Inning: 1 Houston Carl Donahue pitching. Bill Herbert grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Bressler pops out to the first baseman. Dave Cormier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Buddy Morton pitching. Scott Shevlin flies out to the right fielder. Dominic Guillen strikes out. Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jason Shaw strikes out. Guillermo Avalos singles to right field. Chris Malloy doubles to right field. Guillermo Avalos uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sam Howerton singles to right field. Chris Malloy scores. Hector Hartgraves strikes out. Buddy Morton pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bill Bauer grounds out to the third baseman. Brent Neale flies out to the center fielder. Sheldon Rogers singles to right field. Mike Wine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Bill Herbert hits a home run. Gary Bressler singles to center field. Dave Cormier strikes out. Jason Shaw grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gary Bressler is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Guillermo Avalos walks. Chris Malloy singles to center field. Jason Shaw scores. Guillermo Avalos advances to third on the hit. Sam Howerton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Mike Zachary strikes out. Carl Donahue grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Shevlin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Hector Hartgraves hits a home run. Fred Lidle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buddy Morton grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Herbert grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gary Bressler walks. Dave Cormier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dominic Guillen flies out to the right fielder. Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Bauer doubles to right field. Brent Neale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jason Shaw walks. Jason Shaw is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Guillermo Avalos singles to center field. Guillermo Avalos is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Chris Malloy walks. Chris Malloy steals second. Sam Howerton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Sheldon Rogers singles to right field. Mike Wine pops out to the first baseman. Mike Zachary singles to center field. Bill Gray is pinch hitting for Fred Lidle. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Gray strikes out. Scott Shevlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Al Masterson pitching. Hector Hartgraves hits a home run. Buddy Morton reached on a fielding error by Mike Wine. Bill Herbert grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Buddy Morton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gary Bressler flies out to the center fielder. Dave Cormier grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Herbert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Dominic Guillen singles to center field. Jeffrey Gerken singles to left field. Dominic Guillen advances to third on the hit. Bill Bauer walks. Brent Neale flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Dominic Guillen scores. Sheldon Rogers pops out to the second baseman. Mike Wine strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Jason Shaw grounds out to the shortstop. Guillermo Avalos doubles past the third baseman. Chris Malloy walks. Sam Howerton singles to right field. Guillermo Avalos scores. Chris Malloy advances to third on the hit. Steve Graves comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hector Hartgraves strikes out. Buddy Morton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mike Zachary strikes out. Shingo Okaji is pinch hitting for Steve Graves. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Shingo Okaji grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Shevlin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Walt Covington pitching. Bill Herbert singles to left field. Gary Bressler flies out to the left fielder. Dave Cormier grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Dominic Guillen singles past the shortstop. Jeffrey Gerken grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bill Bauer walks. Brent Neale grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Bauer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jason Shaw doubles to right field. Guillermo Avalos doubles to center field. Jason Shaw scores. Chris Malloy strikes out. Guillermo Avalos steals third. Sam Howerton strikes out. Hector Hartgraves grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Sheldon Rogers pops out to the shortstop. Herman Claset is pinch hitting for Mike Wine. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Herman Claset reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chris Malloy. Frank Keller is pinch hitting for Mike Zachary. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Keller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Herman Claset advances to third on the play. Toshio Ichiba is pinch hitting for Walt Covington. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Toshio Ichiba grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Jason Shaw (11), Guillermo Avalos 2 (17), Chris Malloy (7).HR - Bill Herbert (9), Hector Hartgraves 2 (4).GIDP - Dave Cormier. Baserunning: SB - Guillermo Avalos (11), Chris Malloy (7).CS - Jason Shaw (5), Guillermo Avalos (8). Fielding: E - Chris Malloy.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Garvin Rain improves in power_vs_lefty Yaibel Benitez improves in control Frank Leinhauser did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Babe Patterson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mark Romero improves in control Pat Pfeil improves in contact_vs_lefty Billy Roberts did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Hale did not respond to coaching in control