Inning: 1 Houston Ed Versalles pitching. John Ortiz singles to left field. Babe Miller walks. John Ortiz gets picked off second (1-6). Stan Jordan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Keiichi Tsuji pitching. Jeff Cary grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Kimm flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Slaughter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Kazuhiro Araki strikes out. Jack Francona grounds out to the third baseman. Cam Collier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Willie Moran strikes out. Billy Schulze hits a home run. Cy Knight grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Ruggiero walks. Steve Ruggiero steals second. Masato Okawa singles to center field. Ed Versalles grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Dan Linke grounds out to the shortstop. Hiromori Miyade walks. Keiichi Tsuji lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jeff Cary doubles to center field. Fred Kimm doubles to right field. Jeff Cary scores. Eddie Slaughter grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Moran walks. Billy Schulze strikes out. Cy Knight flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Babe Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Jordan strikes out. Kazuhiro Araki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Steve Ruggiero walks. Masato Okawa strikes out. Ed Versalles lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jack Francona flies out to the right fielder. Cam Collier grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Linke pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jeff Cary strikes out. Fred Kimm grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Slaughter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Hiromori Miyade grounds out to the shortstop. Keiichi Tsuji singles to center field. John Ortiz walks. Babe Miller grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Willie Moran walks. Billy Schulze grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Cy Knight walks. Steve Ruggiero grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Cy Knight is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Stan Jordan singles to right field. Kazuhiro Araki hits a home run. Stan Jordan scores. Jack Francona triples. Cam Collier singles to left field. Jack Francona scores. Dan Linke strikes out. Hiromori Miyade pops out to the shortstop. Keiichi Tsuji strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Masato Okawa reached on a fielding error by John Ortiz. Satoshi Oiwa is pinch hitting for Ed Versalles. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Larry Netzel is pinch running for Masato Okawa on 1st base. Satoshi Oiwa flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Cary flies out to the center fielder. Fred Kimm strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Tippy Canoe pitching. Oshin Unami enters the game as a defensive replacement for Larry Netzel at C. John Ortiz singles to left field. Babe Miller reached on a fielding error by Steve Ruggiero. Stan Jordan flies out to the left fielder. Kazuhiro Araki flies out to the left fielder. Jack Francona flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Eddie Slaughter strikes out. Willie Moran grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Schulze walks. Cy Knight strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Cam Collier pops out to the shortstop. Dan Linke flies out to the left fielder. Hiromori Miyade walks. Mike Brett is pinch hitting for Keiichi Tsuji. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Brett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Kazumasa Hayashi pitching. Steve Ruggiero flies out to the center fielder. Oshin Unami singles to center field. Asaya Idezuki is pinch hitting for Tippy Canoe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Asaya Idezuki doubles to center field. Jeff Cary walks. Fred Kimm strikes out. Eddie Slaughter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Jeff Cary (19), Fred Kimm (4), Asaya Idezuki (11).HR - Billy Schulze (12).GIDP - Billy Schulze, Ed Versalles. Baserunning: SB - Steve Ruggiero (4). Fielding: E - Steve Ruggiero.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tim Smith improves in arm Tom Pitula did not respond to coaching in control Sakae Kono did not respond to coaching in control Chuck Donovan did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Wehner improves in control Roy Wehner did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Lauder did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Mel Vin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Robert Ensberg did not respond to coaching in range Charlie Murakami did not respond to coaching in range Robert Ensberg did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty 'Laser' Pointer did not respond to coaching in speed Kuniko Kawanaka did not respond to coaching in arm Gary Lavelle improves in 2B