Win: Ace Mantle (11-12) Loss: Tom Denman (11-10)
Save: Bill Strohmayer (27)
Inning: 1 Colorado Ace Mantle pitching. Carlos Saez strikes out. Joe Pressnell strikes out. Lew Camilli pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Tom Denman pitching. Earl Stanceu grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Gonzalez hits a home run. Ed Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Cy Brumley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Johnny Meyer strikes out. Bill Fletcher singles past the third baseman. Lamar Richards strikes out. Ryan Zanni strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Weilman doubles to right field. John Poindexter strikes out. Fred Lord strikes out. Purnal Bates singles to right field. Bob Weilman scores. Ace Mantle singles to right field. Purnal Bates advances to third on the hit. Earl Stanceu hits a home run. Purnal Bates scores. Ace Mantle scores. Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Guillermo Tyriver strikes out. Tom Denman flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Saez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Ed Perez strikes out. Cy Brumley flies out to the right fielder. Bob Weilman singles in front of the left fielder. John Poindexter singles to right field. Fred Lord strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Colorado Joe Pressnell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Lew Camilli singles to center field. Johnny Meyer flies out to the center fielder. Bill Fletcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Purnal Bates flies out to the center fielder. Ace Mantle grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Stanceu flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Lamar Richards grounds out to the second baseman. Ryan Zanni singles past the second baseman. Guillermo Tyriver pops out to the third baseman. Tom Denman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Ed Perez singles to center field. Ed Perez steals second. Cy Brumley grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Weilman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Carlos Saez flies out to the center fielder. Joe Pressnell flies out to the left fielder. Lew Camilli grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston John Poindexter flies out to the center fielder. Fred Lord singles to center field. Purnal Bates grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Johnny Meyer grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Fletcher singles in front of the center fielder. Lamar Richards grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Fletcher advances to second on the play. Ryan Zanni strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Ace Mantle grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Stanceu grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Ron Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Guillermo Tyriver strikes out. Greg Fogarty is pinch hitting for Tom Denman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Greg Fogarty strikes out. Carlos Saez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Tom Allen pitching. Ed Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Cy Brumley flies out to the left fielder. Bob Weilman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Joe Pressnell flies out to the left fielder. Lew Camilli is hit by a pitch. Johnny Meyer singles to left field. Lew Camilli advances to third on the hit. Bill Fletcher singles to left field. Lew Camilli scores. Johnny Meyer advances to third on the hit. Bill Strohmayer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lamar Richards walks. Ryan Zanni singles to left field. Johnny Meyer scores. Bill Fletcher scores. Lamar Richards advances to third on the hit. Guillermo Tyriver flies out to the right fielder. Tatsunori Muto is pinch hitting for Tom Allen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tatsunori Muto strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Colorado total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 3
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Vern Gerber improves in range Curt Heredia improves in range Rudy Crespo improves in power_vs_righty Lee Preibisch did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Camilo Saunders improves in power_vs_righty Bert Harris improves in power_vs_lefty Camilo Saunders improves in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Doran did not respond to coaching in control Dolan Valdivielso did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Doran did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Hanna improves in speed Ed Hanna improves in power_vs_lefty Ed Hanna improves in contact_vs_righty