Inning: 1 Houston Ben Millar pitching. Tim Merchant walks. Jim Dailey strikes out. Ernie Scioscia strikes out. Niles Malone walks. Jeff Womack grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Chuck Erstad pitching. Lance Batsch grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Guiney flies out to the center fielder. Rube Schalk singles past the second baseman. Ted Pierotti strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. John Serum pops out to the third baseman. Pavel Chekov pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Kent Torre hits a home run. Mike McConnell grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Snyder singles to left field. Dixie Sherdel strikes out. Ben Millar grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Chuck Erstad singles to right field. Tim Merchant walks. Jim Dailey pops out to the second baseman. Ernie Scioscia singles to left field. Chuck Erstad scores. Tim Merchant advances to third on the hit. Niles Malone walks. Jeff Womack strikes out. Bob Johnson hits a home run. Tim Merchant scores. Ernie Scioscia scores. Niles Malone scores. Larry Ford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Serum strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Lance Batsch doubles to center field. Jose Guiney walks. Rube Schalk grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Lance Batsch advances to third on the play. Ted Pierotti flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Pavel Chekov walks. Chuck Erstad lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tim Merchant singles to right field. Pavel Chekov scores. Maury Ott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Dailey walks. Ernie Scioscia singles to center field. Tim Merchant scores. Jim Dailey advances to third on the hit. Niles Malone flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Dailey is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Kent Torre strikes out. Mike McConnell grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Snyder singles to center field. Dixie Sherdel grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jack Snyder is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jeff Womack flies out to the left fielder. Bob Johnson flies out to the right fielder. John Serum grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Maury Ott hits an infield single to the first baseman. Lance Batsch grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Maury Ott is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jose Guiney grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Lance Batsch is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jose Guiney is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Pavel Chekov flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Erstad strikes out. Tim Merchant singles to right field. Jim Dailey singles to center field. Tim Merchant advances to third on the hit. Bill Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Scioscia walks. Niles Malone pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Rube Schalk pops out to the third baseman. Ted Pierotti flies out to the center fielder. Kent Torre grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jeff Womack grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Johnson singles to center field. John Serum grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mike McConnell hits a home run. Jack Snyder singles to center field. Dixie Sherdel grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jack Snyder is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Carter is pinch hitting for Bill Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Carter strikes out. Lance Batsch flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Ken Patterson pitching. Pavel Chekov flies out to the right fielder. Danny Relaford is pinch hitting for Chuck Erstad. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Danny Relaford strikes out. Tim Merchant walks. Jim Dailey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tim Merchant is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jay Lopez pitching. Jose Guiney grounds out to the pitcher. Rube Schalk strikes out. Ted Pierotti hits a home run. Kent Torre flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Ernie Scioscia walks. Niles Malone flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Womack flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Scioscia is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Mike McConnell grounds out to the catcher. Jack Snyder grounds out to the shortstop. Dixie Sherdel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Elio Stafford did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Watkins did not respond to coaching in control Sam Veryzer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Don Eaton did not respond to coaching in velocity John Leslie did not respond to coaching in control Jan Fraiser did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Mills did not respond to coaching in control Wayne Holman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty William Stewart improves in contact_vs_righty Elmer Garvin improves in range Ricky Claire did not respond to coaching in velocity Ace Gannon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pat Belle did not respond to coaching in 3B