Win: Possum Infante (5-9) Loss: Al Gerhart (7-13)
Save: John Landis (24)
Inning: 1 Arizona Possum Infante pitching. Doc Files singles to center field. Java Rains strikes out. Doc Files is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ken Bowen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Al Gerhart pitching. Terry Harley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Seanez walks. Lou Seanez steals second. Bob Zettlein lines out to the second baseman. Tot Lange grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Roberto Miranda strikes out. Mack Weiss grounds out to the second baseman. Kiyoshi Hikiji doubles to left field. Scott Sumner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Reuss singles to right field. Joseph Nixon flies out to the left fielder. Randy Kelley singles to center field. Joe Reuss advances to third on the hit. Charlie Hill reached on a 2-base throwing error by Scott Sumner. Joe Reuss scores. Possum Infante strikes out. Terry Harley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Arizona John Brown grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Al Gerhart grounds out to the pitcher. Doc Files grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Lou Seanez grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Zettlein singles to center field. Tot Lange singles to left field. Bob Zettlein advances to third on the hit. Joe Reuss flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Zettlein scores. Joseph Nixon singles to left field. Tot Lange advances to third on the hit. Randy Kelley singles to center field. Tot Lange scores. Joseph Nixon advances to third on the hit. Charlie Hill strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Arizona Java Rains strikes out. Ken Bowen flies out to the center fielder. Roberto Miranda reached on a 2-base fielding error by Joseph Nixon. Mack Weiss flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Possum Infante grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Harley strikes out. Lou Seanez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Kiyoshi Hikiji grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Sumner grounds out to the shortstop. John Brown singles to right field. Al Gerhart grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Brown is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Zettlein lines out to the second baseman. Tot Lange doubles to left field. Joe Reuss singles to left field. Tot Lange scores. Joseph Nixon flies out to the left fielder. Randy Kelley hits a home run. Joe Reuss scores. Willie Carter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Hill grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Doc Files walks. Java Rains grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Doc Files is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ken Bowen strikes out. Roberto Miranda grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Possum Infante grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Harley grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Seanez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Mack Weiss grounds out to the second baseman. Kiyoshi Hikiji flies out to the right fielder. Scott Sumner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Zettlein flies out to the center fielder. Tot Lange strikes out. Joe Reuss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Irv Nunez is pinch hitting for John Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Irv Nunez singles to left field. Lefty Root is pinch hitting for Willie Carter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lefty Root grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Irv Nunez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kurt Flood is pinch hitting for Doc Files. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lefty Root steals second. Kurt Flood grounds out to the shortstop. Java Rains strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Chico Danning pitching. Joseph Nixon flies out to the right fielder. Randy Kelley flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Hill grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Ken Bowen singles to right field. Roberto Miranda singles to right field. Mack Weiss walks. Kiyoshi Hikiji walks. Ken Bowen scores. John Landis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Scott Sumner flies out to the right fielder. Irv Nunez grounds out to the third baseman. Roberto Miranda scores. Mack Weiss advances to third on the play. Kiyoshi Hikiji advances to second on the play. Yasuya Noguchi is pinch hitting for Chico Danning. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Yasuya Noguchi singles to right field. Mack Weiss scores. Kiyoshi Hikiji scores. Kurt Flood grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Arizona total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 5
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bart Sorensen improves in range Ken Orwell did not respond to coaching in velocity Andujar Stanley did not respond to coaching in range Bart Sorensen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bart Sorensen did not respond to coaching in 3B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Barry Lemon did not respond to coaching in speed George Haines did not respond to coaching in endurance George Haines did not respond to coaching in control Tony Jackson did not respond to coaching in control