Win: Charles Snyder (3-3) Loss: Buddy Morton (1-3)
Inning: 1 Houston Charles Snyder pitching. Joe Butler pops out to the first baseman. Kiyokazu Shioya singles past the third baseman. Fred Beck pops out to the second baseman. Byron Arroyo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 San Francisco Buddy Morton pitching. Don Irvin walks. Bubba Bubson strikes out. Charlie Jackson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Don Irvin advances to second on the play. Bill Groh singles to center field. Don Irvin scores. Passed ball. Bill Groh advances to second. Chris Strincevich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Dave Cormier grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Walter Connolly flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Hudson reached on a fielding error by Chris Strincevich. Bobby Hudson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Francisco Tamotsu Hoshida grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Jones strikes out. Bill Zuvella flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Paul Dagres walks. Buddy Morton lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Paul Dagres forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Butler grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Francisco Charles Snyder flies out to the right fielder. Don Irvin strikes out. Bubba Bubson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Kiyokazu Shioya grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Beck flies out to the right fielder. Byron Arroyo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Francisco Charlie Jackson singles to center field. Bill Groh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Jackson advances to second on the play. Chris Strincevich flies out to the left fielder. Tamotsu Hoshida reached on a 2-base fielding error by Joe Butler. Charlie Jackson scores. Frank Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Dave Cormier singles to center field. Walter Connolly singles to left field. Dave Cormier advances to third on the hit. Bobby Hudson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dave Cormier scores. Walter Connolly advances to second on the play. Paul Dagres grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Walter Connolly advances to third on the play. Buddy Morton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Francisco Bill Zuvella singles to left field. Charles Snyder lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Bill Zuvella forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Don Irvin singles to right field. Charles Snyder aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bubba Bubson triples. Charles Snyder scores. Don Irvin scores. Charlie Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Groh reached on a fielding error by Walter Connolly. Bubba Bubson scores. Chris Strincevich grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Butler strikes out. Kiyokazu Shioya grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Beck flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Francisco Tamotsu Hoshida singles to left field. Frank Jones pops out to the first baseman. Bill Zuvella grounds out to the shortstop. Tamotsu Hoshida advances to second on the play. Charles Snyder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Byron Arroyo grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Cormier singles to center field. Dave Cormier is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Walter Connolly flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Francisco Don Irvin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bubba Bubson doubles to left field. Charlie Jackson singles to left field. Bubba Bubson scores. Bill Groh grounds out to the catcher. Charlie Jackson advances to second on the play. Chris Strincevich flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Hardin Kruk enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Groh at LF. Bobby Hudson doubles to right field. Paul Dagres grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bobby Hudson advances to third on the play. Buddy Morton flies out to the left fielder. Joe Butler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Francisco Tamotsu Hoshida doubles to center field. Frank Jones singles to center field. Tamotsu Hoshida scores. Bill Zuvella grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Jones advances to second on the play. Harold Timmons is pinch hitting for Charles Snyder. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Harold Timmons singles to right field. Frank Jones scores. Don Irvin strikes out. Bubba Bubson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston George Jorgeson pitching. Brad Stivetts is pinch hitting for Kiyokazu Shioya. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brad Stivetts singles to left field. Fred Beck grounds out to the second baseman. Brad Stivetts advances to second on the play. Byron Arroyo pops out to the first baseman. Dave Cormier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 4 San Francisco total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Bobby Hudson (8).GIDP - Joe Butler. Baserunning: CS - Dave Cormier (3), Bobby Hudson (1). Fielding: E - Joe Butler, Walter Connolly.PB - Bobby Hudson.
Game Notes Tamotsu Hoshida is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Herbert improves in arm Ken Lindstrom did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jerry Maranville did not respond to coaching in control Buddy Bystrom did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Johnny Gossage did not respond to coaching in 3B
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Chuck Wheatley did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Jorgensen did not respond to coaching in velocity Crab Rollins did not respond to coaching in speed Ott Autry did not respond to coaching in arm Eddie Touchstone did not respond to coaching in CF