Win: Kei Oyane (9-3) Loss: Tony Taylor (6-10)
Save: Shag Whitehurst (27)
Inning: 1 Houston Kei Oyane pitching. Alex Flores singles to left field. Joe Purtell strikes out. Allie Dowell strikes out. Steve Shipley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Tony Taylor pitching. Mike Flanagan reached on a fielding error by Steve Shipley. Jim McRae strikes out. Mike Flanagan steals second. Tetsuo Okubo doubles to left field. Mike Flanagan scores. Tetsuo Okubo is out trying to steal third. Don Dozier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Ernie Galvin flies out to the left fielder. Hal DiPietro reached on a fielding error by Don Dozier. Heinie Schullstrom grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Hal DiPietro is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ray Mamaux singles to center field. Heinie Schullstrom advances to third on the hit. Tony Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Arizona Les Almada grounds out to the second baseman. Josh Sensabaugh strikes out. Kerry Shannon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Alex Flores grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Purtell singles past the shortstop. Allie Dowell grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Purtell advances to second on the play. Steve Shipley singles to right field. Ernie Galvin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Arizona Andy Pierce pops out to the catcher. Kei Oyane walks. Mike Flanagan hits a home run. Kei Oyane scores. Jim McRae singles to center field. Tetsuo Okubo walks. Don Dozier strikes out. Les Almada strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Hal DiPietro doubles to left field. Heinie Schullstrom flies out to the center fielder. Ray Mamaux grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Josh Sensabaugh singles to left field. Kerry Shannon grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Josh Sensabaugh is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Andy Pierce grounds out to the shortstop. Kerry Shannon advances to second on the play. Kei Oyane strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Alex Flores strikes out. Joe Purtell flies out to the left fielder. Allie Dowell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Mike Flanagan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim McRae grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tetsuo Okubo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Steve Shipley flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Galvin strikes out. Hal DiPietro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Don Dozier singles to right field. Les Almada singles to center field. Josh Sensabaugh grounds out to the second baseman. Don Dozier advances to third on the play. Les Almada advances to second on the play. Kerry Shannon singles to right field. Don Dozier scores. Les Almada is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Andy Pierce strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Mamaux flies out to the center fielder. Tony Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Kei Oyane strikes out. Mike Flanagan walks. Jim McRae grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Flanagan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tetsuo Okubo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Alex Flores singles to right field. Joe Purtell hits a home run. Alex Flores scores. Allie Dowell doubles to center field. Bob Warner 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. Steve Shipley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Allie Dowell advances to third on the play. Ernie Galvin doubles to center field. Allie Dowell scores. Hal DiPietro pops out to the second baseman. Heinie Schullstrom strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Don Dozier pops out to the catcher. Les Almada flies out to the right fielder. Josh Sensabaugh singles to center field. Josh Sensabaugh is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Shag Whitehurst comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ray Mamaux grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Umbarger is pinch hitting for Tony Taylor. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Johnny Umbarger singles to center field. Alex Flores strikes out. Joe Purtell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 8 Arizona total runners left on base: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Doc Helms did not respond to coaching in velocity Carlos Chappell did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Bratcher improves in contact_vs_lefty Harry Ryan did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Lewis improves in arm Ryan Burkart improves in contact_vs_righty
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Luther Johnson improves in endurance Luther Johnson did not respond to coaching in control Travis Miller improves in power_vs_righty Joe Pappas improves in range Lester Jones did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dupee Lum did not respond to coaching in velocity