Win: Jeff Watkins (3-3) Loss: Charlie Collins (12-3)
Save: Paul Giannelli (18)
Inning: 1 Houston Charlie Collins pitching. Walter Harriman singles to left field. Bob Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Walter Harriman advances to second on the play. Jeff Womack singles to center field. Walter Harriman scores. Sam Veryzer walks. Tim Merchant hits a home run. Jeff Womack scores. Sam Veryzer scores. Denny Mendoza strikes out. Ronon Dex grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Francisco Bob Cuthbert pitching. Jim Colpaert pops out to the third baseman. Jake Smith flies out to the right fielder. Al Blackwell flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Ethan Beard strikes out. Bob Cuthbert strikes out. Walter Harriman doubles to right field. Bob Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Francisco Tacklin Boyce singles to right field. Paul LoDuca strikes out. Larry Ross singles to right field. Tacklin Boyce advances to third on the hit. Larry Ross steals second. Steve Bulling grounds out to the shortstop. Tatsuhiko Hoshiyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Jeff Womack singles to left field. Sam Veryzer flies out to the center fielder. Tim Merchant grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Womack advances to second on the play. Denny Mendoza lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Francisco Charlie Collins pops out to the third baseman. Jim Colpaert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jake Smith walks. Jake Smith steals second. Al Blackwell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Ronon Dex walks. Ethan Beard singles to center field. Bob Cuthbert lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Walter Harriman singles to center field. Ronon Dex scores. Ethan Beard scores. Bob Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Womack reached on a 2-base throwing error by Steve Bulling. Sam Veryzer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 San Francisco Tacklin Boyce doubles to center field. Paul LoDuca singles to right field. Tacklin Boyce scores. Larry Ross singles to center field. Paul LoDuca aggressively advances to third on the hit. Steve Bulling hits a home run. Paul LoDuca scores. Larry Ross scores. Jeff Watkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tatsuhiko Hoshiyama walks. Motoyasu Shinjo is pinch hitting for Charlie Collins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Motoyasu Shinjo flies out to the left fielder. Jim Colpaert flies out to the right fielder. Jake Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Chico Doty pitching. Tim Merchant flies out to the right fielder. Denny Mendoza flies out to the left fielder. Ronon Dex walks. Ethan Beard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Francisco Al Blackwell flies out to the center fielder. Tacklin Boyce walks. Paul LoDuca flies out to the right fielder. Larry Ross singles to right field. Tacklin Boyce advances to third on the hit. Steve Bulling walks. Tatsuhiko Hoshiyama lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Houston Jeff Watkins singles to center field. Walter Harriman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Johnson singles to right field. Jeff Womack grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Francisco Chico Doty grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Colpaert singles to left field. Jay Lopez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jake Smith flies out to the center fielder. Al Blackwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Sam Veryzer singles to right field. Tim Merchant grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Denny Mendoza doubles to center field. Kevin Barr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ronon Dex singles to left field. Denny Mendoza scores. Cole Arft is pinch hitting for Ethan Beard. Cole Arft pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Francisco Zito Barry enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cole Arft at CF. Tacklin Boyce flies out to the right fielder. Paul LoDuca grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Ross strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bill Kelley is pinch hitting for Jay Lopez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Kelley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walter Harriman singles to left field. Walter Harriman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Francisco Teyl Emmagan pitching. Steve Bulling flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Dillon is pinch hitting for Tatsuhiko Hoshiyama. Charlie Dillon doubles to left field. Chase Bentley is pinch hitting for Kevin Barr. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chase Bentley strikes out. Jim Colpaert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Lance Cordobo pitching. Jeff Womack strikes out. Sam Veryzer strikes out. Tim Merchant grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Francisco Paul Giannelli comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jake Smith pops out to the shortstop. Al Blackwell grounds out to the second baseman. Tacklin Boyce singles to left field. Paul LoDuca pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 7 San Francisco total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Walter Harriman (14), Denny Mendoza (9).HR - Tim Merchant (6).GIDP - Walter Harriman, Tim Merchant. Baserunning: CS - Walter Harriman (4).
Batting:2B - Tacklin Boyce (23), Charlie Dillon (9).HR - Steve Bulling (2). Baserunning: SB - Jake Smith (23), Larry Ross (19). Fielding: E - Steve Bulling.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jenn Keller did not respond to coaching in velocity Todd improves in contact_vs_lefty Todd improves in range Bob Butcher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jenn Keller did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Thompson did not respond to coaching in arm Eli Weir improves in 2B
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Alan Shelley improves in power_vs_righty Harry Liefer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sparky Brown did not respond to coaching in speed Yoshinobu Kawada did not respond to coaching in range Tige Meyer improves in power_vs_righty Bill Leroy improves in power_vs_righty George Rekar did not respond to coaching in 1B