Win: Robin Keyser (7-13) Loss: Ace Mantle (10-12)
Save: Walt Reed (35)
Inning: 1 Houston Steve Small pitching. Cy Brumley grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Weilman singles to center field. Purnal Bates flies out to the left fielder. Earl Stanceu grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Weilman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Ace Mantle pitching. Travis Miller lines out to the second baseman. Slow Poke Johnson singles to right field. William Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Slow Poke Johnson advances to second on the play. Johnny Chamberlain flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Fred Lord grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Gonzalez singles to left field. Ed Perez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ron Gonzalez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al McGunnigle grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ed Perez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Sam Merloni grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Terry Harper grounds out to the second baseman. Rupe Edler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Ace Mantle strikes out. Cy Brumley singles to center field. Bob Weilman flies out to the center fielder. Purnal Bates walks. Earl Stanceu is hit by a pitch. Fred Lord pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Arizona Bill Conley flies out to the left fielder. Steve Small strikes out. Travis Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Ron Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Perez strikes out. Al McGunnigle singles to left field. Al McGunnigle steals second. Ace Mantle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Slow Poke Johnson flies out to the center fielder. William Smith strikes out. Johnny Chamberlain strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Cy Brumley walks. Cy Brumley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Weilman walks. Purnal Bates strikes out. Earl Stanceu grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Sam Merloni grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Terry Harper singles to center field. Rupe Edler flies out to the left fielder. Bill Conley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Fred Lord strikes out. Ron Gonzalez lines out to the shortstop. Ed Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Steve Small flies out to the center fielder. Travis Miller singles to center field. Slow Poke Johnson flies out to the center fielder. William Smith doubles to right field. Johnny Chamberlain triples. Travis Miller scores. William Smith scores. Sam Merloni doubles to left field. Johnny Chamberlain scores. Terry Harper grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Tim Earley enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sam Merloni at 2B. Al McGunnigle flies out to the center fielder. Ace Mantle strikes out. Cy Brumley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Rupe Edler pops out to the shortstop. Bill Conley strikes out. Steve Small strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bob Weilman singles to center field. Purnal Bates flies out to the left fielder. Earl Stanceu walks. Fred Lord walks. Ron Gonzalez singles to center field. Bob Weilman scores. Earl Stanceu scores. Fred Lord advances to third on the hit. Ed Perez flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Fred Lord scores. Robin Keyser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al McGunnigle grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ron Gonzalez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Travis Miller hits a home run. Jerry Zdeb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Slow Poke Johnson walks. William Smith singles to right field. Johnny Chamberlain grounds out to the third baseman. Slow Poke Johnson advances to third on the play. William Smith advances to second on the play. Tim Earley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Terry Harper pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Walt Reed comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gene Maurer is pinch hitting for Jerry Zdeb. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gene Maurer flies out to the right fielder. Cy Brumley walks. Bob Weilman strikes out. Purnal Bates flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 9 Arizona total runners left on base: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Shovel Upton did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe McPhee did not respond to coaching in velocity Shovel Upton improves in control Phil Rivera did not respond to coaching in range Shovel Upton did not respond to coaching in endurance Ed Fernandez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Cook did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Max Duckworth did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Barfield improves in velocity Ernie Flaherty did not respond to coaching in speed Ray Andrews improves in velocity Max Duckworth did not respond to coaching in control