Win: Bill Holland (6-3) Loss: Jim Lee (0-7)
Save: Shuhei Nakayama (15)
Inning: 1 Colorado Jim Lee pitching. Frank Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Mike Clarke singles to right field. Howdy Stewart walks. Greg Fogarty lines out to the second baseman. Dave Ferrell singles to right field. Mike Clarke scores. Howdy Stewart advances to third on the hit. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Howdy Stewart scores. Barry Snyder flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Bill Holland pitching. Ed Lutenberg flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Umbricht flies out to the center fielder. Gene Maurer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Bob Mrozinski flies out to the right fielder. Tatsunori Muto doubles to left field. Bill Holland grounds out to the second baseman. Tatsunori Muto advances to third on the play. Frank Gibson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Ed Perez strikes out. Vern Bare flies out to the right fielder. Al McGunnigle walks. Purnal Bates singles in front of the right fielder. Al McGunnigle advances to third on the hit. Fred Lord strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Colorado Mike Clarke walks. Howdy Stewart flies out to the left fielder. Greg Fogarty flies out to the center fielder. Dave Ferrell lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Jim Lee strikes out. Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Charlie Umbricht grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Barry Snyder grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Mrozinski pops out to the shortstop. Tatsunori Muto singles to left field. Bill Holland strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Gene Maurer grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Perez flies out to the left fielder. Vern Bare singles to right field. Vern Bare is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Frank Gibson strikes out. Mike Clarke grounds out to the shortstop. Howdy Stewart doubles to left field. Gary Sukla 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. Greg Fogarty flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Al McGunnigle flies out to the center fielder. Purnal Bates singles to center field. Fred Lord grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Purnal Bates advances to second on the play. Gary Sukla singles to right field. Ed Lutenberg singles to center field. Purnal Bates scores. Charlie Umbricht strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Colorado Dave Ferrell flies out to the left fielder. Barry Snyder singles to left field. Bob Mrozinski strikes out. Tatsunori Muto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Gene Maurer hits an infield single to the catcher. Ed Perez strikes out. Vern Bare grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Bill Holland strikes out. Frank Gibson doubles to center field. Mike Clarke strikes out. Howdy Stewart hits a home run. Frank Gibson scores. John Brower comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Fogarty grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Al McGunnigle grounds out to the second baseman. Purnal Bates strikes out. Fred Lord reached on a fielding error by Dave Ferrell. John Brower grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Dave Ferrell singles to center field. Barry Snyder doubles to center field. Dave Ferrell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Mrozinski flies out to the left fielder. Tatsunori Muto grounds out to the second baseman. Barry Snyder advances to third on the play. Jerry Zdeb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Donn Hernandez is pinch hitting for Bill Holland. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Donn Hernandez singles to center field. Barry Snyder scores. Frank Gibson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Ernie Cunningham pitching. Randy Melter is pinch hitting for Ed Lutenberg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Randy Melter singles to center field. Red Thurman is pinch hitting for Charlie Umbricht. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Red Thurman singles to center field. Gene Maurer flies out to the right fielder. Ed Perez singles to center field. Randy Melter scores. Red Thurman advances to third on the hit. Nemo Tate comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vern Bare flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Red Thurman scores. Harry Ryan is pinch hitting for Al McGunnigle. Harry Ryan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Perez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Colorado John Poindexter enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harry Ryan at SS. Mike Clarke pops out to the third baseman. Howdy Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Greg Fogarty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Shuhei Nakayama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Sanders is pinch hitting for Purnal Bates. Tom Sanders pops out to the first baseman. Ryan Burkart is pinch hitting for Fred Lord. Ryan Burkart grounds out to the shortstop. John Brown is pinch hitting for Jerry Zdeb. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Brown grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Colorado total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 6
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Curt Heredia improves in range Paul Boyles did not respond to coaching in speed Terry Mercer did not respond to coaching in velocity Lee Preibisch improves in contact_vs_lefty Terry Mercer did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Valentin improves in arm Lamar Richards did not respond to coaching in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lloyd Eden improves in arm Bob Gaw did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lloyd Eden improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Strohmayer improves in control Lloyd Eden did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ron Gonzalez improves in arm