Win: Bob Warner (8-1) Loss: Bob Donovan (7-3)
Save: Shag Whitehurst (31)
Inning: 1 Arizona Tony Taylor pitching. Hank Russell grounds out to the second baseman. Tetsuo Okubo grounds out to the pitcher. Don Dozier walks. Josh Sensabaugh hits a home run. Don Dozier scores. Kerry Shannon lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Nolen Castillo pitching. Alex Flores grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Galvin walks. Allie Dowell strikes out. Steve Shipley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona March Shumaker hits a home run. Andy Pierce singles to right field. Kiyoshi Takekiyo grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Andy Pierce is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Nolen Castillo lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hank Russell walks. Tetsuo Okubo singles to center field. Kiyoshi Takekiyo scores. Hank Russell advances to third on the hit. Don Dozier walks. Josh Sensabaugh flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Wimpy Ginter flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Umbarger walks. Heinie Schullstrom grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Kerry Shannon grounds out to the shortstop. March Shumaker grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Pierce strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Ray Mamaux singles to right field. Tony Taylor fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tony Taylor walks. Alex Flores flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Galvin flies out to the right fielder. Allie Dowell is hit by a pitch. Steve Shipley strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Arizona Kiyoshi Takekiyo strikes out. Nolen Castillo singles to center field. Hank Russell strikes out. Tetsuo Okubo singles to right field. Don Dozier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Wimpy Ginter strikes out. Johnny Umbarger singles to center field. Heinie Schullstrom singles to center field. Johnny Umbarger advances to third on the hit. Ray Mamaux grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Umbarger scores. Heinie Schullstrom advances to second on the play. Tony Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Josh Sensabaugh grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kerry Shannon pops out to the second baseman. March Shumaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Alex Flores strikes out. Ernie Galvin singles to left field. Allie Dowell strikes out. Ernie Galvin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Andy Pierce reached on a fielding error by Ray Mamaux. Andy Pierce steals second. Kiyoshi Takekiyo singles to center field. Andy Pierce is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Nolen Castillo lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kiyoshi Takekiyo steals third. Hank Russell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Steve Shipley flies out to the left fielder. Wimpy Ginter pops out to the shortstop. Johnny Umbarger pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Lerrin Lary comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tetsuo Okubo singles to right field. Don Dozier grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Josh Sensabaugh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Del Shocker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kiyoshi Takekiyo at RF. Heinie Schullstrom singles to center field. Heinie Schullstrom steals second. Ray Mamaux singles to center field. Heinie Schullstrom scores. Fred Blemker is pinch hitting for Lerrin Lary. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Blemker pops out to the third baseman. Alex Flores strikes out. Ernie Galvin singles to center field. Ray Mamaux advances to third on the hit. Allie Dowell hits a home run. Ray Mamaux scores. Ernie Galvin scores. Craig Suttles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Shipley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Nick Dobbek pitching. Kerry Shannon grounds out to the shortstop. March Shumaker doubles to right field. Andy Pierce singles to right field. The defense is playing the corners in. Del Shocker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Wimpy Ginter flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Umbarger grounds out to the shortstop. Heinie Schullstrom singles to left field. Heinie Schullstrom is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Alberto Swindells comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chris Marshall is pinch hitting for Craig Suttles. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chris Marshall hits a home run. Hank Russell grounds out to the third baseman. Tetsuo Okubo flies out to the right fielder. Don Dozier flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Bob Warner pitching. Ray Mamaux flies out to the center fielder. Monty Thomas is pinch hitting for Alberto Swindells. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Monty Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Alex Flores grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Arizona Bob Donovan pitching. Josh Sensabaugh singles to right field. Josh Sensabaugh steals second. Kerry Shannon strikes out. March Shumaker pops out to the second baseman. Andy Pierce flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Ernie Galvin grounds out to the shortstop. Allie Dowell strikes out. Steve Shipley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Arizona Del Shocker triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Tim Applegate is pinch hitting for Bob Warner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Tim Applegate walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Hank Russell flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Del Shocker scores. Tetsuo Okubo strikes out. Don Dozier singles to left field. Tim Applegate advances to third on the hit. Josh Sensabaugh singles to center field. Tim Applegate scores. Don Dozier aggressively advances to third on the hit. Kerry Shannon singles to right field. Don Dozier scores. Josh Sensabaugh advances to third on the hit. March Shumaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Houston Shag Whitehurst pitching. Wimpy Ginter singles to right field. Johnny Umbarger strikes out. Heinie Schullstrom singles to right field. Wimpy Ginter advances to third on the hit. Ray Mamaux flies out to the right fielder. Bob Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Arizona total runners LOB: 10 Houston total runners LOB: 7
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Pappas did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Timmy Smith did not respond to coaching in range James Reid did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jackie Snell improves in velocity Luther Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Travis Miller improves in power_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Red Merritt improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Lewis improves in contact_vs_lefty Lefty Whelan did not respond to coaching in control Scott Tompkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Elmer Kane did not respond to coaching in control Joe Smith improves in power_vs_righty