Win: Danny Heaton (9-8) Loss: Nick Dobbek (3-5)
Save: Hiromichi Matsumoto (1)
Inning: 1 Colorado Tony Taylor pitching. Derrick Whitehurst flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Norm Montoyo flies out to the right fielder. Yosuke Takamura singles to center field. Garry Fuentes doubles to right field. Tom Rohn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Danny Heaton pitching. Alex Flores grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Joe Purtell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bobby Carroll. Allie Dowell flies out to the center fielder. Steve Shipley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Levi Theobald singles to center field. Bobby Carroll strikes out. Levi Theobald steals second. Walter DiMaggio doubles to left field. Levi Theobald scores. Danny Heaton strikes out. Derrick Whitehurst walks. Norm Montoyo grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Derrick Whitehurst is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Al McGunnigle pops out to the first baseman. Hal DiPietro hits a home run. Heinie Schullstrom doubles to right field. Ray Mamaux flies out to the left fielder. Tony Taylor singles to center field. Heinie Schullstrom scores. Alex Flores reached on a 2-base fielding error by Derrick Whitehurst. Joe Purtell lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Colorado Yosuke Takamura walks. Garry Fuentes strikes out. Tom Rohn strikes out. Levi Theobald strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Allie Dowell pops out to the second baseman. Steve Shipley singles to center field. Al McGunnigle singles to center field. Steve Shipley advances to third on the hit. Hal DiPietro strikes out. Heinie Schullstrom singles to center field. Steve Shipley scores. Al McGunnigle advances to third on the hit. Ray Mamaux strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Colorado Bobby Carroll singles to left field. Walter DiMaggio walks. Danny Heaton fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Danny Heaton flies out to the left fielder. Derrick Whitehurst grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Carroll advances to third on the play. Walter DiMaggio advances to second on the play. Norm Montoyo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Tony Taylor strikes out. Alex Flores flies out to the left fielder. Joe Purtell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Yosuke Takamura singles to right field. Garry Fuentes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yosuke Takamura is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tom Rohn singles to left field. Garry Fuentes aggressively advances to third on the hit. Levi Theobald pops out to the first baseman. Bobby Carroll pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Allie Dowell grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Shipley grounds out to the second baseman. Al McGunnigle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Walter DiMaggio doubles to right field. Danny Heaton fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Danny Heaton singles to right field. Derrick Whitehurst strikes out. Norm Montoyo strikes out. Yosuke Takamura grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Hal DiPietro singles to left field. Heinie Schullstrom strikes out. Ray Mamaux grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Hal DiPietro advances to second on the play. Tony Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Garry Fuentes walks. Tom Rohn grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Garry Fuentes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Levi Theobald strikes out. Bobby Carroll grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Alex Flores grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Purtell singles to center field. Joe Purtell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Allie Dowell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Walter DiMaggio walks. Duane Sanderson is pinch hitting for Danny Heaton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Duane Sanderson doubles to center field. Walter DiMaggio uses his aggressiveness and scores. Nick Dobbek comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Derrick Whitehurst strikes out. Norm Montoyo doubles to left field. Duane Sanderson scores. Yosuke Takamura doubles to right field. Norm Montoyo scores. Garry Fuentes pops out to the third baseman. Tom Rohn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Hiromichi Matsumoto pitching. Steve Shipley strikes out. Al McGunnigle grounds out to the shortstop. Hal DiPietro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Bobby Aragon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Levi Theobald hits a home run. Red Ezzell is pinch hitting for Bobby Carroll. Red Ezzell flies out to the left fielder. Walter DiMaggio walks. Walter DiMaggio is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hiromichi Matsumoto grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Heinie Schullstrom singles to left field. Ray Mamaux grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Heinie Schullstrom advances to second on the play. Wimpy Ginter is pinch hitting for Bobby Aragon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Wimpy Ginter strikes out. Alex Flores singles to right field. Heinie Schullstrom scores. Joe Purtell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Colorado total runners LOB: 13 Houston total runners LOB: 7
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hugo Mercer did not respond to coaching in range Ownie Weathers improves in power_vs_righty Marcus Martin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hugo Mercer improves in contact_vs_righty Frank Gibson improves in range Minnie Patton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Gibson did not respond to coaching in RF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ron Mails did not respond to coaching in control Scott Tompkins did not respond to coaching in control Bill Lewis improves in range Lefty Whelan did not respond to coaching in control Jim Meusel did not respond to coaching in range Joe Smith improves in range