Win: Toshitaka Hashimoto (1-0) Loss: Harry Busby (0-1)
Save: Jim Strickland (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Toshitaka Hashimoto pitching. Ed Lutenberg grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Umbricht singles to left field. Ed Perez pops out to the second baseman. Vern Bare singles to right field. Charlie Umbricht advances to third on the hit. John Poindexter walks. Tom Sanders singles to center field. Charlie Umbricht scores. Harry Ryan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Arizona Harry Busby pitching. Travis Miller hits an infield single to the pitcher. Edwards Plummer singles to right field. Travis Miller advances to third on the hit. Bill Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Travis Miller scores. Edwards Plummer advances to second on the play. Passed ball. Edwards Plummer advances to third. Lester Jones doubles to center field. Edwards Plummer scores. Tim Earley grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Harper strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Greg Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Busby grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Lutenberg flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Hal Brubaker strikes out. Artis Bunyard singles to left field. Toshitaka Hashimoto lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Artis Bunyard forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Travis Miller singles to center field. Toshitaka Hashimoto aggressively advances to third on the hit. Edwards Plummer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Charlie Umbricht strikes out. Ed Perez strikes out. Vern Bare grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Bill Smith flies out to the left fielder. Lester Jones walks. Tim Earley walks. Terry Harper pops out to the second baseman. Hal Brubaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston John Poindexter strikes out. Tom Sanders grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Ryan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Artis Bunyard singles to center field. Toshitaka Hashimoto 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 grounds out to the third baseman. Edwards Plummer walks. Bill Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Greg Bell strikes out. Harry Busby grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Lutenberg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Lester Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Earley strikes out. Terry Harper singles to center field. Hal Brubaker walks. Artis Bunyard grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hal Brubaker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Charlie Umbricht flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Ed Perez pops out to the first baseman. Vern Bare grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Toshitaka Hashimoto hits an infield single to the pitcher. Travis Miller walks. Edwards Plummer strikes out. Jim Lee 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. Bill Smith hits a home run. Toshitaka Hashimoto scores. Travis Miller scores. Lester Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Earley doubles to left field. Terry Harper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston John Poindexter is hit by a pitch. Tom Sanders grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Harry Ryan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Hal Brubaker flies out to the right fielder. John Brower comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Artis Bunyard strikes out. Toshitaka Hashimoto pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Ryan Burkart is pinch hitting for Greg Bell. Ryan Burkart flies out to the left fielder. Masaji Sogawa is pinch hitting for John Brower. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Masaji Sogawa strikes out. Glenn Chamberlain is pinch hitting for Ed Lutenberg. Glenn Chamberlain walks. Charlie Umbricht singles to center field. Dennis Elvira 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. Ed Perez triples. Glenn Chamberlain scores. Charlie Umbricht scores. Vern Bare pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Jerry Zdeb pitching. Yoshihiro Oishi enters the game as a defensive replacement for Glenn Chamberlain at 3B. Al McGunnigle enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ryan Burkart at LF. Travis Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Edwards Plummer strikes out. Bill Smith triples. Lester Jones singles to right field. Bill Smith scores. Tim Earley pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jim Strickland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Poindexter hits a home run. Tom Sanders grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Ryan strikes out. Al McGunnigle singles to left field. Jerry Zdeb singles to center field. Yoshihiro Oishi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 6 Arizona total runners left on base: 11
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brian Tanner did not respond to coaching in control Brian Tanner improves in velocity Tony Maloney did not respond to coaching in control John Brown improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Robinson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Brian Tanner did not respond to coaching in control
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Graham did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Brian Counts did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Merloni improves in arm Bill Seery did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Mabry did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Conley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty