Win: Rick Carter (1-1) Loss: Kozo Niiyama (0-3)
Save: Ad Harkness (20)
Inning: 1 Houston Brooks Barrett pitching. Jason Shaw grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Cormier flies out to the right fielder. Guillermo Avalos pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Francisco Buddy Morton pitching. Jed Edwards singles to left field. Den Spenson grounds out to the pitcher. Jed Edwards advances to second on the play. Mariano Garcia singles to center field. Jed Edwards scores. George Bentley singles to center field. Mariano Garcia advances to third on the hit. Johnny Connally flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Mariano Garcia scores. Jerry Turner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. George Bentley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Scott Archer flies out to the center fielder. Brad Stivetts singles to right field. Brad Stivetts steals second. Bill Colbert singles to right field. Brad Stivetts scores. Hector Hartgraves pops out to the second baseman. Kazuya Ogo singles to left field. Bill Colbert advances to third on the hit. Buddy Morton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 San Francisco Dan Chadbourne flies out to the center fielder. Mark Gordon flies out to the center fielder. Brooks Barrett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jason Shaw singles to center field. Dave Cormier strikes out. Guillermo Avalos lines out to the shortstop. Scott Archer singles to left field. Jason Shaw advances to third on the hit. Brad Stivetts grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Francisco Jed Edwards flies out to the right fielder. Den Spenson grounds out to the third baseman. Mariano Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bill Colbert grounds out to the third baseman. Hector Hartgraves flies out to the right fielder. Kazuya Ogo pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Francisco 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. Jerry Turner strikes out. Dan Chadbourne strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Buddy Morton grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Shaw grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Cormier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Francisco Mark Gordon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brooks Barrett grounds out to the third baseman. Jed Edwards flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Guillermo Avalos flies out to the right fielder. Scott Archer walks. Scott Archer steals second. Brad Stivetts singles to center field. Scott Archer scores. Bill Colbert pops out to the first baseman. Hector Hartgraves grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Brad Stivetts is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Francisco Den Spenson strikes out. Mariano Garcia strikes out. George Bentley singles to center field. Johnny Connally singles to right field. Jerry Turner reached on a 2-base throwing error by Guillermo Avalos. George Bentley scores. Dan Chadbourne singles to left field. Johnny Connally scores. Dan Chadbourne steals second. Mark Gordon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston 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. Kazuya Ogo flies out to the right fielder. Buddy Morton singles to right field. Jason Shaw walks. Dave Cormier pops out to the third baseman. Guillermo Avalos singles to left field. Buddy Morton scores. Jason Shaw advances to third on the hit. Scott Archer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 San Francisco Kozo Niiyama reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jason Shaw. Rick Carter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Jed Edwards grounds out to the shortstop. Den Spenson grounds out to the shortstop. Mariano Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Brad Stivetts hits a home run. Bill Colbert singles to right field. Gary Bressler is pinch running for Bill Colbert on 1st base. Hector Hartgraves strikes out. Jose Baller 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. Kazuya Ogo walks. Dick Simpson is pinch hitting for Rick Carter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dick Simpson singles to right field. Gary Bressler scores. Jason Shaw flies out to the right fielder. Dave Cormier strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 San Francisco Jim Ohman pitching. Tom Nichols enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gary Bressler at SS. George Bentley singles to left field. Johnny Connally grounds into a force play to the second baseman. George Bentley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jerry Turner flies out to the center fielder. Dan Chadbourne lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Guillermo Avalos reached on a fielding error by Dan Chadbourne. Scott Archer strikes out. Brad Stivetts pops out to the first baseman. Tom Nichols singles to right field. Hector Hartgraves doubles past the first baseman. Guillermo Avalos scores. Kazuya Ogo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 San Francisco Ad Harkness comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mark Gordon flies out to the center fielder. Masayuki Kamogawa is pinch hitting for Jose Baller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Masayuki Kamogawa grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jed Edwards flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 11 San Francisco total runners LOB: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Taylor Holm did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Gossage did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Leinhauser did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Johnny Gossage did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty 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: Chad Chadstone did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Shaw improves in arm Jimmy James improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Barnes did not respond to coaching in range Billy Blaze did not respond to coaching in 3B