Win: Marty Aitchison (4-3) Loss: April March (0-6)
Inning: 1 San Francisco Marty Aitchison pitching. Mel Peacock grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Ramsey strikes out. Sibby Lucey singles to center field. Dixie Kemp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston April March pitching. Jeff Lavender strikes out. Joe Fitzgerald singles past the shortstop. Nigel Planer strikes out. Joe Fitzgerald steals second. Lee Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Francisco Lou Borkowski grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Maurer strikes out. Ray Sanchez singles to right field. Jim Fuller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Clarence Paris strikes out. Drummond Meadows walks. Kim Pegues grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Francisco April March grounds out to the third baseman. Mel Peacock walks. Charlie Ramsey grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mel Peacock is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sibby Lucey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Steve Morris hits a home run. Marty Aitchison strikes out. Jeff Lavender grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Fitzgerald doubles to left field. Joe Fitzgerald steals third. Nigel Planer singles to center field. Joe Fitzgerald scores. Lee Williams singles to right field. Nigel Planer advances to third on the hit. Clarence Paris pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 San Francisco Dixie Kemp pops out to the shortstop. Lou Borkowski singles to center field. Andy Maurer flies out to the center fielder. Ray Sanchez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Drummond Meadows flies out to the right fielder. Kim Pegues strikes out. Steve Morris singles to left field. Marty Aitchison singles to left field. Steve Morris advances to third on the hit. Jeff Lavender doubles to right field. Steve Morris scores. Marty Aitchison uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Fitzgerald pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Francisco Jim Fuller singles to center field. April March lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mel Peacock pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Ramsey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Nigel Planer hits a home run. Lee Williams strikes out. Clarence Paris grounds out to the shortstop. Drummond Meadows strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Francisco Sibby Lucey strikes out. Dixie Kemp grounds out to the pitcher. Lou Borkowski singles to center field. Lou Borkowski steals second. Andy Maurer singles to right field. Lou Borkowski scores. Ray Sanchez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Kim Pegues walks. Steve Morris singles to center field. Kim Pegues advances to third on the hit. Marty Aitchison walks. Jeff Lavender flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Kim Pegues scores. Steve Morris steals third. Joe Fitzgerald walks. Nigel Planer doubles past the right fielder. Steve Morris scores. Marty Aitchison scores. Joe Fitzgerald is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Jimmy Burroughs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Lee Williams hits an infield single to the pitcher. Clarence Paris singles to left field. Nigel Planer scores. Drummond Meadows flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 San Francisco Jim Fuller strikes out. Jimmy Burroughs strikes out. Mel Peacock grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Kim Pegues grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Morris singles to left field. Dann Gabler is pinch hitting for Marty Aitchison. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dann Gabler hits a home run. Steve Morris scores. Jeff Lavender grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Fitzgerald strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Francisco Fred Mohler pitching. Charlie Ramsey flies out to the left fielder. Sibby Lucey walks. Dixie Kemp singles past the shortstop. Lou Borkowski walks. Tommy Doyle is pinch hitting for Andy Maurer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tommy Doyle strikes out. Ray Sanchez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston Nigel Planer flies out to the center fielder. Lee Williams reached on a fielding error by Dixie Kemp. Clarence Paris doubles to center field. Ed Tyree is pinch hitting for Drummond Meadows. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Tyree strikes out. Kim Pegues grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 San Francisco Jim Fuller walks. Jocko Pfeffer is pinch hitting for Jimmy Burroughs. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jocko Pfeffer walks. Mel Peacock strikes out. Charlie Ramsey flies out to the right fielder. Sibby Lucey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 San Francisco total runners left on base: 11 Houston total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Jeff Lavender (8), Joe Fitzgerald (9), Nigel Planer (5), Clarence Paris (3).HR - Nigel Planer (3), Steve Morris (5), Dann Gabler (4).SF - Jeff Lavender.GIDP - Kim Pegues. Baserunning: SB - Joe Fitzgerald 2 (6), Steve Morris (2).
Game Notes Joe Fitzgerald is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Perry improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Stocksdale improves in velocity Bill Rath did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mark Meadows did not respond to coaching in control Billy Caligiuri did not respond to coaching in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lefty Gutierrez improves in arm Clay Williams improves in power_vs_righty Trevor Napoleon did not respond to coaching in velocity Otis Tepedino improves in range Barney Franklin improves in RF