Inning: 1 San Francisco Larry Stires pitching. Jed Edwards reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dave Cormier. Den Spenson grounds out to the shortstop. Mariano Garcia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jed Edwards advances to third on the play. Danny Walton singles to center field. Jed Edwards scores. George Bentley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Brian Harper pitching. Jason Shaw singles to right field. Jason Shaw steals second. Johnny Connally throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Dave Cormier grounds out to the pitcher. Guillermo Avalos flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jason Shaw scores. Bill Herbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Francisco Johnny Connally walks. Jerry Turner grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Connally is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dan Chadbourne pops out to the second baseman. Brian Harper grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Brad Stivetts doubles to center field. Bill Colbert flies out to the center fielder. Fred Beck grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brad Stivetts advances to third on the play. Joe Butler walks. Larry Stires pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Francisco Jed Edwards grounds out to the shortstop. Den Spenson grounds out to the second baseman. Mariano Garcia pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jason Shaw flies out to the left fielder. Dave Cormier walks. Guillermo Avalos bunts for a base hit. Bill Herbert strikes out. Brad Stivetts flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 San Francisco Danny Walton triples. George Bentley grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Walton scores. Johnny Connally singles to left field. Jerry Turner grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Johnny Connally is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dan Chadbourne singles to center field. Brian Harper singles to right field. Jerry Turner scores. Jed Edwards singles past the third baseman. Den Spenson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Houston Bill Colbert singles past the shortstop. Fred Beck grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joe Butler pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Francisco Mariano Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Danny Walton flies out to the center fielder. George Bentley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Larry Stires strikes out. Jason Shaw singles to center field. Jason Shaw steals second. Dave Cormier singles to center field. Jason Shaw scores. Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Cormier advances to second on the play. Kozo Niiyama 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. Bill Herbert grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Francisco Johnny Connally grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Turner grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Chadbourne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Brad Stivetts triples. Bill Colbert strikes out. Fred Beck walks. Fred Beck is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Butler doubles past the first baseman. Brad Stivetts scores. Larry Stires strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Francisco Kozo Niiyama pops out to the pitcher. Jed Edwards flies out to the left fielder. Den Spenson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jason Shaw lines out to the third baseman. Dave Cormier strikes out. Guillermo Avalos doubles to center field. Randy Roy 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. Bill Herbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Francisco Mariano Garcia strikes out. Danny Walton strikes out. George Bentley singles to right field. Jim Ohman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Johnny Connally grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Bentley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Brad Stivetts singles to left field. Bill Colbert singles to center field. Brad Stivetts advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Fred Beck strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Joe Butler strikes out. Kazuya Ogo is pinch hitting for Jim Ohman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kazuya Ogo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 San Francisco Ad Harkness pitching. Mark Gordon is pinch hitting for Jerry Turner. Mark Gordon flies out to the right fielder. Dan Chadbourne walks. Jim Uecker is pinch hitting for Randy Roy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Jim Uecker singles to right field. Dan Chadbourne advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Jed Edwards pops out to the second baseman. Den Spenson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Jose Baller pitching. Masayuki Kamogawa enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mark Gordon at LF. Jason Shaw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Cormier singles to left field. Dave Cormier steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. The defense is playing the infield in. Guillermo Avalos singles to left field. Dave Cormier scores. San Francisco total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Larry Stires is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Stearnes did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Earnshaw improves in contact_vs_righty Johnny Jay did not respond to coaching in control Dave Stearnes did not respond to coaching in control Billy Blaze did not respond to coaching in 3B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Leinhauser improves in range Taylor Holm improves in endurance Johnny Gossage did not respond to coaching in range Yaibel Benitez did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B