Win: Walter Turner (4-1) Loss: George Bohn (0-4)
Save: Yoshinari Morioka (8)
Inning: 1 Colorado George Bohn pitching. Marquis Sherrill walks. Bruce Phillippe grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Marquis Sherrill is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rolla Benton singles to left field. Bruce Phillippe advances to third on the hit. Ramon Porter singles to center field. Bruce Phillippe scores. Rolla Benton advances to third on the hit. Cookie Hearne grounds out to the second baseman. Rolla Benton scores. Ramon Porter advances to second on the play. Rene Brower hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jason Holloway grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Walter Turner pitching. Jack Pike singles to center field. Lou Mota grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Pike is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Cy Brodie grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Bryan McGraw strikes out. Walter Turner strikes out. Marquis Sherrill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz strikes out. Bill Chadwick strikes out. Jason Terlecki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Bruce Phillippe singles to right field. Rolla Benton singles to center field. Bruce Phillippe advances to third on the hit. Ramon Porter pops out to the third baseman. Cookie Hearne flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bruce Phillippe scores. Rene Brower grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rolla Benton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Sugar Fishel grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Schelle grounds out to the second baseman. George Bohn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Jason Holloway grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bryan McGraw flies out to the right fielder. Walter Turner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Jack Pike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Mota strikes out. Cy Brodie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Marquis Sherrill grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Phillippe grounds out to the shortstop. Rolla Benton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz strikes out. Bill Chadwick singles to left field. Jason Terlecki strikes out. Sugar Fishel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Ramon Porter flies out to the center fielder. Cookie Hearne doubles to center field. Rene Brower hits a home run. Cookie Hearne scores. Bart Haugstad comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jason Holloway walks. Bryan McGraw strikes out. Walter Turner singles to right field. Jason Holloway advances to third on the hit. Marquis Sherrill flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Bill Schelle grounds out to the second baseman. Bart Haugstad grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Pike singles to right field. Jack Pike steals second. Lou Mota flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Bruce Phillippe grounds out to the second baseman. Rolla Benton flies out to the center fielder. Ramon Porter reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pep Grabarkewitz. Cookie Hearne grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Cy Brodie walks. Cy Brodie steals second. Pep Grabarkewitz walks. Bill Chadwick singles to center field. Cy Brodie scores. Jason Terlecki singles to center field. Pep Grabarkewitz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sugar Fishel singles to right field. Bill Chadwick scores. Jason Terlecki advances to third on the hit. Sugar Fishel steals second. Bill Schelle flies out to the center fielder. Dutton James is pinch hitting for Bart Haugstad. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dutton James flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jason Terlecki scores. Damian Ritter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Pike pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Joe Buckles pitching. Rene Brower hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jason Holloway flies out to the center fielder. Bryan McGraw grounds out to the pitcher. Rene Brower advances to second on the play. A.J. Sixsmith is pinch hitting for Damian Ritter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. A.J. Sixsmith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Yoshinari Morioka pitching. Lou Mota pops out to the first baseman. Cy Brodie pops out to the third baseman. Pep Grabarkewitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Marquis Sherrill flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Phillippe flies out to the left fielder. Rolla Benton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Bill Chadwick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jason Terlecki grounds out to the shortstop. Sugar Fishel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Colorado total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 3
Game Notes Bryan McGraw is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Josh Kellett did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Bigbee improves in contact_vs_lefty John Schwartz improves in power_vs_righty Yoshiki Yamamoto did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Schwartz did not respond to coaching in SS
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jerry Osuna did not respond to coaching in control Al Butler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Thorny Caruthers did not respond to coaching in arm Al Butler did not respond to coaching in speed