Inning: 1 San Francisco Buddy Morton pitching. Don Irvin flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Touchstone singles to center field. Barry Seale flies out to the center fielder. Dunier Fondin singles past the first baseman. Hardin Kruk pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Rip Ripson pitching. Byron Arroyo triples. Joe Butler doubles to left field. Byron Arroyo scores. Brad Stivetts strikes out. Walter Connolly reached on a fielding error by Eric Grzenda. Dave Cormier pops out to the catcher. Walter Connolly is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Francisco Eric Grzenda triples. Red Naktenis strikes out. Jim Uecker strikes out. Rip Ripson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bernie Moore singles to right field. Bobby Hudson strikes out. Fred Beck strikes out. Buddy Morton singles past the shortstop. Bernie Moore advances to third on the hit. Byron Arroyo singles past the second baseman. Bernie Moore scores. Joe Butler grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Byron Arroyo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Francisco Don Irvin flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Touchstone grounds out to the third baseman. Barry Seale strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Brad Stivetts singles to center field. Brad Stivetts steals second. Walter Connolly singles to left field. Brad Stivetts scores. Dave Cormier strikes out. Bernie Moore strikes out. Bobby Hudson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Walter Connolly is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Francisco Dunier Fondin grounds out to the second baseman. Hardin Kruk doubles to right field. Eric Grzenda strikes out. Red Naktenis doubles to right field. Hardin Kruk scores. Jim Uecker singles to right field. Red Naktenis scores. Rip Ripson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Fred Beck flies out to the center fielder. Buddy Morton pops out to the second baseman. Byron Arroyo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Francisco Don Irvin hits a home run. Eddie Touchstone lines out to the first baseman. Barry Seale grounds out to the shortstop. Dunier Fondin walks. Hardin Kruk pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Butler doubles to right field. Brad Stivetts walks. Walter Connolly grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Brad Stivetts is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Cormier flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Butler scores. Bernie Moore walks. Bobby Hudson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 San Francisco Eric Grzenda strikes out. Red Naktenis singles to center field. Jim Uecker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Fred Beck flies out to the right fielder. Kiyokazu Shioya is pinch hitting for Buddy Morton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kiyokazu Shioya doubles to left field. Byron Arroyo grounds out to the second baseman. Kiyokazu Shioya advances to third on the play. Joe Butler singles to right field. Kiyokazu Shioya scores. Brad Stivetts walks. Walter Connolly grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Brad Stivetts is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 San Francisco Ray Gorman pitching. Rip Ripson grounds out to the second baseman. Don Irvin flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Touchstone doubles to left field. Barry Seale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Dave Cormier singles to right field. Dave Cormier steals second. Bernie Moore singles to center field. Dave Cormier scores. Bobby Hudson pops out to the second baseman. Fred Beck walks. Hector Hartgraves is pinch hitting for Ray Gorman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hector Hartgraves pops out to the shortstop. Byron Arroyo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fred Beck is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 San Francisco John Wine pitching. Dunier Fondin flies out to the center fielder. Hardin Kruk hits a home run. Eric Grzenda flies out to the right fielder. Red Naktenis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Butler doubles to right field. Brad Stivetts walks. Walter Connolly walks. Dave Cormier singles to left field. Joe Butler scores. Brad Stivetts scores. Walter Connolly advances to third on the hit. Dave Cormier steals second. Bernie Moore walks. Bobby Hudson walks. Walter Connolly scores. Fred Beck singles to left field. Dave Cormier scores. Bernie Moore scores. Bobby Hudson advances to third on the hit. Brian Harper 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). Galen Foss is pinch hitting for John Wine. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Beck steals second. Galen Foss grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Hudson scores. Fred Beck advances to third on the play. Byron Arroyo grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Beck scores. Joe Butler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Francisco Reijiro Fujita pitching. Jim Uecker strikes out. Duke Morgan is pinch hitting for Brian Harper. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Duke Morgan flies out to the left fielder. Don Irvin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 San Francisco total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Eddie Touchstone (8), Hardin Kruk (4), Red Naktenis (3).3B - Eric Grzenda (1).HR - Don Irvin (5), Hardin Kruk (2).GIDP - Jim Uecker. Fielding: E - Eric Grzenda.
Game Notes Walter Connolly is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jed Edwards improves in contact_vs_lefty Shingo Okaji did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Alex Wise improves in speed Jose Grace did not respond to coaching in control Den Spenson did not respond to coaching in 3B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ben Kennedy improves in power_vs_righty Joe Holman did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Holman did not respond to coaching in control Gary Bressler improves in speed Ben Kennedy did not respond to coaching in 2B