Inning: 1 Houston Boom-Boom Holt pitching. Scott Chance flies out to the center fielder. Mike Holzemer strikes out. Bruce Blemker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati George Fox pitching. Kenny Kamau flies out to the center fielder. Harry Rudolph flies out to the left fielder. John McGilvray flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Randy Sadler lines out to the second baseman. Ralph Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Duke Torgeson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Leo Earley lines out to the second baseman. Joe McNabb grounds out to the second baseman. Rip Braun strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Hilly Billy pops out to the first baseman. Steve Allen walks. George Fox lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Scott Chance singles to center field. Steve Allen scores. Mike Holzemer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Tom Stratton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kelvim Erickson hits a home run. Boom-Boom Holt flies out to the center fielder. Kenny Kamau singles to right field. Kenny Kamau steals second. Harry Rudolph flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bruce Blemker pops out to the first baseman. Randy Sadler hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ralph Smith singles to right field. Randy Sadler advances to third on the hit. Duke Torgeson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randy Sadler scores. Ralph Smith advances to second on the play. Tom Zambrano comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hilly Billy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati John McGilvray hits a home run. Leo Earley strikes out. Joe McNabb grounds out to the third baseman. Rip Braun strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Steve Allen flies out to the right fielder. George Fox strikes out. Scott Chance singles to left field. Scott Chance steals second. Mike Holzemer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tom Stratton flies out to the right fielder. Kelvim Erickson singles to right field. Tom Zambrano lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kenny Kamau walks. Harry Rudolph grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Kenny Kamau is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Bruce Blemker lines out to the shortstop. Randy Sadler grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Smith hits an infield single to the pitcher. Duke Torgeson walks. Hilly Billy grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ralph Smith is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati John McGilvray walks. Leo Earley singles to right field. Joe McNabb singles past the second baseman. Rip Braun walks. John McGilvray scores. Tom Stratton strikes out. Kelvim Erickson strikes out. Tom Zambrano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Houston Steve Allen strikes out. Pat Hitzel is pinch hitting for George Fox. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pat Hitzel singles past the second baseman. Scott Chance singles to center field. Pat Hitzel advances to third on the hit. Mike Holzemer grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Chance advances to second on the play. Bruce Blemker pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Ben Goossen pitching. Kenny Kamau pops out to the third baseman. Harry Rudolph grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John McGilvray flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Randy Sadler singles to right field. Randy Sadler steals second. Ralph Smith pops out to the second baseman. Duke Torgeson flies out to the right fielder. Hilly Billy walks. Steve Allen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Leo Earley singles to right field. Joe McNabb walks. Pete Zuvella is pinch hitting for Rip Braun. Pete Zuvella grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Leo Earley advances to third on the play. Tom Stratton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Ed Sanchez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Giovanni Buonafortuna is pinch hitting for Ben Goossen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Giovanni Buonafortuna doubles past the third baseman. Scott Chance grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Holzemer pops out to the shortstop. Bruce Blemker singles to center field. Giovanni Buonafortuna scores. Randy Sadler grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bruce Blemker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Rich Nagy pitching. Kelvim Erickson flies out to the right fielder. Kelly Strom is pinch hitting for Ed Sanchez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Kelly Strom walks. Kenny Kamau singles to left field. Kelly Strom advances to third on the hit. Harry Rudolph walks. John McGilvray walks. Kelly Strom scores. Houston total runners left on base: 10 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Schmulbach improves in range Art Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity George Wilson did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Bielaski improves in range
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Alou did not respond to coaching in range Tom Scoffic improves in control Davey Peters improves in speed Brian Dayley did not respond to coaching in control