Win: Paul Melvin (7-1) Loss: Bubba Spradlin (5-5)
Save: Tony Thompson (2)
Inning: 1 Colorado Paul Melvin pitching. Bob Gehrman walks. Paul Leach flies out to the right fielder. Yohan Richardt walks. Bobby Cordova strikes out. Irv Heydeman singles to right field. Bob Gehrman scores. Jim Drake doubles to center field. Yohan Richardt scores. Irv Heydeman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Johnny Smith singles to right field. Jim Drake is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Bubba Spradlin pitching. Joe Ganzel singles to center field. Joe Ganzel steals second. Joe Pearce strikes out. Bud Siever hits a home run. Joe Ganzel scores. Pete Valdez grounds out to the shortstop. Pi Ortiz singles to right field. Harland Lockhart singles to left field. Pi Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Jim Witt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Colorado Jay Welteroth strikes out. Bubba Spradlin strikes out. Bob Gehrman pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Dick Carroll pops out to the second baseman. Paul Melvin strikes out. Joe Ganzel pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Paul Leach flies out to the right fielder. Yohan Richardt strikes out. Bobby Cordova strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Pearce pops out to the third baseman. Bud Siever walks. Pete Valdez strikes out. Pi Ortiz doubles to center field. Bud Siever uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harland Lockhart walks. Jim Witt hits a home run. Pi Ortiz scores. Harland Lockhart scores. Glen Foster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Carroll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Irv Heydeman strikes out. Jim Drake strikes out. Johnny Smith pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Paul Melvin grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Ganzel pops out to the first baseman. Joe Pearce flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Jay Welteroth singles to center field. Glen Foster pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Bob Gehrman grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jay Welteroth is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Paul Leach grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bud Siever strikes out. Pete Valdez singles to left field. Pete Valdez steals second. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Harland Lockhart flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Yohan Richardt flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Cordova flies out to the left fielder. Irv Heydeman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Jim Witt triples. Dick Carroll lines out to the third baseman. Mark Carney is pinch hitting for Paul Melvin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mark Carney flies out to the left fielder. Joe Ganzel hits a home run. Jim Witt scores. John Shepherd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Pearce grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Tony Thompson pitching. Jim Drake walks. Johnny Smith strikes out. Jerry Jurewicz is pinch hitting for Jay Welteroth. Jerry Jurewicz grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jim Drake is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Terry Aldrich is pinch hitting for John Shepherd. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Terry Aldrich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Corey Decker pitching. Earl McCabe enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jerry Jurewicz at 2B. Bud Siever grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel singles to left field. Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia strikes out. Harland Lockhart singles to right field. Jerry Rhiel advances to third on the hit. Jim Witt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Colorado Bob Gehrman grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Leach grounds out to the shortstop. Yohan Richardt grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Dick Carroll grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Stuart is pinch hitting for Joe Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Stuart reached on a fielding error by Earl McCabe. Joe Pearce doubles to left field. Bobby Stuart uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bud Siever walks. Jerry Rhiel singles to right field. Joe Pearce scores. Bud Siever advances to third on the hit. Ed Nicosia singles to left field. Bud Siever scores. Ford Sullivan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harland Lockhart singles to left field. Jerry Rhiel uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Witt singles to center field. Ed Nicosia scores. Dick Carroll grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Witt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Colorado Bobby Cordova strikes out. Irv Heydeman singles to center field. Jim Drake grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Irv Heydeman advances to second on the play. Johnny Smith walks. Earl McCabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Colorado total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Joe Pearce (11), Pi Ortiz (11).3B - Jim Witt (3).HR - Joe Ganzel (4), Bud Siever (8), Jim Witt (3). Baserunning: SB - Joe Ganzel (9), Pete Valdez (7).
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wally Payne did not respond to coaching in control Jim Rochelli did not respond to coaching in control Dave Boitano did not respond to coaching in velocity Masaaki Iwasaki did not respond to coaching in control Ray Dougherty did not respond to coaching in 2B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Rebel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Barry Correa improves in speed Paul Rebel did not respond to coaching in speed John Monday improves in contact_vs_righty Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B