Win: Takuya Yoshida (8-6) Loss: Angel Burke (2-9)
Save: Ron McDonald (27)
Inning: 1 Houston Angel Burke pitching. Phil Motloch singles past the second baseman. Alex Giouxs pops out to the shortstop. Octavio Sissi singles to right field. Phil Motloch advances to third on the hit. Bob Schlotz grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Phil Motloch scores. Octavio Sissi advances to second on the play. Masahiro Osako singles to center field. Octavio Sissi scores. Pedro Medeiros pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Takuya Yoshida pitching. Bill Lewis walks. Bill Lewis steals second. Chuck Morris reached on a fielding error by Phil Motloch. Dick Nyman pops out to the shortstop. Ed Sulik grounds out to the third baseman. Chuck Morris advances to second on the play. Frank Carlson hits a home run. Bill Lewis scores. Chuck Morris scores. Mike Halicki singles to right field. Mike Halicki steals second. Mike Halicki is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Paul Midgley flies out to the right fielder. Fred Pactwa pops out to the third baseman. Takuya Yoshida flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Rimp Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Reed strikes out. Angel Burke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Phil Motloch reached on a fielding error by Dick Nyman. Alex Giouxs strikes out. Octavio Sissi grounds out to the pitcher. Phil Motloch advances to second on the play. Bob Schlotz singles to center field. Phil Motloch scores. Masahiro Osako strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Bill Lewis pops out to the first baseman. Chuck Morris grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Nyman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Pedro Medeiros strikes out. Paul Midgley flies out to the center fielder. Fred Pactwa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Ed Sulik grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Carlson doubles past the center fielder. Mike Halicki flies out to the right fielder. Rimp Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Takuya Yoshida grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Motloch walks. Alex Giouxs strikes out. Octavio Sissi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Bill Reed singles to right field. Angel Burke lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Morris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Bob Schlotz grounds out to the pitcher. Masahiro Osako pops out to the second baseman. Pedro Medeiros lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Dick Nyman hits a home run. Ed Sulik singles to left field. Frank Carlson pops out to the shortstop. Ed Sulik is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Halicki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Paul Midgley flies out to the center fielder. Greg Guise is pinch hitting for Fred Pactwa. Greg Guise strikes out. Takuya Yoshida strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Morgan Wain enters the game as a defensive replacement for Greg Guise at 2B. Rimp Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Reed singles to center field. Angel Burke lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Phil Motloch flies out to the left fielder. Alex Giouxs doubles to right field. Octavio Sissi hits a home run. Alex Giouxs scores. Damon Jorgensen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Schlotz grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Masahiro Osako strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Chuck Morris strikes out. Dick Nyman grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Sulik singles to right field. Frank Carlson doubles to left field. Ed Sulik is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Pedro Medeiros singles to left field. Pedro Medeiros is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Paul Midgley singles to right field. Morgan Wain reached on a fielding error by Mike Halicki. Len Wilson is pinch hitting for Takuya Yoshida. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Len Wilson strikes out. Phil Motloch singles to left field. Paul Midgley scores. Morgan Wain advances to third on the hit. Alex Giouxs flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Arizona Ron McDonald pitching. Mike Halicki grounds out to the shortstop. Rimp Spencer grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Reed doubles to left field. Ivan Randall is pinch hitting for Damon Jorgensen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ivan Randall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 5 Arizona total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Frank Carlson 2 (10), Bill Reed (11).HR - Dick Nyman (10), Frank Carlson (5). Baserunning: SB - Bill Lewis (26), Mike Halicki (9).CS - Ed Sulik (14), Mike Halicki (11). Fielding: E - Dick Nyman, Mike Halicki.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eddie Terry did not respond to coaching in control Jack Hall did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Manny Benes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Colbert improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Lieber improves in range Jerry Arias did not respond to coaching in speed Al Womack did not respond to coaching in 3B
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Virgil Taylor improves in power_vs_lefty Cesar Swacina improves in arm Joe Kilkenny did not respond to coaching in control Hoge Yount did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Tuve did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Virgil Taylor improves in contact_vs_righty