Win: Patsy Short (3-3) Loss: Jack York (6-7)
Save: Ray Verlander (30)
Inning: 1 Arizona Terry Wilson pitching. Doc Files grounds out to the second baseman. Bart Sorensen walks. Bart Sorensen steals second. Lefty Root strikes out. Mack Weiss reached on a fielding error by Richie Lansford. Roberto Miranda flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Tommy Sullivan pitching. Gabby Kearney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Terry Harley flies out to the center fielder. Randy Kelley singles to left field. Bruce Reulbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Phil Burns strikes out. Ken Bowen flies out to the right fielder. John Brown singles to right field. Tommy Sullivan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Brown is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Joseph Nixon flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Lou Seanez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Israel Zinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Doc Files flies out to the right fielder. Bart Sorensen singles past the shortstop. Bart Sorensen is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Lefty Root strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Richie Lansford walks. Terry Wilson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gabby Kearney strikes out. Terry Harley singles to left field. Randy Kelley singles past the first baseman. Richie Lansford scores. Bruce Reulbach singles to left field. Terry Harley scores. Randy Kelley is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Mack Weiss singles to center field. Roberto Miranda strikes out. Mack Weiss is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Phil Burns grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Joseph Nixon hits a home run. Lou Seanez flies out to the center fielder. Israel Zinn grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Richie Lansford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Ken Bowen grounds out to the third baseman. John Brown strikes out. Tommy Sullivan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Terry Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Gabby Kearney strikes out. Terry Harley pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Doc Files grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bart Sorensen walks. Lefty Root grounds out to the shortstop. Bart Sorensen advances to second on the play. Mack Weiss singles to right field. Bart Sorensen scores. Roberto Miranda grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Randy Kelley singles to right field. Bruce Reulbach strikes out. Joseph Nixon grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Kelley advances to second on the play. Lou Seanez walks. Israel Zinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Arizona Phil Burns grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ken Bowen singles to left field. Ken Bowen steals second. John Brown singles to right field. Java Rains is pinch hitting for Tommy Sullivan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Java Rains strikes out. Doc Files strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston John Latimer pitching. Richie Lansford flies out to the right fielder. Terry Wilson strikes out. Gabby Kearney lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Bart Sorensen strikes out. Lefty Root grounds out to the third baseman. Mack Weiss singles to left field. Roberto Miranda hits a home run. Mack Weiss scores. Phil Burns walks. Ken Bowen walks. John Landis 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. John Brown walks. Scott Sumner is pinch hitting for John Latimer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Scott Sumner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston Willie Carter pitching. Terry Harley strikes out. Randy Kelley walks. Bruce Reulbach grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Randy Kelley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joseph Nixon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bruce Reulbach is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona Doc Files singles to left field. Bart Sorensen strikes out. Lefty Root singles to center field. Doc Files advances to third on the hit. Mack Weiss pops out to the shortstop. Roberto Miranda grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Lou Seanez flies out to the left fielder. Israel Zinn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Richie Lansford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Arizona Phil Burns flies out to the center fielder. Ken Bowen flies out to the right fielder. John Brown doubles to center field. Al Paige is pinch hitting for Willie Carter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Brown is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Patsy Short pitching. Joe Reuss is pinch hitting for John Landis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Reuss grounds out to the shortstop. Gabby Kearney flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Terry Harley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Arizona Jack York pitching. Jim Heinrich is pinch hitting for Patsy Short. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Heinrich grounds out to the third baseman. Doc Files walks. Bart Sorensen flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Root singles to left field. Doc Files advances to third on the hit. Mack Weiss singles to right field. Doc Files scores. Roberto Miranda singles to left field. Lefty Root scores. Vicente Munro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil Burns singles past the shortstop. Ken Bowen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 11 Houston Ray Verlander pitching. Randy Kelley flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Reulbach strikes out. Joseph Nixon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Arizona total runners LOB: 14 Houston total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - John Brown (6).HR - Roberto Miranda (21). Baserunning: SB - Bart Sorensen (1), Ken Bowen (15).CS - Bart Sorensen (3), Mack Weiss (19), John Brown (6).
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy Stapleton did not respond to coaching in control Masanori Chiba did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Miller did not respond to coaching in endurance Billy Stapleton did not respond to coaching in control Kurt Flood did not respond to coaching in CF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rudy Clarke improves in power_vs_righty Bob Smith improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Castleman did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Smith improves in arm