Inning: 1 Houston Carlos Miller pitching. Katsuhiko Maki walks. Katsuhiko Maki steals second. Old Hank McDonald grounds out to the second baseman. Katsuhiko Maki advances to third on the play. Scott Jackson walks. Alan Trammel strikes out. Joe McManus grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jake Ritter pitching. Doug Heflin lines out to the second baseman. She Taylor pops out to the third baseman. Dave Bergman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Sailor Abstein flies out to the left fielder. Walt Breton flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Sullivan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dave Backman hits a home run. Dave Connors strikes out. Dave Paxton strikes out. Hugh Federoff doubles to right field. Ryder Stetson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Jake Ritter grounds out to the second baseman. Katsuhiko Maki flies out to the right fielder. Old Hank McDonald grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Carlos Miller pops out to the pitcher. Doug Heflin grounds out to the pitcher. She Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Scott Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Trammel grounds out to the second baseman. Joe McManus singles to left field. Sailor Abstein pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dave Bergman doubles to right field. Dave Backman grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Bergman advances to third on the play. Dave Connors grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Bergman scores. Dave Paxton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Walt Breton walks. Lefty Sullivan strikes out. Jake Ritter fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jake Ritter grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Walt Breton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Katsuhiko Maki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Hugh Federoff singles to right field. Ryder Stetson hits a home run. Hugh Federoff scores. Carlos Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Heflin doubles to right field. She Taylor hits a home run. Doug Heflin scores. Al White comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Bergman doubles to center field. Dave Backman flies out to the center fielder. Dave Connors flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Old Hank McDonald pops out to the first baseman. Scott Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alan Trammel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Dave Paxton strikes out. Hugh Federoff walks. Ryder Stetson strikes out. Carlos Miller pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Joe McManus grounds out to the third baseman. Sailor Abstein flies out to the right fielder. Walt Breton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Doug Heflin strikes out. She Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Jake The Snake Kendall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dave Bergman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Lefty Sullivan walks. Bob Feldman 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. Rick McCracken is pinch hitting for Jake The Snake Kendall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rick McCracken walks. Katsuhiko Maki pops out to the second baseman. Old Hank McDonald grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tom Spencer pitching. Dave Backman flies out to the left fielder. Dave Connors grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Paxton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Scott Jackson pops out to the second baseman. Frank Sizemore is pinch hitting for Alan Trammel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Sizemore grounds out to the pitcher. Joe McManus pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 5 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 3
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rey Munoz improves in power_vs_righty Rey Munoz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dom Terry improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Rolison did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Adams improves in range Dom Terry did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Del Moriarty did not respond to coaching in velocity Daryl Boitano did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Marion did not respond to coaching in control Louie Hill improves in contact_vs_righty Daryl Boitano did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Hudson did not respond to coaching in arm