Inning: 1 Houston Dave Lodigiani pitching. Dave Runnels lines out to the third baseman. Harry Lobert strikes out. Fritz Pendleton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Arizona Greg King pitching. Jack Lajoie grounds out to the second baseman. Xavier Deez grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Valentine grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Dave Coulter strikes out. Rob Branca flies out to the center fielder. Curt Williams hits a home run. Mark Katz singles to right field. Don Speck pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Tony Ritchey flies out to the right fielder. Marv Slaught pops out to the third baseman. Muddy Meaney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Greg King walks. Dave Runnels singles to center field. Harry Lobert singles to left field. Fritz Pendleton strikes out. Dave Coulter walks. Greg King scores. Rob Branca lines out to the second baseman. Curt Williams pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Arizona Lep Hermoso flies out to the center fielder. Doug Pettibone grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Lodigiani singles to right field. Jack Lajoie triples. Dave Lodigiani scores. Xavier Deez singles to left field. Jack Lajoie scores. Danny Valentine singles to right field. Xavier Deez advances to third on the hit. Danny Valentine steals second. Don Speck throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Xavier Deez scores. Tony Ritchey singles to right field. Danny Valentine scores. Marv Slaught flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Mark Katz flies out to the left fielder. Don Speck singles to center field. Greg King lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Runnels walks. Harry Lobert grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Runnels is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Arizona Muddy Meaney walks. Lep Hermoso walks. Doug Pettibone walks. Dave Lodigiani grounds out to the third baseman. Muddy Meaney scores. Lep Hermoso advances to third on the play. Doug Pettibone advances to second on the play. Jack Lajoie flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Lep Hermoso scores. Zoilo Pool comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Xavier Deez singles to left field. Doug Pettibone scores. Xavier Deez steals second. Danny Valentine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Fritz Pendleton reached on a 2-base throwing error by Danny Valentine. Dave Coulter grounds out to the second baseman. Fritz Pendleton advances to third on the play. Rob Branca pops out to the catcher. Curt Williams lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Tony Ritchey hits a home run. Marv Slaught flies out to the center fielder. Muddy Meaney singles to left field. Muddy Meaney steals second. Lep Hermoso singles to center field. Muddy Meaney scores. Randy Creel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Pettibone grounds out to the third baseman. Lep Hermoso advances to second on the play. Dave Lodigiani lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Mark Katz hits a home run. Don Speck strikes out. Randy Creel grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Runnels strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Jack Lajoie strikes out. Xavier Deez grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Valentine singles past the shortstop. Tony Ritchey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Harry Lobert reached on a fielding error by Danny Valentine. Fritz Pendleton doubles to left field. Harry Lobert is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Dave Coulter grounds out to the second baseman. Fritz Pendleton advances to third on the play. Rob Branca grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Marv Slaught strikes out. Muddy Meaney flies out to the center fielder. Lep Hermoso strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bubba Cooney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jolbert Steevens is pinch hitting for Curt Williams. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jolbert Steevens grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Katz flies out to the center fielder. Don Speck singles to left field. Otis Valdez is pinch hitting for Randy Creel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Otis Valdez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Ed Valentine pitching. Kikuo Nishizawa is pinch hitting for Doug Pettibone. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kikuo Nishizawa doubles to center field. Dane Rufer is pinch hitting for Bubba Cooney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Dane Rufer singles to center field. Kikuo Nishizawa scores. Jack Lajoie strikes out. Xavier Deez triples. Dane Rufer scores. Danny Valentine grounds out to the shortstop. Xavier Deez scores. Tony Ritchey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Archie Dent pitching. Dave Runnels flies out to the right fielder. Harry Lobert flies out to the left fielder. Fritz Pendleton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 9 Arizona total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Greg King is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tommy Cooper improves in contact_vs_righty John Tyack did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tommy Cooper did not respond to coaching in range Alberto Pena did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Corey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Nick Bench did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Lanning improves in LF
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Cueto did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Scott Taylor did not respond to coaching in velocity Buddy Brodie improves in velocity John Mellor did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Howie Clines did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill James did not respond to coaching in velocity