Inning: 1 Houston Masaru Yasui pitching. Katsuhiko Maki singles to left field. Larry Manuel grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Katsuhiko Maki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dick Martz singles to left field. Scott Jackson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Susumu Kaneko pitching. Doug Heflin hits a home run. Hugh Federoff pops out to the third baseman. Dave Connors flies out to the right fielder. Dave Backman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Alan Trammel flies out to the left fielder. Joe McManus pops out to the shortstop. Sailor Abstein flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dave Paxton strikes out. Ryder Stetson flies out to the right fielder. She Taylor reached on a 2-base throwing error by Scott Jackson. Hal Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Walt Breton strikes out. Susumu Kaneko flies out to the center fielder. Katsuhiko Maki singles to center field. Larry Manuel pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Masaru Yasui strikes out. Doug Heflin strikes out. Hugh Federoff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Dick Martz strikes out. Scott Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Alan Trammel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dave Connors grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Backman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Paxton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Joe McManus pops out to the second baseman. Sailor Abstein grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Breton doubles to left field. Susumu Kaneko flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Ryder Stetson walks. She Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Ryder Stetson advances to second on the play. Hal Lewis grounds out to the second baseman. Ryder Stetson advances to third on the play. Masaru Yasui pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Katsuhiko Maki grounds out to the pitcher. Larry Manuel walks. Dick Martz grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Manuel advances to second on the play. Scott Jackson walks. Alan Trammel singles to left field. Larry Manuel scores. Scott Jackson advances to third on the hit. Joe McManus strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Doug Heflin singles to left field. Hugh Federoff flies out to the center fielder. Dave Connors grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Sailor Abstein pops out to the second baseman. Walt Breton strikes out. Susumu Kaneko flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Dave Backman grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Paxton flies out to the right fielder. Ryder Stetson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Katsuhiko Maki hits a home run. Larry Manuel flies out to the center fielder. Dick Martz grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati She Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Lewis singles to right field. March Lord is pinch hitting for Masaru Yasui. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. March Lord grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Lewis advances to second on the play. Al White 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. Doug Heflin singles to right field. Hal Lewis scores. Doug Heflin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Art Show McFarland pitching. Alan Trammel strikes out. Joe McManus grounds out to the shortstop. Sailor Abstein singles to left field. Matt Goodwin is pinch hitting for Walt Breton. Matt Goodwin singles to right field. Old Hank McDonald is pinch hitting for Al White. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Old Hank McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Tom Spencer pitching. Jose Orador enters the game as a defensive replacement for Matt Goodwin at LF. Hugh Federoff flies out to the right fielder. Dave Connors singles to left field. Dave Connors is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dave Backman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Katsuhiko Maki singles to left field. Katsuhiko Maki is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Larry Manuel flies out to the center fielder. Dick Martz walks. Scott Jackson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dick Martz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Dave Paxton singles to center field. Ryder Stetson singles to center field. Dave Paxton aggressively advances to third on the hit. She Taylor grounds out to the pitcher. Ryder Stetson advances to second on the play. Hal Lewis strikes out. Carlos Werts is pinch hitting for Art Show McFarland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carlos Werts flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Houston Ron Lisi pitching. Alan Trammel grounds out to the second baseman. Joe McManus reached on a fielding error by Dave Backman. Sailor Abstein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe McManus advances to second on the play. Jose Orador grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Cincinnati Doug Heflin grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Banks Acosta 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. Hugh Federoff walks. Dave Connors grounds out to the catcher. Hugh Federoff advances to second on the play. Dave Backman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Houston Frank Sizemore is pinch hitting for Ernie Banks Acosta. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Sizemore singles to right field. Katsuhiko Maki singles to center field. Frank Sizemore advances to third on the hit. Larry Manuel singles to center field. Frank Sizemore scores. Katsuhiko Maki advances to third on the hit. Dick Martz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Katsuhiko Maki scores. Bob Feldman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Cincinnati Doc Bass pitching. Dave Paxton strikes out. Ryder Stetson doubles to left field. She Taylor singles to right field. Ryder Stetson scores. Hal Lewis hits a home run. She Taylor scores. Houston total runners left on base: 9 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Walt Breton (7).HR - Katsuhiko Maki (7).GIDP - Dick Martz, Scott Jackson. Baserunning: CS - Katsuhiko Maki (7). Fielding: E - Scott Jackson.
Batting:2B - Ryder Stetson (12).HR - Doug Heflin (4), Hal Lewis (2).GIDP - Dave Connors. Baserunning: CS - Doug Heflin (7), Dave Connors (3). Fielding: E - Dave Backman.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Harshany improves in contact_vs_lefty Niles Harper improves in arm Bill Harshany improves in contact_vs_lefty Danny Lois did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Adams did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Niles Harper did not respond to coaching in range
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Rodriguez improves in power_vs_lefty Drungo Bartee did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Drungo Bartee did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Daryl Boitano did not respond to coaching in velocity Lou Groskloss did not respond to coaching in endurance Dave Rodriguez improves in contact_vs_lefty