Win: Bill Anderson (5-1) Loss: Tom Allen (4-6)
Save: Bill Strohmayer (27)
Inning: 1 Houston Ben Keegan pitching. Fred Lord singles to right field. Gene Hopp hits an infield single to the second baseman. Purnal Bates strikes out. Earl Stanceu walks. Bob Weilman strikes out. Archie Griffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Colorado Brian Tanner pitching. Guillermo Tyriver pops out to the first baseman. Roy McRae singles to center field. Bert Harris flies out to the right fielder. Tom Verbanic reached on a fielding error by Bob Weilman. Curt Heredia strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Gaw singles to center field. Dick Rettig flies out to the left fielder. Brian Tanner lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Lord strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Lamar Richards hits a home run. Joe Murray reached on a 2-base throwing error by Purnal Bates. Scott Wiesler grounds out to the pitcher. Ben Keegan pops out to the second baseman. Guillermo Tyriver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Gene Hopp flies out to the left fielder. Purnal Bates strikes out. Earl Stanceu hits a home run. Bob Weilman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Roy McRae pops out to the catcher. Bert Harris singles to right field. Tom Verbanic hits a home run. Bert Harris scores. Curt Heredia grounds out to the second baseman. Lamar Richards flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Archie Griffin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Gaw grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Rettig singles to center field. Brian Tanner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Joe Murray singles past the shortstop. Scott Wiesler grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ben Keegan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Fred Lord strikes out. Gene Hopp walks. Purnal Bates grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Guillermo Tyriver strikes out. Roy McRae grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bert Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Earl Stanceu strikes out. Bob Weilman strikes out. Archie Griffin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Tom Verbanic grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Curt Heredia singles to left field. Lamar Richards grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Curt Heredia is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Gaw hits a home run. Dick Rettig grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Taff is pinch hitting for Brian Tanner. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Taff singles to left field. Fred Lord strikes out. Bill Taff steals second. Bill Huffman 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. Gene Hopp singles to right field. Bill Taff scores. Purnal Bates strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Bill Anderson pitching. Scott Wiesler grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Boyles is pinch hitting for Bill Huffman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Boyles strikes out. Guillermo Tyriver strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Tom Allen pitching. Earl Stanceu grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Weilman walks. Archie Griffin doubles past the first baseman. Bob Weilman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Gaw walks. Dick Rettig pops out to the second baseman. Ed Lutenberg is pinch hitting for Bill Anderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Lutenberg pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Colorado Bill Strohmayer pitching. Roy McRae flies out to the left fielder. Bert Harris pops out to the catcher. Tom Verbanic grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jim Gunning comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Lord singles to right field. Gene Hopp pops out to the second baseman. Purnal Bates grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Fred Lord is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Purnal Bates steals second. Earl Stanceu pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Colorado Curt Heredia grounds out to the pitcher. Lamar Richards singles to center field. Joe Murray strikes out. Ryan Zanni is pinch hitting for Scott Wiesler. Ryan Zanni grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lamar Richards is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Colorado total runners LOB: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Walter Jean did not respond to coaching in velocity Walter Jean did not respond to coaching in endurance Tom Czajkowski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harry Valdes improves in contact_vs_lefty Walter Jean did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Cort did not respond to coaching in control Bobby White did not respond to coaching in C
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Danny Burich did not respond to coaching in arm Ed Thompson did not respond to coaching in control Gene Ventura improves in velocity Pretzel Martinez improves in contact_vs_lefty Julio Darrow did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack McMillan did not respond to coaching in control