Inning: 1 Houston Ben Thomas pitching. Alex Flores strikes out. Joe Purtell reached on a fielding error by Gale Aulds. Allie Dowell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Purtell advances to second on the play. Steve Shipley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Colorado Tony Taylor pitching. Derrick Whitehurst flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Phillips walks. Jeff Phillips steals second. Tom Rohn singles to right field. Levi Theobald pops out to the first baseman. Larry Green singles to left field. Jeff Phillips scores. Tom Rohn advances to third on the hit. Walter DiMaggio grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Ernie Galvin strikes out. Wimpy Ginter singles to left field. Heinie Schullstrom strikes out. Ray Mamaux strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Chuck McMahan strikes out. Gale Aulds grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Tony Taylor pops out to the third baseman. Alex Flores pops out to the shortstop. Joe Purtell lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Derrick Whitehurst flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Phillips pops out to the second baseman. Tom Rohn walks. Levi Theobald flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Allie Dowell strikes out. Steve Shipley hits a home run. Ernie Galvin strikes out. Wimpy Ginter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Larry Green flies out to the right fielder. Walter DiMaggio flies out to the left fielder. Chuck McMahan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Heinie Schullstrom walks. Passed ball. Heinie Schullstrom advances to second. Ray Mamaux singles to left field. Heinie Schullstrom scores. Tony Taylor lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Alex Flores pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Gale Aulds singles to center field. Ben Thomas fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ben Thomas lines out to the shortstop. Derrick Whitehurst walks. Jeff Phillips strikes out. Tom Rohn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Purtell singles to center field. Allie Dowell strikes out. Steve Shipley singles to right field. Joe Purtell aggressively advances to third on the hit. Ernie Galvin strikes out. Wimpy Ginter grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Colorado Levi Theobald grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Green walks. Walter DiMaggio grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Larry Green is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chuck McMahan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Mamaux walks. Tony Taylor lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Alex Flores flies out to the center fielder. Joe Purtell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Colorado Gale Aulds pops out to the shortstop. Billy Miller is pinch hitting for Ben Thomas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Billy Miller flies out to the left fielder. Derrick Whitehurst flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Hiromichi Matsumoto pitching. Allie Dowell grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Shipley strikes out. Ernie Galvin pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Jeff Phillips flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Tom Rohn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Levi Theobald singles to right field. Levi Theobald steals second. Nick Dobbek 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. Larry Green hits a home run. Levi Theobald scores. Walter DiMaggio grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Shinichi Tamamine enters the game as a defensive replacement for Walter DiMaggio at SS. Tim Wood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Wimpy Ginter walks. Heinie Schullstrom strikes out. Ray Mamaux flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Umbarger is pinch hitting for Nick Dobbek. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Wimpy Ginter steals second. Johnny Umbarger singles in front of the right fielder. Wimpy Ginter scores. Al Fernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Flores singles to center field. Joe Purtell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Colorado Bob Donovan pitching. Chuck McMahan doubles to right field. Gale Aulds strikes out. Red Ezzell is pinch hitting for Al Fernandez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Red Ezzell grounds out to the third baseman. Derrick Whitehurst grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Garry Gill pitching. Allie Dowell strikes out. Steve Shipley grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Galvin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Colorado Jeff Phillips walks. Tom Rohn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Phillips advances to second on the play. Levi Theobald walks. Larry Green grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Houston Wimpy Ginter grounds out to the third baseman. Heinie Schullstrom triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Ray Mamaux grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Fred Blemker is pinch hitting for Bob Donovan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Blemker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Colorado Bobby Aragon pitching. Shinichi Tamamine flies out to the center fielder. Chuck McMahan hits a home run. Houston total runners left on base: 9 Colorado total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Chuck McMahan (3).HR - Larry Green (2), Chuck McMahan (5).GIDP - Larry Green. Baserunning: SB - Jeff Phillips (2), Levi Theobald (3). Fielding: E - Gale Aulds.PB - Jeff Phillips.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Ryan improves in power_vs_righty Elmer Kane did not respond to coaching in control Jimmy Howell improves in contact_vs_lefty Doc Helms did not respond to coaching in control Ryan Burkart improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Fox did not respond to coaching in range
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lefty Morley improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Denman improves in velocity Ownie Weathers improves in power_vs_lefty Brian Burkett improves in range Gregory Castillo did not respond to coaching in speed Hugo Mercer improves in range Dave Ferrell improves in CF