Win: Bill Bolton (10-2) Loss: Duke Ramirez (2-4)
Save: Ken Keatley (45)
Inning: 1 Houston John Spahn pitching. Bob Eyre strikes out. Scott Chance strikes out. John Marrow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Arizona Tom Kolb pitching. Willie Coleman walks. Steve Creeden walks. Randy Garriott strikes out. Pete Simmons reached on a 2-base throwing error by Matt Morrison. Willie Coleman scores. Dean Anderson walks. Ray Cracker Schalk grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Steve Creeden scores. Pete Simmons advances to third on the play. Dean Anderson advances to second on the play. Lew Pittinger walks. Hank Thomson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Paul Belle triples. Matt Morrison triples. Paul Belle scores. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Morrison scores. Ed Schmulbach singles to left field. John McGilvray hits a home run. Ed Schmulbach scores. Mark Jennings comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Kolb strikes out. Bob Eyre flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Mark Jennings grounds out to the second baseman. Willie Coleman walks. Steve Creeden walks. Randy Garriott pops out to the shortstop. Pete Simmons grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Creeden is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Scott Chance strikes out. John Marrow grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Belle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Dean Anderson strikes out. Ray Cracker Schalk singles to left field. Lew Pittinger grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Matt Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Blemker reached on a 2-base fielding error by Willie Coleman. Ed Schmulbach walks. John McGilvray flies out to the right fielder. Tom Kolb flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Arizona Hank Thomson singles to left field. Mark Jennings lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Willie Coleman pops out to the shortstop. Steve Creeden pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Eyre strikes out. Scott Chance walks. Scott Chance steals second. John Marrow strikes out. Paul Belle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Randy Garriott hits a home run. Pete Simmons lines out to the second baseman. Dean Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Ray Cracker Schalk lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Matt Morrison is hit by a pitch. Bruce Blemker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ed Schmulbach grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Lew Pittinger strikes out. Hank Thomson flies out to the center fielder. Mark Jennings strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston John McGilvray strikes out. Tom Kolb strikes out. Bob Eyre singles to center field. Scott Chance flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Willie Coleman flies out to the left fielder. Steve Creeden strikes out. Randy Garriott walks. Pete Simmons singles to right field. Randy Garriott aggressively advances to third on the hit. Dean Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston John Marrow flies out to the center fielder. George Maddux 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. Paul Belle singles to center field. Matt Morrison grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paul Belle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Ray Cracker Schalk flies out to the right fielder. Pinky Franco is pinch hitting for Lew Pittinger. Pinky Franco singles to center field. Hank Thomson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pinky Franco advances to second on the play. Bill Bolton 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. Sammy Holzemer is pinch hitting for George Maddux. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Sammy Holzemer doubles to left field. Pinky Franco scores. Willie Coleman singles to center field. Steve Creeden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Duke Ramirez pitching. Yoshiyuki Hiramatsu enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pinky Franco at LF. Ed Schmulbach triples. The defense is playing the infield in. John McGilvray singles to right field. Ed Schmulbach scores. Randy Sadler is pinch hitting for Bill Bolton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Randy Sadler grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John McGilvray is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Randy Sadler is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Eyre grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Ken Keatley pitching. Randy Garriott strikes out. Pete Simmons doubles to left field. Dean Anderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Simmons advances to third on the play. Ray Cracker Schalk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 5 Arizona total runners LOB: 11
Batting:3B - Paul Belle (11), Matt Morrison (3), Ed Schmulbach (7).HR - John McGilvray (26).GIDP - Bruce Blemker.HBP - Matt Morrison (1). Baserunning: SB - Scott Chance (33).CS - Randy Sadler (3). Fielding: E - Matt Morrison.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe McNeil did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dennys Connatser improves in range Urbane Gatewood improves in power_vs_righty Earle Sargent improves in contact_vs_righty Marcus Gannon did not respond to coaching in LF
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Art Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Robinson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lance Dunnigan improves in arm Jack Robinson improves in power_vs_lefty