Inning: 1 Houston Fred Jeffcoat pitching. Ed Lutenberg flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Umbricht grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Perez walks. Vern Bare grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ace Mantle pitching. Clyde Moore walks. Will Clark singles to left field. Chick Krueger singles to left field. Clyde Moore scores. Tom Rohde grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Will Clark advances to third on the play. Robin Politte strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston John Poindexter walks. Fred Lord grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Poindexter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Fred Lord is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Red Thurman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Damon Fahr strikes out. Len Zimmer flies out to the right fielder. Rocky Burgess flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Ryan Burkart strikes out. Ace Mantle reached on a fielding error by Damon Fahr. Ed Lutenberg hits a home run. Ace Mantle scores. Charlie Umbricht hits a home run. Ed Perez pops out to the shortstop. Vern Bare singles to center field. John Poindexter walks. Fred Lord flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Fred Jeffcoat flies out to the right fielder. Clyde Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Will Clark singles to center field. Chick Krueger singles in front of the center fielder. Will Clark advances to third on the hit. Tom Rohde singles to center field. Will Clark scores. Chick Krueger advances to third on the hit. Robin Politte grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Red Thurman strikes out. Ryan Burkart grounds out to the shortstop. Ace Mantle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Damon Fahr hits a home run. Len Zimmer walks. Rocky Burgess singles to center field. Len Zimmer is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Fred Jeffcoat fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Fred Jeffcoat grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Charlie Umbricht grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Perez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Clyde Moore singles to right field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Will Clark grounds out to the second baseman. Clyde Moore advances to third on the play. Chick Krueger flies out to the right fielder. Tom Rohde singles to center field. Clyde Moore scores. Robin Politte singles past the second baseman. Tom Rohde advances to third on the hit. Harry Busby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Damon Fahr walks. Len Zimmer singles to right field. Tom Rohde scores. Robin Politte scores. Damon Fahr advances to third on the hit. Rocky Burgess flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Vern Bare flies out to the left fielder. John Poindexter grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Lord strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Fred Jeffcoat singles to center field. Clyde Moore grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fred Jeffcoat is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Will Clark strikes out. Chick Krueger walks. Tom Rohde grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Red Thurman strikes out. Ryan Burkart doubles to center field. Harry Busby flies out to the left fielder. Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Robin Politte flies out to the right fielder. Damon Fahr flies out to the left fielder. Len Zimmer walks. Rocky Burgess grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Yancey Cravat comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Charlie Umbricht grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ed Perez doubles to right field. Vern Bare flies out to the center fielder. John Poindexter singles to center field. Ed Perez scores. Masaji Sogawa is pinch hitting for Fred Lord. Masaji Sogawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Harry Ryan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Masaji Sogawa at CF. Yancey Cravat strikes out. Clyde Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Will Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Al McGunnigle is pinch hitting for Red Thurman. Al McGunnigle walks. Ryan Burkart strikes out. John Brown is pinch hitting for Harry Busby. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Brown reached on a fielding error by Robin Politte. Al McGunnigle is out trying to steal third. Ed Lutenberg grounds into a force play to the first baseman. John Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 6 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Masaji Sogawa is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Fritz Gleaton improves in velocity Brian Tanner did not respond to coaching in control Bob Robinson improves in speed Phil Rivera improves in arm Bob Robinson improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Fernandez improves in arm
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ewald Lemongello did not respond to coaching in control Joe Polcovich did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Abie Solters improves in arm Shinya Mizusawa did not respond to coaching in arm Abie Solters improves in power_vs_righty Joe Polcovich did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ben Elko did not respond to coaching in SS