Win: John Henry (2-0) Loss: Jose Lima (1-1)
Save: Fred Christensen (1)
Inning: 1 Houston John Henry pitching. Raymond Romero flies out to the right fielder. Spike Thornton walks. Brad Ausmus grounds out to the third baseman. Spike Thornton advances to second on the play. Reggie Geddes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 San Francisco Jose Lima pitching. Joe Hodges doubles to center field. Judge Campbell walks. Jim Zardon grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Joe Hodges advances to third on the play. Travis Hinchliffe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston George Titus strikes out. Koichi Kagawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bruce Northrup grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Francisco Terry Chiles strikes out. Fred Dunston strikes out. Abe Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Pierce Redson singles to left field. Jose Lima lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Raymond Romero flies out to the center fielder. Spike Thornton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Francisco Dewey Wagner walks. Dewey Wagner steals second. John Henry fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Henry grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Hodges doubles to center field. Dewey Wagner scores. Judge Campbell lines out to the shortstop. Jim Zardon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pierce Redson. Joe Hodges scores. Travis Hinchliffe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Brad Ausmus walks. Reggie Geddes doubles to left field. Brad Ausmus uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Titus pops out to the shortstop. Koichi Kagawa grounds out to the pitcher. Bruce Northrup grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Francisco Terry Chiles grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Dunston singles to center field. Abe Smith flies out to the right fielder. Dewey Wagner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fred Dunston is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Pierce Redson singles to right field. Jose Lima lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Pierce Redson forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Raymond Romero singles to left field. Jose Lima advances to third on the hit. Spike Thornton singles to right field. Jose Lima scores. Raymond Romero advances to third on the hit. Brad Ausmus strikes out. Reggie Geddes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 San Francisco John Henry flies out to the right fielder. Joe Hodges reached on a 2-base fielding error by George Titus. Judge Campbell grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Hodges advances to third on the play. Jim Zardon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston George Titus strikes out. Koichi Kagawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bruce Northrup pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Francisco Travis Hinchliffe walks. Terry Chiles reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pierce Redson. Fred Dunston strikes out. Abe Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Travis Hinchliffe scores. Terry Chiles advances to third on the play. Dewey Wagner singles to right field. Terry Chiles scores. Skeeter Burris is pinch hitting for John Henry. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Skeeter Burris flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Doc Winn pitching. Pierce Redson singles to center field. Jose Lima lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Raymond Romero flies out to the right fielder. Spike Thornton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Francisco Joe Hodges strikes out. Judge Campbell strikes out. Jim Zardon singles to right field. Travis Hinchliffe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Brad Ausmus grounds out to the third baseman. Reggie Geddes strikes out. George Titus walks. Koichi Kagawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Francisco Erik Bibby 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. Terry Chiles strikes out. Fred Dunston flies out to the right fielder. Abe Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jack Velazquez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bruce Northrup grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pierce Redson hits a home run. Fred Christensen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Elberfeld is pinch hitting for Erik Bibby. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Elberfeld strikes out. Raymond Romero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 7 San Francisco total runners left on base: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Borland did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Brown improves in arm Jerry Cox improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Borland did not respond to coaching in velocity
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Clinton did not respond to coaching in range Josh Weingartner improves in power_vs_righty Josh Weingartner improves in range John Beazley did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Obando did not respond to coaching in LF