Inning: 1 Cincinnati Lew Tiant pitching. Lee Burks singles to left field. Lee Burks is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Masanobu Tanaka grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Will Clark grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Yamil Ramirez pitching. Fred Lord grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Ed Perez singles to right field. Charlie Umbricht grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Perez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ed Boyd strikes out. Tony Mills strikes out. Bill Appier grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Purnal Bates singles past the third baseman. John Poindexter walks. Bob Weilman singles to right field. Purnal Bates scores. John Poindexter advances to third on the hit. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Lew Tiant flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, John Poindexter scores. Fred Lord strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jose Guerrero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Coleman grounds out to the second baseman. Yamil Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Ron Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Perez walks. Charlie Umbricht walks. Purnal Bates singles to center field. Ed Perez scores. Charlie Umbricht advances to third on the hit. John Poindexter singles to right field. Charlie Umbricht scores. Purnal Bates advances to third on the hit. Jim Friday comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Weilman singles to center field. Purnal Bates scores. Earl Stanceu pops out to the third baseman. Lew Tiant singles to left field. John Poindexter scores. Bob Weilman advances to third on the hit. Fred Lord flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Lee Burks triples. Masanobu Tanaka singles to right field. Lee Burks scores. Will Clark walks. Ed Boyd grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Masanobu Tanaka advances to third on the play. Tony Mills grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Ron Gonzalez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Umbricht pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bill Appier walks. Jose Guerrero grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Appier advances to second on the play. John Coleman singles to right field. Bill Appier scores. Jim Friday lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, John Coleman forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Lee Burks grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Purnal Bates hits a home run. John Poindexter walks. Bob Weilman grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! John Poindexter advances to second on the play. Earl Stanceu singles to left field. John Poindexter scores. Lew Tiant lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Earl Stanceu is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Masanobu Tanaka strikes out. Will Clark grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Boyd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Fred Lord grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Gonzalez walks. Ed Perez grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ron Gonzalez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Umbricht flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Tony Mills flies out to the left fielder. Bill Appier grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Guerrero strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Purnal Bates flies out to the right fielder. Lou Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. John Poindexter grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Weilman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati John Coleman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rusty Triandos is pinch hitting for Lou Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Rusty Triandos singles to center field. Rusty Triandos steals second. Lee Burks singles to left field. Rusty Triandos scores. Masanobu Tanaka singles to right field. Lee Burks advances to third on the hit. Len Zimmer is pinch hitting for Will Clark. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Len Zimmer grounds out to the pitcher. Masanobu Tanaka advances to second on the play. Ed Boyd grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Hans Mueller pitching. Earl Stanceu triples. Lew Tiant grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Lord singles to center field. Earl Stanceu scores. Ron Gonzalez singles to left field. Fred Lord advances to third on the hit. Alex Tavener is pinch hitting for Ed Perez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Alex Tavener grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Gonzalez advances to second on the play. Cy Brumley is pinch hitting for Charlie Umbricht. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cy Brumley singles to center field. Fred Lord scores. Purnal Bates grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Tony Mills singles past the third baseman. Trevor Veras is pinch hitting for Bill Appier. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Trevor Veras strikes out. Jose Guerrero grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Mills advances to second on the play. John Coleman singles to right field. Tony Mills scores. Bob Smith is pinch hitting for Hans Mueller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Matt Moss did not respond to coaching in endurance Tike Fordham did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tike Fordham did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Phil Auerbach did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hal Roach improves in power_vs_righty Jerry Byrdak did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave McLaughlin did not respond to coaching in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Paulette improves in range Mark Paulette improves in power_vs_righty Archie Griffin improves in range Archie Griffin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Lutenberg improves in range Bobby White did not respond to coaching in C