Win: Carl Donahue (12-6) Loss: Buddy Morton (8-13)
Inning: 1 Houston Carl Donahue pitching. Alex Wise strikes out. Sam Howerton walks. Belden Chaplin singles to right field. Kazuya Ogo singles to right field. Bill Colbert grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Buddy Morton pitching. Scott Shevlin strikes out. Dominic Guillen walks. Jeffrey Gerken flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bill Bauer singles to left field. Dominic Guillen advances to third on the hit. Brent Neale singles to left field. Dominic Guillen scores. Sheldon Rogers grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Brent Neale is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Gary Bressler flies out to the left fielder. Hector Hartgraves singles to right field. Guillermo Avalos flies out to the center fielder. Buddy Morton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hector Hartgraves is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Mike Wine flies out to the center fielder. Mike Zachary flies out to the right fielder. Carl Donahue flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Alex Wise singles to left field. Sam Howerton strikes out. Belden Chaplin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Scott Shevlin pops out to the first baseman. Dominic Guillen flies out to the right fielder. Jeffrey Gerken strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Kazuya Ogo singles to right field. Bill Colbert strikes out. Gary Bressler grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Kazuya Ogo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hector Hartgraves strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bill Bauer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Brent Neale singles to left field. Sheldon Rogers reached on a fielding error by Bill Colbert. Mike Wine singles to right field. Brent Neale scores. Sheldon Rogers advances to third on the hit. Mike Zachary doubles to center field. Sheldon Rogers scores. Mike Wine uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carl Donahue flies out to the left fielder. Scott Shevlin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Guillermo Avalos walks. Buddy Morton fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Buddy Morton flies out to the right fielder. Alex Wise strikes out. Sam Howerton doubles to center field. Guillermo Avalos uses his aggressiveness and scores. Belden Chaplin walks. Kazuya Ogo singles to left field. Sam Howerton scores. Bill Colbert singles to right field. Gary Bressler grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Belden Chaplin is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dominic Guillen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeffrey Gerken flies out to the left fielder. Bill Bauer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Hector Hartgraves walks. Hector Hartgraves steals second. Guillermo Avalos singles to right field. Hector Hartgraves scores. Frank Lobert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buddy Morton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Wise walks. Sam Howerton grounds out to the second baseman. Guillermo Avalos advances to third on the play. Alex Wise advances to second on the play. Belden Chaplin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Brent Neale singles to right field. Brent Neale steals second. Sheldon Rogers grounds out to the second baseman. Brent Neale advances to third on the play. Mike Wine pops out to the first baseman. Mike Zachary walks. Bill Gray is pinch hitting for Frank Lobert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill Gray singles to right field. Brent Neale scores. Mike Zachary advances to third on the hit. Ad Harkness comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Scott Shevlin singles to left field. Mike Zachary scores. Bill Gray advances to third on the hit. Dominic Guillen pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Steve Graves pitching. Kazuya Ogo flies out to the left fielder. Bill Colbert singles to center field. Gary Bressler grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Bauer pops out to the third baseman. Brent Neale strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Hector Hartgraves grounds out to the pitcher. Guillermo Avalos singles to left field. Brad Stivetts is pinch hitting for Ad Harkness. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brad Stivetts walks. Alex Wise strikes out. Sam Howerton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Johnnie LaRue pitching. Sheldon Rogers singles to right field. Mike Wine pops out to the shortstop. Sheldon Rogers is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Zachary doubles to left field. 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 triples. Mike Zachary scores. Scott Shevlin pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Al Masterson pitching. Belden Chaplin pops out to the second baseman. Kazuya Ogo singles to center field. Bill Colbert strikes out. Gary Bressler lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 12 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Sam Howerton (13).GIDP - Belden Chaplin, Bill Colbert, Gary Bressler. Baserunning: SB - Hector Hartgraves (12). Fielding: E - Bill Colbert.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: D+ Improvements: Al Lopez improves in range Frank Leinhauser did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Lopez improves in range Ricky Dillard 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: Doug Holloman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Doug Holloman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Bargar improves in velocity Gee Menendez improves in arm