Win: Boom-Boom Holt (7-6) Loss: Hal Allen (8-9)
Save: Ed Sanchez (25)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Hal Allen pitching. Kenny Kamau walks. Harry Rudolph singles to right field. John McGilvray strikes out. Leo Earley flies out to the right fielder. Joe McNabb walks. Rip Braun singles to center field. Kenny Kamau scores. Harry Rudolph is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Boom-Boom Holt pitching. Scott Chance grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Morrison strikes out. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tom Stratton singles to left field. Kelvim Erickson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Stratton advances to second on the play. Boom-Boom Holt pops out to the third baseman. Kenny Kamau pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Randy Sadler grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Smith strikes out. Duke Torgeson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Harry Rudolph walks. John McGilvray pops out to the shortstop. Harry Rudolph steals second. Leo Earley singles to left field. Harry Rudolph is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Joe McNabb singles to center field. Leo Earley advances to third on the hit. Rip Braun singles to right field. Leo Earley scores. Joe McNabb advances to third on the hit. Tom Stratton doubles to left field. Joe McNabb scores. Rip Braun scores. Kelvim Erickson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Doc Christian flies out to the right fielder. Steve Allen grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Allen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Boom-Boom Holt strikes out. Kenny Kamau walks. Harry Rudolph strikes out. John McGilvray walks. Leo Earley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Scott Chance grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Morrison flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Joe McNabb grounds out to the second baseman. Rip Braun singles to center field. Tom Stratton grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Randy Sadler singles to right field. Ralph Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Sadler advances to second on the play. Duke Torgeson strikes out. Doc Christian flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Kelvim Erickson singles to left field. Boom-Boom Holt 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 singles to center field. Kelvim Erickson scores. Paxton Weaver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Rudolph strikes out. John McGilvray flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Steve Allen strikes out. Paxton Weaver strikes out. Scott Chance walks. Matt Morrison hits a home run. Scott Chance scores. Bruce Blemker singles to left field. Randy Sadler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Leo Earley walks. Joe McNabb grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Leo Earley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rip Braun grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Ralph Smith hits an infield single to the third baseman. Duke Torgeson strikes out. Doc Christian grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Smith advances to second on the play. Steve Allen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tom Stratton grounds out to the third baseman. Kelvim Erickson pops out to the shortstop. Boom-Boom Holt singles to center field. Kenny Kamau singles to right field. Harry Rudolph walks. John McGilvray strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston Hilly Billy is pinch hitting for Paxton Weaver. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hilly Billy flies out to the center fielder. Scott Chance grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Wade Gouzzie pitching. Leo Earley walks. Leo Earley steals second. Joe McNabb grounds out to the third baseman. Rip Braun reached on a fielding error by Steve Allen. Tom Stratton strikes out. Kelvim Erickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Ed Sanchez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bruce Blemker strikes out. Randy Sadler lines out to the first baseman. Ralph Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 11 Houston total runners LOB: 3
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pat Campos did not respond to coaching in control Sam Keriazakos improves in velocity Brad Smith improves in range Muddy Deal did not respond to coaching in velocity
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bobby Dunham improves in range Bobby Dunham did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Art Jones improves in velocity Pete Benn improves in speed