Win: Gary Sukla (9-13) Loss: Mario Garcia (2-19)
Save: Vic Nold (33)
Inning: 1 Houston Mario Garcia pitching. Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Charlie Umbricht grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Arizona Gary Sukla pitching. Bill Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Harper grounds out to the shortstop. Travis Miller singles to right field. Lester Jones grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Travis Miller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston John Poindexter strikes out. Fred Lord flies out to the right fielder. Tom Sanders strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Rube Mahoney pops out to the second baseman. Artis Bunyard singles to left field. Artis Bunyard steals second. Hal Brubaker grounds out to the shortstop. James Reid grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Red Thurman grounds out to the shortstop. John Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Sukla singles to right field. Ed Lutenberg grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gary Sukla is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Mario Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Smith flies out to the left fielder. Terry Harper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Charlie Umbricht flies out to the center fielder. Ed Perez triples. John Poindexter singles past the third baseman. Ed Perez scores. Fred Lord grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! John Poindexter advances to second on the play. Tom Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Travis Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Lester Jones walks. Rube Mahoney grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Red Thurman singles to center field. John Brown strikes out. Gary Sukla lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Red Thurman forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Artis Bunyard strikes out. Hal Brubaker singles to center field. James Reid strikes out. Mario Garcia grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hal Brubaker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Charlie Umbricht singles to right field. Ed Perez flies out to the right fielder. John Poindexter 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. Fred Lord singles to center field. Tom Sanders grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Arizona Bill Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Terry Harper strikes out. Travis Miller pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Red Thurman triples. John Brown singles to left field. Red Thurman scores. John Brown steals second. Gary Sukla lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Lutenberg singles to center field. John Brown scores. Dick Perry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Umbricht singles to right field. Ed Lutenberg advances to third on the hit. Ed Perez singles to right field. Ed Lutenberg scores. Charlie Umbricht advances to third on the hit. John Poindexter doubles to center field. Charlie Umbricht scores. Fred Lord pops out to the third baseman. Tom Sanders singles to center field. Ed Perez scores. Red Thurman walks. John Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Arizona Lester Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Rube Mahoney lines out to the first baseman. Artis Bunyard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Gary Sukla grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Lutenberg singles to center field. Charlie Umbricht singles to right field. Ed Lutenberg advances to third on the hit. Charlie Umbricht steals second. Ed Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Lutenberg scores. Charlie Umbricht advances to third on the play. John Poindexter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Hal Brubaker walks. James Reid walks. Tommy Williams is pinch hitting for Dick Perry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Tommy Williams walks. Bill Smith strikes out. Terry Harper singles to center field. Hal Brubaker scores. James Reid scores. Tommy Williams advances to third on the hit. Travis Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Tommy Williams scores. Lester Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Max Duckworth pitching. Fred Lord strikes out. Tom Sanders grounds out to the third baseman. Red Thurman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona John Brower comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rube Mahoney singles to right field. Artis Bunyard grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rube Mahoney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hal Brubaker flies out to the right fielder. James Reid singles to left field. Artis Bunyard advances to third on the hit. Vic Nold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Cook is pinch hitting for Max Duckworth. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Cook pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Arizona total runners LOB: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ed Fernandez improves in power_vs_righty Phil Rivera improves in power_vs_righty Brian Tanner did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Weilman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Randy Dilauro improves in control Phil Rivera improves in contact_vs_righty
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Danny Cooper did not respond to coaching in control Manny Veras did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Hank Robinson improves in power_vs_righty Geoff Ferrarese did not respond to coaching in velocity Hank Robinson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Slow Poke Johnson did not respond to coaching in arm