Win: Ace Mantle (11-16) Loss: Hiroaki Murata (11-14)
Save: Jim Lee (26)
Inning: 1 Colorado Ace Mantle pitching. Tatsunori Muto strikes out. Bill Valentin singles to center field. Bill Valentin steals second. Barry Snyder pops out to the shortstop. Carlos Saez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Hiroaki Murata pitching. Ron Gonzalez flies out to the left fielder. Ed Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Brumley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Lew Camilli pops out to the catcher. Bob Mrozinski flies out to the left fielder. Dale Castleman pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Weilman strikes out. John Poindexter flies out to the left fielder. Fred Lord singles past the shortstop. Fred Lord steals second. Purnal Bates strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Howdy Stewart singles to left field. Hiroaki Murata lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tatsunori Muto walks. Bill Valentin grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Red Thurman pops out to the catcher. Ace Mantle reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lew Camilli. Ron Gonzalez singles to left field. Ace Mantle scores. Ed Perez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ron Gonzalez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Cy Brumley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Barry Snyder walks. Carlos Saez singles to center field. Lew Camilli pops out to the first baseman. Bob Mrozinski strikes out. Dale Castleman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Bob Weilman flies out to the center fielder. John Poindexter flies out to the right fielder. Fred Lord lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Howdy Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Hiroaki Murata doubles to left field. Tatsunori Muto singles to right field. Bill Valentin pops out to the catcher. Barry Snyder strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Purnal Bates grounds out to the third baseman. Red Thurman strikes out. Ace Mantle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Carlos Saez strikes out. Lew Camilli grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Mrozinski grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Ed Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Brumley singles to center field. Bob Weilman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Cy Brumley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Dale Castleman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Howdy Stewart flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy House is pinch hitting for Hiroaki Murata. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jimmy House singles to right field. Tatsunori Muto reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Perez. Bill Valentin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Ernie Cunningham pitching. John Poindexter strikes out. Fred Lord singles to right field. Fred Lord steals second. Purnal Bates flies out to the center fielder. Red Thurman singles to right field. Fred Lord scores. Steve Sheckard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Thurman steals second. Ace Mantle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Barry Snyder pops out to the second baseman. Carlos Saez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lew Camilli pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Ron Gonzalez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Perez singles to left field. Cy Brumley grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. 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. Bob Mrozinski strikes out. Dale Castleman strikes out. Howdy Stewart singles to left field. Dave Ferrell is pinch hitting for Steve Sheckard. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dave Ferrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Colorado total runners left on base: 9 Houston total runners left on base: 4
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Allen did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Brenly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Brenly improves in range Lamar Richards did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Darrell Travis did not respond to coaching in control Joe Murray did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Vern Gerber improves in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dolan Valdivielso improves in control Bill Strohmayer did not respond to coaching in control Phil Rivera did not respond to coaching in range Bob Gaw improves in arm Bob Gaw did not respond to coaching in speed Dolan Valdivielso did not respond to coaching in velocity