Win: Skeeter Tillman (2-1) Loss: Carlos Huelsman (2-2)
Inning: 1 Houston Felix Chapman pitching. Buddy Curd walks. Judas Priest lines out to the second baseman. Mike Dessens grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Buddy Curd is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pat Rosenberg reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jeb Hainesworth. Davey Grady flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Wally Wooten pitching. Yoshitaka Tamagawa hits a home run. Harvey Allen strikes out. Warren Kemmer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Richards singles to left field. Jeb Hainesworth walks. Frank Ewing singles past the second baseman. Joe Richards scores. Bert Grant comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John McManus grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Russ Attreau grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Bisquette singles to left field. Al Sikorski flies out to the left fielder. Bert Grant grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chuck Bisquette is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jeff Hendryx grounds out to the shortstop. Felix Chapman lines out to the second baseman. Yoshitaka Tamagawa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Buddy Curd pops out to the second baseman. Judas Priest flies out to the center fielder. Mike Dessens grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Harvey Allen singles to right field. Warren Kemmer singles to right field. Joe Richards flies out to the center fielder. Jeb Hainesworth flies out to the left fielder. Frank Ewing strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Pat Rosenberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Davey Grady singles to left field. Russ Attreau singles to center field. Davey Grady is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Chuck Bisquette strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati John McManus grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Hendryx grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Felix Chapman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Al Sikorski flies out to the left fielder. Bert Grant flies out to the right fielder. Buddy Curd walks. Judas Priest singles to right field. Mike Dessens grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Yoshitaka Tamagawa singles to center field. Yoshitaka Tamagawa is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Harvey Allen flies out to the center fielder. Warren Kemmer singles to right field. Warren Kemmer steals second. Joe Richards pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Pat Rosenberg singles to right field. Davey Grady strikes out. Russ Attreau grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pat Rosenberg advances to second on the play. Del Woehr is pinch hitting for Chuck Bisquette. Del Woehr flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Steve Castillo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Del Woehr at C. Jeb Hainesworth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Ewing strikes out. John McManus pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Al Sikorski grounds out to the second baseman. Buck Bruton is pinch hitting for Bert Grant. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Buck Bruton flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Curd grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Roger Matthews pitching. Jeff Hendryx pops out to the first baseman. Felix Chapman strikes out. Yoshitaka Tamagawa doubles to right field. Harvey Allen singles past the second baseman. Yoshitaka Tamagawa scores. Warren Kemmer doubles past the third baseman. Joe Richards strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Judas Priest grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Dessens singles to left field. Pat Rosenberg flies out to the left fielder. Davey Grady triples. Mike Dessens scores. Yulexis Lopez 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. Russ Attreau doubles to right field. Davey Grady scores. Steve Castillo walks. Al Sikorski strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jeb Hainesworth flies out to the right fielder. Frank Ewing grounds out to the shortstop. John McManus singles to right field. Jeff Hendryx flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Mike Dagenhard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Vendas El Equipo is pinch hitting for Roger Matthews. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Vendas El Equipo hits a home run. Buddy Curd flies out to the left fielder. Judas Priest flies out to the right fielder. Mike Dessens grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Silhouette Deshaies pitching. Tony Layden is pinch hitting for Mike Dagenhard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Tony Layden pops out to the first baseman. Yoshitaka Tamagawa walks. Harvey Allen grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Yoshitaka Tamagawa advances to second on the play. Warren Kemmer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Skeeter Tillman pitching. Pat Rosenberg flies out to the center fielder. Davey Grady flies out to the center fielder. Russ Attreau grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Joe Richards flies out to the center fielder. Jeb Hainesworth hits an infield single to the first baseman. Frank Ewing strikes out. John McManus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Houston Steve Castillo grounds out to the shortstop. Al Sikorski strikes out. Jamal Greenberg is pinch hitting for Silhouette Deshaies. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jamal Greenberg lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Cincinnati Carlos Huelsman pitching. Jeff Hendryx grounds out to the second baseman. Skeeter Tillman lines out to the second baseman. Yoshitaka Tamagawa lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Houston Buddy Curd flies out to the right fielder. Judas Priest flies out to the right fielder. Mike Dessens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Cincinnati Harvey Allen flies out to the right fielder. Warren Kemmer is hit by a pitch. Joe Richards singles to right field. Warren Kemmer advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Jeb Hainesworth singles to right field. Warren Kemmer scores. Houston total runners left on base: 9 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Wally Wooten is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Vance Honeycutt did not respond to coaching in speed Jorge Mateo improves in power_vs_righty Coby Mayo improves in contact_vs_righty Slim Smith did not respond to coaching in range Enrique Bradfield did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Steve Mieske improves in arm Steve Mieske did not respond to coaching in range Willy Palagyi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dennis Ferson improves in contact_vs_lefty Garry Anderson did not respond to coaching in 3B