Win: Joe Kilkenny (4-7) Loss: Lefty Smith (4-1)
Save: Ted Owens (19)
Inning: 1 Arizona Junior Smith pitching. Bill Johnson strikes out. Tom Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Gaines singles to left field. Bill Hoff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Duke Nagel pitching. Bob Schlotz strikes out. Phil Motloch singles to center field. Shane Chiwitt singles to center field. Phil Motloch advances to third on the hit. Al Womack singles to left field. Phil Motloch scores. Shane Chiwitt advances to third on the hit. Tom McLean strikes out. Manny Bober walks. Greg Guise grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Arizona Ivan Randall grounds out to the pitcher. Cesar Swacina strikes out. Frank Carlson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Ed Toft walks. Junior Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Schlotz flies out to the right fielder. Phil Motloch walks. Shane Chiwitt doubles to left field. Ed Toft scores. Phil Motloch uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Womack grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Jerrod Whitcher reached on a 2-base fielding error by Greg Guise. Duke Nagel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Jerrod Whitcher scores. Tom Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Tom McLean grounds out to the third baseman. Manny Bober singles to center field. Greg Guise strikes out. Ed Toft grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Bill Gaines strikes out. Bill Hoff grounds out to the second baseman. Ivan Randall triples. Cesar Swacina pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Junior Smith strikes out. Bob Schlotz pops out to the first baseman. Phil Motloch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Frank Carlson walks. Frank Carlson steals second. Jerrod Whitcher flies out to the right fielder. Duke Nagel flies out to the center fielder. Bill Johnson hits a home run. Frank Carlson scores. Tom Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Shane Chiwitt strikes out. Al Womack strikes out. Tom McLean flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Bill Gaines grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Hoff flies out to the right fielder. Ivan Randall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Manny Bober grounds out to the third baseman. Greg Guise grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Toft flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Cesar Swacina strikes out. Frank Carlson grounds out to the pitcher. Jerrod Whitcher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Boehmer is pinch hitting for Junior Smith. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Bob Boehmer flies out to the right fielder. Bob Schlotz walks. Bob Schlotz steals second. Bob Priest 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. Phil Motloch grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Schlotz advances to third on the play. Shane Chiwitt lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Lefty Smith pitching. Steve Yingling is pinch hitting for Bob Priest. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Yingling walks. Bill Johnson strikes out. Tom Kennedy flies out to the left fielder. Bill Gaines strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Kilkenny pitching. Al Womack pops out to the catcher. Tom McLean grounds out to the second baseman. Manny Bober singles to center field. Greg Guise strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona Bill Hoff pops out to the shortstop. Ivan Randall flies out to the left fielder. Cesar Swacina hits a home run. Chuck Watson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Frank Carlson singles to center field. Jerrod Whitcher singles to left field. Leif Elveford is pinch hitting for Joe Kilkenny. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Leif Elveford grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Ted Owens pitching. Ed Toft walks. Johan Moran is pinch hitting for Chuck Watson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Johan Moran flies out to the right fielder. Bob Schlotz pops out to the shortstop. Phil Motloch singles past the shortstop. Ed Toft advances to third on the hit. Shane Chiwitt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Arizona total runners LOB: 5 Houston total runners LOB: 9
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Curtis Killen improves in arm George Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Elbie Lee did not respond to coaching in velocity George Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Rube Guzman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pete Patterson did not respond to coaching in control
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Doug Fowler did not respond to coaching in speed Roy Battle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Phillips did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Robin Gray improves in power_vs_lefty Ken North did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Phillips improves in power_vs_lefty Ken North did not respond to coaching in 3B