Win: Joe Lowry (1-5) Loss: Joe Wheeler (4-3)
Save: Billy Jones (27)
Inning: 1 Houston Joe Lowry pitching. Wally Sumner singles to left field. Jack Parkman strikes out. Cap Gordon singles to center field. Wally Sumner advances to third on the hit. Joe Welch strikes out. Andy Cress strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 San Francisco Mike Hesterfer pitching. Jack Kramer walks. Dave McGinnis flies out to the left fielder. Ike Powell flies out to the left fielder. Bert Terry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Fred Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Kenney strikes out. Tom Karkovice strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Francisco Sang-Hoon Betcher lines out to the third baseman. Bob Wallace flies out to the left fielder. Bob Mendoza singles to left field. Hiroshi Sato doubles to right field. Joe Lowry strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Mike Hesterfer strikes out. Wally Sumner grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Parkman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Francisco Jack Kramer strikes out. Dave McGinnis walks. Dave McGinnis steals second. Ike Powell strikes out. Bert Terry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Cap Gordon walks. Joe Welch walks. Andy Cress lines out to the pitcher. Fred Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Cap Gordon advances to third on the play. Joe Welch advances to second on the play. Tom Kenney singles to center field. Cap Gordon scores. Joe Welch scores. Tom Kenney steals second. Tom Karkovice strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Francisco Sang-Hoon Betcher singles to center field. Bob Wallace grounds out to the second baseman. Sang-Hoon Betcher advances to second on the play. Bob Mendoza reached on a 2-base throwing error by Andy Cress. Sang-Hoon Betcher scores. Hiroshi Sato doubles to right field. Bob Mendoza scores. Joe Lowry grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Kramer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Mike Hesterfer strikes out. Wally Sumner flies out to the center fielder. Jack Parkman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Francisco Dave McGinnis singles to right field. Ike Powell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave McGinnis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ike Powell steals second. Bert Terry flies out to the right fielder. Sang-Hoon Betcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Cap Gordon walks. Joe Welch flies out to the center fielder. Andy Cress walks. Fred Perez strikes out. Tom Kenney grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Cap Gordon is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 San Francisco Bob Wallace singles to right field. Bob Mendoza walks. Hiroshi Sato grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bob Wallace advances to third on the play. Joe Lowry singles to right field. Bob Wallace scores. Jack Kramer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Walt Henrich is pinch hitting for Tom Karkovice. Walt Henrich grounds out to the shortstop. Rex Ripley is pinch hitting for Mike Hesterfer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rex Ripley doubles to right field. Wally Sumner singles to right field. Rex Ripley scores. Jack Parkman strikes out. Cap Gordon flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Francisco Joe Wheeler pitching. Jim Leyritz enters the game as a defensive replacement for Walt Henrich at C. Dave McGinnis singles to center field. Ike Powell singles to center field. Dave McGinnis advances to third on the hit. Bert Terry singles to center field. Dave McGinnis scores. Ike Powell advances to third on the hit. Sang-Hoon Betcher walks. Adam Warren comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Wallace grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ike Powell scores. Bert Terry advances to third on the play. Sang-Hoon Betcher advances to second on the play. Bob Mendoza lines out to the second baseman. Hiroshi Sato grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Welch strikes out. Andy Cress hits an infield single to the pitcher. Pete Veltman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Fred Perez singles to right field. Andy Cress advances to third on the hit. Fred Perez steals second. Tom Kenney grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Cress scores. Fred Perez advances to third on the play. Jim Leyritz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Francisco Lou Dodge is pinch hitting for Pete Veltman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lou Dodge walks. Jack Kramer walks. Dave McGinnis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Dodge advances to third on the play. Jack Kramer advances to second on the play. Ike Powell singles to left field. Lou Dodge scores. Jack Kramer scores. Bert Terry grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Billy Jones pitching. Kevin Ward is pinch hitting for Adam Warren. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kevin Ward singles to left field. Wally Sumner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Ward advances to second on the play. Jack Parkman pops out to the third baseman. Cap Gordon walks. Joe Welch grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Cap Gordon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 9 San Francisco total runners left on base: 9
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Shawn Davis did not respond to coaching in speed Chris Benz improves in power_vs_lefty Andy Collins improves in power_vs_righty Ben Bradford did not respond to coaching in range
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Sheehan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Guy Hopkins improves in arm Charlie Colbert did not respond to coaching in control Joe Sheehan improves in contact_vs_righty Guy Hopkins did not respond to coaching in RF