Win: Jack Rosen (8-5) Loss: Matt Rice (4-11)
Save: John Landis (20)
Inning: 1 Arizona Jack Rosen pitching. Doc Files flies out to the center fielder. Jim Heinrich lines out to the pitcher. Mack Weiss lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Matt Rice pitching. Gabby Kearney grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Harley hits a home run. Randy Kelley grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Reulbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Roberto Miranda singles to right field. Roberto Miranda is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Phil Burns singles to center field. Lefty Root grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Burns advances to second on the play. Scott Sumner singles to right field. Phil Burns is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Joseph Nixon flies out to the right fielder. Lou Seanez strikes out. Israel Zinn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona John Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Rice singles past the second baseman. Doc Files flies out to the center fielder. Jim Heinrich grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Matt Rice is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Richie Lansford singles to right field. Jack Rosen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gabby Kearney singles to right field. Richie Lansford scores. Terry Harley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gabby Kearney advances to second on the play. Randy Kelley doubles to center field. Gabby Kearney scores. Bruce Reulbach singles to right field. Randy Kelley scores. Joseph Nixon doubles past the left fielder. Bruce Reulbach uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lou Seanez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Mack Weiss strikes out. Roberto Miranda hits a home run. Phil Burns strikes out. Lefty Root singles to center field. Lefty Root is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Israel Zinn strikes out. Richie Lansford singles to right field. Jack Rosen lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Gabby Kearney singles to center field. Terry Harley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Arizona Scott Sumner pops out to the second baseman. John Brown singles to center field. Kurt Flood is pinch hitting for Matt Rice. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Kurt Flood singles to right field. Doc Files singles to center field. Jim Heinrich strikes out. Mack Weiss singles to left field. John Brown scores. Kurt Flood scores. Doc Files aggressively advances to third on the hit. Roberto Miranda strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Bruce Tunstell pitching. Randy Kelley grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Reulbach singles to left field. Joseph Nixon flies out to the left fielder. Lou Seanez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Phil Burns hits an infield single to the second baseman. Lefty Root singles to left field. Scott Sumner strikes out. John Brown grounds out to the catcher. Phil Burns advances to third on the play. Lefty Root advances to second on the play. Bruce Tunstell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Israel Zinn singles past the shortstop. Richie Lansford singles to right field. Jack Rosen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gabby Kearney doubles to center field. Israel Zinn scores. Richie Lansford scores. Al Gerhart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Terry Harley strikes out. Randy Kelley singles to left field. Gabby Kearney scores. Bruce Reulbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Doc Files pops out to the third baseman. Jim Heinrich doubles to center field. Mack Weiss hits a home run. Jim Heinrich scores. John Landis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roberto Miranda doubles to center field. Phil Burns grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Roberto Miranda advances to third on the play. Lefty Root grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Joseph Nixon hits an infield single to the second baseman. Lou Seanez grounds out to the third baseman. Joseph Nixon advances to second on the play. Israel Zinn strikes out. Richie Lansford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Scott Sumner grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Brown flies out to the center fielder. Ken Bowen is pinch hitting for Al Gerhart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ken Bowen singles to center field. Ken Bowen steals second. Doc Files flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Chico Danning pitching. John Landis grounds out to the second baseman. Gabby Kearney flies out to the center fielder. Terry Harley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Jim Heinrich strikes out. Mack Weiss grounds out to the third baseman. Roberto Miranda strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Arizona total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Jim Heinrich (10), Roberto Miranda (14).HR - Mack Weiss (13), Roberto Miranda (17). Baserunning: SB - Ken Bowen (10).CS - Roberto Miranda (7), Lefty Root (11).
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Rocco improves in power_vs_righty Oad Seaton improves in contact_vs_lefty Bart Sorensen did not respond to coaching in arm Steve Pepper did not respond to coaching in velocity Bart Sorensen did not respond to coaching in 3B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Boyer did not respond to coaching in control Sam Laboy did not respond to coaching in control John Boyer did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Laboy did not respond to coaching in control