Win: Luther Johnson (16-11) Loss: Lefty Whelan (7-19)
Inning: 1 Arizona Lefty Whelan pitching. Jeff Matias singles to right field. Jeff Matias steals second. Bill Smith singles to right field. Jeff Matias scores. Tim Earley strikes out. Graeme Irvine strikes out. Lester Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Luther Johnson pitching. Daijiro Tanioka grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Purtell singles to left field. Allie Dowell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Travis Miller singles to right field. Josh Sensabaugh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Travis Miller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. James Reid grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Josh Sensabaugh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Luther Johnson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. James Reid is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Heinie Schullstrom strikes out. Joe Byrne hits a home run. Naoji Takahashi doubles to left field. Harry Ryan flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Burkart grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Jeff Matias flies out to the center fielder. Bill Smith strikes out. Tim Earley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Lefty Whelan strikes out. Daijiro Tanioka doubles to left field. Joe Purtell flies out to the center fielder. Allie Dowell walks. Heinie Schullstrom strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Arizona Graeme Irvine grounds out to the shortstop. Lester Jones singles to left field. Travis Miller singles to right field. Lester Jones advances to third on the hit. Josh Sensabaugh grounds out to the second baseman. Lester Jones scores. Travis Miller advances to second on the play. James Reid grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Byrne flies out to the left fielder. Naoji Takahashi pops out to the third baseman. Harry Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Luther Johnson strikes out. Jeff Matias singles to left field. Bill Smith strikes out. Tim Earley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Matias is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ryan Burkart strikes out. Lefty Whelan strikes out. Daijiro Tanioka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Graeme Irvine singles to center field. Lester Jones singles to left field. Graeme Irvine is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Travis Miller flies out to the left fielder. Josh Sensabaugh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Purtell flies out to the left fielder. Allie Dowell singles to center field. Heinie Schullstrom strikes out. Joe Byrne singles to left field. Allie Dowell advances to third on the hit. Naoji Takahashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Arizona James Reid grounds out to the catcher. Luther Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Matias doubles to center field. Bill Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Harry Ryan singles to right field. Ryan Burkart grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Ryan advances to second on the play. Hisanobu Inaba is pinch hitting for Lefty Whelan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Hisanobu Inaba flies out to the right fielder. Daijiro Tanioka grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Morrie Blankenship pitching. Tim Earley singles past the second baseman. Graeme Irvine walks. Lester Jones singles to right field. Tim Earley scores. Alberto Swindells comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Travis Miller pops out to the third baseman. Josh Sensabaugh grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Purtell strikes out. Allie Dowell pops out to the second baseman. Heinie Schullstrom walks. Joe Byrne grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Heinie Schullstrom is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona James Reid singles to right field. Herm White is pinch hitting for Luther Johnson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. James Reid steals second. Herm White singles to right field. James Reid scores. Jeff Matias grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Herm White is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Smith singles to center field. Jeff Matias advances to third on the hit. Bill Smith steals second. Tim Earley grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Matias scores. Bill Smith advances to third on the play. Jerome Fuller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Graeme Irvine singles to left field. Bill Smith scores. Lester Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Phil Belloir pitching. David Clay is pinch hitting for Naoji Takahashi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. David Clay strikes out. Harry Ryan singles to right field. Ryan Burkart grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Arizona total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 7
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Terry Harper improves in power_vs_lefty March Shumaker did not respond to coaching in speed Dick Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rupe Edler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Artis Bunyard did not respond to coaching in arm Terry Harper did not respond to coaching in speed
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Olson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Fox did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Sanders improves in speed Bob Bissonette improves in contact_vs_righty Steve Olson did not respond to coaching in control Tetsukazu Hitomi did not respond to coaching in velocity Hal DiPietro improves in 3B