Win: Charlie Garber (5-2) Loss: Lew Tiant (3-3)
Save: Steve Sheckard (10)
Inning: 1 Houston Charlie Garber pitching. Fred Lord strikes out. Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Alex Tavener grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Colorado Lew Tiant pitching. Guillermo Tyriver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy McRae flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Meyer hits a home run. Tom Verbanic grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Charlie Umbricht walks. Purnal Bates strikes out. John Poindexter lines out to the shortstop. Charlie Umbricht steals second. Bob Weilman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Lamar Richards grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Murray grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Paul Boyles strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Bob Gaw flies out to the left fielder. Lew Tiant grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Curt Heredia strikes out. Charlie Garber grounds out to the shortstop. Guillermo Tyriver strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Ron Gonzalez singles to right field. Alex Tavener flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Umbricht singles to left field. Purnal Bates flies out to the right fielder. John Poindexter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Colorado Roy McRae walks. Johnny Meyer flies out to the right fielder. Tom Verbanic singles to left field. Roy McRae advances to third on the hit. Lamar Richards grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy McRae scores. Tom Verbanic advances to second on the play. Joe Murray pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Weilman flies out to the left fielder. Bob Gaw strikes out. Lew Tiant grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Paul Boyles singles to left field. Curt Heredia hits a home run. Paul Boyles scores. Charlie Garber flies out to the center fielder. Guillermo Tyriver singles to center field. Roy McRae singles to center field. Johnny Meyer singles to center field. Guillermo Tyriver scores. Vic Nold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Verbanic strikes out. Lamar Richards grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Fred Lord flies out to the left fielder. Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Alex Tavener walks. Charlie Umbricht singles to left field. Alex Tavener advances to third on the hit. Purnal Bates hits an infield single to the third baseman. Alex Tavener scores. John Poindexter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Colorado Joe Murray hits a home run. Paul Boyles strikes out. John Brower comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Curt Heredia strikes out. Charlie Garber strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Weilman flies out to the right fielder. Bob Gaw strikes out. Earl Stanceu is pinch hitting for John Brower. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Earl Stanceu flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Fritz Gleaton pitching. Guillermo Tyriver singles to left field. Guillermo Tyriver steals second. Roy McRae strikes out. Johnny Meyer lines out to the shortstop. Tom Verbanic flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Fred Lord singles to left field. Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Alex Tavener lines out to the shortstop. Red Thurman is pinch hitting for Charlie Umbricht. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Red Thurman triples. Fred Lord scores. Katsuya Fukuyama 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. Purnal Bates singles to right field. Red Thurman scores. John Poindexter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Lamar Richards flies out to the center fielder. Joe Murray flies out to the left fielder. Paul Boyles flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Steve Sheckard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Weilman flies out to the right fielder. Bob Gaw grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Brumley is pinch hitting for Fritz Gleaton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Cy Brumley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 6 Colorado total runners left on base: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Phil Rivera did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Archie Griffin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack McDowell improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Anderson did not respond to coaching in control Mark Paulette improves in contact_vs_righty Jack McDowell did not respond to coaching in speed Bobby White did not respond to coaching in C
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Orosco improves in contact_vs_lefty Pretzel Martinez improves in contact_vs_lefty Pretzel Martinez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ed Thompson improves in velocity Ed Thompson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Gunning did not respond to coaching in control Julio Darrow did not respond to coaching in 2B