Win: Tom Grant (4-14) Loss: Al Kekich (5-10)
Save: Jim Lee (28)
Inning: 1 Houston Al Kekich pitching. Cy Brumley flies out to the right fielder. Bob Weilman hits a home run. Earl Stanceu grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Lord walks. Fred Lord is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Tom Grant pitching. Lee Burks grounds out to the second baseman. Len Zimmer singles to right field. Tony Mills strikes out. Tom Rohdes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Ron Gonzalez singles to center field. Ed Perez flies out to the center fielder. Al McGunnigle walks. Bob Robinson walks. Tom Grant singles to center field. Ron Gonzalez scores. Al McGunnigle scores. Cy Brumley pops out to the first baseman. Bob Weilman singles to center field. Bob Robinson scores. Jim Friday comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Earl Stanceu pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Paul Sutherland singles to center field. Will Clark grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bill Appier doubles to center field. Joe Gordon lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Fred Lord strikes out. Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Ed Perez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jim Friday strikes out. Lee Burks grounds out to the second baseman. Len Zimmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Al McGunnigle singles to right field. Bob Robinson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Tom Grant grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Tony Mills pops out to the shortstop. Tom Rohdes pops out to the shortstop. Paul Sutherland pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Cy Brumley grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Weilman grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Stanceu grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Will Clark grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Appier flies out to the right fielder. Joe Gordon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ron Gonzalez singles to left field. Ed Perez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ron Gonzalez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al McGunnigle singles to center field. Bob Robinson lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Ryan Long is pinch hitting for Jim Friday. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ryan Long walks. Lee Burks grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ryan Long is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Len Zimmer triples. Lee Burks scores. Tony Mills lines out to the second baseman. Tom Rohdes walks. Paul Sutherland strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Jim Miller pitching. Tom Grant grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cy Brumley hits a home run. Bob Weilman grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Stanceu flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Will Clark doubles to left field. Bill Appier doubles to right field. Will Clark scores. Joe Gordon flies out to the center fielder. Jim Miller strikes out. Lee Burks flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Fred Lord singles to right field. Ron Gonzalez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fred Lord is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ron Gonzalez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ed Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Red Thurman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cy Brumley at RF. Vern Bare enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Weilman at 1B. Gene Maurer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ron Gonzalez at LF. Len Zimmer grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Mills strikes out. Tom Rohdes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Al McGunnigle grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Robinson pops out to the first baseman. John Poindexter is pinch hitting for Tom Grant. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Poindexter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jim Lee pitching. Paul Sutherland flies out to the left fielder. Will Clark walks. Bill Appier reached on a 2-base fielding error by Red Thurman. Joe Gordon grounds out to the shortstop. Will Clark scores. Bill Appier advances to third on the play. Masanobu Tanaka is pinch hitting for Jim Miller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Masanobu Tanaka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 4 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob Gaw improves in range Mike Doran did not respond to coaching in velocity Archie Griffin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Strohmayer improves in velocity Ed Fernandez improves in speed
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Trevor Veras improves in contact_vs_lefty Scott Jordan did not respond to coaching in velocity Lefty English did not respond to coaching in control Trevor Veras improves in arm Rusty Triandos did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ray Gunn did not respond to coaching in range Jose Guerrero did not respond to coaching in 3B