Inning: 1 Houston Masaru Yasui pitching. Walt Breton strikes out. Dean Throneberry strikes out. Mamoru Abe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Mickey Bressler pitching. Ed Bean strikes out. Ryder Stetson grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Connors pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bort Thompson singles to right field. Scott Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Sailor Abstein walks. Rick McCracken doubles to left field. Bort Thompson scores. Sailor Abstein uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dom Terry walks. Mickey Bressler 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. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dave Backman singles to right field. Bob Salvo flies out to the left fielder. Doug Heflin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Dean Throneberry hits a home run. Mamoru Abe strikes out. Bort Thompson singles to left field. Scott Jackson singles to left field. Bort Thompson advances to third on the hit. Sailor Abstein strikes out. Rick McCracken strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Don Speier singles past the shortstop. Hal Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Masaru Yasui lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Ed Bean walks. Ryder Stetson reached on a fielding error by Rick McCracken. Don Speier scores. Dave Connors pops out to the third baseman. Dave Backman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Houston Dom Terry strikes out. Mickey Bressler flies out to the right fielder. Walt Breton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bob Salvo doubles to center field. Doug Heflin flies out to the left fielder. Don Speier singles to right field. Bob Salvo scores. Hal Lewis strikes out. Masaru Yasui strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Dean Throneberry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mamoru Abe doubles to right field. Bort Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Scott Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Ed Bean grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ryder Stetson singles to center field. Dave Connors singles to center field. Dave Backman flies out to the left fielder. Bob Salvo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Sailor Abstein walks. Rick McCracken grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Sailor Abstein is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dom Terry grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rick McCracken is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mickey Bressler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Doug Heflin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Speier grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Walt Breton flies out to the right fielder. Dean Throneberry singles to left field. Mamoru Abe singles to center field. Bort Thompson strikes out. Damien Miller 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. Scott Jackson hits a home run. Dean Throneberry scores. Mamoru Abe scores. Sailor Abstein singles to center field. Rick McCracken grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati She Taylor is pinch hitting for Damien Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. She Taylor grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Bean grounds out to the shortstop. Ryder Stetson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Blackwell pitching. Dom Terry strikes out. Joe McManus is pinch hitting for Mickey Bressler. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe McManus hits a home run. Walt Breton grounds out to the shortstop. Dean Throneberry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Luis Palacios pitching. Dave Connors grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Backman doubles to center field. Bob Salvo pops out to the first baseman. Doug Heflin singles to center field. Don Speier strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Mamoru Abe flies out to the center fielder. Bort Thompson doubles to center field. Scott Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Bort Thompson advances to third on the play. Sailor Abstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Hal Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Werts is pinch hitting for Jim Blackwell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Carlos Werts strikes out. Ed Bean singles to right field. Ryder Stetson walks. Dave Connors walks. Joe Scherbarth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dave Backman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Mamoru Abe (22), Bort Thompson (20), Rick McCracken (13).HR - Dean Throneberry (16), Scott Jackson (25), Joe McManus (26). Fielding: E - Rick McCracken.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Besse did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rolando Moreno did not respond to coaching in control Junie Spikes improves in range Bill Upham did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Upham did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Niles Harper did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ike Sain did not respond to coaching in velocity Kris Gore improves in arm Del Moriarty did not respond to coaching in control Andy Blackwell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ed Klimkowski did not respond to coaching in control John McNair improves in power_vs_lefty