Win: Doc Helms (12-10) Loss: Andy Robinson (13-15)
Save: Jose Halt (33)
Inning: 1 Arizona Doc Helms pitching. Travis Miller triples. Edwards Plummer singles to center field. Travis Miller scores. Edwards Plummer steals second. Joe Pappas walks. Bill Smith grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Edwards Plummer advances to third on the play. Lester Jones walks. Andy Pierce strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Andy Robinson pitching. Al McGunnigle singles to center field. Daijiro Tanioka grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Al McGunnigle is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Byrne strikes out. Ryan Burkart singles to right field. Naoji Takahashi singles to left field. Daijiro Tanioka scores. Ryan Burkart advances to third on the hit. Harry Ryan singles to left field. Ryan Burkart scores. Naoji Takahashi advances to third on the hit. Jim Fox singles to center field. Naoji Takahashi scores. Hisanobu Inaba singles to center field. Harry Ryan scores. Jim Fox advances to third on the hit. Doc Helms grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Arizona Tim Earley singles to center field. Terry Harper flies out to the center fielder. Andy Robinson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Travis Miller lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Al McGunnigle flies out to the left fielder. Daijiro Tanioka flies out to the center fielder. Joe Byrne singles to right field. Joe Byrne is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Edwards Plummer strikes out. Joe Pappas doubles to center field. Bill Smith strikes out. Lester Jones pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Ryan Burkart flies out to the left fielder. Naoji Takahashi grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Andy Pierce grounds out to the pitcher. Tim Earley pops out to the third baseman. Terry Harper singles to right field. Andy Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Jim Fox strikes out. Hisanobu Inaba flies out to the left fielder. Doc Helms grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Travis Miller flies out to the left fielder. Edwards Plummer doubles to center field. Joe Pappas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Edwards Plummer advances to third on the play. Bill Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Al McGunnigle walks. Daijiro Tanioka flies out to the center fielder. Al McGunnigle is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Byrne doubles to right field. Ryan Burkart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Lester Jones triples. Andy Pierce grounds out to the second baseman. Lester Jones scores. Tim Earley walks. Terry Harper walks. Andy Robinson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Andy Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Travis Miller singles to right field. Tim Earley scores. Edwards Plummer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Naoji Takahashi grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Ryan strikes out. Jim Fox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Joe Pappas flies out to the left fielder. Bill Smith pops out to the second baseman. Lester Jones pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Hank Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hisanobu Inaba flies out to the right fielder. Doc Helms strikes out. Al McGunnigle singles to left field. Daijiro Tanioka singles to right field. Joe Byrne doubles to left field. Al McGunnigle scores. Daijiro Tanioka uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ryan Burkart walks. Mario Garcia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Byrne is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Greg Bell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Daijiro Tanioka at RF. Andy Pierce grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Earley grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Harper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Naoji Takahashi grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Ryan flies out to the center fielder. Jim Fox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Jose Halt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tommy Williams is pinch hitting for Mario Garcia. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tommy Williams singles to right field. Travis Miller reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Byrne. Edwards Plummer pops out to the first baseman. Joe Pappas grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Arizona total runners left on base: 10 Houston total runners left on base: 4
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hal Williams improves in range Brian Counts did not respond to coaching in control Bill Mabry did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Aaron did not respond to coaching in range Slow Poke Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tanyon Surhoff did not respond to coaching in control Gene Maurer improves in power_vs_lefty Tom Sanders did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jerry Zdeb did not respond to coaching in control John Poindexter improves in power_vs_lefty Lew Tiant did not respond to coaching in velocity