Win: Ed Wolfe (8-16) Loss: Rick Jones (6-15)
Save: Morris Smith (9)
Inning: 1 Houston Rick Jones pitching. Monte Kinsella walks. Mike Hartley singles to center field. Hank Hornsby singles to right field. Charlie Scott grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Monte Kinsella scores. Mike Hartley advances to third on the play. Hank Hornsby advances to second on the play. Troy McEnaney grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Hartley scores. Hank Hornsby advances to third on the play. Joe Steinfeldt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ed Wolfe pitching. Juan Pennington flies out to the left fielder. Shoji Narita flies out to the left fielder. Dale Nichols pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Emil Hildebrand grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Crompton strikes out. Ed Wolfe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jose Moon grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill DiSarcina grounds out to the shortstop. McKay Brittin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Monte Kinsella grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Hartley walks. Hank Hornsby flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Scott grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Hartley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jake Livengood strikes out. George Henry grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Troy McEnaney strikes out. Joe Steinfeldt walks. Emil Hildebrand walks. Mickey Crompton singles to center field. Ed Wolfe flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Steinfeldt scores. Monte Kinsella pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Juan Pennington flies out to the right fielder. Shoji Narita grounds out to the second baseman. Dale Nichols grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Mike Hartley strikes out. Hank Hornsby grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Scott reached on a fielding error by Shoji Narita. Troy McEnaney walks. Gene Thompson 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. Joe Steinfeldt hits a home run. Charlie Scott scores. Troy McEnaney scores. Emil Hildebrand strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jose Moon grounds out to the shortstop. Bill DiSarcina grounds out to the second baseman. McKay Brittin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Mickey Crompton grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Wolfe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Monte Kinsella strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jake Livengood flies out to the left fielder. George Henry hits a home run. Omar Alomar is pinch hitting for Gene Thompson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Omar Alomar walks. Juan Pennington singles to right field. Shoji Narita singles to center field. Omar Alomar scores. Juan Pennington advances to third on the hit. Dale Nichols grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Juan Pennington scores. Shoji Narita advances to second on the play. Jose Moon singles to right field. Shoji Narita scores. Bill DiSarcina singles to center field. Jose Moon advances to third on the hit. McKay Brittin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Johnny Rowland pitching. Mike Hartley reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jose Moon. Hank Hornsby walks. Charlie Scott doubles to center field. Mike Hartley scores. Hank Hornsby uses his aggressiveness and scores. Troy McEnaney pops out to the first baseman. Joe Steinfeldt flies out to the right fielder. Emil Hildebrand grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jake Livengood pops out to the second baseman. George Henry grounds out to the pitcher. Roy Twombly is pinch hitting for Johnny Rowland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Roy Twombly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Koichi Kido pitching. Mickey Crompton grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Wolfe strikes out. Monte Kinsella flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Juan Pennington hits an infield single to the third baseman. Juan Pennington gets picked off first. Shoji Narita flies out to the right fielder. Dale Nichols singles to center field. Jose Moon singles to center field. Dale Nichols advances to third on the hit. Morris Smith 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. Bill DiSarcina grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Mike Hartley grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Hornsby triples. Charlie Scott strikes out. Troy McEnaney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati McKay Brittin grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Livengood flies out to the right fielder. George Henry grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bucky Vickers did not respond to coaching in control Mike Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Wally Anderson did not respond to coaching in control Wally Anderson improves in control Wally Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Ray did not respond to coaching in control
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brad Earley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Steve Holden did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Holden improves in velocity Maurice Turner improves in contact_vs_righty Leron Vuckovich did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Larry Spongberg did not respond to coaching in control