Win: George Sanchez (9-3) Loss: Gene Brillheart (0-1)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Wally Wooten pitching. Yoshitaka Tamagawa singles past the shortstop. Yoshitaka Tamagawa steals second. Joey Vidone strikes out. Gus Sinski grounds out to the pitcher. Jeb Hainesworth singles to center field. Yoshitaka Tamagawa scores. Ed Fitzgerald grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Tim Edmonston pitching. Judas Priest singles to left field. Vendas El Equipo singles to center field. Bill Kokos strikes out. Otto Nichols grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tim Mueller strikes out. Frank Ewing doubles to center field. Warren Kemmer strikes out. Tim Edmonston strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Shane Hancock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Angelo Case hits an infield single to the third baseman. Del Woehr doubles to right field. Angelo Case scores. Chuck Bisquette walks. Wally Wooten lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Judas Priest singles to center field. Del Woehr scores. Vendas El Equipo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Yoshitaka Tamagawa strikes out. Joey Vidone grounds out to the third baseman. Gus Sinski walks. Jeb Hainesworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Bill Kokos strikes out. Otto Nichols strikes out. Shane Hancock flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Ed Fitzgerald strikes out. Tim Mueller flies out to the left fielder. Frank Ewing grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Angelo Case singles to right field. Del Woehr pops out to the third baseman. Chuck Bisquette grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Angelo Case is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wally Wooten grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Chuck Bisquette is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Warren Kemmer flies out to the right fielder. Tim Edmonston pops out to the second baseman. Yoshitaka Tamagawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Judas Priest walks. Vendas El Equipo strikes out. Bill Kokos flies out to the left fielder. Otto Nichols grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Judas Priest is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Joey Vidone flies out to the left fielder. Gus Sinski grounds out to the third baseman. Jeb Hainesworth grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Shane Hancock flies out to the center fielder. Al Sikorski is pinch hitting for Angelo Case. Al Sikorski strikes out. Del Woehr grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Buddy Curd enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Sikorski at RF. Ed Fitzgerald walks. Tim Mueller singles to center field. Ed Fitzgerald advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Tim Mueller steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Frank Ewing flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ed Fitzgerald scores. Warren Kemmer strikes out. Tony Layden is pinch hitting for Tim Edmonston. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tony Layden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Gene Brillheart pitching. Chuck Bisquette flies out to the right fielder. Tom Green is pinch hitting for Wally Wooten. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Green strikes out. Judas Priest grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Eduardo Wilhelm pitching. Yoshitaka Tamagawa flies out to the center fielder. Joey Vidone flies out to the left fielder. Gus Sinski singles to right field. Gus Sinski steals second. Jeb Hainesworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Vendas El Equipo grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Kokos singles to right field. Otto Nichols strikes out. Shane Hancock pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Ed Fitzgerald grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Mueller singles to center field. Frank Ewing flies out to the right fielder. Warren Kemmer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Buddy Curd walks. Del Woehr grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Buddy Curd is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Chuck Bisquette grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Del Woehr is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hal Noles is pinch hitting for Eduardo Wilhelm. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hal Noles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cincinnati George Sanchez pitching. Gene Brillheart strikes out. Yoshitaka Tamagawa flies out to the center fielder. Joey Vidone singles in front of the center fielder. Gus Sinski singles in front of the left fielder. Joey Vidone advances to third on the hit. Jeb Hainesworth walks. Ed Fitzgerald grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 10 Houston Judas Priest strikes out. Vendas El Equipo grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Kokos pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Cincinnati Tim Mueller strikes out. Frank Ewing strikes out. Warren Kemmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Houston Otto Nichols doubles to right field. Gary Killefer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Shane Hancock strikes out. Buddy Curd walks. Del Woehr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Otto Nichols advances to third on the play. Buddy Curd advances to second on the play. Chuck Bisquette hits a home run. Otto Nichols scores. Buddy Curd scores. Cincinnati total runners left on base: 9 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Jeff Uecker improves in contact_vs_righty Rondin Mendoza did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dickie Harrelson improves in velocity Bob Shoemaker did not respond to coaching in endurance Steve Mieske did not respond to coaching in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ed Kenworthy did not respond to coaching in velocity Keith Gilbert did not respond to coaching in speed Norm Ellingsen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hal Spencer did not respond to coaching in control Ben Bridges did not respond to coaching in 1B