Win: Claude Stanicek (1-0) Loss: Allen Small (1-2)
Inning: 1 Houston Jeff Watlington pitching. Greg Amole grounds out to the second baseman. Turk Rapp flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Frank Parker singles to right field. Jess McMillan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ben Tunnell pitching. Boileryard Morrissey strikes out. Lyle Hill grounds out to the third baseman. Yamil McDonald flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bud Lauzerique strikes out. Tom Richie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sid Denehy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jim White singles to center field. Ownie Davis walks. Jim Blankenship walks. Charlie Richards singles to center field. Jim White scores. Ownie Davis scores. Gene Heusser grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Blankenship advances to third on the play. Charlie Richards advances to second on the play. Jeff Watlington grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Blankenship scores. Charlie Richards advances to third on the play. Boileryard Morrissey doubles to center field. Charlie Richards scores. Wilson Rapp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lyle Hill grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Rick Johnson singles to right field. Wilson Rapp pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Rick Johnson steals second. Greg Amole pops out to the second baseman. Turk Rapp singles to right field. Rick Johnson scores. Turk Rapp steals second. Frank Parker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Yamil McDonald grounds out to the shortstop. Jim White grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ownie Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Jess McMillan singles to left field. Bud Lauzerique walks. Tom Richie flies out to the center fielder. Sid Denehy grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jess McMillan advances to third on the play. Bud Lauzerique advances to second on the play. Rick Johnson singles to center field. Jess McMillan scores. Bud Lauzerique scores. Frank Small is pinch hitting for Wilson Rapp. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Frank Small grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Slats Stewart pitching. Jim Blankenship singles to right field. Charlie Richards grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jim Blankenship is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gene Heusser singles to center field. Charlie Richards advances to third on the hit. Jeff Watlington grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Greg Amole singles to center field. Turk Rapp flies out to the left fielder. Frank Parker flies out to the left fielder. Jess McMillan singles to center field. Greg Amole advances to third on the hit. Bud Lauzerique flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Boileryard Morrissey reached on a fielding error by Tom Richie. Lyle Hill flies out to the right fielder. Yamil McDonald strikes out. Boileryard Morrissey steals second. Frank Parker throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jim White singles to left field. Boileryard Morrissey scores. Jim White steals second. Ownie Davis hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jim Blankenship grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Tom Richie grounds out to the second baseman. Sid Denehy singles to right field. Rick Johnson doubles to center field. Sid Denehy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeff Browne is pinch hitting for Slats Stewart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jeff Browne hits an infield single to the shortstop. Allen Small comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Amole walks. Turk Rapp pops out to the third baseman. Frank Parker strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Claude Stanicek pitching. Charlie Richards strikes out. Gene Heusser strikes out. Allen Small strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jess McMillan singles to right field. Bud Lauzerique singles to center field. Jess McMillan advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Tom Richie strikes out. The defense is playing the corners in. Sid Denehy singles to right field. Jess McMillan scores. Bud Lauzerique advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Kirk Werth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Johnson doubles to center field. Bud Lauzerique scores. Sid Denehy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carlos Meaney is pinch hitting for Claude Stanicek. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Carlos Meaney singles to right field. Rick Johnson scores. Greg Amole grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Meaney advances to second on the play. Turk Rapp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Kurt Davis pitching. Boileryard Morrissey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lyle Hill strikes out. Yamil McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Frank Parker doubles to center field. Jess McMillan singles to right field. Frank Parker is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Roy Hall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Lauzerique walks. Tom Richie grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bud Lauzerique is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sid Denehy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jim White flies out to the right fielder. Ownie Davis doubles past the first baseman. Jim Blankenship pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Richards grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Rick Johnson strikes out. Phil Gagne is pinch hitting for Kurt Davis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Phil Gagne triples. Greg Amole strikes out. Turk Rapp doubles to center field. Phil Gagne scores. Mike May comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Parker singles to left field. Turk Rapp scores. Jess McMillan singles to left field. Frank Parker advances to third on the hit. Bud Lauzerique flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jack Wood pitching. Gene Heusser strikes out. Bill Edmondson is pinch hitting for Mike May. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Edmondson lines out to the third baseman. Boileryard Morrissey singles to left field. Lyle Hill doubles to center field. Boileryard Morrissey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Yamil McDonald grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 13 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Turk Rapp (3), Frank Parker (1), Rick Johnson 2 (3).3B - Phil Gagne (1). Baserunning: SB - Turk Rapp (3), Rick Johnson (1). Fielding: E - Frank Parker, Tom Richie.
Batting:2B - Boileryard Morrissey (4), Lyle Hill (2), Ownie Davis (1).GIDP - Jeff Watlington. Baserunning: SB - Boileryard Morrissey (3), Jim White (3).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Al Popovich improves in contact_vs_righty Bill McGrew did not respond to coaching in range Sam Coleman improves in contact_vs_righty Tony Scioscia improves in power_vs_lefty Bill McGrew did not respond to coaching in LF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lev Raines improves in contact_vs_lefty Lev Raines improves in range Joe Flowers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Fletcher improves in velocity