Win: Joe Buckles (7-5) Loss: Kevin Fischer (8-4)
Save: Bob Bako (6)
Inning: 1 Houston Jack DeShong pitching. Don Woodcock strikes out. Dutton James walks. Marty Kinslow strikes out. Bill Schelle grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dutton James is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Colorado Hick Connolly pitching. Marquis Sherrill strikes out. Rolla Benton strikes out. Tilly Coleman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Fujio Funado grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Starr walks. Butch Pittinger singles to center field. Jack Starr is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Bryan Parrish strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Bruce Phillippe walks. Rene Brower grounds into a 1-6-3 double play - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Pete Marte doubles past the first baseman. Tony Burke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Hick Connolly grounds out to the second baseman. Don Woodcock singles to center field. Dutton James grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Ramon Porter strikes out. Jack DeShong singles to left field. Marquis Sherrill bunts for a base hit. Rolla Benton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack DeShong advances to third on the play. Marquis Sherrill advances to second on the play. Tilly Coleman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Marty Kinslow flies out to the center fielder. Bill Schelle flies out to the right fielder. Fujio Funado strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Bruce Phillippe walks. Rene Brower strikes out. Pete Marte singles to center field. Bruce Phillippe advances to third on the hit. Tony Burke singles to center field. Bruce Phillippe scores. Pete Marte advances to third on the hit. Ramon Porter strikes out. Jack DeShong grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Jack Starr strikes out. Butch Pittinger hits a home run. Bryan Parrish flies out to the left fielder. Hick Connolly flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Marquis Sherrill flies out to the right fielder. Rolla Benton walks. Tilly Coleman strikes out. Bruce Phillippe lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Don Woodcock singles to right field. Dutton James flies out to the center fielder. Marty Kinslow walks. Bill Schelle grounds out to the shortstop. Don Woodcock advances to third on the play. Marty Kinslow advances to second on the play. Fujio Funado strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Colorado Rene Brower grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Marte grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Burke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jack Starr singles to left field. Butch Pittinger pops out to the shortstop. Bryan Parrish grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Ramon Porter singles to right field. Jack DeShong lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Marquis Sherrill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ramon Porter advances to third on the play. Rolla Benton walks. Bart Haugstad comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tilly Coleman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Ken Rohe is pinch hitting for Bart Haugstad. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ken Rohe flies out to the center fielder. Don Woodcock grounds out to the third baseman. Dutton James strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado George Bohn pitching. Bruce Phillippe flies out to the center fielder. Rene Brower grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Marte grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Marty Kinslow pops out to the third baseman. Bill Schelle lines out to the shortstop. Fujio Funado walks. Jack Starr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Colorado Tony Burke strikes out. Ramon Porter singles to center field. Jack DeShong lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Ramon Porter forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jim Conway is pinch running for Jack DeShong on 1st base. Marquis Sherrill walks. Rolla Benton walks. Joe Buckles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tilly Coleman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 10 Houston Kevin Fischer pitching. Butch Pittinger singles to left field. Bryan Parrish walks. Henry Pettini is pinch hitting for Joe Buckles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Henry Pettini singles to left field. Butch Pittinger scores. Bryan Parrish advances to third on the hit. Don Woodcock singles to center field. Bryan Parrish scores. Henry Pettini advances to third on the hit. Yoshinari Morioka comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dutton James pops out to the catcher. Marty Kinslow grounds out to the second baseman. Don Woodcock advances to second on the play. Bill Schelle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Colorado Lew Amelung pitching. Bruce Phillippe triples. Rene Brower grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bruce Phillippe scores. Bob Bako comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Marte singles past the second baseman. Tony Burke singles to center field. Ramon Porter lines out to the shortstop. Whitey Dillard is pinch hitting for Yoshinari Morioka. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Whitey Dillard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Colorado total runners LOB: 13
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Pep Grabarkewitz improves in power_vs_lefty Lou Mota did not respond to coaching in range Bill Chadwick improves in arm Thorny Caruthers improves in speed
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Chicken Snopek improves in power_vs_righty Chicken Snopek did not respond to coaching in speed Bryan McGraw did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Bryan McGraw did not respond to coaching in 2B