Inning: 1 Arizona Moose Esasky pitching. Seiji Mori flies out to the center fielder. Fitz Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Masami Nakamura singles to center field. Tristan Schaut grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Masami Nakamura is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Doug Gorbous pitching. Jack Pike hits a home run. Lou Mota flies out to the right fielder. Cy Brodie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Nate Smith pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Loren Slaughter grounds out to the third baseman. Duke Denard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Hall walks. Jesus Torres hits a home run. Red Hall scores. Doug Gorbous grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Dutton James strikes out. Phil Oquist singles to center field. Sugar Fishel grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Phil Oquist is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Seiji Mori grounds out to the shortstop. Fitz Kennedy doubles to right field. Masami Nakamura grounds out to the shortstop. Tristan Schaut flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Moose Esasky strikes out. Jack Pike reached on a 2-base fielding error by Fitz Kennedy. Lou Mota singles to left field. Jack Pike scores. Lou Mota is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Cy Brodie grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Loren Slaughter singles to right field. Duke Denard grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Red Hall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Nate Smith singles to right field. Pep Grabarkewitz strikes out. Dutton James strikes out. Phil Oquist grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Nate Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Jesus Torres reached on a fielding error by Sugar Fishel. Doug Gorbous lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Seiji Mori strikes out. Fitz Kennedy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Sugar Fishel pops out to the first baseman. Moose Esasky strikes out. Jack Pike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Masami Nakamura flies out to the right fielder. Tristan Schaut pops out to the shortstop. Loren Slaughter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Lou Mota singles to center field. Lou Mota steals second. Cy Brodie strikes out. Nate Smith strikes out. Pep Grabarkewitz singles to right field. Lou Mota is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Duke Denard singles to right field. Red Hall grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jesus Torres reached on a fielding error by Sugar Fishel. Doug Gorbous strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Dutton James walks. Phil Oquist flies out to the center fielder. Sugar Fishel flies out to the right fielder. Thorny Caruthers is pinch hitting for Moose Esasky. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Thorny Caruthers singles to right field. Jack Pike strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Arizona Sam Shaner pitching. Seiji Mori singles to center field. Fitz Kennedy singles to right field. Seiji Mori advances to third on the hit. Masami Nakamura strikes out. Tristan Schaut singles to right field. Seiji Mori scores. Fitz Kennedy advances to third on the hit. Bill Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Loren Slaughter strikes out. Cooper McPheeters is pinch hitting for Duke Denard. Cooper McPheeters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Lou Mota doubles to right field. Greg Gardner 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. Cy Brodie triples. Lou Mota scores. Nate Smith flies out to the right fielder. Pep Grabarkewitz strikes out. Dutton James grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona Red Hall pops out to the second baseman. Antonio Basadoolee is pinch hitting for Jesus Torres. Antonio Basadoolee walks. Klondike Covington is pinch hitting for Greg Gardner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Klondike Covington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Antonio Basadoolee advances to second on the play. Seiji Mori grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Beau Shellenback pitching. Charlie Jantzen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Antonio Basadoolee at 2B. Phil Oquist singles to left field. Sugar Fishel strikes out. Don Martinez is pinch hitting for Bill Davis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Martinez strikes out. Jack Pike walks. Lou Mota strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Arizona Tinsley Phillips pitching. Fitz Kennedy strikes out. Masami Nakamura singles to left field. Tristan Schaut pops out to the second baseman. Loren Slaughter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Cy Brodie strikes out. Nate Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Pep Grabarkewitz singles to left field. Dutton James pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Arizona Cooper McPheeters grounds out to the shortstop. Red Hall doubles to left field. Charlie Jantzen grounds out to the second baseman. Red Hall advances to third on the play. Osamu Kajihara is pinch hitting for Beau Shellenback. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Osamu Kajihara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Houston Angel Young pitching. Phil Oquist strikes out. Sugar Fishel grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Schelle is pinch hitting for Tinsley Phillips. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Schelle singles to right field. Jack Pike strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Arizona Ezra Schmulbach pitching. Seiji Mori grounds out to the shortstop. Fitz Kennedy lines out to the third baseman. Masami Nakamura grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Houston Lou Mota strikes out. Cy Brodie walks. Nate Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Arizona Tristan Schaut walks. Loren Slaughter grounds out to the third baseman. Tristan Schaut advances to second on the play. Cooper McPheeters singles to center field. Tristan Schaut scores. John Brock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Hall strikes out. Charlie Jantzen pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Houston Bud Buskey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pep Grabarkewitz singles to right field. Dutton James strikes out. Phil Oquist strikes out. Sugar Fishel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Arizona total runners LOB: 10 Houston total runners LOB: 11
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Evelio Hundley improves in contact_vs_lefty Slim Mura did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chicken Snopek improves in arm Dolph Meloan improves in contact_vs_righty Ernie Jones did not respond to coaching in SS
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Lombardi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Charlie McDougal did not respond to coaching in control Bob Howard did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Howard improves in range Al Butler did not respond to coaching in 1B