Win: Harry Davis (2-3) Loss: Steve Olson (0-1)
Save: Yancey Cravat (6)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Lew Tiant pitching. Tom Rohdes triples. Will Clark strikes out. Len Zimmer grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Mills strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Earl Lemonds pitching. Ed Lutenberg singles to center field. Charlie Umbricht walks. Cy Brumley walks. Ed Perez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ed Lutenberg scores. Charlie Umbricht advances to third on the play. Bob Weilman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Joe Gordon strikes out. Joe Becker strikes out. Kensuke Fujita strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Purnal Bates pops out to the shortstop. Fred Lord grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Frank Perkovich grounds out to the pitcher. Earl Lemonds strikes out. Tom Rohdes singles to center field. Will Clark flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Lew Tiant strikes out. Ed Lutenberg flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Umbricht singles to right field. Charlie Umbricht steals second. Cy Brumley walks. Ed Perez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Cy Brumley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Len Zimmer doubles to left field. Tony Mills pops out to the catcher. Joe Gordon grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Becker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bob Weilman grounds out to the shortstop. Purnal Bates lines out to the first baseman. Fred Lord strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Kensuke Fujita flies out to the right fielder. Frank Perkovich flies out to the right fielder. Earl Lemonds grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston John Brown pops out to the second baseman. Lew Tiant flies out to the left fielder. Ed Lutenberg singles to right field. Charlie Umbricht pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Tom Rohdes strikes out. Will Clark flies out to the left fielder. Len Zimmer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Cy Brumley singles to center field. Ed Perez singles to right field. Cy Brumley advances to third on the hit. Bob Weilman singles to left field. Cy Brumley scores. Purnal Bates strikes out. Fred Lord flies out to the center fielder. John Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Tony Mills walks. Joe Gordon strikes out. Joe Becker doubles to center field. Tony Mills is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Kensuke Fujita pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Lew Tiant flies out to the center fielder. Ed Lutenberg grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Umbricht flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Frank Perkovich pops out to the third baseman. Masanobu Tanaka is pinch hitting for Earl Lemonds. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Masanobu Tanaka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Rohdes bunts for a base hit. Tom Rohdes is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Harry Davis pitching. Cy Brumley grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Perez flies out to the center fielder. Bob Weilman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jim Lee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Will Clark doubles to left field. Len Zimmer grounds out to the second baseman. Will Clark advances to third on the play. Tony Mills doubles to right field. Will Clark scores. Joe Gordon walks. Joe Becker singles to center field. Tony Mills scores. Steve Olson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kensuke Fujita grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Gene Maurer is pinch hitting for Purnal Bates. Gene Maurer singles to left field. Fred Lord strikes out. John Brown grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Bob Robinson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gene Maurer at C. Frank Perkovich singles past the shortstop. Harry Davis lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Tom Rohdes pops out to the first baseman. Will Clark flies out to the left fielder. Len Zimmer singles to center field. Frank Perkovich scores. John Brower comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Mills flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Houston Yancey Cravat comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Brower walks. Red Thurman is pinch hitting for Ed Lutenberg. Red Thurman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Brower is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Umbricht strikes out. Cy Brumley hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ed Perez lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Will Clark (7), Len Zimmer (7), Tony Mills (8), Joe Becker (1).3B - Tom Rohdes (2).GIDP - Kensuke Fujita. Baserunning: CS - Tom Rohdes (2).
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Curt Mason did not respond to coaching in arm Rusty Triandos improves in speed Adolfo Lewis did not respond to coaching in control Matt Moss improves in velocity Lou Smith improves in control Aaron Clark improves in velocity Ed Boyd improves in SS
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: D+ Improvements: Bill Anderson improves in control Dolan Valdivielso did not respond to coaching in control Jim Bale did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Phil Rivera improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Gaw did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty