Win: David Watlington (3-1) Loss: Jerry Zdeb (2-3)
Inning: 1 Houston Ted King pitching. Fred Lord grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Gonzalez singles to center field. Ed Perez walks. Charlie Umbricht walks. Purnal Bates strikes out. John Poindexter reached on a fielding error by Matt Kitamura. Ron Gonzalez scores. Bob Weilman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 San Francisco Ace Mantle pitching. Jason Noble grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Frank Long walks. Walter Weaver flies out to the center fielder. Edison Fernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Red Thurman hits a home run. Ace Mantle singles to center field. Fred Lord grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ace Mantle is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ron Gonzalez doubles past the third baseman. Fred Lord uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Perez flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Umbricht flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Francisco Chris Jobs walks. Peter Forsch strikes out. Matt Kitamura flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Ainge grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Purnal Bates singles to right field. John Poindexter strikes out. Bob Weilman walks. Red Thurman strikes out. Ace Mantle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Francisco Ted King flies out to the center fielder. Jason Noble singles to left field. Frank Long walks. Walter Weaver flies out to the left fielder. Edison Fernandez walks. Chris Jobs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Houston Fred Lord walks. Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Ed Perez strikes out. Charlie Umbricht pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Francisco Peter Forsch flies out to the left fielder. Matt Kitamura flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Ainge walks. Charlie Ainge steals second. Ted King grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Purnal Bates strikes out. John Poindexter strikes out. Bob Weilman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Francisco Jason Noble walks. Jason Noble steals second. Frank Long flies out to the right fielder. Walter Weaver singles to right field. Jason Noble scores. Edison Fernandez flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Chris Jobs singles to right field. Walter Weaver advances to third on the hit. Peter Forsch strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Red Thurman strikes out. Ace Mantle grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Fred Lord strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Francisco Matt Kitamura lines out to the shortstop. Charlie Ainge flies out to the left fielder. Jim Miller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Ron Gonzalez singles to right field. Ron Gonzalez steals second. Ed Perez singles to center field. Ron Gonzalez scores. Ed Perez steals second. Charlie Umbricht grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Purnal Bates grounds out to the third baseman. John Poindexter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Francisco Jason Noble singles to center field. Frank Long walks. Walter Weaver grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Long is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Edison Fernandez singles to left field. Jason Noble scores. Walter Weaver advances to third on the hit. Chris Jobs grounds out to the third baseman. Walter Weaver scores. Edison Fernandez advances to second on the play. Peter Forsch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bob Weilman flies out to the right fielder. Red Thurman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ace Mantle singles to right field. Fred Lord flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Francisco Matt Kitamura flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Ainge singles to right field. Shinji Aoyama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rafael Metzger is pinch hitting for Jim Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rafael Metzger grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston David Watlington pitching. Ron Gonzalez flies out to the left fielder. Ed Perez strikes out. Charlie Umbricht flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Francisco Bill Strohmayer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jason Noble walks. Frank Long flies out to the right fielder. Walter Weaver singles to left field. Jason Noble advances to third on the hit. Edison Fernandez flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jason Noble scores. Chris Jobs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Purnal Bates grounds out to the shortstop. John Poindexter strikes out. Bob Weilman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 San Francisco Jerry Zdeb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Peter Forsch singles to center field. Matt Kitamura grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Peter Forsch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Ainge strikes out. Evan Stock is pinch hitting for David Watlington. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Evan Stock doubles to center field. Matt Kitamura uses his aggressiveness and scores. Houston total runners left on base: 9 San Francisco total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Evan Stock (4).SF - Edison Fernandez.GIDP - Rafael Metzger. Baserunning: SB - Jason Noble (2), Charlie Ainge (10). Fielding: E - Matt Kitamura.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Lutenberg did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Max Franklin improves in arm Phil Rivera improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Taff improves in arm Jack McDowell improves in power_vs_righty Bobby White did not respond to coaching in C
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Doran improves in velocity Yoshiyuki Shimoo did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Doran improves in endurance Yoshiyuki Shimoo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Schoeneck improves in arm Mike Doran did not respond to coaching in control Mike Bradley did not respond to coaching in 1B