Win: Ace Mantle (8-12) Loss: Charlie Garber (7-8)
Save: Jim Lee (19)
Inning: 1 Colorado Ace Mantle pitching. Tatsunori Muto grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Valentin grounds out to the third baseman. Barry Snyder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Charlie Garber pitching. Ed Perez walks. Cy Brumley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Perez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Weilman flies out to the center fielder. John Poindexter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Greg Fogarty triples. Carlos Saez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Greg Fogarty scores. Dale Castleman singles to center field. Dale Castleman steals second. Dave Ferrell flies out to the left fielder. Lee Preibisch grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Fred Lord grounds out to the third baseman. Purnal Bates strikes out. Charlie Umbricht singles to right field. Red Thurman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Umbricht is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Charlie Garber lines out to the third baseman. Tatsunori Muto singles to right field. Bill Valentin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tatsunori Muto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Barry Snyder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Ace Mantle pops out to the second baseman. Ed Perez strikes out. Cy Brumley hits a home run. Bob Weilman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Greg Fogarty singles to center field. Carlos Saez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Fogarty advances to second on the play. Dale Castleman singles to right field. Dave Ferrell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston John Poindexter grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Lord walks. Purnal Bates grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Lee Preibisch grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Garber strikes out. Tatsunori Muto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Charlie Umbricht pops out to the first baseman. Red Thurman flies out to the left fielder. Ace Mantle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Bill Valentin flies out to the center fielder. Barry Snyder flies out to the right fielder. Greg Fogarty pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Ed Perez strikes out. Cy Brumley strikes out. Bob Weilman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Carlos Saez hits an infield single to the first baseman. Dale Castleman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dave Ferrell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston John Poindexter flies out to the center fielder. Fred Lord triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Purnal Bates strikes out. Charlie Umbricht singles to left field. Fred Lord scores. Red Thurman singles to left field. Charlie Umbricht advances to third on the hit. Ace Mantle pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Colorado Lee Preibisch pops out to the first baseman. Howdy Stewart is pinch hitting for Charlie Garber. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Howdy Stewart grounds out to the third baseman. Tatsunori Muto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Ernie Cunningham pitching. Ed Perez lines out to the third baseman. Cy Brumley flies out to the center fielder. Bob Weilman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Jim Lee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Valentin singles past the second baseman. Barry Snyder strikes out. Greg Fogarty singles to left field. Bill Valentin advances to third on the hit. Carlos Saez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Colorado total runners left on base: 4 Houston total runners left on base: 4
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Vern Gerber improves in arm Gordon Gibson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gordon Gibson did not respond to coaching in arm Roy McRae did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Paul Boyles improves in power_vs_righty Lamar Richards did not respond to coaching in speed Curt Heredia did not respond to coaching in SS
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob Gaw improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Taff did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Anderson improves in control Bill Strohmayer did not respond to coaching in control Bill Strohmayer did not respond to coaching in control Bill Taff improves in power_vs_lefty