Win: Mike Spiers (9-5) Loss: Oliver Olivo (6-9)
Save: Ad Harkness (19)
Inning: 1 Houston Oliver Olivo pitching. Jason Shaw grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Cormier bunts for a base hit. Dave Cormier is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Guillermo Avalos reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jed Edwards. Passed ball. Guillermo Avalos advances to third. Bill Herbert singles to center field. Guillermo Avalos scores. Bill Herbert gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Francisco Mike Spiers pitching. Jed Edwards pops out to the shortstop. Niel Nielsen flies out to the center fielder. Den Spenson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Brad Stivetts doubles to center field. Bill Colbert flies out to the left fielder. Fred Beck grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brad Stivetts advances to third on the play. Joe Butler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Francisco Mariano Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Danny Walton strikes out. George Bentley walks. Johnny Connally grounds into a force play to the first baseman. George Bentley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Mike Spiers grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Shaw strikes out. Dave Cormier hits a home run. Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Francisco Jerry Turner doubles to left field. Oliver Olivo fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Oliver Olivo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Turner advances to third on the play. Jed Edwards walks. Niel Nielsen grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jerry Turner scores. Jed Edwards advances to second on the play. Den Spenson singles to center field. Jed Edwards scores. Mariano Garcia walks. Danny Walton grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Den Spenson is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Bill Herbert triples. Brad Stivetts singles in front of the right fielder. Bill Herbert scores. Brad Stivetts is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Colbert strikes out. Fred Beck flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Francisco George Bentley triples. Johnny Connally flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Turner strikes out. Oliver Olivo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Butler singles to right field. Mike Spiers lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Jason Shaw flies out to the left fielder. Dave Cormier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Francisco Jed Edwards singles to left field. Niel Nielsen flies out to the left fielder. Den Spenson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Guillermo Avalos flies out to the center fielder. Bill Herbert flies out to the right fielder. Brad Stivetts singles to left field. Brad Stivetts is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Francisco Mariano Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Danny Walton singles to right field. George Bentley flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Connally strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Colbert grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Beck walks. Joe Butler grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fred Beck is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Spiers grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Butler is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Francisco Jerry Turner grounds out to the second baseman. Oliver Olivo strikes out. Jed Edwards strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jason Shaw reached on a fielding error by Mariano Garcia. Jason Shaw steals second. Dave Cormier strikes out. Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Herbert grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Francisco Scott Archer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jason Shaw at RF. Hector Hartgraves enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred Beck at 3B. Jim Ohman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Niel Nielsen singles to left field. Den Spenson flies out to the right fielder. Mariano Garcia strikes out. Danny Walton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Niel Nielsen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jose Baller 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. Brad Stivetts singles to right field. Bill Colbert grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Hector Hartgraves flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Francisco Ad Harkness comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. George Bentley walks. Johnny Connally strikes out. Mark Gordon is pinch hitting for Jerry Turner. Mark Gordon flies out to the right fielder. Jim Uecker is pinch hitting for Jose Baller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Uecker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 4 San Francisco total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Brad Stivetts (12).3B - Bill Herbert (2).HR - Dave Cormier (9).GIDP - Bill Colbert. Baserunning: SB - Jason Shaw (16).CS - Dave Cormier (9), Brad Stivetts 2 (8).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Garvin Rain improves in range Garvin Rain did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Garvin Rain improves in arm Taylor Holm improves in control Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Jay did not respond to coaching in control Ernie Earnshaw did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chad Chadstone did not respond to coaching in control Paul Cregan did not respond to coaching in speed Jimmy James did not respond to coaching in 2B