Win: Dennis Elvira (2-7) Loss: Rip Thielman (1-1)
Save: Jim Strickland (19)
Inning: 1 Arizona Gary Sukla pitching. Bill Smith triples. Edwards Plummer grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Smith scores. Terry Harper singles to right field. Tim Earley flies out to the center fielder. Terry Harper is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Mario Garcia pitching. Ed Lutenberg singles to right field. Charlie Umbricht walks. Ed Perez hits a home run. Ed Lutenberg scores. Charlie Umbricht scores. Gene Maurer grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Vern Bare strikes out. John Poindexter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Travis Miller reached on a fielding error by Ed Perez. Travis Miller gets picked off first. Lester Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Artis Bunyard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Fred Lord strikes out. Tom Sanders strikes out. Gary Sukla strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Hal Brubaker grounds out to the third baseman. Mario Garcia singles to center field. Bill Smith singles to right field. Mario Garcia advances to third on the hit. Edwards Plummer singles to right field. Mario Garcia scores. Bill Smith advances to third on the hit. Terry Harper strikes out. Tim Earley walks. Travis Miller flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Houston Ed Lutenberg flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Umbricht strikes out. Ed Perez walks. Ed Perez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Lester Jones doubles to right field. Artis Bunyard flies out to the left fielder. Hal Brubaker singles to left field. Lester Jones scores. Mario Garcia lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Gene Maurer walks. Vern Bare hits a home run. Gene Maurer scores. John Poindexter flies out to the right fielder. Fred Lord strikes out. Tom Sanders singles to right field. Tom Sanders steals second. Gary Sukla pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Edwards Plummer strikes out. Terry Harper hits a home run. Tim Earley walks. Travis Miller grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tim Earley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lester Jones triples. Travis Miller scores. John Brower comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Artis Bunyard walks. Hal Brubaker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Lutenberg singles to center field. Charlie Umbricht flies out to the center fielder. Ed Perez triples. Ed Lutenberg scores. 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. Gene Maurer singles to right field. Ed Perez scores. Vern Bare strikes out. John Poindexter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Dennis Elvira strikes out. Bill Smith flies out to the right fielder. Edwards Plummer walks. Terry Harper walks. Tim Earley singles to right field. Edwards Plummer scores. Terry Harper advances to third on the hit. Rip Thielman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Travis Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Fred Lord singles to center field. Tom Sanders singles to left field. Fred Lord advances to third on the hit. Rip Thielman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Fred Lord scores. Ed Lutenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Lester Jones singles to left field. Lester Jones steals second. Artis Bunyard walks. Hal Brubaker singles to left field. Lester Jones scores. Tommy Williams is pinch hitting for Dennis Elvira. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tommy Williams singles to right field. Artis Bunyard scores. Hal Brubaker advances to third on the hit. Jerry Zdeb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Smith hits a home run. Hal Brubaker scores. Tommy Williams scores. Edwards Plummer grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Harper walks. Tim Earley strikes out. Travis Miller singles to right field. Terry Harper advances to third on the hit. Lester Jones pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Steve Sipek pitching. Charlie Umbricht grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Perez hits a home run. Gene Maurer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vern Bare strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Steve Olson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Artis Bunyard flies out to the center fielder. Hal Brubaker hits an infield single to the catcher. Rube Mahoney is pinch hitting for Steve Sipek. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Rube Mahoney grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Strickland pitching. Ryan Burkart is pinch hitting for John Poindexter. Ryan Burkart singles to left field. Masaji Sogawa is pinch hitting for Fred Lord. Masaji Sogawa grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ryan Burkart is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Sanders flies out to the right fielder. Harry Ryan is pinch hitting for Steve Olson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Harry Ryan singles to right field. Al McGunnigle is pinch hitting for Ed Lutenberg. Al McGunnigle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Arizona Vic Nold pitching. John Brown enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ryan Burkart at SS. Red Thurman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Masaji Sogawa at CF. Bill Smith flies out to the center fielder. Edwards Plummer singles to right field. Terry Harper walks. Tim Earley flies out to the right fielder. Travis Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Charlie Umbricht flies out to the right fielder. Ed Perez strikes out. Gene Maurer singles to right field. Vern Bare flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Arizona total runners LOB: 12 Houston total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Lester Jones (32).3B - Bill Smith (11), Lester Jones (6).HR - Bill Smith (14), Terry Harper (20).GIDP - Rube Mahoney. Baserunning: SB - Lester Jones (21).CS - Terry Harper (12).
Batting:3B - Ed Perez (10).HR - Ed Perez 2 (25), Vern Bare (7).GIDP - Rip Thielman. Baserunning: SB - Tom Sanders (5).CS - Ed Perez (9). Fielding: E - Ed Perez.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Friday improves in velocity Bob Aaron did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Manny Veras did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Welch did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Bohnet improves in control Jake Morgan did not respond to coaching in control
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Strohmayer did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Gaw improves in range Brian Tanner did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Maloney did not respond to coaching in control Randy Dilauro did not respond to coaching in control Earl Stanceu did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty