Inning: 1 Cincinnati Hank Bosetti pitching. Paul Fraser singles to right field. Paul Fraser is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Shoji Narita doubles to right field. Jose Moon strikes out. Pat Clark walks. George Lundquist grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pat Clark is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Steve Kravec pitching. Troy McEnaney grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Scott grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Steinfeldt walks. Tom Cangelosi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bob Inglett grounds out to the second baseman. Omar Alomar strikes out. Dick Giles singles to center field. Steve Kravec singles past the shortstop. Dick Giles advances to third on the hit. Paul Fraser walks. Shoji Narita flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Gus Dozier singles to left field. Emil Hildebrand strikes out. Mickey Crompton doubles to right field. Gus Dozier uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ralph McNamara triples. Mickey Crompton scores. Hank Bosetti grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph McNamara scores. Troy McEnaney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jose Moon strikes out. Pat Clark walks. George Lundquist walks. Bob Inglett strikes out. Omar Alomar singles to left field. Pat Clark scores. George Lundquist advances to third on the hit. Dick Giles strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Charlie Scott singles to right field. Charlie Scott steals second. Joe Steinfeldt hits a home run. Charlie Scott scores. Marino Caceres comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Dozier pops out to the catcher. Emil Hildebrand flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Marino Caceres strikes out. Paul Fraser walks. Shoji Narita strikes out. Jose Moon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paul Fraser is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Mickey Crompton triples. Ralph McNamara grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Crompton scores. Hank Bosetti strikes out. Troy McEnaney is hit by a pitch. Charlie Scott lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Pat Clark grounds out to the second baseman. George Lundquist strikes out. Bob Inglett is hit by a pitch. Omar Alomar walks. Passed ball. Bob Inglett advances to third. Omar Alomar advances to second. Dick Giles grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Tom Cangelosi strikes out. Gus Dozier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jim Pettini is pinch hitting for Marino Caceres. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jim Pettini grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Fraser strikes out. Shoji Narita grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Koichi Kido pitching. Emil Hildebrand grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Crompton flies out to the center fielder. Ralph McNamara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jose Moon grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Clark strikes out. George Lundquist singles to center field. Bob Inglett hits an infield single to the pitcher. Alex Foley 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. Omar Alomar strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Walt Sizemore is pinch hitting for Alex Foley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Walt Sizemore doubles to left field. Troy McEnaney strikes out. Charlie Scott walks. Passed ball. Walt Sizemore advances to third. Charlie Scott advances to second. Joe Steinfeldt pops out to the catcher. Tom Cangelosi pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tony Dingman pitching. Dick Giles grounds out to the third baseman. Katsunori Motoyashiki is pinch hitting for Koichi Kido. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Katsunori Motoyashiki grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Fraser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jeans Pupo pitching. Gus Dozier pops out to the second baseman. Emil Hildebrand walks. Mickey Crompton walks. Emil Hildebrand steals third. Ralph McNamara strikes out. Jay Hurst is pinch hitting for Tony Dingman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jay Hurst hits a home run. Emil Hildebrand scores. Mickey Crompton scores. Troy McEnaney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Tommy Gearin pitching. Shoji Narita pops out to the shortstop. Jose Moon grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Clark doubles to center field. George Lundquist pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 13 Houston total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Mickey Crompton (14), Walt Sizemore (5).3B - Mickey Crompton (6), Ralph McNamara (5).HR - Joe Steinfeldt (23), Jay Hurst (5).HBP - Troy McEnaney (4). Baserunning: SB - Charlie Scott (12), Emil Hildebrand (7). Fielding: PB - Ralph McNamara.
Game Notes George Lundquist is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mark Bailey did not respond to coaching in control Roy Twombly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dan Merullo did not respond to coaching in velocity Carroll Sievers did not respond to coaching in speed Dan Merullo did not respond to coaching in control Bill DiSarcina improves in speed
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Walter Hughes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Billy Kyle did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Poffenberger did not respond to coaching in velocity Hank Hornsby improves in contact_vs_righty John Romero did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Felix improves in control