Win: Edgar Kattungen (12-17) Loss: Yuniel Reyes (5-9)
Save: Ed Wilson (30)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Edgar Kattungen pitching. Kelly Strom reached on a fielding error by Hilly Billy. Kenny Kamau flies out to the left fielder. Kelly Strom is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe McNabb reached on a 2-base fielding error by Randy Sadler. Tom Stratton singles to right field. Joe McNabb scores. Rip Braun flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Joe Gregory pitching. Scott Chance grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ralph Smith flies out to the right fielder. Luke McCoy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dennis Peters flies out to the left fielder. Kelvim Erickson strikes out. Hy Drake pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Ikuzo Kitabeppu walks. Randy Sadler hits a home run. Ikuzo Kitabeppu scores. Yuniel Reyes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hilly Billy grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Chiti grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Christian walks. Edgar Kattungen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Yuniel Reyes flies out to the left fielder. Kelly Strom pops out to the first baseman. Kenny Kamau grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Scott Chance flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Smith singles to center field. Luke McCoy grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ralph Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ikuzo Kitabeppu flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Joe McNabb pops out to the shortstop. Tom Stratton strikes out. Rip Braun hits a home run. Dennis Peters singles to center field. Kelvim Erickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Randy Sadler grounds out to the pitcher. Hilly Billy flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Chiti singles to left field. Doc Christian singles to right field. Mickey Chiti advances to third on the hit. Edgar Kattungen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Hy Drake flies out to the center fielder. Yuniel Reyes singles to center field. Kelly Strom strikes out. Kenny Kamau strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Scott Chance grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Smith strikes out. Luke McCoy hits a home run. Mike Cromer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ikuzo Kitabeppu flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Joe McNabb strikes out. Tom Stratton walks. Rip Braun walks. Dennis Peters strikes out. Kelvim Erickson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rip Braun is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Randy Sadler singles to right field. Randy Sadler steals second. Hilly Billy singles to left field. Randy Sadler scores. Mickey Chiti grounds out to the pitcher. Hilly Billy advances to second on the play. Doc Christian strikes out. Edgar Kattungen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Harry Rudolph is pinch hitting for Hy Drake. Harry Rudolph flies out to the right fielder. Mike Cromer singles to left field. Kelly Strom grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Scott Chance singles to center field. Scott Chance steals second. Ralph Smith doubles past the right fielder. Scott Chance scores. Tom Zambrano comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luke McCoy singles to center field. Ralph Smith scores. Ikuzo Kitabeppu strikes out. Randy Sadler flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Hilly Billy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Mike Holzemer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Luke McCoy at 2B. Kenny Kamau bunts for a base hit. Joe McNabb walks. Tom Stratton singles to left field. Kenny Kamau scores. Joe McNabb advances to third on the hit. Rip Braun grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe McNabb scores. Dennis Peters strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Mickey Chiti singles to left field. Doc Christian grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Pat Hitzel is pinch hitting for Edgar Kattungen. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pat Hitzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Ed Wilson pitching. Jesse Feldman is pinch hitting for Kelvim Erickson. Jesse Feldman flies out to the right fielder. Harry Rudolph strikes out. Esteban Evers is pinch hitting for Tom Zambrano. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Esteban Evers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Ralph Smith (13).HR - Luke McCoy (16), Randy Sadler (5).GIDP - Doc Christian. Baserunning: SB - Scott Chance (38), Randy Sadler (23). Fielding: E - Randy Sadler, Hilly Billy.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: F RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Les Rodriguez improves in power_vs_righty Dana Kerr improves in velocity Charlie Wright improves in range Cedric Howard did not respond to coaching in control John McGilvray improves in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Matt Morrison improves in power_vs_lefty Ed Schmulbach did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ed Schmulbach improves in contact_vs_lefty Matt Morrison improves in contact_vs_righty