Win: Jim Bale (5-15) Loss: Jack McMillan (8-13)
Save: Bill Strohmayer (48)
Inning: 1 Colorado Jim Bale pitching. Joe Chase grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy McRae grounds out to the shortstop. Vern Gerber singles to left field. Hank Plummer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Jack McMillan pitching. Fred Lord grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Gene Hopp strikes out. Bobby White grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Pretzel Martinez pops out to the second baseman. Harry Baldwin lines out to the second baseman. Curt Heredia doubles to right field. Jim Orosco strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Earl Stanceu hits a home run. Bob Weilman strikes out. Archie Griffin singles to center field. Dick Rettig walks. Bill Taff doubles to center field. Archie Griffin scores. Dick Rettig uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Bale strikes out. Fred Lord singles to right field. Bill Taff scores. Gene Hopp singles to center field. Fred Lord advances to third on the hit. Bobby White strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Colorado Jack McMillan grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Chase singles to left field. Roy McRae strikes out. Vern Gerber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Earl Stanceu pops out to the shortstop. Bob Weilman grounds out to the second baseman. Archie Griffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Hank Plummer lines out to the shortstop. Pretzel Martinez doubles to right field. Harry Baldwin grounds out to the pitcher. Curt Heredia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Dick Rettig bunts for a base hit. Bill Taff flies out to the right fielder. Dick Rettig steals second. Jim Bale strikes out. Fred Lord doubles to left field. Dick Rettig scores. Gene Hopp walks. Bobby White walks. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Colorado Jim Orosco strikes out. Lamar Richards is pinch hitting for Jack McMillan. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Lamar Richards walks. Joe Chase flies out to the left fielder. Roy McRae grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Lamar Richards is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bill Smithberg pitching. Bob Weilman grounds out to the shortstop. Archie Griffin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Rettig strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Vern Gerber flies out to the left fielder. Hank Plummer strikes out. Pretzel Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bill Taff singles to left field. Jim Bale 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 flies out to the right fielder. Gene Hopp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Harry Baldwin hits a home run. Curt Heredia lines out to the third baseman. Jim Orosco reached on a fielding error by Earl Stanceu. Bert Harris is pinch hitting for Bill Smithberg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Orosco steals second. Bert Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Orosco advances to third on the play. Joe Chase strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Chech pitching. Bobby White flies out to the left fielder. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Bob Weilman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Roy McRae pops out to the second baseman. Vern Gerber singles to center field. Hank Plummer walks. Bill Anderson 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. Pretzel Martinez singles past the shortstop. Harry Baldwin strikes out. Curt Heredia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston Archie Griffin is hit by a pitch. Archie Griffin is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dick Rettig pops out to the third baseman. Bill Taff walks. Purnal Bates is pinch hitting for Bill Anderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Purnal Bates triples. Bill Taff scores. Jim Gunning comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cy Brumley is pinch hitting for Fred Lord. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cy Brumley walks. Gene Hopp flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Colorado Mike Oster pitching. Jim Orosco singles to center field. Guillermo Tyriver is pinch hitting for Jim Gunning. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Guillermo Tyriver walks. Joe Chase singles to left field. Jim Orosco scores. Bill Strohmayer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Roy McRae walks. Vern Gerber strikes out. Hank Plummer grounds out to the third baseman. Guillermo Tyriver scores. Joe Chase advances to third on the play. Roy McRae advances to second on the play. Pretzel Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Colorado total runners left on base: 11 Houston total runners left on base: 8
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ken Downing did not respond to coaching in arm Juan Rondon did not respond to coaching in control Roy Metivier improves in arm Mark Lanahan did not respond to coaching in velocity Juan Rondon did not respond to coaching in control Jon Gould did not respond to coaching in velocity Amos Culver did not respond to coaching in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Hernandez improves in range Jimmy Hassler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jimmy Hassler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chris Mangum improves in contact_vs_lefty Mickey Kirk improves in speed Jimmy Hassler did not respond to coaching in range