Inning: 1 Cincinnati Joe Murphy pitching. Seamus Donovan singles to center field. Ernie Alvarez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jake Marley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston J.C. Baumgartner pitching. Gary Smith flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dave Hayes singles to right field. Dave Hayes is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Carlos Allen doubles to left field. Manny Ortiz walks. Hiroshi Maruo strikes out. Piggy Huffman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Manny Ortiz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Hal Boone walks. Camilius Fly strikes out. Alex Gedeon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati J.C. Baumgartner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Seamus Donovan walks. Ernie Alvarez grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston George Foster strikes out. King Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Joe Murphy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jake Marley walks. Dave Hayes strikes out. Carlos Allen strikes out. Manny Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Gary Smith flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Morrison hits a home run. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Hiroshi Maruo singles to right field. Hiroshi Maruo steals second. Hiroshi Maruo steals third. The defense is playing the infield in. Piggy Huffman walks. The defense is playing the infield in. J.C. Baumgartner grounds out to the shortstop. Piggy Huffman advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Seamus Donovan strikes out. Ernie Alvarez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Camilius Fly flies out to the left fielder. Alex Gedeon grounds out to the pitcher. George Foster singles to left field. George Foster is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jake Marley strikes out. Dave Hayes flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Allen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston King Blackburn lines out to the second baseman. Joe Murphy grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Manny Ortiz walks. Hiroshi Maruo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Manny Ortiz advances to second on the play. Piggy Huffman pops out to the third baseman. Blondie Hall is pinch hitting for J.C. Baumgartner. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Blondie Hall hits a home run. Manny Ortiz scores. Seamus Donovan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Ruden Saez pitching. Bobby Morrison walks. Joe Bancroft strikes out. Hal Boone flies out to the center fielder. Camilius Fly reached on a fielding error by Ruden Saez. Alex Gedeon walks. George Foster walks. Bobby Morrison scores. King Blackburn singles to right field. Camilius Fly scores. Alex Gedeon scores. George Foster advances to third on the hit. Charlie Warhop is pinch hitting for Joe Murphy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Charlie Warhop reached on a fielding error by Seamus Donovan. George Foster scores. Gary Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Yamil Delacruz pitching. Monte Heving enters the game as a defensive replacement for King Blackburn at CF. Ernie Alvarez doubles to left field. Jake Marley flies out to the center fielder. Dave Hayes flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Allen singles to center field. Ernie Alvarez scores. Manny Ortiz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Carlos Allen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bobby Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Bancroft flies out to the center fielder. Hal Boone flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Francis Vitchard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hiroshi Maruo doubles to right field. Piggy Huffman grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Garcia is pinch hitting for Ruden Saez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Matt Garcia reached on a 2-base fielding error by Camilius Fly. Hiroshi Maruo scores. Seamus Donovan pops out to the first baseman. Ernie Alvarez singles to left field. Matt Garcia scores. Jake Marley singles to center field. Ernie Alvarez aggressively advances to third on the hit. Dave Hayes flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Javier Zamaya pitching. Camilius Fly walks. Alex Gedeon grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. George Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Carlos Allen flies out to the right fielder. Manny Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Hiroshi Maruo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Monte Heving flies out to the center fielder. Steve Pirtle is pinch hitting for Francis Vitchard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Steve Pirtle flies out to the left fielder. Gary Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Cincinnati Johnny Platte pitching. Piggy Huffman lines out to the shortstop. Dan Congalton is pinch hitting for Javier Zamaya. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dan Congalton strikes out. Seamus Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Houston Larry Wyatt pitching. Bobby Morrison singles to center field. Joe Bancroft bunts for a base hit. Hal Boone reached on a fielding error by Carlos Allen. Camilius Fly hits a ground ball to the shortstop. The shortstop throws home. Bobby Morrison scores. Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 2
Game Notes Javier Zamaya is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Luis DeSoto improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Ludwig did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Alvarez did not respond to coaching in control Mike Ludwig improves in control John Botari did not respond to coaching in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Felix Heintzelman improves in contact_vs_righty Al Graham did not respond to coaching in arm Tom Ryan improves in range Tom Ryan improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Scharein did not respond to coaching in SS