Win: Ernie Kennedy (21-6) Loss: Steve Pennington (3-13)
Inning: 1 Houston Steve Pennington pitching. Masaki Arasuna walks. Joe Pearce doubles to center field. Masaki Arasuna uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pedro Grieve grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Pearce advances to third on the play. Pete Valdez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Colorado Ernie Kennedy pitching. Bob Gehrman doubles to right field. Del Altman grounds out to the shortstop. Jarred Hodge walks. Paul Leach flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Kevin Lochhead grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Ganzel strikes out. Mark Carney flies out to the left fielder. Martin Alley triples. Ernie Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Bobby Cordova walks. Ron Stevens hits a home run. Bobby Cordova scores. Steve Wall strikes out. Steve Pennington grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Gehrman lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Masaki Arasuna doubles to left field. Joe Pearce strikes out. Pedro Grieve flies out to the left fielder. Bud Siever strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Del Altman strikes out. Jarred Hodge grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Leach singles to center field. Kevin Lochhead grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Pete Valdez doubles to left field. Joe Ganzel walks. Pete Valdez steals third. Joe Ganzel steals second. Mark Carney singles to left field. Pete Valdez scores. Joe Ganzel scores. Martin Alley singles to right field. Mark Carney advances to third on the hit. Ernie Kennedy strikes out. Masaki Arasuna walks. Joe Pearce strikes out. Pedro Grieve singles to center field. Mark Carney scores. Martin Alley scores. Masaki Arasuna advances to third on the hit. Bud Siever hits a home run. Masaki Arasuna scores. Pedro Grieve scores. Bill Pyburn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Valdez singles to left field. Joe Ganzel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Bobby Cordova singles to center field. Bobby Cordova is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ron Stevens singles to left field. Steve Wall grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ron Stevens is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Pyburn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Mark Carney hits a home run. Martin Alley strikes out. Ernie Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Masaki Arasuna strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Bob Gehrman grounds out to the shortstop. Del Altman flies out to the right fielder. Jarred Hodge flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Pearce strikes out. Pedro Grieve grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Siever singles to center field. Pete Valdez doubles to right field. Bud Siever uses his aggressiveness and scores. Luis Perry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Ganzel doubles to left field. Pete Valdez scores. Mark Carney hits a home run. Joe Ganzel scores. John Shepherd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Martin Alley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Paul Leach flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Lochhead flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Cordova flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Ernie Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Pi Ortiz is pinch hitting for Masaki Arasuna. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Pearce hits a home run. Pedro Grieve strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Ron Stevens grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Wall singles to right field. Stew LaManna is pinch hitting for John Shepherd. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Stew LaManna strikes out. Steve Wall is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Corey Decker pitching. Bud Siever walks. Pete Valdez flies out to the center fielder. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Siever advances to second on the play. Mark Carney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Bob Gehrman grounds out to the shortstop. Del Altman walks. Jarred Hodge flies out to the left fielder. Kurt Bigbee 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. Paul Leach strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Martin Alley singles past the first baseman. Kurt Bigbee lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pi Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Joe Pearce singles to center field. Martin Alley scores. Pedro Grieve lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Colorado Kevin Lochhead flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Cordova walks. Ron Stevens lines out to the shortstop. Steve Wall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Colorado total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Masaki Arasuna (24), Joe Pearce (15), Pete Valdez 2 (23), Joe Ganzel (24).3B - Martin Alley (4).HR - Joe Pearce (11), Bud Siever (14), Mark Carney 2 (4). Baserunning: SB - Pete Valdez (10), Joe Ganzel (10).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Newt Moore did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Barry Correa improves in contact_vs_lefty Mose Quirk improves in contact_vs_righty Mose Quirk did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harland Lockhart did not respond to coaching in 2B
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Yohan Richardt improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Drake improves in contact_vs_lefty Wilson Hurst did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Arroyo improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Drake did not respond to coaching in 2B