Win: Jonah Kerksieck (1-0) Loss: Terry Wilson (0-1)
Save: Jason Clarke (3)
Inning: 1 Houston Jonah Kerksieck pitching. Terry Harley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tyson Yarrison pops out to the shortstop. Randy Kelley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Francisco Terry Wilson pitching. Al Arnold grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Bagwell strikes out. Bob Signer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bruce Reulbach strikes out. Joseph Nixon singles to left field. Joe Reuss flies out to the center fielder. Lou Seanez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Francisco Dave McGarr pops out to the shortstop. Hal Margoneri walks. Lance Freeman strikes out. Tony Bowman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Charlie Hill strikes out. Terry Wilson strikes out. Terry Harley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Francisco Carl Goodwin walks. Jonah Kerksieck lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Carl Goodwin forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Al Arnold pops out to the second baseman. Danny Bagwell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Tyson Yarrison hits an infield single to the third baseman. Tyson Yarrison is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Randy Kelley singles to left field. Bruce Reulbach singles to center field. Randy Kelley advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Joseph Nixon singles to left field. Randy Kelley scores. Joe Reuss grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Joseph Nixon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lou Seanez singles to center field. Bruce Reulbach scores. Joe Reuss advances to third on the hit. Charlie Hill singles to right field. Joe Reuss scores. Terry Wilson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 San Francisco Bob Signer walks. Dave McGarr flies out to the left fielder. Hal Margoneri hits a home run. Bob Signer scores. Lance Freeman hits an infield single to the second baseman. Tony Bowman flies out to the right fielder. Lance Freeman steals second. Carl Goodwin doubles to left field. Lance Freeman scores. Jonah Kerksieck strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Terry Harley grounds out to the shortstop. Tyson Yarrison strikes out. Randy Kelley pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Francisco Al Arnold doubles to center field. Danny Bagwell flies out to the right fielder. Bob Signer doubles to left field. Al Arnold scores. Jack York comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave McGarr singles to center field. Bob Signer scores. Hal Margoneri lines out to the third baseman. Lance Freeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Bruce Reulbach flies out to the right fielder. Joseph Nixon flies out to the left fielder. Joe Reuss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Francisco Tony Bowman walks. Carl Goodwin flies out to the center fielder. Jonah Kerksieck lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Lou Seanez singles to right field. Charlie Hill singles to left field. Lou Seanez advances to third on the hit. Bob Zettlein is pinch hitting for Jack York. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Zettlein walks. Hiroshi Tagashira comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Terry Harley strikes out. Tyson Yarrison flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Lou Seanez is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 San Francisco John Campbell pitching. Al Arnold flies out to the right fielder. Danny Bagwell grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Signer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Randy Kelley flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Reulbach grounds out to the second baseman. Joseph Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Francisco Dave McGarr grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Margoneri strikes out. Lance Freeman pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jason Clarke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Reuss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Seanez flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Hill grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 5 San Francisco total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Lou Seanez is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob Templeton improves in velocity Ed Schellhase did not respond to coaching in control John Boyer did not respond to coaching in control Frank Spencer did not respond to coaching in velocity
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Woodward did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Woodward improves in contact_vs_righty Pinky Rensa improves in contact_vs_righty Jimmy Greisinger did not respond to coaching in velocity