Inning: 1 Houston Jesus Nickle pitching. Monte Heving grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Boone grounds out to the second baseman. Emil Bragan doubles to left field. George Foster flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jim Miller pitching. Angel Escobar grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Uribe doubles to left field. Robin Yount singles to left field. Jose Uribe scores. John Browne bunts for a base hit. Moe Thacker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Browne is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kevin Roman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Eddie Milner strikes out. Mahkan Singh grounds out to the third baseman. Hidekazu Takuwa singles to right field. Mickey Estrada strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Roberto Child hits a home run. Manny Trillo strikes out. Jesus Nickle grounds out to the shortstop. Angel Escobar grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jim Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Monte Heving pops out to the first baseman. Hal Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jose Uribe flies out to the left fielder. Robin Yount flies out to the right fielder. John Browne singles to center field. Moe Thacker hits an infield single to the first baseman. Kevin Roman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Emil Bragan singles to center field. George Foster hits an infield single to the pitcher. Eddie Milner flies out to the left fielder. Mahkan Singh singles to center field. Emil Bragan scores. George Foster advances to third on the hit. Hidekazu Takuwa strikes out. Mickey Estrada flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Roberto Child strikes out. Manny Trillo pops out to the second baseman. Jesus Nickle grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston John Somerlott is pinch hitting for Jim Miller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Somerlott grounds out to the shortstop. Monte Heving flies out to the left fielder. Hal Boone singles to left field. Emil Bragan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Hank Chinaski pitching. Angel Escobar singles to left field. Jose Uribe strikes out. Robin Yount grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston George Foster singles to right field. Eddie Milner strikes out. Mahkan Singh grounds out to the second baseman. George Foster advances to second on the play. Hidekazu Takuwa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati John Browne pops out to the third baseman. Moe Thacker walks. Kevin Roman flies out to the center fielder. Moe Thacker is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Mickey Estrada doubles to right field. Hank Chinaski lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Monte Heving grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Estrada scores. Hal Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Roberto Child singles to left field. Manny Trillo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Reggie Wiedman is pinch hitting for Jesus Nickle. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Reggie Wiedman singles to left field. Angel Escobar flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Kelly Downs pitching. Emil Bragan singles to right field. George Foster grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Eddie Milner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jose Uribe walks. Robin Yount lines out to the second baseman. John Browne grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Mahkan Singh strikes out. Hidekazu Takuwa singles to center field. Mickey Estrada singles to center field. Hank Chinaski lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Monte Heving grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Moe Thacker singles to center field. Kevin Roman flies out to the center fielder. Buddy Henderson 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. Roberto Child walks. Manny Trillo singles to center field. The defense is playing the infield in. Mike Laga is pinch hitting for Kelly Downs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Mike Laga singles past the first baseman. Moe Thacker scores. Houston total runners left on base: 8 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Eddie Milner is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Leo Johnson improves in arm Kim Clark improves in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Morrison improves in speed Kim Clark did not respond to coaching in speed
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ryan Martin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jon Lieber did not respond to coaching in control Chris Brock did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Penson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jermaine Allensworth did not respond to coaching in 1B