Win: Don Ratzer (1-1) Loss: Tony Taylor (0-1)
Save: Al Fernandez (1)
Inning: 1 Houston Don Ratzer pitching. Joe Purtell walks. Fred Blemker grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Purtell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Allie Dowell doubles to right field. Johnny Umbarger strikes out. Ernie Galvin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Colorado Tony Taylor pitching. Joe Blue strikes out. Garry Fuentes singles to left field. Jeff Phillips singles to right field. Passed ball. Garry Fuentes advances to third. Jeff Phillips advances to second. Levi Theobald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yosuke Takamura walks. Larry Green hits a home run. Garry Fuentes scores. Jeff Phillips scores. Yosuke Takamura scores. Tom Rohn walks. Derrick Whitehurst grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Alex Flores singles to right field. Hal DiPietro flies out to the left fielder. Alex Flores is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hisanobu Inaba flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Don Ratzer strikes out. Joe Blue singles to center field. Joe Blue steals second. Garry Fuentes pops out to the shortstop. Jeff Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Tony Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Purtell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Blemker singles to right field. Allie Dowell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Levi Theobald strikes out. Yosuke Takamura hits a home run. Jerome Fuller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Green strikes out. Tom Rohn hits a home run. Carlos Chappell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Derrick Whitehurst hits a home run. Morrie Blankenship comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Ratzer walks. Joe Blue grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Don Ratzer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Johnny Umbarger strikes out. Ernie Galvin hits a home run. Alex Flores flies out to the right fielder. Hal DiPietro hits a home run. Hisanobu Inaba hits a home run. Morrie Blankenship strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Garry Fuentes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Phillips grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Levi Theobald grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Purtell flies out to the left fielder. Fred Blemker is hit by a pitch. Fred Blemker steals second. Allie Dowell pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Umbarger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Yosuke Takamura flies out to the center fielder. Larry Green singles past the second baseman. Tom Rohn flies out to the left fielder. Derrick Whitehurst walks. Don Ratzer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Ernie Galvin grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Flores strikes out. Hal DiPietro flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Joe Blue grounds out to the third baseman. Garry Fuentes singles to left field. Alberto Swindells comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jeff Phillips strikes out. Levi Theobald strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Hisanobu Inaba strikes out. Joe Byrne is pinch hitting for Alberto Swindells. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Byrne singles to center field. Lefty Andrews comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Purtell flies out to the left fielder. Joe Byrne steals second. Fred Blemker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Elmer Kane pitching. Yosuke Takamura grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Green grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Rohn singles to right field. Tom Rohn steals second. Derrick Whitehurst flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Allie Dowell walks. Johnny Umbarger grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Allie Dowell advances to second on the play. David Clay is pinch hitting for Ernie Galvin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. David Clay pops out to the first baseman. Alex Flores triples. Allie Dowell scores. Hal DiPietro singles to left field. Alex Flores scores. Tim Wood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hisanobu Inaba hits an infield single to the third baseman. Wimpy Ginter is pinch hitting for Elmer Kane. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wimpy Ginter strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Colorado Doc Helms pitching. Minnie Patton is pinch hitting for Tim Wood. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Minnie Patton pops out to the first baseman. Joe Blue grounds out to the shortstop. Garry Fuentes grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Al Fernandez pitching. Joe Purtell strikes out. Fred Blemker grounds out to the second baseman. Allie Dowell singles to left field. Johnny Umbarger grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Allie Dowell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 8 Colorado total runners left on base: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tetsukazu Hitomi did not respond to coaching in endurance Daijiro Tanioka did not respond to coaching in speed Greg Bell did not respond to coaching in arm Daijiro Tanioka improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Bissonette improves in power_vs_lefty Rafael Orta did not respond to coaching in velocity
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bobby Carroll did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Juan Schmidt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Doug Fontenot did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Smith improves in speed Greg Fogarty did not respond to coaching in C