Win: Ralph Stafford (7-3) Loss: Oscar Schulte (11-8)
Save: Noboru Ogawa (17)
Inning: 1 San Francisco Vic Wendell pitching. Cal Ross doubles to right field. Al Sanders singles to center field. Cal Ross scores. Ryan Zahn grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Randy Skube grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Steve Mowe pitching. Gus Dozier grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the third baseman. Norm Hollahan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Francisco Whammy Franks reached on a fielding error by Tom Cangelosi. Dave White singles to right field. Joe Crowson flies out to the left fielder. Bob Hillman flies out to the center fielder. Steve Mowe grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Whammy Franks is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Mark Elliott strikes out. Tom Lee singles to left field. Randy Short strikes out. Robinson Horsman pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Francisco Cal Ross grounds out to the third baseman. Al Sanders grounds out to the third baseman. Ryan Zahn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Stem singles to left field. Vic Wendell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Vic Wendell flies out to the right fielder. Gus Dozier flies out to the center fielder. Tom Cangelosi triples. Joe Stem scores. Norm Hollahan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Francisco Randy Skube singles to left field. Whammy Franks doubles to center field. Randy Skube uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave White strikes out. Joe Crowson grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Hillman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Mark Elliott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Lee grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Short flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Francisco Steve Mowe grounds out to the shortstop. Cal Ross strikes out. Al Sanders strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Robinson Horsman grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Stem walks. Vic Wendell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Vic Wendell strikes out. Gus Dozier grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Stem is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Francisco Ryan Zahn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randy Skube strikes out. Whammy Franks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Tom Cangelosi flies out to the left fielder. Norm Hollahan grounds out to the shortstop. Roger Sanford 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. Mark Elliott flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Francisco Dave White pops out to the catcher. Joe Crowson strikes out. Bob Hillman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Tom Lee grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Short singles to center field. Robinson Horsman doubles to center field. Randy Short scores. Ralph Stafford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Stem grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Hurst is pinch hitting for Vic Wendell. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Harry Hurst pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Francisco Oscar Schulte pitching. Alex Thies is pinch hitting for Ralph Stafford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alex Thies grounds out to the second baseman. Cal Ross singles to left field. John Mueller is pinch hitting for Al Sanders. John Mueller strikes out. Ryan Zahn singles to center field. Cal Ross advances to third on the hit. Ryan Zahn steals second. Joe Stem throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Cal Ross scores. Randy Skube strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Noboru Ogawa pitching. Wally Yewcic enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Mueller at 3B. Gus Dozier grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Cangelosi singles to center field. Norm Hollahan strikes out. Mark Elliott grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Cangelosi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 San Francisco Whammy Franks grounds out to the pitcher. Dave White singles to right field. Joe Crowson flies out to the center fielder. Dave White steals second. Bob Hillman lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Tom Lee walks. Randy Short pops out to the second baseman. Robinson Horsman flies out to the left fielder. Joe Stem grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 San Francisco total runners LOB: 5 Houston total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Joe Crowson is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Chick Parks improves in range Frank Heredia did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Yosuke Komura did not respond to coaching in endurance Brian Pike did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Boland did not respond to coaching in endurance Steve Chambers did not respond to coaching in range
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Wayne Shannon did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Whitehouse improves in velocity Candy Doyle improves in velocity Tony Dingman did not respond to coaching in velocity Ozzie Fingers did not respond to coaching in control Al Whitehouse did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Steinfeldt did not respond to coaching in 1B