Win: Wally Bolton (2-14) Loss: Monte Warhop (7-6)
Save: Johnny Galvin (21)
Inning: 1 Houston Wally Bolton pitching. Tiny Easler pops out to the shortstop. Snuffy Palacios flies out to the right fielder. Moose Geiger grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Monte Warhop pitching. Jordan Goldsmith doubles to right field. Rich Bell flies out to the right fielder. Willie Moran singles to right field. Jordan Goldsmith scores. Gary Bell flies out to the right fielder. Craig Naranjo grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Willie Moran is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Matt Conwell flies out to the left fielder. Bill McClure singles to right field. Bill McClure is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Al Lansford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Davey Tremper strikes out. Frank Cho pops out to the catcher. Jim Wolcott singles to left field. Wally Bolton walks. Jordan Goldsmith singles to left field. Jim Wolcott scores. Rich Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Rogers Birkofer singles to center field. Takashi Ichihashi singles to center field. Rogers Birkofer advances to third on the hit. Monte Warhop strikes out. Tiny Easler flies out to the left fielder. Snuffy Palacios singles to center field. Rogers Birkofer scores. Takashi Ichihashi advances to third on the hit. Moose Geiger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Willie Moran walks. Gary Bell walks. Craig Naranjo singles to left field. Willie Moran scores. Davey Tremper grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Craig Naranjo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Cho grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Bell scores. Davey Tremper advances to second on the play. Buddy Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Davey Tremper is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Matt Conwell strikes out. Bill McClure flies out to the right fielder. Al Lansford walks. Rogers Birkofer pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jim Wolcott doubles to left field. Wally Bolton fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Wally Bolton pops out to the second baseman. Jordan Goldsmith flies out to the center fielder. Rich Bell singles to right field. Jim Wolcott scores. Asley Martin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rich Bell steals second. Willie Moran grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Takashi Ichihashi singles to center field. Asley Martin lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tiny Easler grounds out to the third baseman. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Gary Bell hits a home run. Norm Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Naranjo strikes out. Davey Tremper flies out to the right fielder. Frank Cho grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Moose Geiger grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Conwell flies out to the center fielder. Bill McClure hits a home run. Al Lansford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jim Wolcott triples. Wally Bolton strikes out. Jordan Goldsmith singles to right field. Jim Wolcott scores. Shigeru Niimi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rich Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jordan Goldsmith advances to second on the play. Willie Moran singles to left field. Jordan Goldsmith scores. Gary Bell walks. Craig Naranjo singles to left field. Willie Moran scores. Gary Bell advances to third on the hit. Davey Tremper grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Rogers Birkofer singles to right field. Takashi Ichihashi pops out to the shortstop. Steve King is pinch hitting for Shigeru Niimi. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Steve King flies out to the left fielder. Tiny Easler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Frank Marriott pitching. Frank Cho singles to center field. Jim Wolcott strikes out. Wally Bolton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jordan Goldsmith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the shortstop. Moose Geiger grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Conwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Rich Bell flies out to the center fielder. Willie Moran strikes out. Gary Bell doubles to center field. Craig Naranjo pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Bill McClure doubles to left field. Al Lansford walks. Rogers Birkofer grounds out to the shortstop. Bill McClure advances to third on the play. Al Lansford advances to second on the play. Takashi Ichihashi walks. Tom Morehead is pinch hitting for Frank Marriott. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Morehead flies out to the right fielder. Tiny Easler walks. Bill McClure scores. Jim Frye comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Snuffy Palacios triples. Al Lansford scores. Takashi Ichihashi scores. Tiny Easler scores. Johnny Galvin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Moose Geiger walks. Matt Conwell pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 7 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Jordan Goldsmith (17), Gary Bell (18), Jim Wolcott (19).3B - Jim Wolcott (9).HR - Gary Bell (11). Baserunning: SB - Rich Bell (5).CS - Davey Tremper (1).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Vic Lukachyk did not respond to coaching in velocity Curt Compton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Brett improves in power_vs_lefty Terry Ackley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Hayes did not respond to coaching in range Leo Stueland did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cy Knight improves in power_vs_lefty Fred Kimm improves in power_vs_lefty Doc Fuchs did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Carlos Goss did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Barnowski improves in speed Tom Barojas did not respond to coaching in range Jeff Cary did not respond to coaching in CF