Inning: 1 Arizona Darrin Murch pitching. Tony Poole grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Artemis Pennock singles to right field. Winfield Lucerne grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Artemis Pennock is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Steve Gordon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Owen Mason pitching. Carlos Meaney triples. Jess McMillan flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Carlos Meaney scores. Riggs Stephenson pops out to the catcher. Bud Lauzerique grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Cal Schneider pops out to the second baseman. Nate Morton walks. Jack Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Will Kirk lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Frank Parker doubles to center field. Jeff Browne doubles to right field. Frank Parker scores. Greg Amole strikes out. Jake Holcombe singles to left field. Darrin Murch strikes out. Carlos Meaney strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Arizona Owen Mason reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jake Holcombe. Tony Poole doubles to center field. Owen Mason scores. Artemis Pennock flies out to the right fielder. Winfield Lucerne doubles to right field. Tony Poole scores. Steve Gordon flies out to the right fielder. Cal Schneider singles to left field. Winfield Lucerne scores. Nate Morton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Jess McMillan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Riggs Stephenson walks. Riggs Stephenson steals second. Bud Lauzerique strikes out. Frank Parker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Jack Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Will Kirk pops out to the first baseman. Owen Mason strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Jeff Browne flies out to the center fielder. Greg Amole walks. Jake Holcombe pops out to the third baseman. Andrew Christiansen is pinch hitting for Darrin Murch. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Andrew Christiansen pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Luis Tucker pitching. Tony Poole strikes out. Artemis Pennock walks. Winfield Lucerne flies out to the center fielder. Steve Gordon grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Carlos Meaney singles to left field. Jess McMillan strikes out. Carlos Meaney steals second. Riggs Stephenson flies out to the left fielder. Bud Lauzerique grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Cal Schneider singles to center field. Cal Schneider steals second. Nate Morton triples. Cal Schneider scores. Jack Thomas walks. Will Kirk grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Nate Morton scores. Bill Bobb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Owen Mason strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Frank Parker flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Browne grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Amole grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Tony Poole singles to left field. Tony Poole steals second. Artemis Pennock singles to left field. Tony Poole scores. Winfield Lucerne flies out to the center fielder. Steve Gordon grounds out to the shortstop. Artemis Pennock advances to second on the play. Cal Schneider singles to right field. Artemis Pennock scores. Teddy Garcia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nate Morton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Cal Schneider is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Jake Holcombe grounds out to the pitcher. Sid Denehy is pinch hitting for Teddy Garcia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Sid Denehy singles to left field. Carlos Meaney grounds out to the pitcher. Sid Denehy advances to second on the play. Jess McMillan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Gordon Gilbert pitching. Whitey Nunez is pinch hitting for Jack Thomas. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Whitey Nunez flies out to the right fielder. Will Kirk flies out to the center fielder. Owen Mason flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Riggs Stephenson singles to left field. Riggs Stephenson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bud Lauzerique grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Parker singles to right field. Jeff Browne grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona Tony Poole flies out to the right fielder. Brandon Hinchman is pinch hitting for Artemis Pennock. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brandon Hinchman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gus Overall is pinch hitting for Winfield Lucerne. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gus Overall hits a home run. Henry Hill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Matt Wilson is pinch hitting for Steve Gordon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Matt Wilson walks. Cal Schneider singles to left field. Nate Morton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Gio Sanchez 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. Greg Amole strikes out. Jake Holcombe lines out to the second baseman. Joe Oeschger is pinch hitting for Henry Hill. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Oeschger walks. Carlos Meaney grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Oeschger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Arizona total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Tony Poole (19), Winfield Lucerne (22).3B - Nate Morton (8).HR - Gus Overall (2).GIDP - Will Kirk. Baserunning: SB - Tony Poole (17), Cal Schneider (17).
Game Notes Sid Denehy is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gary Callaghan did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Kozar did not respond to coaching in velocity Howie Roy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Moe Davis did not respond to coaching in control
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Paul Lundquist improves in range Cy Magallanes improves in speed Ed Ralston did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tim Johnson did not respond to coaching in control