Inning: 1 Arizona Tom Kolb pitching. Dink Brinker strikes out. John Marrow flies out to the right fielder. Pinky Franco grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Eddie Skaugstad pitching. Hilly Billy flies out to the center fielder. Scott Chance flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Steve Creeden strikes out. Ray Cracker Schalk singles to left field. George Ford strikes out. Lew Pittinger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Matt Morrison strikes out. Bob Eyre grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Sadler singles to center field. Duke Torgeson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Brian August strikes out. Eddie Skaugstad grounds out to the third baseman. Dink Brinker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Ed Schmulbach singles to right field. Tom Kolb lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hilly Billy singles to center field. Ed Schmulbach scores. Scott Chance singles to right field. Hilly Billy advances to third on the hit. Scott Chance is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bruce Blemker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona John Marrow strikes out. Pinky Franco pops out to the third baseman. Steve Creeden lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Matt Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Bob Eyre strikes out. Randy Sadler singles to center field. Duke Torgeson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Randy Sadler is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Ray Cracker Schalk strikes out. George Ford bunts for a base hit. Lew Pittinger flies out to the left fielder. Brian August pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Schmulbach lines out to the third baseman. Tom Kolb strikes out. Hilly Billy pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Eddie Skaugstad lines out to the first baseman. Dink Brinker strikes out. John Marrow lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Scott Chance singles to right field. Scott Chance steals second. Bruce Blemker strikes out. Matt Morrison pops out to the second baseman. Bob Eyre grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Pinky Franco hits an infield single to the first baseman. Steve Creeden pops out to the second baseman. Ray Cracker Schalk lines out to the second baseman. George Ford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Randy Sadler flies out to the left fielder. Duke Torgeson walks. Ed Schmulbach hits a home run. Duke Torgeson scores. Tom Kolb flies out to the left fielder. Hilly Billy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Steve Allen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Schmulbach at CF. Lew Pittinger flies out to the right fielder. Brian August grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yoshiyuki Hiramatsu is pinch hitting for Eddie Skaugstad. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Yoshiyuki Hiramatsu singles to right field. Dink Brinker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Duke Ramirez pitching. Scott Chance walks. Bruce Blemker singles to center field. Scott Chance advances to third on the hit. Matt Morrison singles to right field. Scott Chance scores. Bruce Blemker advances to third on the hit. Matt Morrison steals second. Bob Eyre singles to center field. Bruce Blemker scores. Matt Morrison scores. George Maddux comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ralph Smith is pinch hitting for Randy Sadler. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ralph Smith flies out to the center fielder. Bob Eyre steals second. Duke Torgeson flies out to the center fielder. Steve Allen walks. Doc Christian is pinch hitting for Tom Kolb. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Doc Christian grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Steve Allen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Arizona Bill Bolton pitching. John Marrow strikes out. Mitch Dickson is pinch hitting for Pinky Franco. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mitch Dickson grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Creeden grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Arizona total runners left on base: 4 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hank Thomson improves in range Gregg Kennedy did not respond to coaching in endurance Gregg Kennedy did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Oliveras improves in arm
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sam Ellis did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe McNeil improves in power_vs_righty Roger Yingling did not respond to coaching in velocity Danny Crawford did not respond to coaching in speed