Win: Stocker Belle (5-6) Loss: Johnny Eyre (2-1)
Save: Fabian Priest (5)
Inning: 1 Houston Stocker Belle pitching. Emil Bragan walks. Mahkan Singh flies out to the right fielder. Hy Harder grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Johnny Eyre pitching. Donell Woodson walks. Greg Stanka flies out to the center fielder. Eric Smith strikes out. Greg Pappalau strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Randy Niekro grounds out to the third baseman. Monte Heving flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Glaviano singles to right field. Carlos Glaviano steals second. Joe Eckert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Carmelo Sullivan lines out to the first baseman. John Davenport flies out to the center fielder. Steve Mann singles to center field. Vern Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Ray Bailor strikes out. Johnny Eyre strikes out. Emil Bragan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Greg Pappalau. Mahkan Singh hits a home run. Emil Bragan scores. Hy Harder flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Stocker Belle strikes out. Donell Woodson strikes out. Greg Stanka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Randy Niekro singles past the second baseman. Monte Heving grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Randy Niekro is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carlos Glaviano triples. Monte Heving scores. Joe Eckert flies out to the right fielder. Ray Bailor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Eric Smith strikes out. Greg Pappalau reached on a 2-base fielding error by Joe Eckert. Carmelo Sullivan triples. Greg Pappalau scores. John Davenport hits an infield single to the shortstop. Carmelo Sullivan scores. Steve Mann singles to center field. John Davenport advances to third on the hit. Vern Blackburn doubles to center field. John Davenport scores. Steve Mann uses his aggressiveness and scores. Stocker Belle strikes out. Donell Woodson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Lee Mossi is pinch hitting for Johnny Eyre. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lee Mossi walks. Emil Bragan grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Lee Mossi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mahkan Singh singles to center field. Hy Harder pops out to the third baseman. Randy Niekro grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Frank Reberger pitching. Greg Stanka flies out to the center fielder. Eric Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Greg Pappalau singles past the shortstop. Carmelo Sullivan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Monte Heving walks. Carlos Glaviano walks. Joe Eckert strikes out. Ray Bailor pops out to the second baseman. Peanuts McKelvy is pinch hitting for Frank Reberger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Peanuts McKelvy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Ismael Barton pitching. John Davenport flies out to the left fielder. Steve Mann pops out to the shortstop. Vern Blackburn doubles to center field. Stocker Belle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Emil Bragan strikes out. Mahkan Singh grounds out to the second baseman. Hy Harder singles to right field. Randy Niekro singles past the shortstop. Hy Harder advances to third on the hit. Monte Heving grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Donell Woodson flies out to the left fielder. Greg Stanka strikes out. Eric Smith singles to right field. Greg Pappalau grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eric Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Carlos Glaviano singles to right field. Joe Eckert grounds out to the third baseman. Carlos Glaviano advances to second on the play. Ray Bailor strikes out. Mo Myers is pinch hitting for Ismael Barton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mo Myers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Ray Young pitching. Carmelo Sullivan flies out to the center fielder. John Davenport singles to right field. Steve Mann flies out to the center fielder. Vern Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Emil Bragan grounds out to the third baseman. Mahkan Singh reached on a 2-base throwing error by Eric Smith. Fabian Priest 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 1st. Hy Harder grounds out to the second baseman. Mahkan Singh advances to third on the play. Randy Niekro lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 10 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Vern Blackburn is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jumbo Heiserman improves in speed Hal Boone improves in power_vs_righty Hal Boone did not respond to coaching in arm Ray Lefebvre improves in arm Charlie Mellana did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Steve Gipson improves in contact_vs_lefty Tim Judd did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Billy Madison improves in power_vs_lefty Robbie Dalton improves in arm Steve Gipson improves in RF