Win: James Arnold (12-4) Loss: Juan Tankersley (0-2)
Inning: 1 Colorado Turk Schultz pitching. Bob Gehrman grounds out to the second baseman. Irv Heydeman singles to left field. Paul Leach grounds out to the second baseman. Irv Heydeman advances to second on the play. Yohan Richardt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Mike Sawyer pitching. Greg Spongberg singles to left field. Greg Spongberg steals second. Joe Pearce hits a home run. Greg Spongberg scores. Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Valdez flies out to the left fielder. Pi Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Bobby Cordova flies out to the left fielder. Jarred Hodge singles to left field. Steve Faszholz strikes out. Jermaine Welteroth grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jarred Hodge is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jerry Alvarado singles to right field. Mark Carney strikes out. Dick Carroll flies out to the right fielder. Turk Schultz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Mike Sawyer flies out to the right fielder. Bob Gehrman strikes out. Irv Heydeman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Greg Spongberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Pearce flies out to the center fielder. Bud Siever grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Paul Leach flies out to the right fielder. Yohan Richardt flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Cordova triples. Jarred Hodge strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Pete Valdez grounds out to the third baseman. Pi Ortiz doubles to center field. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pi Ortiz advances to third on the play. Mark Carney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Steve Faszholz pops out to the third baseman. Jermaine Welteroth grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Sawyer singles to center field. Bob Gehrman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Dick Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Turk Schultz grounds out to the catcher. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Irv Heydeman singles to center field. Irv Heydeman steals second. Paul Leach doubles to right field. Irv Heydeman scores. Yohan Richardt triples. Paul Leach scores. Bobby Cordova singles to right field. Yohan Richardt scores. Bobby Cordova steals second. Jarred Hodge grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Faszholz pops out to the third baseman. Jermaine Welteroth singles to right field. Bobby Cordova scores. Mike Sawyer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jermaine Welteroth is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Pearce strikes out. Bud Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Valdez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Bob Gehrman grounds out to the third baseman. Irv Heydeman triples. Paul Leach lines out to the third baseman. Yohan Richardt doubles to left field. Irv Heydeman scores. Bobby Cordova walks. Jarred Hodge strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Pi Ortiz pops out to the catcher. Jerry Alvarado grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Carney walks. Mark Carney is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado James Arnold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Steve Faszholz grounds out to the pitcher. Jermaine Welteroth grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jerry Jurewicz is pinch hitting for Mike Sawyer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jerry Jurewicz lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Glen Foster pitching. Dick Carroll flies out to the left fielder. James Arnold reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bob Gehrman. Greg Spongberg singles to center field. James Arnold is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Jim Witt is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Witt walks. Bud Siever singles to center field. Greg Spongberg scores. Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bud Siever is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Colorado Bob Gehrman strikes out. Irv Heydeman flies out to the center fielder. Paul Leach pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Pi Ortiz is hit by a pitch. Jerry Alvarado walks. Mark Carney grounds out to the shortstop. Pi Ortiz advances to third on the play. Jerry Alvarado advances to second on the play. Dick Carroll singles to center field. Pi Ortiz scores. Jerry Alvarado scores. Walter Riley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. James Arnold lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Colorado Yohan Richardt grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Cordova strikes out. Jarred Hodge grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Greg Spongberg grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Witt strikes out. Bud Siever flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Colorado Steve Faszholz flies out to the left fielder. Jermaine Welteroth grounds out to the third baseman. Walter Riley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Houston Jerry Rhiel strikes out. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Jerry Alvarado pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Colorado Bob Gehrman grounds out to the third baseman. Irv Heydeman singles to left field. Irv Heydeman steals second. Paul Leach flies out to the left fielder. Yohan Richardt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Houston Mark Carney grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Tankersley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dick Carroll singles to center field. Masaki Arasuna is pinch hitting for James Arnold. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 10 inning. Masaki Arasuna flies out to the center fielder. Dick Carroll steals second. Greg Spongberg singles to left field. Dick Carroll scores. Colorado total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Pi Ortiz (28).HR - Joe Pearce (18).GIDP - James Arnold.HBP - Pi Ortiz (1). Baserunning: SB - Greg Spongberg (27), Dick Carroll (4).CS - Mark Carney (5).
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Luke Pratt improves in contact_vs_lefty Wally Payne did not respond to coaching in control Wally Payne improves in endurance Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Luke Pratt did not respond to coaching in CF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Russ Irwin did not respond to coaching in velocity Jay Grubb did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Nicosia improves in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Stuart improves in power_vs_righty Barry Correa did not respond to coaching in 3B