Inning: 1 Houston Heath Vader pitching. Cy Brumley strikes out. Bob Weilman strikes out. Purnal Bates grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ace Mantle pitching. Tom Rohdes singles to right field. Tony Mills grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Will Clark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Earl Stanceu strikes out. Ron Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Len Zimmer walks. Bill Appier flies out to the center fielder. Joe Gordon flies out to the left fielder. Len Zimmer is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Al McGunnigle flies out to the right fielder. Red Thurman grounds out to the second baseman. Ace Mantle singles to left field. Cy Brumley reached on a fielding error by Bill Appier. Bob Weilman singles to right field. Purnal Bates strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Masanobu Tanaka grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Becker doubles to center field. Heath Vader strikes out. Tom Rohdes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Earl Stanceu grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Ed Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Tony Mills singles to center field. Will Clark hits a home run. Tony Mills scores. Len Zimmer singles to center field. Len Zimmer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Appier grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Gordon singles to center field. Masanobu Tanaka singles to right field. Joe Gordon advances to third on the hit. Joe Becker singles to right field. Joe Gordon scores. Masanobu Tanaka advances to third on the hit. Heath Vader strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Al McGunnigle strikes out. Red Thurman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ace Mantle walks. Cy Brumley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tom Rohdes grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Mills doubles to center field. Will Clark singles to left field. Tony Mills scores. Len Zimmer walks. Vic Nold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Appier flies out to the right fielder. Joe Gordon grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Will Clark is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Bob Weilman strikes out. Purnal Bates hits a home run. Earl Stanceu flies out to the left fielder. Ron Gonzalez doubles to left field. Ed Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Masanobu Tanaka singles to left field. Joe Becker walks. Heath Vader lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Rohdes grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Masanobu Tanaka scores. Joe Becker advances to third on the play. John Brower comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Mills walks. Will Clark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Al McGunnigle flies out to the right fielder. Red Thurman grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Maurer is pinch hitting for John Brower. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gene Maurer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jerry Zdeb pitching. Len Zimmer flies out to the right fielder. Bill Appier singles to right field. Joe Gordon doubles to right field. Bill Appier uses his aggressiveness and scores. Masanobu Tanaka singles to left field. Joe Gordon scores. Steve Olson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Becker singles to right field. Heath Vader fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Heath Vader strikes out. Tom Rohdes doubles to right field. Masanobu Tanaka scores. Joe Becker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tony Mills strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Cy Brumley strikes out. Bob Weilman grounds out to the second baseman. Purnal Bates singles to left field. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Will Clark strikes out. Curt Mason is pinch hitting for Len Zimmer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Curt Mason singles to right field. Rocky Burgess is pinch hitting for Bill Appier. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rocky Burgess grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Larry Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ron Gonzalez singles to center field. Ron Gonzalez steals second. Ed Perez strikes out. John Poindexter is pinch hitting for Al McGunnigle. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Poindexter flies out to the left fielder. Red Thurman walks. Vern Bare is pinch hitting for Steve Olson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Vern Bare grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 8 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Tom Rohdes (25), Tony Mills (17), Joe Gordon (31), Joe Becker (9).HR - Will Clark (28).GIDP - Tony Mills, Rocky Burgess. Baserunning: CS - Len Zimmer 2 (6). Fielding: E - Bill Appier.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Brian Tanner did not respond to coaching in control Ed Fernandez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bobby White improves in power_vs_righty Ed Fernandez improves in arm Mike Doran improves in control Brian Tanner did not respond to coaching in control
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rusty Triandos did not respond to coaching in range Ray Gunn did not respond to coaching in speed Jose Guerrero improves in range Lloyd Smith did not respond to coaching in control Jose Guerrero improves in range Rusty Triandos improves in power_vs_righty Ed Boyd did not respond to coaching in SS