Win: Matt Rice (1-0) Loss: Terry Wilson (1-2)
Save: Ray Verlander (5)
Inning: 1 Arizona Terry Wilson pitching. Doc Files grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Cudworth walks. Mack Weiss pops out to the first baseman. Bobby Cudworth steals second. Roberto Miranda grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Matt Rice pitching. Gabby Kearney grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Harley pops out to the shortstop. Randy Kelley grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Ken Bowen strikes out. Chris Ryan pops out to the catcher. Scott Sumner lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bruce Reulbach grounds out to the third baseman. Joseph Nixon strikes out. Lou Seanez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona John Brown lines out to the second baseman. Matt Rice strikes out. Doc Files pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Israel Zinn strikes out. Bob Zettlein flies out to the center fielder. Terry Wilson is hit by a pitch. Passed ball. Terry Wilson advances to second. Gabby Kearney doubles to right field. Terry Wilson scores. Terry Harley singles to center field. Randy Kelley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Arizona Bobby Cudworth hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bobby Cudworth is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mack Weiss singles to center field. Roberto Miranda walks. Ken Bowen walks. Chris Ryan reached on a fielding error by Bruce Reulbach. Mack Weiss scores. Scott Sumner grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Bruce Reulbach grounds out to the second baseman. Joseph Nixon singles in front of the left fielder. Lou Seanez strikes out. Israel Zinn walks. Bob Zettlein flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Arizona John Brown singles to left field. Matt Rice lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Doc Files hits a home run. John Brown scores. Bobby Cudworth strikes out. Mack Weiss grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Terry Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Gabby Kearney pops out to the catcher. Terry Harley pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Roberto Miranda grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Bowen strikes out. Chris Ryan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Randy Kelley flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Reulbach strikes out. Joseph Nixon singles to left field. Lou Seanez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Scott Sumner grounds out to the third baseman. John Brown strikes out. Matt Rice strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Israel Zinn flies out to the center fielder. Bob Zettlein reached on a fielding error by Ken Bowen. Tyson Yarrison is pinch hitting for Terry Wilson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tyson Yarrison strikes out. Gabby Kearney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona John Landis pitching. Doc Files grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Cudworth walks. Bobby Cudworth steals second. Mack Weiss flies out to the center fielder. Roberto Miranda flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Terry Harley pops out to the pitcher. Randy Kelley grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Reulbach reached on a fielding error by Chris Ryan. Joseph Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona Ken Bowen grounds out to the shortstop. Java Rains is pinch hitting for Chris Ryan. Java Rains hits a home run. Jack York comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Sumner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Phil Burns enters the game as a defensive replacement for Java Rains at SS. Ray Verlander comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lou Seanez singles to left field. Israel Zinn strikes out. Bob Zettlein singles to right field. Lou Seanez advances to third on the hit. Joe Reuss is pinch hitting for Jack York. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Reuss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Seanez scores. Bob Zettlein advances to second on the play. Gabby Kearney pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Arizona total runners LOB: 4 Houston total runners LOB: 8
Batting:HR - Doc Files (1), Java Rains (3).GIDP - Scott Sumner. Baserunning: SB - Bobby Cudworth 2 (3).CS - Bobby Cudworth (1). Fielding: E - Ken Bowen, Chris Ryan.PB - John Brown.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Andy McLain improves in power_vs_lefty Masanori Chiba did not respond to coaching in control Hector Stripp improves in contact_vs_righty Masanori Chiba did not respond to coaching in control
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Haines did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Yost improves in range Frank Jones did not respond to coaching in control Sam Laboy did not respond to coaching in velocity