Win: Rafael Orta (4-10) Loss: Toshitaka Hashimoto (10-8)
Inning: 1 Arizona Rafael Orta pitching. Bill Smith strikes out. Edwards Plummer singles to right field. Terry Harper strikes out. Joe Pappas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Toshitaka Hashimoto pitching. Al McGunnigle grounds out to the third baseman. Heinie Schullstrom pops out to the catcher. Daijiro Tanioka grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Tim Earley walks. Andy Pierce grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Travis Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Byrne singles in front of the right fielder. Joe Byrne steals second. Jimmy Howell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Byrne advances to third on the play. Ryan Burkart flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Byrne scores. Naoji Takahashi singles to center field. Harry Ryan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Naoji Takahashi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Lester Jones pops out to the third baseman. Toshitaka Hashimoto singles to center field. Bill Smith grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Rafael Orta singles to right field. Al McGunnigle strikes out. Heinie Schullstrom hits a home run. Rafael Orta scores. Daijiro Tanioka hits a home run. Joe Byrne hits a home run. Jimmy Howell strikes out. Ryan Burkart grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Edwards Plummer grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Harper grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Pappas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Naoji Takahashi grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Ryan singles to right field. Rafael Orta lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al McGunnigle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Tim Earley grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Pierce walks. Travis Miller singles to left field. Lester Jones singles past the second baseman. Toshitaka Hashimoto singles to center field. Andy Pierce scores. Travis Miller scores. Bill Smith pops out to the first baseman. Edwards Plummer doubles to right field. Lester Jones scores. Toshitaka Hashimoto is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Heinie Schullstrom lines out to the shortstop. Daijiro Tanioka hits a home run. Joe Byrne strikes out. Jimmy Howell doubles to right field. Ryan Burkart grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Terry Harper grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Pappas walks. Tim Earley strikes out. Andy Pierce walks. Travis Miller grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Andy Pierce is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Hank Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Naoji Takahashi walks. Harry Ryan lines out to the shortstop. Rafael Orta lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al McGunnigle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Lester Jones flies out to the center fielder. Hank Hernandez singles to center field. Bill Smith singles to right field. Scott Reilly 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. Edwards Plummer singles to left field. Terry Harper strikes out. Joe Pappas pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Houston Heinie Schullstrom strikes out. Daijiro Tanioka flies out to the left fielder. Joe Byrne triples. Jimmy Howell walks. Ryan Burkart grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Arizona Jim Fox enters the game as a defensive replacement for Daijiro Tanioka at RF. Tim Earley singles to left field. Tim Earley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Andy Pierce doubles to right field. Travis Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Pierce advances to third on the play. Lester Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Naoji Takahashi flies out to the center fielder. Harry Ryan doubles to right field. Greg Bell is pinch hitting for Scott Reilly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Greg Bell strikes out. Al McGunnigle walks. Heinie Schullstrom singles to right field. Harry Ryan scores. Al McGunnigle advances to third on the hit. Jim Fox singles to center field. Al McGunnigle scores. Pat Russell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Byrne singles to left field. Heinie Schullstrom scores. Jim Fox advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Howell singles to right field. Jim Fox scores. Joe Byrne advances to third on the hit. Ryan Burkart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Arizona Steve Olson pitching. Tommy Williams is pinch hitting for Pat Russell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tommy Williams singles to center field. Bill Smith flies out to the right fielder. Edwards Plummer pops out to the second baseman. Terry Harper triples. Tommy Williams scores. Artis Bunyard is pinch hitting for Joe Pappas. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Artis Bunyard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Arizona total runners left on base: 9 Houston total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Jimmy Howell (22), Harry Ryan (14).3B - Joe Byrne (7).HR - Heinie Schullstrom (10), Daijiro Tanioka 2 (21), Joe Byrne (19).SF - Ryan Burkart. Baserunning: SB - Joe Byrne (30).
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Cook improves in arm Danny Cooper did not respond to coaching in control Danny Cooper did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Seery improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Mabry did not respond to coaching in range Bill Conley did not respond to coaching in speed
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gene Maurer did not respond to coaching in speed John Poindexter improves in power_vs_lefty Rich Morman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tanyon Surhoff did not respond to coaching in velocity Rich Morman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Poindexter improves in range