Win: Ryuuichi Kurita (4-1) Loss: Ralph Adlesh (10-5)
Inning: 1 Houston Ralph Adlesh pitching. Doc Elko flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Johnson singles past the shortstop. Brian Stott singles to left field. Charlie Johnson advances to third on the hit. Bill Perzanowski grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Dave Mercado pitching. Joseph Banaroo doubles to right field. Chuck Curtis grounds out to the third baseman. Roberto Doriano flies out to the left fielder. Ed Pelty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Tom Bush flies out to the left fielder. Bill Henrich grounds out to the second baseman. Ricky Scott grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Tommy Washington singles to left field. Bill Kelly strikes out. Henry Dugey pops out to the third baseman. Tommy Washington is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Henry Smith walks. Dave Mercado lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Doc Elko singles to right field. Henry Smith scores. Charlie Johnson singles to center field. Brian Stott walks. Bill Perzanowski singles to right field. Doc Elko scores. Charlie Johnson scores. Tom Bush strikes out. Bill Henrich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Arizona Chris LeMaster grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Adlesh strikes out. Joseph Banaroo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Ricky Scott strikes out. Henry Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Mercado grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Chuck Curtis hits an infield single to the shortstop. Roberto Doriano walks. Ed Pelty strikes out. Tommy Washington walks. Bill Kelly grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Doc Elko pops out to the third baseman. Charlie Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Stott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Ryuuichi Kurita 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. Henry Dugey walks. Chris LeMaster singles past the shortstop. Henry Dugey advances to third on the hit. Ralph Adlesh pops out to the shortstop. Joseph Banaroo strikes out. Chuck Curtis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Bill Perzanowski pops out to the shortstop. Tom Bush doubles to center field. Bill Henrich flies out to the right fielder. Ricky Scott grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Roberto Doriano singles to center field. Ed Pelty flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Washington grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Henry Smith singles to right field. Ryuuichi Kurita fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ryuuichi Kurita grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Doc Elko singles to left field. Charlie Johnson walks. Brian Stott singles to center field. Bill Perzanowski singles to center field. Doc Elko scores. Charlie Johnson scores. Brian Stott advances to third on the hit. Tom Bush singles to left field. Brian Stott scores. Mark Dixon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Henrich reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chuck Curtis. Bill Perzanowski scores. Ricky Scott flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Arizona Bill Kelly pops out to the first baseman. Henry Dugey strikes out. Chris LeMaster grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Henry Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Ryuuichi Kurita grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Elko doubles to right field. Charlie Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Adrian Dalton is pinch hitting for Mark Dixon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Adrian Dalton flies out to the left fielder. Joseph Banaroo grounds out to the shortstop. Rip Lobert is pinch hitting for Chuck Curtis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rip Lobert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Clarence McHenry pitching. Brian Stott walks. Bill Perzanowski pops out to the shortstop. Tom Bush flies out to the left fielder. Bill Henrich pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona Roberto Doriano grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Pelty grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Stellberger 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. Tommy Washington singles to right field. Bill Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Arizona total runners LOB: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ken Dennis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ellis Miller improves in contact_vs_lefty Ellis Miller improves in speed Mitch Weston improves in arm Mitch Weston did not respond to coaching in 1B
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steamer Smith improves in range Mark Leitner improves in range Mark Leitner improves in contact_vs_righty Koichi Ohnishi did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Leitner did not respond to coaching in CF