Inning: 1 Houston Jack May pitching. Jack Pike strikes out. Lou Mota flies out to the right fielder. Cy Brodie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Arizona Jerry Osuna pitching. Seiji Mori grounds out to the shortstop. Fitz Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Masami Nakamura singles to center field. Tristan Schaut strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Dutton James grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Terlecki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Thorny Caruthers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Loren Slaughter grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Duke Denard grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Red Hall singles to left field. Jesus Torres strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz flies out to the center fielder. Sugar Fishel strikes out. Jerry Osuna strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Jack May strikes out. Seiji Mori strikes out. Fitz Kennedy singles to right field. Masami Nakamura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Jack Pike grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Mota grounds out to the third baseman. Cy Brodie lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Tristan Schaut flies out to the center fielder. Loren Slaughter flies out to the right fielder. Duke Denard walks. Red Hall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Dutton James grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jason Terlecki singles to center field. Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Pep Grabarkewitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Jesus Torres singles to right field. Jack May lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Seiji Mori grounds out to the third baseman. Fitz Kennedy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Sugar Fishel grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Osuna flies out to the right fielder. Jack Pike flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Masami Nakamura grounds out to the shortstop. Tristan Schaut flies out to the right fielder. Loren Slaughter singles to left field. Loren Slaughter steals second. Duke Denard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Lou Mota grounds out to the second baseman. Cy Brodie flies out to the right fielder. Dutton James strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Red Hall grounds out to the third baseman. Jesus Torres flies out to the center fielder. Jack May singles to center field. Seiji Mori walks. Fitz Kennedy singles to center field. Masami Nakamura grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston Jason Terlecki lines out to the third baseman. Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Pep Grabarkewitz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Tristan Schaut strikes out. Loren Slaughter grounds out to the second baseman. Cooper McPheeters is pinch hitting for Duke Denard. Cooper McPheeters flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Sugar Fishel strikes out. Don Martinez is pinch hitting for Jerry Osuna. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Don Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Jack Pike singles to right field. Lou Mota grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona Tinsley Phillips pitching. Red Hall flies out to the left fielder. Antonio Basadoolee is pinch hitting for Jesus Torres. Antonio Basadoolee grounds out to the third baseman. Jack May strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Charlie Jantzen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Antonio Basadoolee at 2B. Cy Brodie flies out to the center fielder. Dutton James strikes out. Jason Terlecki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Arizona Seiji Mori grounds out to the pitcher. Fitz Kennedy strikes out. Masami Nakamura singles in front of the center fielder. Tristan Schaut grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Houston Thorny Caruthers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pep Grabarkewitz walks. Pep Grabarkewitz steals second. John Eason 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. Sugar Fishel pops out to the second baseman. 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 grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Arizona Ezra Schmulbach pitching. Loren Slaughter pops out to the catcher. Cooper McPheeters grounds out to the third baseman. Red Hall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Houston Jack Pike grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Mota strikes out. Cy Brodie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Arizona Charlie Jantzen singles to center field. John Eason fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Eason strikes out. Seiji Mori grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Jantzen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Fitz Kennedy pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Houston Dutton James strikes out. Jason Terlecki singles to center field. Thorny Caruthers lines out to the pitcher. Pep Grabarkewitz singles past the third baseman. Sugar Fishel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 13 Arizona Masami Nakamura walks. Tristan Schaut reached on a 2-base throwing error by Thorny Caruthers. Loren Slaughter singles to right field. Masami Nakamura scores. Houston total runners left on base: 5 Arizona total runners left on base: 11
Game Notes Don Martinez is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Howard improves in arm Harley Davidson improves in contact_vs_righty Matt Jester improves in velocity Chick Dawkins improves in range Harley Davidson did not respond to coaching in SS
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Joe Causey did not respond to coaching in control John Schwartz improves in power_vs_righty Dolph Meloan did not respond to coaching in arm Dolph Meloan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charlie Castillo did not respond to coaching in SS