Inning: 1 Houston George Kane pitching. Walter Connolly pops out to the shortstop. Joe Butler grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Stivetts singles to center field. Hector Hartgraves strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Merv Jackson pitching. Mike Zachary singles to left field. Dominic Guillen walks. Bill Gray reached on a fielding error by Walter Connolly. Bill Bauer grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Zachary scores. Dominic Guillen advances to third on the play. Bill Gray advances to second on the play. Brent Neale pops out to the second baseman. Mike Wine grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Hank Stimac hits a home run. Kazuya Ogo doubles to left field. Chris Malloy strikes out. Ted Pruett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kazuya Ogo advances to third on the play. Merv Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Sheldon Rogers grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Shevlin strikes out. George Kane flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Walter Connolly doubles to center field. Joe Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Walter Connolly advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Brad Stivetts grounds out to the third baseman. Hector Hartgraves hits a home run. Walter Connolly scores. Hank Stimac strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Mike Zachary pops out to the second baseman. Dominic Guillen grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Gray singles to right field. Bill Bauer singles to right field. Bill Gray advances to third on the hit. Brent Neale singles to left field. Bill Gray scores. Mike Wine singles to center field. Bill Bauer scores. Sheldon Rogers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Kazuya Ogo flies out to the right fielder. Chris Malloy grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Pruett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Scott Shevlin flies out to the center fielder. George Kane grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Zachary flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Merv Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Walter Connolly grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Butler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dominic Guillen walks. Bill Gray strikes out. Bill Bauer flies out to the left fielder. Brent Neale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Brad Stivetts singles to left field. Brad Stivetts is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Hector Hartgraves singles to right field. Hank Stimac grounds out to the shortstop. Hector Hartgraves advances to second on the play. Kazuya Ogo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike Wine grounds out to the third baseman. Sheldon Rogers strikes out. Scott Shevlin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Chris Malloy doubles to left field. Ted Pruett singles to left field. Chris Malloy scores. Steve Graves 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. Merv Jackson lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Walter Connolly walks. Joe Butler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Cy McGraw is pinch hitting for Steve Graves. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Cy McGraw flies out to the left fielder. Mike Zachary walks. Dominic Guillen walks. Shigeo Fukuchi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bill Gray walks. Bill Bauer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Walt Covington pitching. Brad Stivetts grounds out to the third baseman. Hector Hartgraves flies out to the left fielder. Hank Stimac strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Dave Cormier enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ted Pruett at RF. Brent Neale singles to left field. Mike Wine flies out to the left fielder. Sheldon Rogers strikes out. Scott Shevlin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Brent Neale is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Kazuya Ogo grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Malloy strikes out. Dave Cormier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Ad Harkness comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Toshio Ichiba is pinch hitting for Walt Covington. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Toshio Ichiba singles to center field. Mike Zachary flies out to the right fielder. Dominic Guillen singles to right field. Toshio Ichiba advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Bill Gray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dominic Guillen advances to second on the play. Bill Bauer walks. Passed ball. Toshio Ichiba scores. Dominic Guillen advances to third. Bill Bauer advances to second. Brent Neale strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Houston Jim Genewich pitching. Fred Beck is pinch hitting for Ad Harkness. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Beck walks. Walter Connolly flies out to the center fielder. Joe Butler flies out to the right fielder. Brad Stivetts strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cincinnati John Wine pitching. Mike Wine grounds out to the third baseman. Sheldon Rogers strikes out. Scott Shevlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Houston Hector Hartgraves flies out to the left fielder. Hank Stimac walks. Kazuya Ogo strikes out. Chris Malloy singles to center field. Hank Stimac advances to third on the hit. Dave Cormier strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Cincinnati Shingo Okaji is pinch hitting for Jim Genewich. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Shingo Okaji grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Zachary strikes out. Dominic Guillen singles past the shortstop. Bill Gray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Houston Al Masterson pitching. Bernie Moore is pinch hitting for John Wine. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bernie Moore strikes out. Walter Connolly pops out to the third baseman. Joe Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Cincinnati Ray Gorman pitching. Bill Bauer singles to center field. Brent Neale walks. Mike Wine singles to center field. Bill Bauer scores. Houston total runners left on base: 7 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 11
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Ohman did not respond to coaching in velocity Yaibel Benitez did not respond to coaching in control Reijiro Fujita did not respond to coaching in control Art Kucek improves in range Sam Howerton did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Howie Karpel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Howie Karpel did not respond to coaching in range Al Bargar did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Walker improves in range Howie Karpel did not respond to coaching in 3B