Win: Paul Bethke (6-2) Loss: Charlie Harper (9-10)
Inning: 1 Houston Charlie Harper pitching. Bruce Northrup strikes out. Brad Ausmus singles to right field. Jimmy Wynn strikes out. Richard Hidalgo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Colorado Jose Lima pitching. Hal Hunter flies out to the left fielder. Lou Walters pops out to the shortstop. Jax Popplewell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Pat Goodwin strikes out. Dennis Hunter flies out to the left fielder. Pierce Redson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Lou Bejma flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Chandler flies out to the left fielder. Jack Hammer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Spike Thornton grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Lima grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Northrup reached on a fielding error by Mickey Chandler. Brad Ausmus pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Ike Boyer walks. Claude Brown flies out to the right fielder. Ike Boyer steals second. Charlie Harper strikes out. Hal Hunter walks. Lou Walters grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Jimmy Wynn walks. Richard Hidalgo strikes out. Jimmy Wynn is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Pat Goodwin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Jax Popplewell strikes out. Lou Bejma singles to left field. Mickey Chandler singles to center field. Lou Bejma advances to third on the hit. Jack Hammer pops out to the third baseman. Ike Boyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Dennis Hunter hits an infield single to the second baseman. Pierce Redson grounds out to the third baseman. Dennis Hunter advances to second on the play. Spike Thornton grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Lima strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Claude Brown strikes out. Charlie Harper strikes out. Hal Hunter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bruce Northrup flies out to the center fielder. Brad Ausmus singles to center field. Brad Ausmus steals second. Jimmy Wynn strikes out. Richard Hidalgo singles to left field. Brad Ausmus scores. Pat Goodwin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Richard Hidalgo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Lou Walters walks. Jax Popplewell strikes out. Lou Bejma walks. Mickey Chandler walks. Jack Hammer walks. Lou Walters scores. Ike Boyer strikes out. Claude Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Houston Dennis Hunter grounds out to the pitcher. Pierce Redson grounds out to the second baseman. Spike Thornton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Charlie Harper grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Hunter grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Walters doubles to right field. Jax Popplewell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Raymond Romero is pinch hitting for Jose Lima. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Raymond Romero singles to center field. Raymond Romero is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bruce Northrup grounds out to the second baseman. Brad Ausmus doubles to center field. Jimmy Wynn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Paul Bethke pitching. Lou Bejma grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Chandler flies out to the right fielder. Jack Hammer reached on a fielding error by Dennis Hunter. Ike Boyer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Hammer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Richard Hidalgo strikes out. Pat Goodwin flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Hunter hits a home run. Pierce Redson singles to center field. Spike Thornton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pierce Redson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Colorado Eric Anthony enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bruce Northrup at 3B. Claude Brown flies out to the center fielder. Dario Strobel is pinch hitting for Charlie Harper . Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dario Strobel grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Hunter singles to center field. Hal Hunter steals second. Lou Walters grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Colorado total runners LOB: 10
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ray Joyner improves in speed Tom Rivera improves in arm Byron Phillips did not respond to coaching in speed Jeff Triplett did not respond to coaching in speed Oscar Ford did not respond to coaching in LF
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Strickland did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Hiroaki Yaezawa did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Musgraves did not respond to coaching in velocity Robbie Ferrazzi improves in control