Win: Joe Sutton (1-1) Loss: Del Flager (2-2)
Save: Tamotsu Hamada (9)
Inning: 1 Houston Del Flager pitching. Ivy Aragon flies out to the left fielder. Les Forsch hits a home run. By Paniagua lines out to the third baseman. Danny Kremmel walks. Edgar Cooper lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Joe Sutton pitching. Chucky Brown strikes out. Jason Chandler singles to center field. Ron Gilbert singles to left field. Lynn Lewis walks. Bill Williams flies out to the right fielder. Phil Willis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Jack Hooper walks. Jim Kosco strikes out. Nate Carroll flies out to the left fielder. Joe Sutton singles to right field. Jack Hooper is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bill Householder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Francisco Hepler strikes out. Del Flager strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Ivy Aragon strikes out. Les Forsch walks. By Paniagua flies out to the center fielder. Danny Kremmel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Chucky Brown strikes out. Jason Chandler walks. Ron Gilbert strikes out. Lynn Lewis walks. Bill Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Edgar Cooper doubles to right field. Jack Hooper grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Kosco triples. Edgar Cooper scores. Nate Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Kosco is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Phil Willis pops out to the shortstop. Bill Householder strikes out. Francisco Hepler grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Sutton flies out to the center fielder. Ivy Aragon singles to left field. Les Forsch strikes out. By Paniagua doubles to center field. Danny Kremmel singles past the second baseman. Ivy Aragon scores. By Paniagua scores. Aaron Clarke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Edgar Cooper singles to right field. Danny Kremmel advances to third on the hit. Jack Hooper grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Aaron Clarke flies out to the center fielder. Chucky Brown walks. Jason Chandler singles to left field. Ron Gilbert triples. Chucky Brown scores. Jason Chandler scores. Lynn Lewis grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Jim Kosco singles to right field. Nate Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Joe Sutton fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Sutton flies out to the center fielder. Ivy Aragon lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Phil Willis strikes out. Bill Householder strikes out. Francisco Hepler singles to right field. Aaron Clarke singles to center field. Fred Enwright 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. Chucky Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Les Forsch singles to right field. By Paniagua walks. Danny Kremmel grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Les Forsch advances to third on the play. Edgar Cooper singles to right field. Les Forsch scores. Jack Hooper reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lynn Lewis. Jim Kosco walks. Nate Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jason Chandler flies out to the left fielder. Ron Gilbert singles to right field. Lynn Lewis doubles to left field. Ron Gilbert uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bert Allen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Williams flies out to the left fielder. Phil Willis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Toshihiro Nishio is pinch hitting for Bert Allen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Toshihiro Nishio walks. Kirk Mallonee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ivy Aragon singles to right field. Les Forsch flies out to the right fielder. By Paniagua grounds out to the second baseman. Toshihiro Nishio advances to third on the play. Ivy Aragon advances to second on the play. Danny Kremmel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Steve Alomar pitching. Bill Householder walks. Francisco Hepler grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Householder advances to second on the play. Loren Maguire is pinch hitting for Kirk Mallonee. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Loren Maguire singles to left field. Bill Householder scores. Tamotsu Hamada comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chucky Brown grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Loren Maguire is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jason Chandler hits an infield single to the third baseman. Ron Gilbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Harry Legg pitching. Edgar Cooper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Hooper singles in front of the center fielder. Jim Kosco lines out to the third baseman. Nate Carroll walks. Tamotsu Hamada strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Lynn Lewis flies out to the center fielder. Bill Williams singles to left field. Bill Williams is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Phil Willis singles to center field. Bill Householder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 13 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 12
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Bowers improves in power_vs_righty Dutch Shirey improves in arm Steve Necciai did not respond to coaching in range Vernon Irwin improves in power_vs_lefty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Gabby Crump did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ralph Moore did not respond to coaching in speed Ralph Moore did not respond to coaching in arm Gabby Crump did not respond to coaching in range Yale Ostendorf did not respond to coaching in 3B