Win: Bill Davis (1-2) Loss: Dick Eastwick (3-8)
Save: Tinsley Phillips (8)
Inning: 1 Colorado Charlie Duser pitching. Jason Hood walks. Ed Hamrick grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Marquis Sherrill walks. Kevin Cook grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Marquis Sherrill is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Dick Eastwick pitching. Jack Pike flies out to the center fielder. Lou Mota grounds out to the third baseman. Cy Brodie doubles to center field. Al Butler grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Joe Patton singles to left field. Tommy Cacek walks. Rene Brower strikes out. Larry Bonds flies out to the right fielder. Dick Eastwick grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Thorny Caruthers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jay Cihocki walks. Jay Cihocki steals second. Jason Terlecki strikes out. Sugar Fishel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Jason Hood flies out to the center fielder. Ed Hamrick walks. Marquis Sherrill grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Charlie Duser strikes out. Jack Pike strikes out. Lou Mota strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Kevin Cook grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Patton strikes out. Tommy Cacek singles to left field. Rene Brower grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tommy Cacek is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Cy Brodie grounds out to the second baseman. Al Butler singles to center field. Al Butler is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Thorny Caruthers pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Larry Bonds strikes out. Dick Eastwick pops out to the shortstop. Jason Hood walks. Ed Hamrick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jay Cihocki grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Terlecki grounds out to the third baseman. Sugar Fishel pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Marquis Sherrill grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Cook grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Patton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Charlie Duser walks. Jack Pike flies out to the center fielder. Lou Mota grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Tommy Cacek strikes out. Rene Brower grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Bonds strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Cy Brodie walks. Al Butler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cy Brodie advances to second on the play. Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Jay Cihocki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Dick Eastwick grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Hood walks. Ed Hamrick singles to center field. Jason Hood advances to third on the hit. Bill Davis 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. Marquis Sherrill strikes out. Kevin Cook pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Jason Terlecki flies out to the center fielder. Sugar Fishel singles to right field. Pep Grabarkewitz is pinch hitting for Bill Davis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pep Grabarkewitz hits a home run. Sugar Fishel scores. Jack Pike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Mota doubles to left field. Yoshinari Morioka 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. Cy Brodie walks. Al Butler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Colorado Tinsley Phillips pitching. Joe Patton grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Cacek doubles to left field. Rene Brower flies out to the left fielder. Larry Bonds flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Colorado total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Tommy Cacek is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Sutton did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Gould improves in arm Randy Boken did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Freeman did not respond to coaching in control
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Earl Davis did not respond to coaching in range Chick Dawkins did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie McDougal did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie McDougal did not respond to coaching in velocity Harley Davidson did not respond to coaching in SS