Inning: 1 Houston Rip Ripson pitching. Byron Arroyo flies out to the left fielder. Bill Colbert hits a home run. Brad Stivetts flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Hudson walks. Galen Foss singles to left field. Buddy Bystrom reached on a fielding error by Red Naktenis. Ted Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 San Francisco Merv Jackson pitching. Don Irvin walks. Don Irvin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ott Autry grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Touchstone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Ken Lindstrom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Merv Jackson strikes out. Byron Arroyo singles to center field. Bill Colbert grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Byron Arroyo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Francisco Frank Frones grounds out to the pitcher. Hardin Kruk pops out to the first baseman. Bill Zuvella flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Brad Stivetts strikes out. Bobby Hudson flies out to the left fielder. Galen Foss walks. Galen Foss steals second. Buddy Bystrom strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Francisco Dave Mueller doubles to center field. Red Naktenis flies out to the right fielder. Rip Ripson strikes out. Don Irvin singles to left field. Dave Mueller scores. Ott Autry grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Ted Pruett grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Lindstrom walks. Merv Jackson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Byron Arroyo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Francisco Eddie Touchstone strikes out. Frank Frones flies out to the left fielder. Hardin Kruk triples. Bill Zuvella walks. Dave Mueller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Bill Colbert flies out to the right fielder. Brad Stivetts strikes out. Bobby Hudson singles to right field. Galen Foss flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Francisco Red Naktenis singles to right field. Rip Ripson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Don Irvin singles to center field. Red Naktenis scores. Ott Autry singles to center field. Don Irvin advances to third on the hit. Eddie Touchstone reached on a fielding error by Galen Foss. Don Irvin scores. Frank Frones grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Buddy Bystrom strikes out. Ted Pruett walks. Ken Lindstrom flies out to the left fielder. Merv Jackson singles to center field. Ted Pruett advances to third on the hit. Byron Arroyo pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 San Francisco Hardin Kruk flies out to the right fielder. Bill Zuvella grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Mueller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Colbert singles to right field. Brad Stivetts singles to right field. Bobby Hudson flies out to the right fielder. Joe Butler is pinch hitting for Galen Foss. Joe Butler grounds into a 3-6-3 double play - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Francisco Chris Malloy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Butler at SS. Red Naktenis strikes out. Rip Ripson strikes out. Don Irvin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Fred Beck is pinch hitting for Buddy Bystrom. Fred Beck singles to right field. Ted Pruett singles to left field. Ken Lindstrom grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ted Pruett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hector Hartgraves is pinch hitting for Merv Jackson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hector Hartgraves grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Beck scores. Ken Lindstrom advances to second on the play. Byron Arroyo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Francisco John Wine pitching. Ott Autry singles to right field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Eddie Touchstone strikes out. Frank Frones walks. Hardin Kruk reached on a 2-base fielding error by Byron Arroyo. Ott Autry scores. Bill Zuvella walks. Dave Mueller triples. Frank Frones scores. Hardin Kruk scores. Bill Zuvella scores. Red Naktenis pops out to the second baseman. Rip Ripson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Bill Colbert singles to center field. Bill Colbert is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Brad Stivetts singles to right field. Brad Stivetts steals second. Bobby Hudson flies out to the center fielder. Chris Malloy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 12 San Francisco total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Dave Mueller (7).3B - Hardin Kruk (3), Dave Mueller (2).GIDP - Frank Frones. Baserunning: CS - Don Irvin (13). Fielding: E - Red Naktenis.
Game Notes Fred Beck is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Johnny Gossage improves in power_vs_lefty Rick Carter did not respond to coaching in control Reijiro Fujita did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Howerton did not respond to coaching in CF
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Murphy did not respond to coaching in velocity Bake Bakerson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Den Spenson improves in arm Den Spenson improves in contact_vs_lefty Den Spenson did not respond to coaching in 3B