Win: Luther Johnson (9-7) Loss: John Thomas (5-5)
Save: Shag Whitehurst (30)
Inning: 1 Houston Luther Johnson pitching. Daijiro Tanioka grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Purtell flies out to the right fielder. Allie Dowell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Arizona John Thomas pitching. Tim Earley strikes out. Lester Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Pappas singles to center field. Joe Pappas is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Heinie Schullstrom strikes out. Joe Byrne pops out to the shortstop. Naoji Takahashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Les Almada pops out to the catcher. Graeme Irvine flies out to the left fielder. Travis Miller singles to center field. Josh Sensabaugh doubles to center field. Travis Miller uses his aggressiveness and scores. March Shumaker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Monty Thomas strikes out. Hal DiPietro strikes out. John Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Luther Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Earley flies out to the left fielder. Lester Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Daijiro Tanioka flies out to the center fielder. Joe Purtell strikes out. Allie Dowell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Joe Pappas grounds out to the third baseman. Les Almada hits a home run. Graeme Irvine doubles to right field. Travis Miller is hit by a pitch. Josh Sensabaugh hits an infield single to the second baseman. March Shumaker grounds out to the second baseman. Graeme Irvine scores. Travis Miller advances to third on the play. Josh Sensabaugh advances to second on the play. Luther Johnson walks. Tim Earley strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Houston Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Byrne singles to right field. Naoji Takahashi strikes out. Monty Thomas singles to right field. Hal DiPietro grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Arizona Lester Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Pappas strikes out. Les Almada singles to right field. Graeme Irvine singles to center field. Les Almada advances to third on the hit. Travis Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston John Thomas strikes out. Daijiro Tanioka strikes out. Joe Purtell singles to left field. Allie Dowell singles to left field. Joe Purtell advances to third on the hit. Heinie Schullstrom pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Arizona Josh Sensabaugh reached on a fielding error by Daijiro Tanioka. March Shumaker grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Luther Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Tetsuo Okubo enters the game as a defensive replacement for March Shumaker at SS. Joe Byrne walks. Joe Byrne steals second. Naoji Takahashi singles to center field. Joe Byrne scores. Monty Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Hal DiPietro grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Tim Earley grounds out to the third baseman. Lester Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Pappas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Hisanobu Inaba is pinch hitting for John Thomas. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Hisanobu Inaba singles to right field. Daijiro Tanioka grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hisanobu Inaba is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Purtell strikes out. Allie Dowell walks. Jim Strickland 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. Heinie Schullstrom pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Arizona Alberto Swindells pitching. Les Almada hits a home run. Jerome Fuller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Graeme Irvine singles to left field. Graeme Irvine steals second. Monty Thomas throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Travis Miller strikes out. Josh Sensabaugh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tetsuo Okubo walks. Jack Santana is pinch hitting for Jim Strickland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jack Santana pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Shag Whitehurst pitching. Joe Byrne doubles to right field. Naoji Takahashi walks. Monty Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Hal DiPietro grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Byrne advances to third on the play. Naoji Takahashi advances to second on the play. Alex Flores is pinch hitting for Jerome Fuller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Alex Flores flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 8 Arizona total runners left on base: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Ryan Burkart improves in range Gabby Huber did not respond to coaching in range Bob Bissonette did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Northey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gabby Huber did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gabby Huber did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hank Robinson improves in contact_vs_lefty Brian Counts did not respond to coaching in control Joe Callahan did not respond to coaching in control Hal Williams improves in contact_vs_lefty Danny Cooper did not respond to coaching in velocity Hal Williams improves in contact_vs_righty