Win: Hal Constable (3-11) Loss: Zeb Caminiti (11-7)
Save: Norm Smith (35)
Inning: 1 Houston Zeb Caminiti pitching. Babe Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Moose Geiger singles to left field. Bill McClure flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Matarazzo doubles to right field. Moose Geiger uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cam Collier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Hal Constable pitching. Jordan Goldsmith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Netzel singles to left field. Asaya Idezuki grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston David Lindsay flies out to the right fielder. Steve Brown singles to left field. Kazuhiro Araki strikes out. Hal Constable strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Willie Moran flies out to the center fielder. Cy Knight flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Cary singles to right field. Davey Tremper grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Cary is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Babe Miller strikes out. Moose Geiger grounds out to the third baseman. Bill McClure singles to right field. Jerry Matarazzo hits a home run. Bill McClure scores. Cam Collier hits a home run. David Lindsay grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Tommy Barnowski singles to center field. Zeb Caminiti lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Tommy Barnowski forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jordan Goldsmith singles to right field. Larry Netzel hits a home run. Zeb Caminiti scores. Jordan Goldsmith scores. Asaya Idezuki singles to center field. Willie Moran flies out to the center fielder. Cy Knight singles to left field. Asaya Idezuki advances to third on the hit. Jeff Cary walks. Davey Tremper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Houston Steve Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Kazuhiro Araki grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Constable strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Tommy Barnowski singles to right field. Zeb Caminiti lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jordan Goldsmith strikes out. Larry Netzel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Babe Miller doubles to center field. Moose Geiger singles to left field. Babe Miller scores. Tippy Canoe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill McClure lines out to the second baseman. Jerry Matarazzo strikes out. Moose Geiger steals second. Cam Collier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Asaya Idezuki pops out to the second baseman. Willie Moran grounds out to the pitcher. Cy Knight flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston David Lindsay singles to left field. David Lindsay is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Steve Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kazuhiro Araki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jeff Cary doubles to left field. Davey Tremper lines out to the shortstop. Tommy Barnowski walks. Tippy Canoe lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Tommy Barnowski advances to second on the play. Tommy Barnowski advances to second on the play. Jordan Goldsmith singles to left field. Tommy Barnowski uses his aggressiveness and scores. Scott Blair 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. Larry Netzel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Scott Blair grounds out to the third baseman. Babe Miller strikes out. Moose Geiger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Asaya Idezuki pops out to the catcher. Willie Moran strikes out. Cy Knight grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bill McClure grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Matarazzo grounds out to the third baseman. Cam Collier walks. Mike Brett is pinch hitting for David Lindsay. Mike Brett doubles to left field. Cam Collier uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Herrmann comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Steve Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jeff Cary singles to left field. Davey Tremper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Cary advances to second on the play. Tommy Barnowski reached on a fielding error by Bill McClure. Fred Kimm is pinch hitting for Ed Herrmann. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Kimm singles to left field. Jeff Cary scores. Kazumasa Hayashi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jordan Goldsmith grounds out to the third baseman. Tommy Barnowski advances to third on the play. Fred Kimm advances to second on the play. Larry Netzel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Gene Foutz pitching. Kazuhiro Araki walks. Johnny Wheeler is pinch hitting for Kazumasa Hayashi. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Johnny Wheeler flies out to the left fielder. Kazuhiro Araki steals second. Babe Miller flies out to the right fielder. Moose Geiger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Norm Smith pitching. Asaya Idezuki grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Willie Moran strikes out. Cy Knight grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 5 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 9
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bert Taylor improves in speed Pete Tartabull did not respond to coaching in control Hiromori Miyade did not respond to coaching in arm Luis Peitz did not respond to coaching in velocity Rich Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Linke did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Ortiz did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Marion Levy did not respond to coaching in control Terry Paschal did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Ruggiero did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Harry Radke did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty 'Laser' Pointer improves in contact_vs_righty Willie DeWitt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Nadroj Goldsmith did not respond to coaching in 3B