Win: Turk Schultz (6-0) Loss: Steve Pennington (1-5)
Inning: 1 Houston Steve Pennington pitching. Mark Hale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pi Ortiz grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Colorado Turk Schultz pitching. Bob Gehrman strikes out. Larry Heath grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Cordova lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Mark Carney walks. Martin Alley pops out to the first baseman. Mark Carney steals second. Dick Carroll walks. Earle Mooneyham triples. Mark Carney scores. Dick Carroll scores. Jerry Rhiel grounds out to the pitcher. Turk Schultz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Paul Leach flies out to the center fielder. Stew LaManna walks. Steve Wall strikes out. Ron Stevens grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Stew LaManna is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Mark Hale grounds out to the second baseman. Pi Ortiz hits a home run. Joe Ganzel flies out to the left fielder. Mark Carney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Russ Caneira flies out to the left fielder. Steve Pennington flies out to the center fielder. Bob Gehrman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Martin Alley singles to right field. Dick Carroll singles to center field. Martin Alley advances to third on the hit. Earle Mooneyham strikes out. Jerry Rhiel flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Martin Alley scores. Turk Schultz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Larry Heath singles to left field. Larry Heath is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bobby Cordova grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Leach grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Mark Hale strikes out. Pi Ortiz walks. Joe Ganzel flies out to the right fielder. Pi Ortiz steals second. Mark Carney walks. Martin Alley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Colorado Stew LaManna lines out to the shortstop. Steve Wall pops out to the third baseman. Ron Stevens grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Dick Carroll singles to center field. Earle Mooneyham walks. Ron Conroy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jerry Rhiel singles to right field. Dick Carroll is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Earle Mooneyham advances to third on the play. Turk Schultz flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Earle Mooneyham scores. Mark Hale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Russ Caneira grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Conroy strikes out. Bob Gehrman singles to center field. Bob Gehrman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Pi Ortiz singles to center field. Joe Ganzel strikes out. Mark Carney walks. Martin Alley doubles to center field. Pi Ortiz scores. Mark Carney uses his aggressiveness and scores. Luis Perry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Carroll walks. Bud Siever is pinch hitting for Earle Mooneyham. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bud Siever singles to center field. Martin Alley scores. Dick Carroll advances to third on the hit. Jerry Rhiel pops out to the catcher. Turk Schultz walks. Mark Hale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Colorado Larry Heath strikes out. Bobby Cordova reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pi Ortiz. Paul Leach grounds out to the third baseman. Stew LaManna pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Pi Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Carney singles to center field. Martin Alley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Steve Wall doubles to right field. Ron Stevens doubles to right field. Steve Wall scores. Jerry Jurewicz is pinch hitting for Russ Caneira. Jerry Jurewicz singles to left field. Ron Stevens scores. Sam Lathers is pinch hitting for Luis Perry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerry Jurewicz gets picked off first. Sam Lathers flies out to the left fielder. Bob Gehrman singles to left field. Larry Heath pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston John Shepherd pitching. Dick Carroll singles past the shortstop. Bud Siever flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Rhiel grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Paul Melvin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bobby Cordova walks. Paul Leach singles to right field. Bobby Cordova advances to third on the hit. Stew LaManna grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bobby Cordova scores. Steve Wall singles to left field. Ron Stevens grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Steve Wall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Colorado total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Martin Alley (10).3B - Earle Mooneyham (1).HR - Pi Ortiz (6).SF - Jerry Rhiel, Turk Schultz.GIDP - Jerry Rhiel. Baserunning: SB - Pi Ortiz (3), Mark Carney (5). Fielding: E - Pi Ortiz.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rick Yerkes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Graeme Parsons did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick Yerkes improves in range Newt Moore did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Harland Lockhart did not respond to coaching in 2B
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Drake did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Clay Heusser did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Drake did not respond to coaching in speed Clay Heusser improves in range Jim Drake improves in 2B