Win: Bert Valle (2-1) Loss: King Stoneman (7-5)
Save: Joe Price (6)
Inning: 1 Houston King Stoneman pitching. King Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Warhop singles to right field. Joe Bancroft grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Francisco Bert Valle pitching. Dean Servais doubles to center field. Dick Corbitt flies out to the right fielder. Chris Cumberland grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Snyder pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Tom Ryan walks. Zak Stafford flies out to the right fielder. George Foster pops out to the second baseman. Tom Ryan steals second. Leo Johnson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Eddie Moore. Tom Ryan scores. Gary Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Francisco John Broaca flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Lint singles to right field. Walter Blair singles to right field. King Stoneman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Bert Valle lines out to the pitcher. King Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Warhop pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Francisco Dean Servais grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Corbitt grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Chris Cumberland singles to left field. Ben Snyder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Bancroft grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Ryan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Zak Stafford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Francisco John Broaca walks. John Broaca steals second. Eddie Moore grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Lint bunts for a base hit. Walter Blair grounds out to the shortstop. John Broaca scores. Jim Lint advances to second on the play. King Stoneman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston George Foster doubles to right field. Leo Johnson singles to left field. George Foster scores. Gary Smith singles in front of the center fielder. Leo Johnson advances to third on the hit. Bert Valle flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Leo Johnson scores. King Blackburn strikes out. Charlie Warhop singles to center field. Joe Bancroft singles to left field. Gary Smith scores. Charlie Warhop advances to third on the hit. Tom Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 San Francisco Dean Servais strikes out. Dick Corbitt strikes out. Chris Cumberland flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Zak Stafford strikes out. George Foster hits a home run. Leo Johnson strikes out. Gary Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Francisco Ben Snyder grounds out to the shortstop. John Broaca reached on a fielding error by Tom Ryan. Eddie Moore pops out to the first baseman. Jim Lint grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Mike Wessinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bert Valle strikes out. King Blackburn singles to right field. Charlie Warhop pops out to the third baseman. Joe Bancroft singles to left field. King Blackburn advances to third on the hit. Tom Ryan flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 San Francisco Walter Blair strikes out. Chappie Bryant is pinch hitting for Mike Wessinger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chappie Bryant singles to center field. Dean Servais grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chappie Bryant advances to second on the play. Dick Corbitt singles to right field. Chappie Bryant scores. Tom Browning comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Chris Cumberland grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Francisco Cordova pitching. Zak Stafford grounds out to the third baseman. George Foster grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Francisco Ben Snyder grounds out to the third baseman. John Broaca singles to center field. John Broaca steals second. Eddie Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Lint walks. Walter Blair grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Gary Smith grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Steve Pirtle is pinch hitting for Tom Browning. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Steve Pirtle flies out to the right fielder. King Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Francisco Joe Price pitching. Rodney Vernon is pinch hitting for Francisco Cordova. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rodney Vernon flies out to the left fielder. Dean Servais singles to center field. Dick Corbitt singles to center field. Dean Servais advances to third on the hit. Chris Cumberland flies out to the center fielder. Ben Snyder strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 5 San Francisco total runners LOB: 11
Game Notes Joe Price is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Leppert did not respond to coaching in arm Frank Leppert did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Leppert did not respond to coaching in arm Tom Wyatt improves in contact_vs_righty Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in 2B
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Hallman did not respond to coaching in speed George Hallman did not respond to coaching in range Scott Smoll did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Rickert improves in contact_vs_righty Todd Graney did not respond to coaching in CF