Win: Joe Causey (1-0) Loss: Jerry Osuna (0-1)
Save: Bud Buskey (1)
Inning: 1 Arizona Jerry Osuna pitching. Osamu Kajihara flies out to the center fielder. Fitz Kennedy pops out to the shortstop. Masami Nakamura singles to center field. Seiji Mori grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Joe Causey pitching. Jack Pike singles to right field. Lou Mota lines out to the third baseman. Cy Brodie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Pike advances to second on the play. Al Butler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Bill Morley walks. Ernie Jones singles to left field. Charlie Castillo strikes out. Jesus Torres grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Morley advances to third on the play. Ernie Jones advances to second on the play. Joe Causey singles to center field. Bill Morley scores. Ernie Jones scores. Osamu Kajihara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jason Terlecki doubles to center field. Thorny Caruthers grounds out to the pitcher. Patsy Hutchinson grounds out to the shortstop. Sugar Fishel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Fitz Kennedy strikes out. Masami Nakamura grounds out to the shortstop. Seiji Mori flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jerry Osuna grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Pike singles to right field. Lou Mota singles to center field. Cy Brodie grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Lou Mota is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Al Butler walks. Jason Terlecki walks. Jack Pike scores. Thorny Caruthers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Arizona Bill Morley grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Castillo grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Patsy Hutchinson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Sugar Fishel grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Patsy Hutchinson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jerry Osuna lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Pike walks. Lou Mota flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Arizona Jesus Torres grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Causey strikes out. Osamu Kajihara walks. Fitz Kennedy singles to left field. Masami Nakamura grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Fitz Kennedy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Cy Brodie reached on a 2-base fielding error by Seiji Mori. Al Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Cy Brodie advances to third on the play. Jason Terlecki grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Brodie scores. Thorny Caruthers hits a home run. Patsy Hutchinson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Seiji Mori grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Morley pops out to the first baseman. Ernie Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Sugar Fishel singles to right field. Jerry Osuna lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Pike grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Mota flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Charlie Castillo strikes out. Jesus Torres strikes out. Cooper McPheeters is pinch hitting for Joe Causey. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Cooper McPheeters singles to right field. Cooper McPheeters steals second. Osamu Kajihara doubles to right field. Cooper McPheeters scores. Sam Shaner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fitz Kennedy doubles to right field. Osamu Kajihara scores. Masami Nakamura hits an infield single to the pitcher. Seiji Mori flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston John Eason pitching. Cy Brodie strikes out. Al Butler singles past the second baseman. Jason Terlecki flies out to the right fielder. Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Bill Morley grounds out to the pitcher. Ernie Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Castillo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Patsy Hutchinson strikes out. Sugar Fishel flies out to the left fielder. Pep Grabarkewitz is pinch hitting for Sam Shaner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pep Grabarkewitz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Tinsley Phillips pitching. Antonio Basadoolee is pinch hitting for Jesus Torres. Antonio Basadoolee strikes out. Red Hall is pinch hitting for John Eason. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Red Hall flies out to the right fielder. Osamu Kajihara walks. Fitz Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Bud Buskey pitching. Jack Pike grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Mota grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Brodie triples. Al Butler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Arizona total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 10
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Koji Okamoto improves in arm Dolph Meloan improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Veale did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Schaeffer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Matt Jester did not respond to coaching in velocity Earl Davis improves in contact_vs_lefty Sam Fried improves in power_vs_righty Chris Baker improves in contact_vs_righty Chick Dawkins improves in 2B