Win: J.C. Baumgartner (3-9) Loss: Jim Miller (3-6)
Inning: 1 Houston J.C. Baumgartner pitching. Gary Smith flies out to the left fielder. Camilius Fly doubles to right field. Hal Boone lines out to the third baseman. George Foster flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jim Miller pitching. Franklin Martinez singles to center field. Ernie Alvarez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Franklin Martinez advances to second on the play. Piggy Huffman strikes out. Carlos Allen singles to right field. Franklin Martinez scores. Dave Hayes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carlos Allen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bobby Morrison flies out to the right fielder. Monte Heving singles to left field. Emil Bragan singles to right field. Monte Heving advances to third on the hit. Alex Gedeon pops out to the second baseman. Jim Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jake Marley singles to left field. Hiroshi Maruo strikes out. Blondie Hall strikes out. J.C. Baumgartner pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Gary Smith flies out to the right fielder. Camilius Fly flies out to the right fielder. Hal Boone grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Franklin Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Alvarez flies out to the right fielder. Piggy Huffman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston George Foster singles to left field. Bobby Morrison singles to center field. George Foster advances to third on the hit. Monte Heving flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, George Foster scores. Emil Bragan strikes out. Bobby Morrison steals second. Alex Gedeon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Carlos Allen strikes out. Dave Hayes flies out to the right fielder. Jake Marley singles to center field. Hiroshi Maruo singles to right field. Blondie Hall singles to left field. Jake Marley scores. Hiroshi Maruo advances to third on the hit. J.C. Baumgartner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Jim Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Smith flies out to the right fielder. Camilius Fly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Franklin Martinez strikes out. Ernie Alvarez strikes out. Piggy Huffman singles to left field. Carlos Allen pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Hal Boone pops out to the second baseman. George Foster pops out to the third baseman. Bobby Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Dave Hayes flies out to the center fielder. Jake Marley singles to center field. Hiroshi Maruo flies out to the center fielder. Pete Held comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Blondie Hall doubles to center field. J.C. Baumgartner lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Monte Heving strikes out. Emil Bragan grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Gedeon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Franklin Martinez hits a home run. Ernie Alvarez singles to left field. Piggy Huffman grounds into a 3-6-3 double play - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Carlos Allen hits a home run. Dave Hayes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Seamus Donovan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ernie Alvarez at 3B. Charlie Warhop is pinch hitting for Pete Held. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Charlie Warhop singles to center field. Gary Smith pops out to the shortstop. Camilius Fly strikes out. Hal Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Armando Twentysecond pitching. Jake Marley singles to right field. Hiroshi Maruo singles to right field. Blondie Hall reached on a fielding error by George Foster. Dan Congalton is pinch hitting for J.C. Baumgartner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dan Congalton doubles to right field. Jake Marley scores. Hiroshi Maruo scores. Franklin Martinez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Blondie Hall scores. Dan Congalton advances to third on the play. Seamus Donovan doubles to right field. Dan Congalton scores. Rick Robinson is pinch hitting for Piggy Huffman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rick Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Dick Kessler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Carlos Allen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Javier Zamaya pitching. George Foster strikes out. Bobby Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Monte Heving flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 5 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dwayne Pence did not respond to coaching in arm Tom Ryan improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Pettit did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Anderson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ernie Whitt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bobby Alvarez did not respond to coaching in velocity Herb Coleman improves in range Sparky Veil did not respond to coaching in velocity Arky Beazley did not respond to coaching in SS