Win: Steve Graves (3-1) Loss: Ray Gorman (4-2)
Save: Jim Genewich (42)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Buddy Morton pitching. Scott Shevlin flies out to the right fielder. Mike Zachary doubles past the center fielder. Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Zachary advances to third on the play. Bill Bauer walks. Frank Keller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Ed Smith pitching. Bill Herbert grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Colbert hits a home run. Joe Butler flies out to the right fielder. Byron Arroyo grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Sheldon Rogers singles to center field. Mike Wine singles past the third baseman. Sheldon Rogers advances to third on the hit. Dominic Guillen walks. Ed Smith lines out to the shortstop. Scott Shevlin flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Sheldon Rogers scores. Mike Zachary strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Galen Foss strikes out. Buddy Bystrom flies out to the left fielder. Ted Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jeffrey Gerken strikes out. Bill Bauer strikes out. Frank Keller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Brad Stivetts walks. Buddy Morton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Herbert flies out to the right fielder. Bill Colbert grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Sheldon Rogers grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Wine grounds out to the shortstop. Dominic Guillen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Butler strikes out. Byron Arroyo grounds out to the shortstop. Galen Foss doubles to right field. Buddy Bystrom grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Ed Smith strikes out. Scott Shevlin singles to center field. Mike Zachary pops out to the catcher. Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ted Pruett grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Stivetts flies out to the right fielder. Buddy Morton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bill Bauer pops out to the shortstop. Frank Keller grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Sheldon Rogers pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bill Herbert flies out to the center fielder. Bill Colbert grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Butler hits a home run. Byron Arroyo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mike Wine grounds out to the third baseman. Dominic Guillen doubles to center field. Ray Gorman 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. Toshio Ichiba is pinch hitting for Ed Smith. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Toshio Ichiba singles to left field. Dominic Guillen scores. Scott Shevlin strikes out. Mike Zachary grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Steve Graves pitching. Chris Malloy is pinch hitting for Galen Foss. Chris Malloy strikes out. Buddy Bystrom strikes out. Ted Pruett singles to center field. Brad Stivetts pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jeffrey Gerken singles to right field. Bill Bauer flies out to the right fielder. Frank Keller walks. Sheldon Rogers flies out to the center fielder. Mike Wine walks. Dominic Guillen walks. Jeffrey Gerken scores. John Wine comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jason Shaw is pinch hitting for Steve Graves. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jason Shaw singles past the second baseman. Frank Keller scores. Mike Wine scores. Scott Shevlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Walt Covington pitching. Hector Hartgraves is pinch hitting for John Wine. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hector Hartgraves strikes out. Bill Herbert flies out to the left fielder. Bill Colbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Tommy Lambert pitching. Mike Zachary grounds out to the shortstop. Jeffrey Gerken singles to left field. Bill Bauer hits an infield single to the second baseman. Frank Keller singles to left field. Sheldon Rogers lines out to the second baseman. Mike Wine strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Houston Jim Genewich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Butler strikes out. Byron Arroyo flies out to the right fielder. Chris Malloy doubles to right field. Buddy Bystrom flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 11 Houston total runners LOB: 4
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ray Walker improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Hersh did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Holloman improves in speed George Kaiser improves in power_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Jim Ohman did not respond to coaching in control Sam Howerton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Ohman improves in control Andrew Higgins did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Howerton improves in RF