Win: Barry Fitzgerald (5-8) Loss: Joe Marion (10-10)
Inning: 1 Houston Joe Marion pitching. Walt Breton walks. Walt Breton steals second. Dean Throneberry walks. Mamoru Abe singles to center field. Walt Breton scores. Bort Thompson strikes out. Scott Jackson singles to center field. Dean Throneberry scores. Mamoru Abe advances to third on the hit. Sailor Abstein lines out to the pitcher. Rick McCracken strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Barry Fitzgerald pitching. Doug Heflin strikes out. Ed Bean pops out to the first baseman. Don Speier walks. Dave Backman walks. Bob Salvo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Dom Terry strikes out. Barry Fitzgerald grounds out to the pitcher. Walt Breton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Lance Parrish reached on a fielding error by Scott Jackson. She Taylor grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lance Parrish is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hal Lewis grounds out to the shortstop. She Taylor advances to second on the play. Joe Marion flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Dean Throneberry singles to center field. Mamoru Abe hits a home run. Dean Throneberry scores. Jim Blackwell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bort Thompson pops out to the first baseman. Scott Jackson singles to left field. Sailor Abstein flies out to the right fielder. Rick McCracken grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Scott Jackson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Doug Heflin strikes out. Ed Bean flies out to the right fielder. Don Speier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Dom Terry strikes out. Barry Fitzgerald singles to right field. Walt Breton strikes out. Dean Throneberry grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dave Backman flies out to the center fielder. Bob Salvo doubles to center field. Lance Parrish grounds out to the shortstop. She Taylor pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Mamoru Abe singles to left field. Bort Thompson singles to left field. Mamoru Abe advances to third on the hit. Scott Jackson doubles to center field. Mamoru Abe scores. Bort Thompson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Daryl Boitano comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sailor Abstein flies out to the center fielder. Rick McCracken singles to left field. Scott Jackson scores. Dom Terry grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Hal Lewis strikes out. Daryl Boitano walks. Doug Heflin strikes out. Ed Bean grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Barry Fitzgerald grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Breton strikes out. Dean Throneberry hits an infield single to the second baseman. Mamoru Abe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Don Speier singles to right field. Dave Backman strikes out. Don Speier is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Salvo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bort Thompson doubles to center field. Scott Jackson singles to right field. Bort Thompson scores. Sailor Abstein grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Scott Jackson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sailor Abstein steals second. Rick McCracken pops out to the second baseman. Dom Terry singles to left field. Sailor Abstein scores. Damien Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Barry Fitzgerald flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Lance Parrish grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! She Taylor singles past the shortstop. Hal Lewis singles to center field. She Taylor advances to third on the hit. Carlos Werts is pinch hitting for Damien Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carlos Werts reached on a 2-base throwing error by Scott Jackson. She Taylor scores. Doug Heflin grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Lewis scores. Carlos Werts advances to third on the play. Ed Bean walks. Don Speier walks. Dave Backman singles to center field. Carlos Werts scores. Ed Bean scores. Don Speier 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. Bob Salvo hits a home run. Don Speier scores. Dave Backman scores. Lance Parrish strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Art Show McFarland pitching. Walt Breton walks. Dean Throneberry singles to center field. Walt Breton advances to third on the hit. Mamoru Abe grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Walt Breton scores. Bort Thompson hits a home run. Scott Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati She Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Hal Lewis singles to right field. Art Show McFarland fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Art Show McFarland flies out to the left fielder. Doug Heflin doubles past the first baseman. Hal Lewis uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Bean grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Sailor Abstein doubles to left field. Rick McCracken grounds out to the second baseman. Sailor Abstein advances to third on the play. Dom Terry hits a home run. Sailor Abstein scores. Charlie Rice is pinch hitting for Harry Thormahlen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie Rice flies out to the left fielder. Walt Breton pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Doc Bass pitching. Don Speier grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Backman grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Salvo singles to right field. Lance Parrish singles to center field. She Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Bort Thompson (19), Scott Jackson (25), Sailor Abstein (15).HR - Mamoru Abe (9), Bort Thompson (26), Dom Terry (23).GIDP - Mamoru Abe, Dom Terry. Baserunning: SB - Walt Breton (9), Sailor Abstein (13). Fielding: E - Scott Jackson 2.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lary Hand did not respond to coaching in arm Vaughn Conners improves in power_vs_lefty Barney Courtright did not respond to coaching in velocity Jackson Tulsa did not respond to coaching in control John Garland did not respond to coaching in control Parker Hill did not respond to coaching in control
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Goodwin did not respond to coaching in velocity Rocky Rhodes did not respond to coaching in velocity Hank Slattery did not respond to coaching in velocity Ike Sain did not respond to coaching in control Tom Wine did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mark Merriman did not respond to coaching in arm