Inning: 1 Houston Bubba Spradlin pitching. Greg Spongberg flies out to the left fielder. Joe Ganzel doubles past the third baseman. Joe Pearce flies out to the right fielder. Bud Siever grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Colorado Hajime Yagi pitching. Irv Heydeman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Gehrman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dave Slayton singles to center field. Dave Slayton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Pete Valdez singles to right field. Pi Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Alvarado pops out to the first baseman. Harland Lockhart singles to right field. Pete Valdez advances to third on the hit. Hajime Yagi singles to center field. Pete Valdez scores. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Colorado Paul Leach singles to center field. Paul Leach steals second. Bobby Cordova strikes out. Yohan Richardt strikes out. Johnny Smith singles to center field. Paul Leach scores. Jim Drake walks. Bubba Spradlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Ganzel strikes out. Joe Pearce flies out to the center fielder. Bud Siever singles to left field. Pete Valdez 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: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Irv Heydeman strikes out. Bob Gehrman lines out to the second baseman. Dave Slayton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Pi Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Alvarado walks. Harland Lockhart flies out to the center fielder. Hajime Yagi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Paul Leach pops out to the second baseman. Bobby Cordova walks. Bobby Cordova steals second. Yohan Richardt grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Cordova advances to third on the play. Johnny Smith walks. Jim Drake grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Greg Spongberg grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Ganzel walks. Joe Pearce pops out to the catcher. Bud Siever flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Bubba Spradlin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Irv Heydeman pops out to the third baseman. Bob Gehrman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Pete Valdez hits a home run. Pi Ortiz strikes out. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the center fielder. Harland Lockhart grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Dave Slayton strikes out. Paul Leach strikes out. Bobby Cordova strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Hajime Yagi flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Greg Spongberg grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Ganzel doubles to center field. Joe Pearce strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Yohan Richardt strikes out. Johnny Smith strikes out. Jarred Hodge is pinch hitting for Jim Drake. Jarred Hodge flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Earl McCabe enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jarred Hodge at 2B. Joe Whaley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bud Siever singles to center field. Pete Valdez hits a home run. Bud Siever scores. Ford Sullivan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Alvarado singles to right field. Harland Lockhart strikes out. Jim Witt is pinch hitting for Hajime Yagi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Witt reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bobby Cordova. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Colorado Kurt Bigbee pitching. Jerry Jurewicz is pinch hitting for Ford Sullivan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerry Jurewicz doubles to center field. Irv Heydeman strikes out. Bob Gehrman strikes out. Dave Slayton singles to left field. Jerry Jurewicz scores. Paul Leach grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston John Shepherd pitching. Bobby Stuart is pinch hitting for Joe Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Stuart flies out to the center fielder. John Marshall is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Marshall singles to center field. Bud Siever flies out to the center fielder. 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 third baseman. John Marshall is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Colorado Bobby Cordova strikes out. Yohan Richardt flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 10 Colorado total runners LOB: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Howie McCarthy improves in contact_vs_righty Paul Rebel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George Clark improves in speed Willie Rossman did not respond to coaching in velocity Howie McCarthy did not respond to coaching in SS
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Rochelli did not respond to coaching in control Cleon Lopez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve Faszholz did not respond to coaching in range Jim Rochelli did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Dougherty did not respond to coaching in 2B