Win: Todd Andrew (6-3) Loss: Chris Batchelder (6-15)
Save: Francis Vitchard (28)
Inning: 1 Houston Chris Batchelder pitching. Gary Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Morrison walks. Hal Boone strikes out. George Foster hits an infield single to the third baseman. King Blackburn hits a home run. Bobby Morrison scores. George Foster scores. Yoshihisa Osawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Gedeon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Francisco Todd Andrew pitching. Tex Rogers grounds out to the second baseman. Neil Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Pellagrini strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Camilius Fly walks. Emil Bragan flies out to the right fielder. Todd Andrew lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Francisco Jon Bergamo grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Leyritz flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Sutherland singles to center field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Catfish Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Gary Smith singles to left field. Bobby Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Hal Boone flies out to the right fielder. Gary Smith steals second. George Foster walks. King Blackburn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Francisco Paul Jackson pops out to the first baseman. Yoshihisa Osawa singles to center field. Tex Rogers hits a home run. Yoshihisa Osawa scores. Neil Williams strikes out. Doug Pellagrini grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Alex Gedeon walks. Camilius Fly grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Alex Gedeon advances to second on the play. Emil Bragan grounds out to the third baseman. Todd Andrew grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Francisco Jon Bergamo strikes out. Frank Leyritz strikes out. Tommy Sutherland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Gary Smith singles to right field. Bobby Morrison grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gary Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hal Boone strikes out. George Foster doubles to left field. Bobby Morrison uses his aggressiveness and scores. King Blackburn singles to right field. George Foster scores. Billy Hilly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. King Blackburn steals second. Alex Gedeon walks. Camilius Fly reached on a 2-base throwing error by Billy Hilly. King Blackburn scores. Emil Bragan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 San Francisco Catfish Robinson singles to right field. Paul Jackson singles to right field. Billy Hilly fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Billy Hilly pops out to the second baseman. Tex Rogers strikes out. Neil Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Todd Andrew pops out to the shortstop. Gary Smith singles to left field. Bobby Morrison flies out to the right fielder. Hal Boone grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Francisco Doug Pellagrini grounds out to the pitcher. Jon Bergamo triples. Frank Leyritz grounds out to the shortstop. Jon Bergamo scores. Tommy Sutherland hits a home run. Catfish Robinson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston George Foster singles to center field. King Blackburn singles to right field. George Foster advances to third on the hit. Alex Gedeon grounds out to the pitcher. King Blackburn advances to second on the play. Carl McClure comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Camilius Fly grounds out to the shortstop. George Foster scores. King Blackburn advances to third on the play. Emil Bragan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Francisco Pete Held comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Paul Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Carl McClure grounds out to the shortstop. Tex Rogers pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Charlie Warhop is pinch hitting for Pete Held. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Charlie Warhop strikes out. Gary Smith walks. Bobby Morrison grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gary Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobby Morrison steals second. Hal Boone hits a home run. Bobby Morrison scores. George Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Francisco Hank Richmond pitching. Neil Williams grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ken Foiles is pinch hitting for Doug Pellagrini. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ken Foiles strikes out. Jon Bergamo singles to center field. Frank Leyritz singles to left field. Tommy Sutherland walks. Catfish Robinson singles to left field. Jon Bergamo scores. Frank Leyritz scores. Tommy Sutherland advances to third on the hit. Paul Jackson reached on a 2-base fielding error by King Blackburn. Tommy Sutherland scores. Don Sigman is pinch hitting for Carl McClure. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Don Sigman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Eddie Ward pitching. King Blackburn grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Gedeon flies out to the center fielder. Camilius Fly hits a home run. Phillip Barbour comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Emil Bragan singles to center field. Ricky Ledee is pinch hitting for Hank Richmond. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Ricky Ledee singles in front of the center fielder. Gary Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 San Francisco Francis Vitchard pitching. Tex Rogers pops out to the catcher. Neil Williams pops out to the second baseman. Ken Foiles doubles to center field. Jon Bergamo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 9 San Francisco total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - George Foster (21).HR - Hal Boone (18), King Blackburn (3), Camilius Fly (7).GIDP - Todd Andrew. Baserunning: SB - Gary Smith (12), Bobby Morrison (11), King Blackburn (12). Fielding: E - King Blackburn.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: March Burns improves in arm Mike Scharein improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Brown improves in contact_vs_righty March Burns improves in power_vs_lefty
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Damon Bertrand improves in contact_vs_lefty Lorenzo Haney improves in power_vs_righty Minnie Torres improves in arm Walt Strange improves in power_vs_righty