did not respond to coaching in velocity Xavier Deez improves in CF