May 15:

Houston (16-14) at San Francisco (14-14)
Candlestick Park

Larry Dierker watches as first-inning homers by Willie McCovey and Willie Mays produce a four-run San Francisco lead and an early end to the teenager's afternoon. Mays is leading the league both in homers (12) and batting average (.382). Houston answers with a bases-loaded single from Ron Brand in the second that chases Giant starter Ron Herbel. Bob Bolin enters and quiets the Astros the rest of the way in an 8-2 decision. Bob Aspromonte and Eddie Kasko remain hot with two hits apiece but the Astros aren't able to cross the plate during Bolin's seven-plus innings of relief.