Win: Ben Keegan (6-6) Loss: Brian Tanner (9-2)
Save: Tom Allen (16)
Inning: 1 Colorado Brian Tanner pitching. Guillermo Tyriver strikes out. Curt Heredia strikes out. Roy McRae walks. Pretzel Martinez singles to right field. Harry Baldwin singles to left field. Lamar Richards grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Houston Ben Keegan pitching. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Hopp singles to right field. Earl Stanceu flies out to the center fielder. Bob Weilman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gene Hopp is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Julio Darrow grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Wiesler grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Keegan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Taff. Guillermo Tyriver pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Archie Griffin grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Rettig walks. Dick Rettig steals second. Bill Taff grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Rettig advances to third on the play. Purnal Bates flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Curt Heredia strikes out. Roy McRae singles to left field. Pretzel Martinez pops out to the first baseman. Roy McRae is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Brian Tanner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Lord triples. Gene Hopp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Earl Stanceu grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Harry Baldwin grounds out to the second baseman. Lamar Richards strikes out. Julio Darrow singles past the first baseman. Scott Wiesler doubles to left field. Julio Darrow uses his aggressiveness and scores. Scott Wiesler steals third. Ben Keegan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bob Weilman grounds out to the shortstop. Archie Griffin strikes out. Dick Rettig singles to right field. Bill Taff pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Guillermo Tyriver strikes out. Curt Heredia singles to left field. Roy McRae strikes out. Pretzel Martinez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Curt Heredia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Purnal Bates strikes out. Brian Tanner grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Lord walks. Gene Hopp singles to left field. Fred Lord advances to third on the hit. Earl Stanceu lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Colorado Harry Baldwin grounds out to the second baseman. Lamar Richards strikes out. Julio Darrow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bob Weilman grounds out to the third baseman. Archie Griffin doubles to center field. Dick Rettig pops out to the shortstop. Bill Taff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Scott Wiesler grounds out to the pitcher. Ben Keegan flies out to the center fielder. Guillermo Tyriver flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Purnal Bates singles to left field. Bob Werber is pinch hitting for Brian Tanner. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Werber grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Purnal Bates is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Fred Lord grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Werber is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gene Hopp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Hisao Watanabe pitching. Curt Heredia doubles to left field. Roy McRae pops out to the shortstop. Pretzel Martinez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Harry Baldwin doubles to right field. Curt Heredia scores. Lamar Richards singles to center field. Julio Darrow strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Earl Stanceu strikes out. Bob Weilman triples. Hector Scantlebury 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. Archie Griffin flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Weilman scores. Dick Rettig walks. Bill Taff hits an infield single to the pitcher. Purnal Bates flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Colorado Mike Oster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Wiesler lines out to the third baseman. Joe Murray is pinch hitting for Hector Scantlebury. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Murray pops out to the third baseman. Guillermo Tyriver strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Tom Allen pitching. Cy Brumley is pinch hitting for Mike Oster. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Cy Brumley doubles to center field. Fred Lord flies out to the center fielder. Gene Hopp pops out to the third baseman. Earl Stanceu flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Colorado total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Archie Griffin (11), Cy Brumley (4).3B - Fred Lord (5), Bob Weilman (2).SF - Archie Griffin. Baserunning: SB - Dick Rettig (9). Fielding: E - Bill Taff.
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Richard improves in range Sam Gray did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Gray did not respond to coaching in endurance Ed Thompson did not respond to coaching in control Johan Pena improves in power_vs_righty Too few eligible players, Missed Improvement Chance. Ineligible players: Dave Mack.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack McDowell improves in power_vs_righty Jim Cort did not respond to coaching in control Tom Czajkowski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Walter Jean did not respond to coaching in control Chris Mangum improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Cort did not respond to coaching in velocity