Win: Mike Hopkins (3-4) Loss: Yusmel Castillo (6-4)
Inning: 1 Houston Yusmel Castillo pitching. Dave Cage singles to right field. Ty Sanders grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Dave Cage is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hajime Negoro pops out to the second baseman. Duane Eaves grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ty Sanders is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 San Francisco Mike Hopkins pitching. Desi Biemiller flies out to the left fielder. Dave Harrington singles to left field. George Libran grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jim Strain reached on a fielding error by Johnny Soto. Don Foulke strikes out. Ken Munoz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Strain is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Brian Gumbert grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ken Munoz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Francisco Bud Krieg singles to center field. Bud Krieg steals second. Bruce Fernandez hits an infield single to the pitcher. The defense is playing the infield in. Billy Morgan grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Fernandez advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Felix Sullivan walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Johnny Soto strikes out. Yusmel Castillo strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Houston Mike Hopkins flies out to the center fielder. Dave Cage singles to right field. Ty Sanders singles to left field. Hajime Negoro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ty Sanders is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hajime Negoro steals second. Duane Eaves strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Francisco Desi Biemiller strikes out. Dave Harrington flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! George Libran flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Jim Strain strikes out. Don Foulke walks. Ken Munoz strikes out. Brian Gumbert singles to center field. Mike Hopkins singles to center field. Don Foulke scores. Dave Cage singles to right field. Brian Gumbert scores. Mike Hopkins aggressively advances to third on the hit. Ty Sanders strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 San Francisco Bud Krieg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bruce Fernandez flies out to the center fielder. Billy Morgan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Hajime Negoro grounds out to the second baseman. Duane Eaves reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dave Harrington. Jim Strain grounds out to the second baseman. Duane Eaves advances to third on the play. Don Foulke singles to left field. Duane Eaves scores. Ken Munoz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Francisco Felix Sullivan pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Soto flies out to the right fielder. Yusmel Castillo grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Brian Gumbert strikes out. Mamoru Yamashita is pinch hitting for Mike Hopkins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mamoru Yamashita grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Cage flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Francisco Dale Vitelli pitching. Desi Biemiller flies out to the center fielder. Dave Harrington singles to right field. George Libran flies out to the center fielder. Bud Krieg grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Ty Sanders walks. Hajime Negoro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ty Sanders is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Duane Eaves strikes out. Jim Strain grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hajime Negoro is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Francisco Jim Feller enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ken Munoz at 1B. Bruce Fernandez strikes out. Billy Morgan grounds out to the second baseman. Felix Sullivan singles to right field. Felix Sullivan steals second. Johnny Soto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Don Foulke strikes out. Jim Feller hits a home run. Brian Gumbert strikes out. Jerry Volpe is pinch hitting for Dale Vitelli. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jerry Volpe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Francisco Vance Hendryx pitching. Yusmel Castillo grounds out to the pitcher. Desi Biemiller grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Harrington grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Dave Cage hits an infield single to the first baseman. Ty Sanders singles past the second baseman. Hajime Negoro grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Dave Cage advances to third on the play. Duane Eaves hits a home run. Dave Cage scores. Jim Strain hits a home run. Don Foulke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Francisco George Libran singles to left field. Bud Krieg singles to left field. Bruce Fernandez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. George Libran advances to third on the play. Billy Morgan hits a home run. George Libran scores. Keishi Kita comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Felix Sullivan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 8 San Francisco total runners LOB: 5
Batting:HR - Billy Morgan (6).GIDP - George Libran, Bruce Fernandez. Baserunning: SB - Bud Krieg (8), Felix Sullivan (5). Fielding: E - Dave Harrington, Johnny Soto.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: David Atz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty C.J. Tollberg did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jorge Loiselle did not respond to coaching in velocity Moritake Nemoto did not respond to coaching in control
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Aaron Christensen improves in power_vs_righty Jack Carey did not respond to coaching in control Jack Tebeau improves in contact_vs_lefty Jack Carey improves in control Aaron Christensen did not respond to coaching in 2B