Win: Takeji Tani (10-5) Loss: Gary Miller (4-7)
Save: Jack Wood (12)
Inning: 1 Houston Andres Templeton pitching. Turk Rapp doubles to left field. Frank Parker strikes out. Jess McMillan singles to center field. Turk Rapp scores. Tom Richie flies out to the center fielder. Sid Denehy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jack Gorman pitching. Jim James flies out to the right fielder. Javier Case singles to center field. Bill Edmondson walks. Boileryard Morrissey hits an infield single to the pitcher. Milt Bream flies out to the right fielder. Craig Northrup flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Carlos Meaney grounds out to the third baseman. Glauber Tomas walks. Mike Martinez walks. Jack Gorman lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Turk Rapp strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jim Blankenship walks. Ownie Davis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Andres Templeton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Frank Parker grounds out to the third baseman. Jess McMillan singles to center field. Tom Richie pops out to the first baseman. Sid Denehy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jess McMillan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jim James grounds out to the second baseman. Javier Case singles to right field. Bill Edmondson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Javier Case advances to second on the play. Boileryard Morrissey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Carlos Meaney grounds out to the second baseman. Glauber Tomas hits a home run. Mike Martinez pops out to the first baseman. Jack Gorman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Milt Bream singles to left field. Craig Northrup strikes out. Jim Blankenship flies out to the right fielder. Ownie Davis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Milt Bream is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Turk Rapp singles to right field. Frank Parker strikes out. Jess McMillan walks. Tom Richie singles to center field. Turk Rapp scores. Sid Denehy flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Meaney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Andres Templeton strikes out. Jim James hits an infield single to the pitcher. Javier Case hits a home run. Jim James scores. Bill Edmondson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Boileryard Morrissey singles to center field. Milt Bream flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Glauber Tomas flies out to the center fielder. Mike Martinez walks. Jack Gorman lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Turk Rapp pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Craig Northrup singles to left field. Jim Blankenship grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Craig Northrup is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ownie Davis grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jim Blankenship is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Andres Templeton singles past the shortstop. Ownie Davis advances to third on the hit. Wilson Rapp 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. Jim James doubles to left field. Ownie Davis scores. Andres Templeton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Javier Case pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Frank Parker flies out to the left fielder. Jess McMillan flies out to the right fielder. Tom Richie singles to left field. Roy Hall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sid Denehy singles past the shortstop. Tom Richie advances to third on the hit. Carlos Meaney walks. Glauber Tomas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bill Edmondson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Boileryard Morrissey triples. Milt Bream pops out to the first baseman. Craig Northrup flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Mike Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Greg Amole is pinch hitting for Wilson Rapp. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Greg Amole flies out to the center fielder. Turk Rapp singles to center field. Frank Parker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Takeji Tani pitching. Jim Blankenship grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ownie Davis flies out to the center fielder. Tom Collins is pinch hitting for Roy Hall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Collins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Gary Miller pitching. Jess McMillan walks. Tom Richie flies out to the left fielder. Sid Denehy walks. Bud Lauzerique is pinch hitting for Carlos Meaney. Bud Lauzerique reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bill Edmondson. Jess McMillan scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Glauber Tomas singles in front of the left fielder. Sid Denehy scores. Bud Lauzerique scores. Mike Martinez singles to center field. Allen Small comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Rick Johnson is pinch hitting for Takeji Tani. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Rick Johnson singles to left field. Turk Rapp flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Glauber Tomas scores. Frank Parker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jack Wood pitching. Phil Gagne enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bud Lauzerique at 2B. Jim James flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Javier Case flies out to the left fielder. Bill Edmondson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 13 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill McGrew improves in power_vs_righty Tony Scioscia did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Eddie Matuszek did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Brewer did not respond to coaching in speed Bill McGrew did not respond to coaching in LF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Flowers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Itsuki Teranishi did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Tesreau did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Graeme Kavanagh improves in velocity