Win: Billy Guardado (5-12) Loss: Jiro Yoshida (3-8)
Save: Alberto Swindells (20)
Inning: 1 Houston Jiro Yoshida pitching. Alex Flores walks. Joe Purtell pops out to the third baseman. Alex Flores is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Allie Dowell singles to left field. Ernie Galvin singles to left field. Allie Dowell advances to third on the hit. Ollie Blemker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Colorado Billy Guardado pitching. Walter DiMaggio singles to left field. Norm Montoyo singles to center field. Walter DiMaggio advances to third on the hit. Jeff Phillips grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Walter DiMaggio scores. Red Ezzell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Hal DiPietro flies out to the left fielder. Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Mamaux grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Garry Fuentes singles to right field. Derrick Whitehurst grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bobby Carroll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Billy Guardado singles to left field. Alex Flores grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Guardado advances to second on the play. Joe Purtell strikes out. Allie Dowell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Billy Miller pops out to the catcher. Jiro Yoshida flies out to the right fielder. Walter DiMaggio grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Ernie Galvin walks. Ollie Blemker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Hal DiPietro grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Norm Montoyo walks. Jeff Phillips walks. Red Ezzell grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Norm Montoyo advances to third on the play. Garry Fuentes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Heinie Schullstrom flies out to the center fielder. Ray Mamaux walks. Billy Guardado lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Ray Mamaux forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Alex Flores grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Billy Guardado is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Derrick Whitehurst flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Carroll walks. Billy Miller grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Purtell singles to left field. Allie Dowell reached on a fielding error by Red Ezzell. Ernie Galvin flies out to the center fielder. Ollie Blemker grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Purtell advances to third on the play. Allie Dowell advances to second on the play. Hal DiPietro strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Colorado Jiro Yoshida singles to left field. Walter DiMaggio grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Norm Montoyo singles past the second baseman. Jeff Phillips flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Heinie Schullstrom flies out to the left fielder. Ray Mamaux triples. Johnny Umbarger is pinch hitting for Billy Guardado. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Johnny Umbarger walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Al Fernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Flores doubles to right field. Ray Mamaux scores. Johnny Umbarger uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Purtell strikes out. Allie Dowell singles to left field. Alex Flores scores. Garry Gill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Galvin pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Bob Donovan pitching. Red Ezzell strikes out. Garry Fuentes strikes out. Derrick Whitehurst strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Ollie Blemker singles to left field. Hal DiPietro flies out to the left fielder. Heinie Schullstrom grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Bobby Carroll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Miller doubles to center field. Chuck McMahan is pinch hitting for Garry Gill. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Chuck McMahan bunts for a base hit. Walter DiMaggio grounds out to the third baseman. Chuck McMahan advances to second on the play. Norm Montoyo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Tim Wood pitching. Ray Mamaux flies out to the center fielder. 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 doubles to center field. Alex Flores grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Purtell singles past the second baseman. Fred Blemker scores. Hiromichi Matsumoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Allie Dowell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Colorado Alberto Swindells pitching. Jeff Phillips singles to left field. Red Ezzell flies out to the right fielder. Garry Fuentes flies out to the center fielder. Derrick Whitehurst walks. Bobby Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Colorado total runners LOB: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jimmy Howell improves in range Ted Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Lefty Whelan improves in velocity Bill Lewis improves in range Rey Comorosky did not respond to coaching in speed Neil Fariss did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tom Petty did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Petty improves in arm Juan Schmidt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Petty improves in speed Frank Gibson did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Ferrell improves in range Dave Ferrell improves in CF