Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ernie Bigbee pitching. Leo Earley flies out to the center fielder. Tom Stratton pops out to the first baseman. Kenny Kamau lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Denny Soto pitching. Mandy Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Chance hits a home run. Bruce Blemker singles to center field. Matt Morrison strikes out. Bob Eyre pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Esteban Evers grounds out to the second baseman. Glenn Erickson pops out to the first baseman. Kelly Strom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Randy Sadler pops out to the first baseman. Duke Torgeson grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Schmulbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Hy Drake pops out to the catcher. Kelvim Erickson strikes out. Denny Soto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Ernie Bigbee grounds out to the shortstop. Mandy Hughes walks. Scott Chance strikes out. Bruce Blemker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Leo Earley lines out to the shortstop. Tom Stratton flies out to the center fielder. Kenny Kamau grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Matt Morrison singles to left field. Bob Eyre hits a home run. Matt Morrison scores. Erskine Mayer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Sadler singles to right field. Duke Torgeson strikes out. Ed Schmulbach grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Esteban Evers grounds out to the shortstop. Glenn Erickson walks. Kelly Strom walks. Hy Drake grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ernie Bigbee hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mandy Hughes strikes out. Scott Chance grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ernie Bigbee is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bruce Blemker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Scott Chance is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Kelvim Erickson flies out to the center fielder. Erskine Mayer grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Earley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Matt Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Bob Eyre flies out to the center fielder. Randy Sadler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Tom Stratton strikes out. Kenny Kamau singles to center field. Kenny Kamau is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Esteban Evers singles to center field. Glenn Erickson walks. Kelly Strom walks. Pete Zuvella is pinch hitting for Hy Drake. Pete Zuvella lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Houston Harry Rudolph enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pete Zuvella at LF. Duke Torgeson strikes out. Ed Schmulbach grounds out to the shortstop. Hilly Billy is pinch hitting for Ernie Bigbee. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Hilly Billy singles to center field. Mandy Hughes walks. Scott Chance doubles to left field. Hilly Billy scores. Mandy Hughes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kazunori Miyamoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bruce Blemker hits a home run. Scott Chance scores. Matt Morrison triples. Bob Eyre grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bill Bolton pitching. Kelvim Erickson flies out to the right fielder. Dennis Peters is pinch hitting for Kazunori Miyamoto. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Dennis Peters doubles to right field. Leo Earley triples. Dennis Peters scores. Tom Stratton strikes out. Kenny Kamau flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Dave Walkup pitching. Ralph Smith is pinch hitting for Randy Sadler. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ralph Smith singles to left field. Duke Torgeson walks. Ed Schmulbach flies out to the left fielder. Doc Christian is pinch hitting for Bill Bolton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Doc Christian grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ralph Smith is out at third base. Mandy Hughes walks. Scott Chance walks. Duke Torgeson scores. Bruce Blemker strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Rich Nagy pitching. Esteban Evers singles to right field. Glenn Erickson doubles to center field. Kelly Strom singles to right field. Esteban Evers scores. Glenn Erickson scores. Kelly Strom is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Harry Rudolph pops out to the third baseman. Kelvim Erickson singles to left field. Tommy Healy is pinch hitting for Dave Walkup. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tommy Healy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brad Smith improves in arm Joe White did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Daubert did not respond to coaching in velocity Lynn Brewer did not respond to coaching in arm
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chuck Davis improves in range Chuck Davis improves in speed Roger Yingling did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Leonard improves in contact_vs_righty