Win: Hal Allen (1-6) Loss: Joe Gregory (3-3)
Save: Ed Wilson (5)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Hal Allen pitching. Kelly Strom strikes out. Kenny Kamau grounds out to the third baseman. Joe McNabb singles to center field. Harry Rudolph grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Joe Gregory pitching. Scott Chance singles to center field. Matt Morrison flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Scott Chance is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Luke McCoy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tom Stratton pops out to the second baseman. John McGilvray flies out to the center fielder. Rip Braun flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Randy Sadler strikes out. Kenji Takamiya flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Chiti grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Kelvim Erickson strikes out. Joe Gregory strikes out. Kelly Strom triples. Kenny Kamau grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Hilly Billy pops out to the shortstop. Hal Allen grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Chance flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Joe McNabb flies out to the center fielder. Harry Rudolph lines out to the shortstop. Tom Stratton flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Matt Morrison strikes out. Ralph Smith singles to left field. Luke McCoy flies out to the right fielder. Randy Sadler doubles to center field. Ralph Smith scores. Kenji Takamiya singles to center field. Randy Sadler scores. Mike Cromer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mickey Chiti singles to center field. Kenji Takamiya advances to third on the hit. Hilly Billy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati John McGilvray pops out to the shortstop. Rip Braun doubles to right field. Kelvim Erickson strikes out. Mike Cromer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Hal Allen strikes out. Scott Chance singles to center field. Matt Morrison strikes out. Ralph Smith singles to center field. Scott Chance advances to third on the hit. Luke McCoy reached on a fielding error by Rip Braun. Scott Chance scores. Randy Sadler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Kelly Strom lines out to the third baseman. Kenny Kamau singles to center field. Joe McNabb flies out to the center fielder. Harry Rudolph grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Kenji Takamiya grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Chiti strikes out. Hilly Billy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Ikuzo Kitabeppu enters the game as a defensive replacement for Luke McCoy at CF. Tom Stratton grounds out to the second baseman. Dennis Peters is pinch hitting for John McGilvray. Dennis Peters walks. Rip Braun walks. Esteban Evers is pinch hitting for Kelvim Erickson. Esteban Evers grounds out to the second baseman. Dennis Peters advances to third on the play. Rip Braun advances to second on the play. Mike Cromer walks. Kelly Strom strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Houston Jeremy Southworth enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dennis Peters at 2B. Lew Girardi enters the game as a defensive replacement for Esteban Evers at C. Hal Allen flies out to the center fielder. Scott Chance grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Matt Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Kenny Kamau singles to center field. Joe McNabb doubles to center field. Kenny Kamau uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry Rudolph strikes out. Passed ball. Joe McNabb advances to third. Tom Stratton strikes out. Tom Siwy is pinch hitting for Jeremy Southworth. Tom Siwy singles past the shortstop. Joe McNabb scores. Rip Braun grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Siwy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Ralph Smith strikes out. Ikuzo Kitabeppu flies out to the center fielder. Randy Sadler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Ed Wilson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lew Girardi flies out to the right fielder. Mike Cromer strikes out. Kelly Strom flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Lew Girardi is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Silber did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dana Kerr did not respond to coaching in control Les Rodriguez improves in power_vs_righty Steve Wheelock improves in power_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Kolb did not respond to coaching in control Danny Crawford did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Art Jones did not respond to coaching in control Ed Schmulbach improves in arm