Win: Robert Womack (4-1) Loss: Lefty English (1-4)
Save: Bill Strohmayer (12)
Inning: 1 Houston Lefty English pitching. Earl Stanceu singles to center field. Ron Gonzalez walks. Ed Perez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Earl Stanceu advances to third on the play. Cy Brumley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Robert Womack pitching. Lee Burks grounds out to the shortstop. Len Zimmer flies out to the center fielder. Tony Mills grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Weilman strikes out. John Poindexter singles to center field. Fred Lord flies out to the center fielder. Purnal Bates grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Will Clark walks. Bob Smith flies out to the center fielder. John Coleman walks. Joe Becker strikes out. Rocky Burgess singles to right field. Lefty English strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Houston Robert Womack pops out to the second baseman. Earl Stanceu singles to left field. Earl Stanceu steals second. Ron Gonzalez flies out to the left fielder. Ed Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Lee Burks grounds out to the second baseman. Len Zimmer grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Mills walks. Will Clark grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tony Mills is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Cy Brumley strikes out. Bob Weilman grounds out to the third baseman. John Poindexter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bob Smith singles to center field. John Coleman pops out to the shortstop. Joe Becker flies out to the center fielder. Rocky Burgess flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Purnal Bates strikes out. Robert Womack grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Lefty English strikes out. Lee Burks strikes out. Len Zimmer singles to left field. Tony Mills grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Len Zimmer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Earl Stanceu flies out to the center fielder. Ron Gonzalez walks. Ed Perez singles to center field. Cy Brumley flies out to the right fielder. Bob Weilman singles to center field. Ron Gonzalez scores. John Poindexter strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Will Clark hits a home run. Bob Smith grounds out to the shortstop. John Coleman singles to left field. Joe Becker reached on a fielding error by Earl Stanceu. Rocky Burgess strikes out. Lefty English flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Fred Lord singles to left field. Purnal Bates strikes out. Robert Womack fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Robert Womack grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Lord advances to second on the play. Earl Stanceu singles to left field. Fred Lord scores. Ron Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Lee Burks strikes out. Len Zimmer singles to center field. Tony Mills flies out to the center fielder. Will Clark singles to right field. Len Zimmer advances to third on the hit. Jerry Zdeb 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. Bob Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Ed Perez flies out to the left fielder. Cy Brumley reached on a fielding error by Lefty English. Bob Weilman singles to center field. John Poindexter singles to left field. Cy Brumley scores. Bob Weilman advances to third on the hit. Fred Lord flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Weilman scores. Purnal Bates doubles to center field. Jim Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Maurer is pinch hitting for Jerry Zdeb. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gene Maurer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati John Brower pitching. Red Thurman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cy Brumley at RF. John Coleman strikes out. Joe Becker grounds out to the pitcher. Rocky Burgess walks. Masanobu Tanaka is pinch hitting for Jim Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Masanobu Tanaka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Lou Smith pitching. Earl Stanceu flies out to the center fielder. Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Ed Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bill Strohmayer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lee Burks walks. Len Zimmer grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Burks advances to second on the play. Tony Mills flies out to the right fielder. Will Clark doubles to center field. Lee Burks scores. Bob Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 12
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ed Hanna improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Bale did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby White did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Archie Griffin did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Hanna did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ed Hanna improves in range
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Phil Auerbach improves in power_vs_righty Rusty Triandos improves in power_vs_lefty Scott Jordan did not respond to coaching in endurance Leo Dougherty did not respond to coaching in velocity Aaron Clark did not respond to coaching in control Lloyd Smith did not respond to coaching in endurance Ed Boyd did not respond to coaching in SS