Win: Dan Melton (5-1) Loss: German Thoney (5-14)
Save: Frank Conigliaro (42)
Inning: 1 Houston Hal Hansen pitching. Oscar Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Bullard strikes out. Shinji Morikawa singles to right field. Joe Money pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati German Thoney pitching. Rick Silva strikes out. Oscar Petersen doubles to left field. Johnny Keister grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Oscar Petersen advances to third on the play. Tetsuya Yamaguchi doubles to center field. Oscar Petersen scores. Charlie Songer singles to right field. Tetsuya Yamaguchi is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Gorecki walks. Rafael Delacruz singles past the third baseman. Angel Freeman pops out to the shortstop. John Kiely grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Danger Leyva singles to right field. Danny Brohamer walks. Bob Standridge singles to center field. Danger Leyva scores. Danny Brohamer advances to third on the hit. Bob Standridge is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Hal Hansen strikes out. Rick Silva doubles to right field. Danny Brohamer scores. Oscar Petersen singles to left field. Rick Silva scores. Johnny Keister singles to right field. Tetsuya Yamaguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston German Thoney grounds out to the second baseman. Oscar Miller pops out to the catcher. Joe Bullard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Charlie Songer strikes out. Danger Leyva grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Brohamer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Shinji Morikawa singles to left field. Joe Money grounds out to the second baseman. Shinji Morikawa advances to second on the play. Joe Gorecki singles to center field. Rafael Delacruz lines out to the second baseman. Angel Freeman walks. John Kiely grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bob Standridge flies out to the left fielder. Hal Hansen flies out to the left fielder. Rick Silva singles to left field. Oscar Petersen singles to center field. Rick Silva advances to third on the hit. Johnny Keister flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston German Thoney pops out to the second baseman. Oscar Miller singles past the shortstop. Joe Bullard flies out to the center fielder. Shinji Morikawa walks. Dan Melton 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 2nd. Joe Money walks. Joe Gorecki pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tetsuya Yamaguchi strikes out. Charlie Songer pops out to the first baseman. Danger Leyva doubles to center field. Jeff Hamilton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Danny Brohamer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Rafael Delacruz singles past the third baseman. Bert Darrow is pinch hitting for Angel Freeman. Bert Darrow flies out to the right fielder. John Kiely strikes out. Tom Perranoski is pinch hitting for Jeff Hamilton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Tom Perranoski grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Tom Welteroth pitching. Leon Baker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bert Darrow at 1B. Bob Standridge singles to right field. Dan Melton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rick Silva singles to right field. Oscar Petersen flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Keister hits a home run. Bob Standridge scores. Rick Silva scores. Brian Powers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tetsuya Yamaguchi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Oscar Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Bullard grounds out to the third baseman. Shinji Morikawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Hap Davis is pinch hitting for Charlie Songer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hap Davis strikes out. Danger Leyva strikes out. Danny Brohamer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Money grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Gorecki strikes out. Rafael Delacruz walks. Leon Baker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bob Standridge singles to left field. Joe Reilly is pinch hitting for Dan Melton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Reilly walks. Rick Silva pops out to the first baseman. Oscar Petersen walks. Johnny Keister pops out to the shortstop. Tetsuya Yamaguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Houston Johnny Lee pitching. John Kiely singles to center field. Kerry East is pinch hitting for Brian Powers. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kerry East flies out to the right fielder. Oscar Miller walks. Joe Bullard singles to center field. John Kiely scores. Shinji Morikawa walks. Joe Money doubles to center field. Oscar Miller scores. Joe Bullard scores. Shinji Morikawa scores. Frank Conigliaro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Gorecki walks. Rafael Delacruz grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Money advances to third on the play. Joe Gorecki advances to second on the play. Leon Baker singles to center field. Joe Money scores. Joe Gorecki scores. John Kiely singles to right field. Kerry East grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 12 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 9
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Montejo improves in speed Wes Clement did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Lahti did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lou Dopson did not respond to coaching in range Ryan Rice improves in arm Jeff Radmanovich improves in contact_vs_righty Jeff Radmanovich did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ron Holdridge did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Herm Armbrust improves in power_vs_lefty Tim East did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Stefan Reiser did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Anderson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dennis Spooner improves in power_vs_righty Jerry Moraga did not respond to coaching in 1B