Inning: 1 Arizona Ted Smith pitching. Josh Sensabaugh strikes out. Don Dozier pops out to the second baseman. Kerry Shannon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Kei Oyane pitching. Alex Flores doubles to right field. Joe Purtell singles to left field. Alex Flores scores. Allie Dowell strikes out. Heinie Schullstrom pops out to the first baseman. Johnny Umbarger hits a home run. Joe Purtell scores. Hal DiPietro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Tetsuo Okubo flies out to the right fielder. Jim McRae strikes out. Ray Barthelson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Monty Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Galvin grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ted Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Les Almada hits an infield single to the third baseman. Les Almada steals second. Andy Pierce grounds out to the second baseman. Les Almada advances to third on the play. Kei Oyane strikes out. Josh Sensabaugh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Alex Flores flies out to the right fielder. Joe Purtell flies out to the center fielder. Allie Dowell hits a home run. Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Don Dozier grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Kerry Shannon singles to right field. Tetsuo Okubo flies out to the right fielder. Jim McRae triples. Kerry Shannon scores. Ray Barthelson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Johnny Umbarger grounds out to the second baseman. Hal DiPietro grounds out to the second baseman. Monty Thomas singles to left field. Ernie Galvin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Monty Thomas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Les Almada singles to right field. Les Almada steals second. Andy Pierce singles to left field. Les Almada scores. Kei Oyane lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Josh Sensabaugh grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Don Dozier singles past the second baseman. Kerry Shannon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Ted Smith singles to left field. Alex Flores strikes out. Joe Purtell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Tetsuo Okubo flies out to the center fielder. Jim McRae hits a home run. Ray Barthelson grounds out to the pitcher. Les Almada pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Allie Dowell walks. Heinie Schullstrom strikes out. Johnny Umbarger strikes out. Hal DiPietro walks. Craig Suttles 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. Monty Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Arizona Andy Pierce flies out to the left fielder. March Shumaker is pinch hitting for Craig Suttles. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. March Shumaker singles to left field. Josh Sensabaugh strikes out. Don Dozier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Jim Strickland pitching. Ernie Galvin flies out to the left fielder. Steve Shipley is pinch hitting for Ted Smith. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Steve Shipley strikes out. Alex Flores doubles to right field. Joe Purtell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Nick Dobbek pitching. Kerry Shannon singles to center field. Tetsuo Okubo grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Jim McRae grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Allie Dowell grounds out to the third baseman. Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Umbarger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Alberto Swindells comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ray Barthelson strikes out. Les Almada strikes out. Andy Pierce singles to left field. Mike Flanagan is pinch hitting for Jim Strickland. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Andy Pierce steals second. Jack Santana is pinch running for Andy Pierce on 2nd base. Mike Flanagan singles to left field. Jack Santana scores. Jerome Fuller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Josh Sensabaugh singles to left field. Don Dozier pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Bob Warner pitching. Hank Russell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jack Santana at C. Hal DiPietro flies out to the left fielder. Monty Thomas strikes out. Ernie Galvin doubles to center field. Joe Byrne is pinch hitting for Jerome Fuller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Byrne doubles to right field. Ernie Galvin scores. Arizona total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 4
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Travis Miller improves in contact_vs_lefty Travis Miller improves in contact_vs_lefty Don Blodell improves in range Billy Shirley improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Buckalew did not respond to coaching in velocity Travis Miller improves in contact_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bobby Aragon did not respond to coaching in control Greg Bell improves in contact_vs_lefty Neil Fariss did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ron Mails did not respond to coaching in velocity Morrie Blankenship improves in velocity Bobby Aragon did not respond to coaching in control