Win: Ernie Kennedy (21-5) Loss: Mike Sawyer (19-4)
Save: James Arnold (37)
Inning: 1 Colorado Ernie Kennedy pitching. Bob Gehrman walks. Dave Slayton grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Johnny Smith singles to center field. Paul Leach walks. Yohan Richardt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Mike Sawyer pitching. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Joe Ganzel pops out to the third baseman. Joe Pearce singles to left field. Bud Siever strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Bobby Cordova lines out to the shortstop. Irv Heydeman walks. Irv Heydeman steals second. Jim Drake strikes out. Mike Sawyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Pete Valdez grounds out to the third baseman. Pi Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Alvarado doubles to left field. Harland Lockhart singles to left field. Jerry Alvarado scores. Ernie Kennedy grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harland Lockhart is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Bob Gehrman walks. Dave Slayton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bob Gehrman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Johnny Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Greg Spongberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Ganzel walks. Joe Pearce strikes out. Bud Siever singles to left field. Joe Ganzel advances to third on the hit. Pete Valdez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Colorado Paul Leach walks. Yohan Richardt grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Paul Leach is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bobby Cordova grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Yohan Richardt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Irv Heydeman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Pi Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Alvarado flies out to the left fielder. Harland Lockhart flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Jim Drake walks. Mike Sawyer lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Bob Gehrman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ernie Kennedy strikes out. Greg Spongberg singles to right field. Joe Ganzel doubles to right field. Greg Spongberg uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Ganzel steals third. Joe Pearce lines out to the shortstop. Bud Siever pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Dave Slayton flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Smith singles to right field. Paul Leach pops out to the first baseman. Yohan Richardt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Pete Valdez strikes out. Pi Ortiz reached on a fielding error by Irv Heydeman. Jerry Alvarado pops out to the second baseman. Harland Lockhart singles to right field. Pi Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Ernie Kennedy doubles to center field. Pi Ortiz scores. Greg Spongberg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Colorado Bobby Cordova pops out to the first baseman. Irv Heydeman strikes out. Jim Drake doubles to center field. Mike Sawyer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Ganzel. Jim Drake scores. Bob Gehrman singles to right field. Mike Sawyer is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bobby Stuart is pinch hitting for Joe Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Stuart strikes out. Jim Witt is pinch hitting for Joe Pearce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Witt strikes out. Bud Siever reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Sawyer. Corey Decker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jerry Rhiel is pinch hitting for Pete Valdez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rhiel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Dave Slayton pops out to the shortstop. James Arnold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Johnny Smith pops out to the third baseman. Paul Leach grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Ed Nicosia is pinch hitting for Pi Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nicosia grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Alvarado walks. Jerry Alvarado is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Harland Lockhart grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Yohan Richardt singles to center field. Bobby Cordova flies out to the right fielder. Irv Heydeman singles past the first baseman. Jim Drake grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Colorado total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Jim Drake (17).GIDP - Dave Slayton, Johnny Smith, Jim Drake, Mike Sawyer. Baserunning: SB - Irv Heydeman (30). Fielding: E - Irv Heydeman, Mike Sawyer.
Batting:2B - Joe Ganzel (36), Jerry Alvarado (30), Ernie Kennedy (1). Baserunning: SB - Joe Ganzel (22).CS - Jerry Alvarado (1). Fielding: E - Joe Ganzel.
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Masaaki Iwasaki did not respond to coaching in velocity Wally Payne did not respond to coaching in control Dave Boitano did not respond to coaching in control George Nelson did not respond to coaching in control Ray Dougherty improves in 2B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sailor Moran did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Russ Irwin did not respond to coaching in control Barry Correa improves in contact_vs_righty Paul Rebel did not respond to coaching in range Whitey Nichols did not respond to coaching in 2B