Win: Wilfredo Otey (1-0) Loss: Randy Dilauro (0-1)
Inning: 1 Houston Wilfredo Otey pitching. Fred Lord grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Archie Griffin pops out to the second baseman. Gene Hopp singles to left field. Bob Gaw grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gene Hopp is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Randy Dilauro pitching. Rabbit Slattery flies out to the left fielder. William Smith walks. Sam Cuyler hits a home run. William Smith scores. Juan Dessens singles past the third baseman. Sam Merloni singles past the shortstop. Mikio Mitsui walks. March McColl grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Dessens scores. Sam Merloni advances to third on the play. Mikio Mitsui advances to second on the play. Curt Mason grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Bobby White walks. Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Bob Weilman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bobby White is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Weilman steals second. Dick Rettig strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Wilfredo Otey grounds out to the pitcher. Rabbit Slattery flies out to the right fielder. William Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Randy Dilauro strikes out. Fred Lord singles to left field. Fred Lord steals second. Archie Griffin pops out to the shortstop. Gene Hopp singles to center field. Fred Lord scores. Bob Gaw flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Sam Cuyler reached on a 2-base fielding error by Fred Lord. Juan Dessens flies out to the center fielder. Sam Merloni walks. Mikio Mitsui hits a home run. Sam Cuyler scores. Sam Merloni scores. March McColl walks. Curt Mason pops out to the first baseman. Wilfredo Otey pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bobby White walks. Bobby White steals second. Ed Lutenberg singles to right field. Bobby White scores. Bob Weilman walks. Dick Rettig flies out to the left fielder. Randy Dilauro lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Lord strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Arizona Rabbit Slattery hits a home run. Bill Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. William Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Cuyler strikes out. Juan Dessens singles to right field. Sam Merloni strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Archie Griffin grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Hopp pops out to the second baseman. Bob Gaw singles to center field. Bobby White singles to left field. Ed Lutenberg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Arizona Mikio Mitsui doubles to right field. March McColl flies out to the right fielder. Curt Mason grounds out to the shortstop. Wilfredo Otey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Bob Weilman walks. Dick Rettig flies out to the left fielder. Bill Anderson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Lord grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Rabbit Slattery strikes out. William Smith grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Sam Cuyler singles to right field. Juan Dessens flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Archie Griffin flies out to the center fielder. Gene Hopp grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Gaw flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Sam Merloni lines out to the shortstop. Mikio Mitsui flies out to the center fielder. March McColl hits a home run. Hisao Watanabe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Curt Mason strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bobby White hits a home run. Bill Taff is pinch hitting for Ed Lutenberg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Taff grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Weilman grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Rettig flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Wilfredo Otey strikes out. Rabbit Slattery singles to center field. Hirofumi Yamanaka is pinch hitting for William Smith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rabbit Slattery steals second. Hirofumi Yamanaka strikes out. Sam Cuyler doubles to right field. Rabbit Slattery scores. Mike Oster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rich Hilly is pinch hitting for Juan Dessens. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rich Hilly grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Phil Rivera is pinch hitting for Mike Oster. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Phil Rivera singles to center field. Phil Rivera steals second. Fred Lord flies out to the left fielder. Archie Griffin flies out to the right fielder. Gene Hopp singles to right field. Phil Rivera scores. Bob Gaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 9 Arizona total runners left on base: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack McDowell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Lee did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Cort improves in control Tom Lee improves in contact_vs_lefty Mark Paulette did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack McDowell improves in power_vs_lefty
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ping Green improves in range Ed Calderon improves in arm Ron Merriman improves in power_vs_lefty Steve Steineder did not respond to coaching in speed Leo Lombardo did not respond to coaching in control Mike Roettger did not respond to coaching in velocity