Inning: 1 Houston Clarence Chandler pitching. Joe Steinfeldt doubles to right field. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the pitcher. Gus Dozier doubles to right field. Joe Steinfeldt scores. Randy Short strikes out. Mark Elliott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Vic Wendell pitching. Paul Fraser singles to left field. Skeeter Rolfe strikes out. Paul Fraser steals second. Greg Prokopec grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Fraser advances to third on the play. Pat Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Mike Kaiserling singles to center field. Norm Hollahan flies out to the center fielder. Ralph McNamara triples. Mike Kaiserling scores. Vic Wendell strikes out. Joe Steinfeldt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati George Lundquist hits an infield single to the second baseman. Larry Roy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Lundquist advances to second on the play. Bob Inglett grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Inks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Tom Cangelosi hits a home run. Gus Dozier triples. Randy Short flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Gus Dozier scores. Mark Elliott strikes out. Mike Kaiserling flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Clarence Chandler grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Fraser singles to center field. Skeeter Rolfe grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Norm Hollahan pops out to the first baseman. Ralph McNamara singles to center field. Vic Wendell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Steinfeldt singles to center field. Ralph McNamara scores. Elio Loes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Cangelosi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Greg Prokopec singles to left field. Pat Clark hits a home run. Greg Prokopec scores. George Lundquist grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Roy singles to center field. Bob Inglett grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Gus Dozier flies out to the center fielder. Randy Short flies out to the left fielder. Mark Elliott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tom Inks doubles to right field. Elio Loes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Paul Fraser strikes out. Skeeter Rolfe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Mike Kaiserling grounds out to the pitcher. Norm Hollahan flies out to the right fielder. Ralph McNamara singles to left field. Vic Wendell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ralph McNamara is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Greg Prokopec grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pat Clark hits a home run. George Lundquist flies out to the center fielder. Larry Roy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Joe Steinfeldt grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the second baseman. Gus Dozier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bob Inglett grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Inks grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Erickson is pinch hitting for Elio Loes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bob Erickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Hideo Hayashi pitching. Randy Short singles to right field. Mark Elliott singles to right field. Randy Short advances to third on the hit. Mike Kaiserling strikes out. Norm Hollahan bunts for a base hit. Randy Short scores. Ralph McNamara singles to center field. Mark Elliott scores. Norm Hollahan advances to third on the hit. Marino Caceres comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vic Wendell strikes out. Joe Steinfeldt singles to left field. Norm Hollahan scores. Tom Cangelosi walks. Gus Dozier doubles to right field. Ralph McNamara scores. Joe Steinfeldt scores. Jeffrey Cox is pinch hitting for Randy Short. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jeffrey Cox grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Paul Fraser triples. Skeeter Rolfe singles to center field. Paul Fraser scores. Greg Prokopec flies out to the left fielder. Skeeter Rolfe steals second. Pat Clark hits a home run. Skeeter Rolfe scores. Oscar Schulte comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. George Lundquist strikes out. Larry Roy singles to right field. Bob Inglett grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Larry Roy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Mark Elliott flies out to the right fielder. Mike Kaiserling singles to left field. Norm Hollahan strikes out. Ralph McNamara doubles to right field. Al Earley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Mahler is pinch hitting for Oscar Schulte. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ray Mahler singles to left field. Mike Kaiserling scores. Joe Steinfeldt reached on a fielding error by Skeeter Rolfe. Ralph McNamara scores. Tom Cangelosi walks. Gus Dozier strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bill Naymick pitching. Tom Inks walks. Lefty Smith is pinch hitting for Al Earley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Inks is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Lefty Smith grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Paul Fraser singles past the first baseman. Skeeter Rolfe grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Paul Fraser is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Tom Inks (22).3B - Paul Fraser (6).HR - Pat Clark 3 (24).GIDP - Skeeter Rolfe, Bob Inglett. Baserunning: SB - Paul Fraser (21), Skeeter Rolfe (8).CS - Tom Inks (6). Fielding: E - Skeeter Rolfe.
Game Notes Jeffrey Cox is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. Al Earley is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Dodson did not respond to coaching in velocity Paddy Crosby did not respond to coaching in control Mickey Crompton improves in contact_vs_lefty Tommy Gearin did not respond to coaching in velocity Hank Bosetti did not respond to coaching in control Mickey Crompton improves in contact_vs_righty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Romo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Pettini improves in speed John Hairston did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Steve Kravec did not respond to coaching in velocity Katsunori Motoyashiki did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Katsunori Motoyashiki improves in contact_vs_righty