Win: Ernie Kennedy (23-7) Loss: Mike Sawyer (6-18)
Inning: 1 Colorado Ernie Kennedy pitching. Bob Gehrman bunts for a base hit. Del Altman strikes out. Kevin Lochhead lines out to the shortstop. Paul Leach flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Mike Sawyer pitching. Masaki Arasuna grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Hale singles to center field. Joe Pearce flies out to the center fielder. Mark Hale steals second. Pedro Grieve strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Bobby Cordova flies out to the right fielder. Ron Stevens strikes out. Steve Wall grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Valdez singles to center field. Joe Ganzel strikes out. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Russ Caneira pops out to the shortstop. Mike Sawyer flies out to the right fielder. Bob Gehrman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Ernie Kennedy strikes out. Masaki Arasuna walks. Mark Hale walks. Joe Pearce hits a home run. Masaki Arasuna scores. Mark Hale scores. Pedro Grieve singles to left field. Bud Siever reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ron Stevens. Pete Valdez singles to right field. Pedro Grieve scores. Bud Siever scores. Joe Ganzel singles to center field. Pete Valdez advances to third on the hit. Jerry Alvarado strikes out. Ernie Kennedy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Colorado Del Altman hits an infield single to the third baseman. Kevin Lochhead singles to right field. Paul Leach singles past the third baseman. Bobby Cordova strikes out. Ron Stevens strikes out. Steve Wall flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Houston Masaki Arasuna singles to left field. Masaki Arasuna steals second. Mark Hale singles to center field. Masaki Arasuna scores. Joe Pearce grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Pedro Grieve strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Russ Caneira flies out to the right fielder. Mike Sawyer grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Gehrman walks. Bob Gehrman steals second. Del Altman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bud Siever flies out to the center fielder. Pete Valdez flies out to the center fielder. Joe Ganzel doubles to left field. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Kevin Lochhead singles to center field. Paul Leach grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bobby Cordova pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Whaley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Kennedy grounds out to the third baseman. Masaki Arasuna grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Hale grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Ron Stevens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stew LaManna is pinch hitting for Steve Wall. Stew LaManna pops out to the shortstop. Russ Caneira grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Larry Heath enters the game as a defensive replacement for Stew LaManna at RF. Joe Pearce singles to right field. Pedro Grieve lines out to the second baseman. Joe Pearce steals second. Bud Siever flies out to the right fielder. Pete Valdez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Sam Lathers is pinch hitting for Joe Whaley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sam Lathers flies out to the center fielder. Bob Gehrman hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bob Gehrman steals second. Del Altman walks. Kevin Lochhead grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Corey Decker pitching. Joe Ganzel walks. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the left fielder. Martin Alley is pinch hitting for Ernie Kennedy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Martin Alley doubles to left field. Joe Ganzel uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pi Ortiz is pinch hitting for Masaki Arasuna. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pi Ortiz singles to center field. Martin Alley scores. Glen Foster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Carney is pinch hitting for Mark Hale. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pi Ortiz steals second. Mark Carney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pi Ortiz advances to third on the play. Joe Pearce walks. Passed ball. Pi Ortiz scores. Joe Pearce advances to second. Pedro Grieve doubles to center field. Joe Pearce scores. Bud Siever pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Colorado Kurt Bigbee pitching. Paul Leach grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Cordova strikes out. Ron Stevens grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Colorado total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Pedro Grieve (23), Joe Ganzel (26), Martin Alley (23).HR - Joe Pearce (14).GIDP - Joe Pearce. Baserunning: SB - Masaki Arasuna (14), Pi Ortiz (5), Mark Hale (6), Joe Pearce (16).
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jermaine Welteroth improves in power_vs_lefty John Orrell improves in velocity Yohan Richardt did not respond to coaching in arm Hal Haines improves in range Jim Drake did not respond to coaching in 2B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Greg Spongberg improves in range Greg Spongberg did not respond to coaching in speed Harland Lockhart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Newt Moore improves in contact_vs_lefty Barry Correa improves in 3B