Win: Marion Levy (10-13) Loss: Sam Alicea (10-9)
Save: Ed Herrmann (31)
Inning: 1 Houston Marion Levy pitching. Babe Miller singles past the shortstop. Kazuhiro Araki singles to center field. Babe Miller advances to third on the hit. Bert Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Babe Miller scores. Kazuhiro Araki advances to second on the play. Dan Linke flies out to the left fielder. John Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Sam Alicea pitching. Jeff Cary grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Netzel walks. Eddie Slaughter singles to center field. Larry Netzel is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Billy Schulze grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Eddie Slaughter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Steve Brown strikes out. Mike Brett walks. Adolfo Marrero grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Pete Ter singles to right field. Willie Moran grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pete Ter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Willie Moran steals second. Steve Ruggiero grounds out to the shortstop. Masato Okawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Sam Alicea grounds out to the third baseman. Babe Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Kazuhiro Araki singles to left field. Bert Taylor doubles to right field. Kazuhiro Araki uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dan Linke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Marion Levy strikes out. Jeff Cary singles to right field. Jeff Cary is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Larry Netzel singles to center field. Eddie Slaughter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston John Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Brown pops out to the first baseman. Mike Brett walks. Adolfo Marrero flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Billy Schulze walks. Pete Ter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Schulze advances to second on the play. Willie Moran flies out to the center fielder. Steve Ruggiero hits a home run. Billy Schulze scores. Masato Okawa singles to right field. Marion Levy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Sam Alicea reached on a 2-base throwing error by Willie Moran. Babe Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Alicea advances to third on the play. Kazuhiro Araki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam Alicea scores. Bert Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jeff Cary walks. Larry Netzel strikes out. Eddie Slaughter strikes out. Billy Schulze singles to left field. Pete Ter grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Billy Schulze is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Dan Linke flies out to the center fielder. John Ortiz doubles to center field. Steve Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Ortiz advances to third on the play. Mike Brett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Willie Moran reached on a 2-base fielding error by Babe Miller. Steve Ruggiero grounds out to the shortstop. Masato Okawa grounds out to the pitcher. Marion Levy singles to center field. Willie Moran scores. Jeff Cary grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Marion Levy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Adolfo Marrero strikes out. Sam Alicea strikes out. Babe Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Larry Netzel flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Eddie Slaughter flies out to the left fielder. Billy Schulze grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Kazuhiro Araki hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bert Taylor singles to right field. Dan Linke flies out to the right fielder. John Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kazuhiro Araki advances to third on the play. Bert Taylor advances to second on the play. Steve Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Pete Ter grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Moran hits a home run. Steve Ruggiero flies out to the left fielder. Masato Okawa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Ed Herrmann comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Brett grounds out to the shortstop. Adolfo Marrero flies out to the center fielder. Hiromori Miyade is pinch hitting for Sam Alicea. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hiromori Miyade singles to right field. Babe Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 7 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sakae Kono did not respond to coaching in control John Hairston did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tracy Melter improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Gaines did not respond to coaching in endurance Pete Tartabull did not respond to coaching in control Tim Smith improves in arm Tim Lauder did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Charlie Murakami did not respond to coaching in arm Kuniko Kawanaka did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Wolcott improves in power_vs_righty Gary Lavelle did not respond to coaching in arm Bengie Molina did not respond to coaching in speed 'Laser' Pointer did not respond to coaching in range Roger Grimsby did not respond to coaching in 1B