Win: Robert Womack (10-9) Loss: Ben Keegan (1-16)
Save: Bill Strohmayer (43)
Inning: 1 Houston Ben Keegan pitching. Fred Lord hits an infield single to the second baseman. Gene Hopp hits an infield single to the second baseman. Purnal Bates flies out to the center fielder. Earl Stanceu flies out to the center fielder. Bob Weilman walks. Archie Griffin walks. Fred Lord scores. Bob Gaw reached on a fielding error by Curt Heredia. Gene Hopp scores. Dick Rettig walks. Bob Weilman scores. Robert Womack grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Colorado Robert Womack pitching. Roy McRae doubles to left field. Lamar Richards strikes out. Tom Verbanic grounds out to the pitcher. Bert Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Fred Lord strikes out. Gene Hopp singles to right field. Purnal Bates doubles to right field. Gene Hopp uses his aggressiveness and scores. Earl Stanceu grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Weilman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Curt Heredia strikes out. Scott Wiesler grounds out to the pitcher. Vern Gerber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Archie Griffin singles to right field. Bob Gaw singles to right field. Archie Griffin advances to third on the hit. Dick Rettig flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Archie Griffin scores. Robert Womack lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Lord lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Hank Plummer pops out to the third baseman. Ben Keegan flies out to the left fielder. Roy McRae walks. Lamar Richards grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Gene Hopp flies out to the right fielder. Purnal Bates grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Stanceu flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Tom Verbanic strikes out. Bert Harris strikes out. Curt Heredia hits a home run. Scott Wiesler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Weilman walks. Archie Griffin singles to left field. Bob Weilman aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bob Gaw hits a home run. Bob Weilman scores. Archie Griffin scores. Philip Dressen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Rettig singles to left field. Robert Womack lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dick Rettig steals third. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Rettig scores. Gene Hopp singles to center field. Purnal Bates grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Vern Gerber singles to right field. Hank Plummer walks. Philip Dressen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roy McRae walks. Lamar Richards strikes out. Tom Verbanic strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Houston Earl Stanceu singles to center field. Bob Weilman strikes out. Archie Griffin walks. Bob Gaw hits a home run. Earl Stanceu scores. Archie Griffin scores. Dick Rettig grounds out to the second baseman. Robert Womack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Bert Harris pops out to the first baseman. Curt Heredia strikes out. Scott Wiesler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Fred Lord pops out to the second baseman. Gene Hopp strikes out. Purnal Bates flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Vern Gerber walks. Hank Plummer grounds out to the third baseman. Vern Gerber advances to second on the play. Paul Boyles is pinch hitting for Philip Dressen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Boyles singles to left field. Roy McRae grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Vern Gerber scores. Paul Boyles advances to second on the play. Lamar Richards flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Harry Silverio pitching. Bill Taff is pinch hitting for Earl Stanceu. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Taff flies out to the right fielder. Bob Weilman pops out to the third baseman. Archie Griffin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Tom Verbanic grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Harris hits a home run. Curt Heredia grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Wiesler singles to right field. Vern Gerber singles past the second baseman. Hank Plummer hits a home run. Scott Wiesler scores. Vern Gerber scores. Greg Hart is pinch hitting for Harry Silverio. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Greg Hart doubles to center field. Roy McRae walks. Lamar Richards walks. Tom Verbanic singles to right field. Greg Hart scores. Roy McRae scores. Lew Tiant comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bert Harris hits an infield single to the shortstop. Curt Heredia strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Houston Bill Huffman pitching. Bob Gaw walks. Bob Gaw steals second. Dick Rettig doubles to center field. Bob Gaw scores. Ed Lutenberg is pinch hitting for Lew Tiant. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Lutenberg grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Lord strikes out. Gene Hopp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Colorado Bill Anderson pitching. Scott Wiesler doubles to center field. Vern Gerber strikes out. Hank Plummer doubles to left field. Scott Wiesler scores. Bill Appier is pinch hitting for Bill Huffman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Appier walks. Bill Strohmayer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Roy McRae flies out to the left fielder. Lamar Richards grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Colorado total runners LOB: 11
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jimmy Hassler improves in arm Narciso Hopper did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mark Paulette improves in contact_vs_lefty Mark Paulette improves in speed Phil Rivera did not respond to coaching in arm Max Franklin did not respond to coaching in range Bobby White did not respond to coaching in C
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alan Durst did not respond to coaching in endurance Mark Lanahan did not respond to coaching in control Ed Thompson did not respond to coaching in velocity Julio Darrow improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Sturdivant improves in contact_vs_lefty Julio Darrow did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty