Win: Rich Nagy (1-0) Loss: Kevin Voigt (1-2)
Save: Ken Keatley (8)
Inning: 1 Houston Hal Allen pitching. Bob Eyre flies out to the center fielder. Scott Chance flies out to the center fielder. John Marrow grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Tom Kolb pitching. Bump Candelaria pops out to the shortstop. Esteban Evers singles to right field. Tom Stratton singles to left field. Glenn Erickson walks. Kelly Strom flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Leo Earley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Paul Belle grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Morrison pops out to the third baseman. Bruce Blemker reached on a 2-base fielding error by Kelly Strom. Ed Schmulbach singles to center field. Bruce Blemker scores. Ed Schmulbach is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Pete Zuvella walks. Kelvim Erickson strikes out. Hal Allen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bump Candelaria walks. Esteban Evers strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Danny Crawford walks. Tom Kolb lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Eyre strikes out. Scott Chance strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Tom Stratton flies out to the center fielder. Glenn Erickson doubles to center field. Kelly Strom grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Earley singles to left field. Glenn Erickson scores. Pete Zuvella singles to center field. Leo Earley advances to third on the hit. Pete Zuvella steals second. Kelvim Erickson doubles to center field. Leo Earley scores. Pete Zuvella scores. Hal Allen is hit by a pitch. Bump Candelaria singles past the shortstop. Kelvim Erickson is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston John Marrow walks. Paul Belle flies out to the center fielder. Matt Morrison pops out to the second baseman. Bruce Blemker doubles past the third baseman. Ed Schmulbach singles to right field. John Marrow scores. Bruce Blemker scores. Erskine Mayer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Schmulbach steals second. Danny Crawford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Esteban Evers singles to right field. Tom Stratton grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Esteban Evers is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Glenn Erickson lines out to the shortstop. Kelly Strom flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Tom Kolb strikes out. Bob Eyre singles to left field. Scott Chance walks. John Marrow grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Leo Earley grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Zuvella flies out to the center fielder. Kelvim Erickson lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Paul Belle singles to center field. Matt Morrison flies out to the right fielder. Paul Belle steals second. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Belle advances to third on the play. Ed Schmulbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Erskine Mayer strikes out. Bump Candelaria walks. Esteban Evers singles to center field. Bump Candelaria is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Tom Stratton walks. Glenn Erickson walks. Kelly Strom walks. Esteban Evers scores. Phil Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leo Earley strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Houston Danny Crawford singles to center field. Randy Sadler is pinch hitting for Phil Williams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Randy Sadler grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Danny Crawford is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Eyre flies out to the left fielder. Scott Chance grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Randy Sadler is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Ben Goossen pitching. Pete Zuvella pops out to the catcher. Kelvim Erickson grounds out to the second baseman. Erskine Mayer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston John Marrow singles to right field. Paul Belle flies out to the right fielder. Matt Morrison grounds out to the pitcher. John Marrow advances to second on the play. Bruce Blemker singles to left field. John Marrow scores. Bruce Blemker steals second. Ed Schmulbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bump Candelaria flies out to the center fielder. Esteban Evers grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Stratton walks. Glenn Erickson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Danny Crawford grounds out to the third baseman. Hilly Billy is pinch hitting for Ben Goossen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hilly Billy doubles to left field. Bob Eyre walks. Scott Chance lines out to the pitcher. Ed Sanchez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. John Marrow strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Rich Nagy pitching. Kelly Strom walks. Kelly Strom steals second. Leo Earley flies out to the right fielder. Pete Zuvella flies out to the right fielder. Kelvim Erickson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Paul Belle pops out to the second baseman. Matt Morrison strikes out. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Dennis Peters is pinch hitting for Ed Sanchez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Dennis Peters grounds out to the second baseman. Bump Candelaria flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Esteban Evers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Houston Kevin Voigt pitching. Ed Schmulbach singles to left field. Ed Schmulbach steals second. Danny Crawford lines out to the first baseman. Ralph Smith is pinch hitting for Rich Nagy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ralph Smith hits a home run. Ed Schmulbach scores. Dave Walkup comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Eyre singles to center field. Bob Eyre is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Scott Chance doubles to left field. John Marrow grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Cincinnati Ken Keatley pitching. Tom Stratton walks. Glenn Erickson reached on a fielding error by Matt Morrison. Kelly Strom walks. Leo Earley grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Tom Stratton is out at home. Pete Zuvella grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Glenn Erickson scores. Kelly Strom advances to third on the play. Leo Earley advances to second on the play. Kelvim Erickson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 14
Batting:2B - Scott Chance (7), Bruce Blemker (3), Hilly Billy (3).HR - Ralph Smith (1).GIDP - John Marrow. Baserunning: SB - Paul Belle (5), Bruce Blemker (5), Ed Schmulbach 2 (5).CS - Bob Eyre (3), Ed Schmulbach (3). Fielding: E - Matt Morrison.
Batting:2B - Glenn Erickson (8), Kelvim Erickson (4).HBP - Hal Allen (1). Baserunning: SB - Kelly Strom (4), Pete Zuvella (4). Fielding: E - Kelly Strom.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Phelan did not respond to coaching in control Chuck Davis improves in contact_vs_lefty Terry Fordyce improves in power_vs_lefty Bobby Dunham improves in contact_vs_lefty Terry Fordyce did not respond to coaching in RF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brad Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Eli Campisi did not respond to coaching in control Jim Daubert did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe White did not respond to coaching in control