Win: Pat Corriden (2-4) Loss: Jeff Charboneau (4-4)
Inning: 1 Arizona Tom Morehead pitching. Joseph Banaroo singles to right field. Chuck Curtis flies out to the right fielder. Roberto Doriano strikes out. Ed Pelty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Jeff Charboneau pitching. Doc Elko flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Johnson strikes out. Brian Stott walks. Bill Perzanowski singles to center field. Tom Bush walks. Bill Henrich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Arizona Tommy Washington strikes out. Bill Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Henry Dugey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Ricky Scott doubles to center field. Henry Smith reached on a 2-base fielding error by Henry Dugey. Ricky Scott scores. The catcher fields the ball and Henry Smith is thrown out at third. Doc Elko grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tom Morehead is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Chris LeMaster strikes out. Jeff Charboneau strikes out. Joseph Banaroo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Brian Stott singles to center field. Bill Perzanowski walks. Tom Bush flies out to the left fielder. Bill Henrich hits a home run. Brian Stott scores. Bill Perzanowski scores. Ricky Scott walks. Henry Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ricky Scott is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tom Morehead strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Chuck Curtis hits a home run. Roberto Doriano grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Pelty hits a home run. Tommy Washington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Kelly flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Doc Elko walks. Charlie Johnson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Brian Stott pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Henry Dugey flies out to the center fielder. Chris LeMaster singles to left field. Jeff Charboneau lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joseph Banaroo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bill Perzanowski strikes out. Tom Bush flies out to the center fielder. Bill Henrich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Chuck Curtis grounds out to the third baseman. Roberto Doriano grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Stellberger 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. Ed Pelty grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Ricky Scott flies out to the center fielder. Henry Smith grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jim Stellberger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Tommy Washington strikes out. Bill Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Henry Dugey doubles to center field. Chris LeMaster flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Doc Elko pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Johnson strikes out. Brian Stott grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Jeff Charboneau singles to right field. Joseph Banaroo grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jeff Charboneau is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chuck Curtis hits a home run. Joseph Banaroo scores. Pat Corriden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roberto Doriano grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Pelty walks. Tommy Washington flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bill Perzanowski strikes out. Tom Bush walks. Bill Henrich strikes out. Ricky Scott flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona Bill Kelly walks. Henry Dugey singles to center field. Chris LeMaster singles to right field. Bill Kelly is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Henry Dugey advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Jeff Charboneau strikes out. Joseph Banaroo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Henry Smith flies out to the left fielder. Denis Liriano is pinch hitting for Pat Corriden. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Denis Liriano walks. Doc Elko doubles to center field. Denis Liriano uses his aggressiveness and scores. Arizona total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Pat Corriden is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Manny Berra did not respond to coaching in control Koichi Ohnishi did not respond to coaching in control Mark Leitner did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Thorpe did not respond to coaching in speed Mark Leitner did not respond to coaching in CF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jack Naleway improves in power_vs_righty Johnny Milligan improves in contact_vs_lefty Ellis Miller improves in arm Ed Jones improves in contact_vs_lefty Ken Dennis did not respond to coaching in 2B