Win: Bob Bader (1-0) Loss: Silhouette Deshaies (0-2)
Inning: 1 Colorado Malcolm Stewart pitching. Kirk Kramer singles to right field. Esteban Keegan grounds out to the shortstop. Kirk Kramer advances to second on the play. John McFarlane strikes out. Bill Norton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Charlie Hubbard pitching. Del Woehr strikes out. Buddy Curd walks. Mike Dessens strikes out. Fred Howell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Mitch Cuddyer hits a home run. Ray McLaughlin strikes out. Al Adlesh strikes out. Mark Alfonzo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Judas Priest singles to center field. Andres Bowler singles to right field. Judas Priest is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Pat Rosenberg grounds out to the pitcher. Andres Bowler advances to second on the play. Steve Castillo singles to left field. Andres Bowler scores. Malcolm Stewart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Charlie Hubbard strikes out. Kirk Kramer walks. Esteban Keegan flies out to the right fielder. John McFarlane singles to right field. Kirk Kramer advances to third on the hit. Bill Norton walks. Mitch Cuddyer walks. Kirk Kramer scores. Ray McLaughlin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Houston Del Woehr singles to left field. Buddy Curd singles to center field. Mike Dessens singles to center field. Del Woehr scores. Buddy Curd advances to third on the hit. Fred Howell hits a home run. Buddy Curd scores. Mike Dessens scores. Heinie Frobel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Judas Priest grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Andres Bowler walks. Pat Rosenberg lines out to the shortstop. Steve Castillo singles to right field. Malcolm Stewart reached on a fielding error by Bill Norton. Del Woehr strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Colorado Al Adlesh strikes out. Mark Alfonzo flies out to the right fielder. Brent Townsend is pinch hitting for Heinie Frobel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Brent Townsend flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston John Newland pitching. Buddy Curd walks. Mike Dessens pops out to the third baseman. Fred Howell flies out to the right fielder. Judas Priest strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Kirk Kramer grounds out to the second baseman. Esteban Keegan singles to center field. John McFarlane strikes out. Bill Norton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Andres Bowler flies out to the center fielder. Pat Rosenberg strikes out. Steve Castillo singles to right field. Malcolm Stewart grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Castillo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Mitch Cuddyer flies out to the center fielder. Ray McLaughlin flies out to the left fielder. Al Adlesh hits a home run. Mark Alfonzo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Del Woehr grounds out to the shortstop. Buddy Curd singles to left field. Mike Dessens strikes out. Fred Howell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Takeo Kagawa is pinch hitting for John Newland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Takeo Kagawa singles to left field. Carlos Huelsman 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. Kirk Kramer strikes out. Esteban Keegan walks. John McFarlane lines out to the third baseman. Bill Norton doubles to left field. Takeo Kagawa scores. Esteban Keegan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mitch Cuddyer doubles to center field. Bill Norton scores. Bert Grant comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray McLaughlin walks. Al Adlesh pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Dave Vaughn pitching. Judas Priest singles to left field. Andres Bowler doubles to right field. Judas Priest uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chuck Bisquette is pinch hitting for Pat Rosenberg. Chuck Bisquette singles to left field. Andres Bowler is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Charlie Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Castillo strikes out. Al Sikorski is pinch hitting for Bert Grant. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Sikorski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Roger Matthews pitching. Buck Bruton enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chuck Bisquette at LF. Sarge Clemons is pinch hitting for Mark Alfonzo. Sarge Clemons singles to left field. Steve Griffin is pinch hitting for Charlie Murphy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Steve Griffin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Kirk Kramer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jeff Aguilera pitching. Del Woehr strikes out. Buddy Curd walks. Mike Dessens walks. Fred Howell flies out to the left fielder. Judas Priest singles to right field. Buddy Curd scores. Mike Dessens aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bob Bader comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andres Bowler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Colorado Silhouette Deshaies comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Esteban Keegan singles past the second baseman. John McFarlane doubles to center field. Esteban Keegan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Norton strikes out. Mitch Cuddyer doubles past the right fielder. John McFarlane scores. Don Washburn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray McLaughlin doubles to center field. Mitch Cuddyer scores. Al Adlesh strikes out. Sarge Clemons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Buck Bruton flies out to the right fielder. Steve Castillo flies out to the center fielder. Russ Attreau is pinch hitting for Don Washburn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Russ Attreau hits a home run. Del Woehr grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Colorado total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - John McFarlane (9), Bill Norton (5), Mitch Cuddyer 2 (14), Ray McLaughlin (8).HR - Mitch Cuddyer (18), Al Adlesh (10).GIDP - Steve Griffin. Fielding: E - Bill Norton.
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Mike Moore did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rondin Mendoza did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Chaz May did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Selbach improves in power_vs_righty Chaz May did not respond to coaching in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Coby Mayo improves in power_vs_lefty Kade Stroud did not respond to coaching in control Emmanuel Rivera improves in contact_vs_lefty Thomas Davis did not respond to coaching in control Enrique Bradfield did not respond to coaching in 1B