Win: Paul Melvin (6-3) Loss: Steve Pennington (8-16)
Inning: 1 Colorado James Arnold pitching. Bob Gehrman pops out to the shortstop. Larry Heath doubles to right field. Bobby Cordova strikes out. Stew LaManna pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Steve Pennington pitching. Masaki Arasuna singles to center field. Mark Hale strikes out. Pedro Grieve flies out to the center fielder. Joe Pearce doubles to left field. Masaki Arasuna uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pete Valdez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Jerry Jurewicz flies out to the center fielder. Russ Caneira strikes out. Kevin Lochhead grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Earle Mooneyham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Eddie Dee strikes out. Steve Pennington grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Gehrman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston James Arnold pops out to the shortstop. Masaki Arasuna singles to left field. Masaki Arasuna steals second. Mark Hale grounds out to the pitcher. Pedro Grieve strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Larry Heath grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Cordova walks. Stew LaManna walks. Jerry Jurewicz walks. Russ Caneira pops out to the shortstop. Kevin Lochhead grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Bobby Cordova is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Pearce grounds out to the catcher. Pete Valdez singles to center field. Pete Valdez steals second. Earle Mooneyham walks. Jerry Alvarado grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Eddie Dee grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Pennington strikes out. Bob Gehrman singles to center field. Larry Heath flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Ganzel singles to center field. Martin Alley is pinch hitting for James Arnold. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Martin Alley strikes out. Joe Ganzel steals second. Masaki Arasuna grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Ganzel advances to third on the play. Mark Hale walks. Pedro Grieve grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Colorado Paul Melvin pitching. Bobby Cordova strikes out. Stew LaManna grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Jurewicz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Pearce doubles to left field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Pete Valdez flies out to the left fielder. Earle Mooneyham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Alvarado pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Russ Caneira grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Lochhead hits a home run. Sam Lathers is pinch hitting for Eddie Dee. Sam Lathers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Pennington strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Joe Ganzel walks. Paul Melvin lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Masaki Arasuna strikes out. Mark Hale walks. Pedro Grieve singles to right field. Joe Ganzel scores. Corey Decker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Joe Pearce singles to right field. Mark Hale scores. Pedro Grieve advances to third on the hit. Pete Valdez singles to left field. Pedro Grieve scores. Joe Pearce advances to third on the hit. Bud Siever is pinch hitting for Earle Mooneyham. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bud Siever grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Colorado Bob Gehrman strikes out. Larry Heath pops out to the third baseman. Bobby Cordova hits a home run. Stew LaManna lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jerry Alvarado flies out to the left fielder. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Melvin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Jerry Jurewicz strikes out. Russ Caneira grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Lochhead grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Colorado total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 8
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Clay Heusser improves in speed Terry Aldrich did not respond to coaching in arm Steve Wall did not respond to coaching in range Clay Heusser improves in contact_vs_lefty Jermaine Welteroth did not respond to coaching in CF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harland Lockhart improves in arm Greg Spongberg improves in arm Greg Spongberg did not respond to coaching in speed Harland Lockhart improves in power_vs_righty Harland Lockhart did not respond to coaching in 2B