Inning: 1 Houston Masanori Arai pitching. Walt Breton singles to right field. Dean Throneberry walks. Mamoru Abe grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dean Throneberry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bort Thompson strikes out. Scott Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Gene Shanks pitching. Ed Bean grounds out to the shortstop. Ryder Stetson pops out to the third baseman. Dave Connors strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Sailor Abstein pops out to the third baseman. Rick McCracken walks. Dom Terry hits a home run. Rick McCracken scores. Gene Shanks grounds out to the pitcher. Walt Breton doubles to left field. Dean Throneberry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dave Backman hits a home run. Bob Salvo grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Heflin flies out to the center fielder. Don Speier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Mamoru Abe strikes out. Bort Thompson strikes out. Scott Jackson walks. Sailor Abstein flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Lance Parrish singles to right field. Masanori Arai lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Bean pops out to the shortstop. Ryder Stetson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Rick McCracken grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Dom Terry pops out to the first baseman. Gene Shanks grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dave Connors strikes out. Dave Backman strikes out. Bob Salvo flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Walt Breton flies out to the right fielder. Dean Throneberry singles to center field. Mamoru Abe strikes out. Bort Thompson hits a home run. Dean Throneberry scores. Jim Blackwell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Jackson walks. Sailor Abstein doubles past the left fielder. Scott Jackson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rick McCracken strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Doug Heflin strikes out. Don Speier strikes out. Lance Parrish flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Dom Terry singles past the second baseman. Gene Shanks lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Walt Breton strikes out. Dean Throneberry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jim Blackwell flies out to the left fielder. Ed Bean grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ryder Stetson doubles to center field. Dave Connors flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Mamoru Abe hits a home run. Art Show McFarland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bort Thompson triples. Scott Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Bort Thompson scores. Sailor Abstein pops out to the second baseman. Rick McCracken flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Dave Backman grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Salvo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doug Heflin singles to right field. Don Speier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Dom Terry pops out to the catcher. Gene Shanks grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Rice is pinch hitting for Walt Breton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Rice flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Lance Parrish flies out to the right fielder. She Taylor is pinch hitting for Art Show McFarland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. She Taylor doubles to right field. Ed Bean walks. Ryder Stetson walks. Dave Connors grounds out to the third baseman. She Taylor scores. Ed Bean advances to third on the play. Ryder Stetson advances to second on the play. Dave Backman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Daryl Boitano pitching. Dean Throneberry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mamoru Abe flies out to the center fielder. Bort Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bob Salvo singles to left field. Doug Heflin singles to left field. Bob Salvo advances to third on the hit. Harry Thormahlen 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. Don Speier grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bob Salvo scores. Lance Parrish flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Barney Courtright improves in velocity Lary Hand did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Marvin Meadows improves in power_vs_righty Arlo Gallagher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Marvin Meadows improves in contact_vs_righty Vaughn Conners improves in range
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Victor Diaz improves in speed Dave Rodriguez improves in contact_vs_righty Kris Gore improves in range Joe Hudson did not respond to coaching in speed Rocky Rhodes did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Kmak did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty