Win: Gene Jordan (16-7) Loss: Billy Drew (15-11)
Save: Jeff Ritchie (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Billy Drew pitching. Jeff Lavender singles to center field. Jeff Lavender is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ralph Bateman grounds out to the shortstop. Barney Franklin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Francisco Gene Jordan pitching. Billy Caligiuri flies out to the right fielder. Shoresy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nardi Coggins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Paul Nagy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lefty Gutierrez grounds out to the third baseman. Don Allen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Francisco Drummond Meadows strikes out. Anthony Venafro grounds out to the third baseman. Sibby Lucey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Tom Cooper singles to center field. Nigel Planer grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tom Cooper is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gene Jordan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jeff Lavender grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Francisco Kal Beck pops out to the shortstop. Ray Tauscher singles to right field. Billy Drew lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Ralph Bateman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Barney Franklin singles to center field. Paul Nagy grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Francisco Billy Caligiuri grounds out to the third baseman. Shoresy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nardi Coggins triples. Drummond Meadows pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Lefty Gutierrez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Don Allen grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Cooper walks. Nigel Planer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Francisco Anthony Venafro grounds out to the shortstop. Sibby Lucey grounds out to the third baseman. Kal Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Tony Palmer is pinch hitting for Gene Jordan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tony Palmer singles to center field. Jeff Lavender grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Palmer advances to second on the play. Ralph Bateman grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Palmer advances to third on the play. Barney Franklin doubles to center field. Tony Palmer scores. Paul Nagy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Francisco Jose Wood pitching. Ray Tauscher pops out to the first baseman. Billy Drew flies out to the right fielder. Billy Caligiuri flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Lefty Gutierrez walks. Don Allen strikes out. Tom Cooper doubles to left field. Nigel Planer flies out to the center fielder. Garland Feinberg is pinch hitting for Jose Wood. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Garland Feinberg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 San Francisco Jeff Ritchie pitching. Shoresy walks. Shoresy steals second. Nardi Coggins grounds out to the second baseman. Shoresy advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Drummond Meadows strikes out. Anthony Venafro lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Jeff Lavender grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Bateman grounds out to the second baseman. Barney Franklin grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Francisco Sibby Lucey grounds out to the third baseman. Kal Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Tauscher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Paul Nagy grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Gutierrez flies out to the center fielder. Don Allen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Francisco Billy Drew grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Caligiuri flies out to the left fielder. Shoresy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 5 San Francisco total runners LOB: 2
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Stratton improves in contact_vs_lefty Mark Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Scott did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Don Molinaro did not respond to coaching in velocity
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Desi Biemiller improves in arm Frank Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity Felix Sullivan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Felix Sullivan improves in power_vs_lefty