Win: Sam Shaner (8-8) Loss: Tom Sanders (9-17)
Save: Tinsley Phillips (23)
Inning: 1 Houston Tom Sanders pitching. Jack Pike grounds out to the shortstop. Pep Grabarkewitz walks. Nate Smith flies out to the center fielder. Cy Brodie grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Bruce Hoskins pitching. Masami Nakamura grounds out to the shortstop. Antonio Basadoolee strikes out. Fitz Kennedy walks. Loren Slaughter singles to center field. Fitz Kennedy advances to third on the hit. Klondike Covington strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Sugar Fishel pops out to the catcher. Bill Schelle walks. Wicked Maxwell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Tristan Schaut grounds out to the shortstop. Red Hall pops out to the second baseman. Cooper McPheeters singles to center field. Tom Sanders grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cooper McPheeters is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Bruce Hoskins strikes out. Jack Pike grounds out to the second baseman. Pep Grabarkewitz hits an infield single to the pitcher. Nate Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Masami Nakamura singles past the third baseman. Antonio Basadoolee singles to right field. Fitz Kennedy singles to center field. Masami Nakamura scores. Antonio Basadoolee advances to third on the hit. Loren Slaughter strikes out. Klondike Covington strikes out. Tristan Schaut flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Cy Brodie flies out to the left fielder. Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Sugar Fishel doubles to center field. Sugar Fishel is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Red Hall pops out to the first baseman. Cooper McPheeters walks. Tom Sanders lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Masami Nakamura walks. Antonio Basadoolee walks. Fitz Kennedy grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman. Cooper McPheeters is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Houston Bill Schelle doubles to center field. Wicked Maxwell flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Hoskins strikes out. Jack Pike strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Loren Slaughter flies out to the center fielder. Klondike Covington grounds out to the second baseman. Tristan Schaut flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz pops out to the first baseman. Nate Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Cy Brodie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Red Hall hits a home run. Cooper McPheeters grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Sanders strikes out. Masami Nakamura grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Thorny Caruthers singles to center field. Sugar Fishel strikes out. Bill Schelle hits a home run. Thorny Caruthers scores. Wicked Maxwell flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Hoskins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Antonio Basadoolee singles to right field. Fitz Kennedy strikes out. Loren Slaughter grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Antonio Basadoolee advances to second on the play. Klondike Covington grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Jack Pike flies out to the center fielder. Pep Grabarkewitz flies out to the right fielder. Nate Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Sam Shaner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tristan Schaut grounds out to the third baseman. Red Hall strikes out. Cooper McPheeters flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Cy Brodie is hit by a pitch. Thorny Caruthers walks. Angel Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Sugar Fishel pops out to the second baseman. Bill Schelle flies out to the right fielder. Wicked Maxwell singles to left field. Cy Brodie scores. Thorny Caruthers advances to third on the hit. Don Martinez is pinch hitting for Sam Shaner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Martinez walks. Jack Pike pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Arizona Tinsley Phillips pitching. Seiji Mori is pinch hitting for Angel Young. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Seiji Mori flies out to the right fielder. Masami Nakamura strikes out. Antonio Basadoolee singles to center field. Fitz Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Arizona total runners LOB: 10
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ramon Heine improves in range Sam Fried did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie McDougal did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie McDougal did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Butler did not respond to coaching in 1B
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Greg Gardner did not respond to coaching in control Slim Mura improves in contact_vs_lefty Dolph Meloan did not respond to coaching in arm Trevor Camden did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charlie Castillo did not respond to coaching in SS