Win: Jodie Grigsby (11-4) Loss: Chris Batchelder (13-5)
Inning: 1 Houston Chris Batchelder pitching. Emil Bragan grounds out to the pitcher. Monte Heving strikes out. Joe Bancroft walks. George Foster singles to left field. Joe Bancroft advances to third on the hit. Hal Boone hits a home run. Joe Bancroft scores. George Foster scores. Gary Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Francisco Jodie Grigsby pitching. Tex Rogers flies out to the right fielder. Duane Church grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dewey Smith singles to right field. Zach Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Mahkan Singh flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Estrada strikes out. Jodie Grigsby reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Bagby. Emil Bragan singles past the third baseman. Jodie Grigsby scores. Emil Bragan steals second. Monte Heving grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Francisco Stan Macha strikes out. Dutch Henderson flies out to the center fielder. Paul Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Bancroft pops out to the second baseman. George Foster pops out to the shortstop. Hal Boone singles to center field. Hal Boone steals second. Gary Smith singles to left field. Hal Boone scores. Gary Smith steals second. Mahkan Singh flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Francisco John Bagby reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jodie Grigsby. Chris Batchelder fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Chris Batchelder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Bagby advances to third on the play. Tex Rogers grounds out to the third baseman. John Bagby scores. Duane Church lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Mickey Estrada pops out to the catcher. Jodie Grigsby grounds out to the third baseman. Emil Bragan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Francisco Dewey Smith strikes out. Zach Schmidt pops out to the shortstop. Stan Macha flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Monte Heving singles to left field. Joe Bancroft hits a home run. Monte Heving scores. Carlos Warmoth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Foster pops out to the second baseman. Hal Boone pops out to the third baseman. Gary Smith pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Francisco Dutch Henderson strikes out. Paul Jackson flies out to the right fielder. John Bagby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Mahkan Singh grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Estrada flies out to the right fielder. Jodie Grigsby grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Francisco Carlos Warmoth grounds out to the third baseman. Tex Rogers singles to left field. Tex Rogers steals second. Duane Church grounds out to the second baseman. Tex Rogers advances to third on the play. Dewey Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Emil Bragan flies out to the right fielder. Monte Heving singles past the third baseman. Joe Bancroft grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Monte Heving is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Francisco Zach Schmidt strikes out. Dave Lee is pinch hitting for Stan Macha. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Lee strikes out. Dutch Henderson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Hal Boone walks. Gary Smith grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Hal Boone advances to second on the play. Mahkan Singh grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Boone advances to third on the play. Mickey Estrada strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Francisco Paul Jackson singles to right field. John Bagby strikes out. Jim Gilbert is pinch hitting for Carlos Warmoth. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Gilbert grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Hector Lugo pitching. Jodie Grigsby grounds out to the shortstop. Emil Bragan singles to left field. Monte Heving grounds out to the third baseman. Emil Bragan advances to second on the play. Joe Bancroft singles to right field. Emil Bragan scores. Bob Botelho comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Bancroft steals second. George Foster grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 San Francisco Tex Rogers flies out to the left fielder. Duane Church strikes out. Dewey Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 5 San Francisco total runners LOB: 2
Batting:HR - Joe Bancroft (10), Hal Boone (21). Baserunning: SB - Emil Bragan (8), Joe Bancroft (8), Hal Boone (6), Gary Smith (8). Fielding: E - Jodie Grigsby.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Graham improves in contact_vs_lefty Willie Howley did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Platte did not respond to coaching in velocity Dane Whitlow did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Mellana did not respond to coaching in SS
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Neil Williams did not respond to coaching in speed Steve Pirtle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Oscar LaCock did not respond to coaching in control Steve McGwire did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty