Win: Dave Mack (1-0) Loss: Jim Bale (0-1)
Save: Tom Allen (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Dave Mack pitching. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gene Hopp walks. Bobby White flies out to the center fielder. Earl Stanceu doubles to right field. Gene Hopp uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Weilman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Colorado Jim Bale pitching. Guillermo Tyriver grounds out to the shortstop. Curt Heredia flies out to the left fielder. Roy McRae singles to left field. Roy McRae steals second. Pretzel Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Archie Griffin singles to left field. Bob Gaw pops out to the shortstop. Dick Rettig flies out to the left fielder. Jim Bale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Bert Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Harry Baldwin hits an infield single to the first baseman. Lamar Richards grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Fred Lord flies out to the center fielder. Gene Hopp grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby White flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Vern Gerber doubles to left field. Dave Mack lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Guillermo Tyriver walks. Curt Heredia singles to left field. Vern Gerber scores. Roy McRae grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Guillermo Tyriver advances to third on the play. Curt Heredia advances to second on the play. Pretzel Martinez singles to center field. Guillermo Tyriver scores. Curt Heredia scores. Bert Harris flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Earl Stanceu grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Weilman grounds out to the third baseman. Archie Griffin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Harry Baldwin grounds out to the shortstop. Lamar Richards pops out to the shortstop. Vern Gerber flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Gaw doubles to center field. Dick Rettig grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Bale flies out to the left fielder. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Fred Lord walks. Gene Hopp pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Colorado Dave Mack grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Guillermo Tyriver strikes out. Curt Heredia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bobby White walks. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Bob Weilman strikes out. Bobby White is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Roy McRae strikes out. Pretzel Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Bert Harris flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Archie Griffin flies out to the center fielder. Bob Gaw grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Rettig singles to right field. Bill Taff is pinch hitting for Jim Bale. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dick Rettig steals second. Bill Taff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Bill Anderson pitching. Harry Baldwin flies out to the center fielder. Lamar Richards strikes out. Vern Gerber singles to left field. Vern Gerber steals second. Dave Mack reached on a 2-base throwing error by Earl Stanceu. Vern Gerber scores. Guillermo Tyriver grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Murray enters the game as a defensive replacement for Guillermo Tyriver at 2B. Tom Verbanic enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harry Baldwin at RF. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Hopp singles to left field. Gene Hopp steals second. George Rafter 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. Bobby White hits a home run. Gene Hopp scores. Earl Stanceu walks. Earl Stanceu is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Weilman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Curt Heredia hits a home run. Hisao Watanabe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy McRae singles in front of the center fielder. Pretzel Martinez strikes out. Bert Harris doubles to left field. Tom Verbanic flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Roy McRae scores. Lamar Richards singles to center field. Bert Harris is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Tom Allen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Archie Griffin walks. Bob Gaw strikes out. Dick Rettig walks. Bob Werber is pinch hitting for Hisao Watanabe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Werber walks. Fred Lord grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 7 Colorado total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Earl Stanceu (2), Bob Gaw (1).HR - Bobby White (1).GIDP - Fred Lord. Baserunning: SB - Gene Hopp (1), Dick Rettig (1).CS - Bobby White (1), Earl Stanceu (1). Fielding: E - Earl Stanceu.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack McDowell did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Hernandez improves in contact_vs_righty Jack McDowell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Charlie Hernandez improves in range Hal Wilson improves in power_vs_lefty Max Franklin improves in speed
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Richard improves in power_vs_lefty Mark Lanahan did not respond to coaching in velocity Johan Pena improves in arm Mike Richard improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Orosco did not respond to coaching in speed Alan Durst did not respond to coaching in control