Inning: 1 Colorado Joe Key pitching. Marquis Sherrill singles to right field. Bruce Phillippe flies out to the left fielder. Rolla Benton strikes out. Pete Marte grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Geraldo Flinn pitching. Jack Pike singles to left field. Lou Mota walks. Cy Brodie flies out to the right fielder. Pep Grabarkewitz reached on a fielding error by Ramon Porter. Bill Chadwick grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Pike scores. Lou Mota advances to third on the play. Pep Grabarkewitz advances to second on the play. Butch Pittinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Colorado Cookie Hearne strikes out. Rene Brower singles past the shortstop. Jason Holloway doubles past the left fielder. Rene Brower uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ramon Porter strikes out. Geraldo Flinn pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Sugar Fishel singles to right field. Bill Schelle singles to center field. Sugar Fishel advances to third on the hit. Joe Key flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Sugar Fishel scores. Jack Pike singles to right field. Bill Schelle advances to third on the hit. Lou Mota strikes out. Cy Brodie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Colorado Marquis Sherrill flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Phillippe strikes out. Rolla Benton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz walks. Bill Chadwick grounds out to the second baseman. Pep Grabarkewitz advances to second on the play. Butch Pittinger strikes out. Sugar Fishel doubles to center field. Pep Grabarkewitz scores. Bill Schelle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Pete Marte strikes out. Cookie Hearne grounds out to the second baseman. Rene Brower reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lou Mota. Jason Holloway grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Key grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Pike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Mota flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Ramon Porter walks. Geraldo Flinn lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Marquis Sherrill lines out to the shortstop. Bruce Phillippe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Cy Brodie strikes out. Pep Grabarkewitz strikes out. Bill Chadwick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Rolla Benton grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Marte strikes out. Cookie Hearne hits a home run. Rene Brower doubles past the right fielder. Jason Holloway grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Butch Pittinger flies out to the right fielder. Sugar Fishel hits a home run. Bill Schelle walks. Dutton James is pinch hitting for Joe Key. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dutton James doubles to right field. Bill Schelle uses his aggressiveness and scores. Urban Boehringer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Pike singles to left field. Dutton James scores. Lou Mota strikes out. Jack Pike is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Bill Davis pitching. Ramon Porter grounds out to the second baseman. A.J. Sixsmith is pinch hitting for Urban Boehringer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. A.J. Sixsmith singles to center field. Marquis Sherrill strikes out. Bruce Phillippe triples. A.J. Sixsmith scores. Mike Ford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rolla Benton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Aldred pitching. Cy Brodie doubles to left field. Pep Grabarkewitz strikes out. Bill Chadwick grounds out to the third baseman. Butch Pittinger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Pete Marte singles past the shortstop. Cookie Hearne pops out to the second baseman. Rene Brower doubles to left field. Pete Marte uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Buckles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jason Holloway hits a home run. Rene Brower scores. Garret Mahler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ramon Porter pops out to the shortstop. Slim Hutchinson is pinch hitting for Bob Aldred. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Slim Hutchinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Yoshinari Morioka pitching. Sugar Fishel singles to right field. Sugar Fishel steals second. Bill Schelle singles to right field. Sugar Fishel scores. Fujio Funado is pinch hitting for Garret Mahler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fujio Funado grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bill Schelle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Pike grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Bob Bako pitching. Marquis Sherrill flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Phillippe lines out to the third baseman. Rolla Benton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Colorado total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Joe Key is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Ted Weaver did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Bigbee did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Myers did not respond to coaching in velocity Yoshiki Yamamoto did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Schwartz did not respond to coaching in SS
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Duser did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Osuna did not respond to coaching in velocity Nate Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chris Baker improves in arm Roger Wieghaus did not respond to coaching in 3B