Win: Kid Carroll (1-0) Loss: Johnny Sanberg (0-1)
Save: Joe Price (3)
Inning: 1 Houston Kid Carroll pitching. Monte Heving strikes out. George Foster singles to right field. Joe Bancroft grounds into a force play to the second baseman. George Foster is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hal Boone pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Johnny Sanberg pitching. Tripp Cromer grounds out to the pitcher. Manny Trillo strikes out. Barry Bonds flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Gary Smith walks. Mahkan Singh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gary Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carlos Glaviano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mahkan Singh advances to second on the play. John Somerlott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Moe Thacker pops out to the third baseman. John Browne strikes out. Candy Maldonado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Johnny Sanberg flies out to the right fielder. Monte Heving strikes out. George Foster doubles to left field. Joe Bancroft doubles to right field. George Foster scores. Hal Boone singles to center field. Joe Bancroft scores. Gary Smith doubles to left field. Hal Boone is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Kevin Mitchell walks. Kevin Roman flies out to the right fielder. Kid Carroll fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Kid Carroll singles to right field. Kevin Mitchell advances to third on the hit. Tripp Cromer walks. Manny Trillo grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Mitchell scores. Kid Carroll advances to third on the play. Tripp Cromer advances to second on the play. Barry Bonds walks. Moe Thacker walks. Kid Carroll scores. John Browne singles to left field. Tripp Cromer scores. Barry Bonds scores. Jim Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Candy Maldonado grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Mahkan Singh strikes out. Carlos Glaviano strikes out. John Somerlott pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Kevin Mitchell walks. Kevin Roman strikes out. Kid Carroll lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tripp Cromer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Alex Gedeon is pinch hitting for Jim Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Alex Gedeon walks. Monte Heving strikes out. George Foster strikes out. Joe Bancroft singles to center field. Hal Boone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati George Ford pitching. Manny Trillo grounds out to the third baseman. Barry Bonds strikes out. Moe Thacker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Gary Smith doubles to left field. Mahkan Singh strikes out. Carlos Glaviano strikes out. John Somerlott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati John Browne lines out to the pitcher. Candy Maldonado pops out to the shortstop. Kevin Mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Wade Boggs enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kevin Mitchell at 3B. Eddie Milner is pinch hitting for George Ford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Eddie Milner strikes out. Monte Heving grounds out to the shortstop. George Foster grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Billy Tragesser pitching. Kevin Roman strikes out. Kid Carroll grounds out to the pitcher. Tripp Cromer hits a home run. Manny Trillo walks. Barry Bonds flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Bancroft singles to left field. Hal Boone strikes out. Gary Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Bancroft is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kelly Downs 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. Mahkan Singh walks. Carlos Glaviano grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Moe Thacker grounds out to the shortstop. John Browne bunts for a base hit. Candy Maldonado lines out to the shortstop. Wade Boggs walks. Kevin Roman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Joe Price comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Somerlott strikes out. Hidekazu Takuwa is pinch hitting for Billy Tragesser. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hidekazu Takuwa hits an infield single to the first baseman. Monte Heving walks. George Foster walks. Joe Bancroft pops out to the third baseman. Hal Boone grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners left on base: 11 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kim Clark improves in arm Joe Murphy improves in velocity King Blackburn improves in range King Blackburn improves in contact_vs_righty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jermaine Allensworth did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Francisco Oliveras did not respond to coaching in control Jon Lieber did not respond to coaching in velocity Kirk Rueter improves in velocity Jermaine Allensworth did not respond to coaching in 1B