Win: Toshitaka Hashimoto (9-6) Loss: Jim Lee (2-4)
Save: Jim Strickland (14)
Inning: 1 Houston Toshitaka Hashimoto pitching. Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Charlie Umbricht grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Maurer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Arizona Jim Lee pitching. Travis Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Edwards Plummer walks. Bill Smith strikes out. Edwards Plummer steals second. Lester Jones singles past the shortstop. Edwards Plummer scores. Tim Earley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Ed Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Vern Bare flies out to the center fielder. John Poindexter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Terry Harper singles to right field. Hal Brubaker singles to left field. Terry Harper advances to third on the hit. Artis Bunyard strikes out. Toshitaka Hashimoto flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Terry Harper scores. Travis Miller walks. Edwards Plummer singles to left field. Hal Brubaker is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Fred Lord walks. Ryan Burkart flies out to the center fielder. Jim Lee lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Fred Lord forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Bill Smith doubles to center field. Lester Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Earley strikes out. Terry Harper grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Charlie Umbricht pops out to the third baseman. Gene Maurer flies out to the center fielder. Ed Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Hal Brubaker walks. Artis Bunyard singles to center field. Hal Brubaker advances to third on the hit. Toshitaka Hashimoto strikes out. Travis Miller strikes out. Edwards Plummer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Vern Bare grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Poindexter triples. Fred Lord lines out to the second baseman. Ryan Burkart hits an infield single to the pitcher. John Poindexter scores. Jim Lee grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Bill Smith flies out to the center fielder. Lester Jones flies out to the center fielder. Tim Earley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Ed Lutenberg flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Umbricht pops out to the shortstop. Gene Maurer flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Terry Harper strikes out. Hal Brubaker hits a home run. Artis Bunyard singles to center field. Toshitaka Hashimoto lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Artis Bunyard forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Travis Miller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Ed Perez hits a home run. Vern Bare strikes out. John Poindexter doubles to right field. John Poindexter steals third. The defense is playing the infield in. Fred Lord singles to right field. John Poindexter scores. Ryan Burkart singles to right field. Fred Lord advances to third on the hit. Jim Lee strikes out. Ed Lutenberg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Arizona Edwards Plummer singles to right field. Bill Smith triples. Edwards Plummer scores. John Brower comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lester Jones hits an infield single to the third baseman. Bill Smith scores. Tim Earley singles to center field. Lester Jones advances to third on the hit. Tim Earley is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Terry Harper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lester Jones scores. Hal Brubaker walks. Artis Bunyard singles to left field. Hal Brubaker advances to third on the hit. Toshitaka Hashimoto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Charlie Umbricht walks. Gene Maurer strikes out. Ed Perez strikes out. Vern Bare singles to right field. Charlie Umbricht advances to third on the hit. Jim Strickland 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. Masaji Sogawa is pinch hitting for John Poindexter. Masaji Sogawa pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Arizona Al McGunnigle enters the game as a defensive replacement for Masaji Sogawa at SS. Rip Thielman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Travis Miller walks. Edwards Plummer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bill Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Fred Lord grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ryan Burkart grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Ryan is pinch hitting for Rip Thielman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harry Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 6 Arizona total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Bill Smith (31).3B - Bill Smith (10).HR - Hal Brubaker (3).SF - Toshitaka Hashimoto.GIDP - Edwards Plummer. Baserunning: SB - Edwards Plummer (19).CS - Tim Earley (10).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ed Fernandez improves in contact_vs_lefty Randy Dilauro did not respond to coaching in velocity Brian Tanner did not respond to coaching in velocity Randy Dilauro did not respond to coaching in control Phil Rivera did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Gaw improves in range
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Vic Carrasquel did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Mabry did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Singleton did not respond to coaching in control Geoff Ferrarese did not respond to coaching in velocity Manny Veras did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harry Welch did not respond to coaching in velocity