Win: Yusmel Castillo (5-3) Loss: Mike Hopkins (2-3)
Inning: 1 Houston Yusmel Castillo pitching. Dave Cage strikes out. Ty Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Hajime Negoro singles to center field. Don Foulke doubles to right field. Hajime Negoro uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ken Munoz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 San Francisco Mike Hopkins pitching. Dave Harrington grounds out to the second baseman. George Libran singles to center field. Billy Morgan pops out to the shortstop. Johnny Soto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Brian Gumbert strikes out. Jim Feller strikes out. Otis Velez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Francisco John Hassey doubles to center field. Toby Sexton grounds out to the shortstop. Nardi Coggins walks. Jeffrey Blanco walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Yusmel Castillo lines out to the shortstop. Dave Harrington lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Houston Mike Hopkins flies out to the left fielder. Dave Cage strikes out. Ty Sanders walks. Hajime Negoro singles to center field. Don Foulke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Francisco George Libran reached on a fielding error by Ken Munoz. Billy Morgan singles to left field. Johnny Soto singles past the second baseman. George Libran scores. Billy Morgan advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. John Hassey strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Toby Sexton strikes out. Nardi Coggins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Ken Munoz flies out to the center fielder. Brian Gumbert strikes out. Jim Feller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Francisco Jeffrey Blanco singles to left field. Yusmel Castillo lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Harrington flies out to the center fielder. George Libran singles to right field. Billy Morgan singles past the shortstop. Jeffrey Blanco scores. Johnny Soto strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Otis Velez grounds out to the third baseman. Mamoru Yamashita is pinch hitting for Mike Hopkins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mamoru Yamashita flies out to the left fielder. Dave Cage flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Francisco Dale Vitelli pitching. John Hassey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Otis Velez. Toby Sexton singles to right field. John Hassey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Nardi Coggins walks. Jeffrey Blanco singles to center field. Toby Sexton scores. Nardi Coggins advances to third on the hit. Yusmel Castillo flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Nardi Coggins scores. Dave Harrington walks. Amby Fette comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Libran flies out to the center fielder. Billy Morgan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Ty Sanders flies out to the left fielder. Hajime Negoro strikes out. Don Foulke flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Francisco Johnny Soto flies out to the right fielder. John Hassey grounds out to the second baseman. Toby Sexton walks. Nardi Coggins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Ken Munoz strikes out. Brian Gumbert strikes out. Jim Feller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Francisco Jeffrey Blanco pops out to the third baseman. Yusmel Castillo strikes out. Dave Harrington flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Otis Velez grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Volpe is pinch hitting for Amby Fette. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jerry Volpe grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Cage strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Francisco Keishi Kita pitching. George Libran grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Morgan strikes out. Johnny Soto walks. John Hassey singles to center field. Johnny Soto advances to third on the hit. John Hassey gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Ty Sanders strikes out. Hajime Negoro hits a home run. Don Foulke pops out to the first baseman. Ken Munoz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 3 San Francisco total runners left on base: 12
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Heinie White did not respond to coaching in control Hack Wheeler did not respond to coaching in control C.J. Tollberg did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Phil Kelly improves in endurance Harvey Fernandez did not respond to coaching in endurance Stan Howell did not respond to coaching in velocity Aaron Christensen improves in speed Aaron Christensen improves in 2B