Win: Steve Daugherty (8-5) Loss: Larry Berblinger (4-5)
Save: Bill Elliott (20)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Larry Berblinger pitching. Mike Metcalfe grounds out to the pitcher. Bob McQuaig strikes out. Lou Taylor singles to center field. Mike Wheeler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Steve Daugherty pitching. King Blackburn grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Bancroft walks. Zak Stafford strikes out. Leo Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Darryl Strawberry singles to right field. Mike Villafuerte grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Darryl Strawberry advances to second on the play. Bill Nahorodny strikes out. Johnny Gries grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Gary Smith walks. Steve Pirtle strikes out. Ed Pettit flies out to the right fielder. Larry Macha singles to right field. Larry Berblinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Steve Daugherty flies out to the center fielder. Mike Metcalfe strikes out. Bob McQuaig doubles to right field. Lou Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston King Blackburn flies out to the left fielder. Joe Bancroft pops out to the shortstop. Zak Stafford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Mike Wheeler strikes out. Darryl Strawberry grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Villafuerte flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Leo Johnson hits an infield single to the first baseman. Gary Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Steve Pirtle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bill Nahorodny flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Gries walks. Steve Daugherty lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Metcalfe doubles to center field. Johnny Gries scores. Bob McQuaig flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Pettit grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Macha flies out to the center fielder. Larry Berblinger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Lou Taylor pops out to the first baseman. Mike Wheeler flies out to the right fielder. Darryl Strawberry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston King Blackburn flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Joe Bancroft walks. Zak Stafford singles to center field. Joe Bancroft advances to third on the hit. Leo Johnson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mike Villafuerte walks. Bill Nahorodny flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Gries walks. Steve Daugherty lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Metcalfe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Gary Smith flies out to the center fielder. Steve Pirtle grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Pettit walks. Larry Macha grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Pettit is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bob McQuaig singles to right field. Lou Taylor hits a home run. Bob McQuaig scores. Bill Swift comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mike Wheeler grounds out to the second baseman. Darryl Strawberry strikes out. Mike Villafuerte grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Carl Lloyd is pinch hitting for Bill Swift. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Carl Lloyd pops out to the second baseman. King Blackburn hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joe Bancroft strikes out. Bill Elliott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Zak Stafford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Hal Duser pitching. Bill Nahorodny flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Gries walks. Bill Elliott lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Metcalfe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Roger Gibson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob McQuaig at 2B. Mardie Garbowski enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Wheeler at 3B. Leo Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Gary Smith doubles to left field. Steve Pirtle grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Smith advances to third on the play. Ed Pettit grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 7
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Brickyard Beecher improves in speed Bugs Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity James Blonde did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Gleeson did not respond to coaching in speed Lefty Tate did not respond to coaching in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Leppert did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Scharein did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Leppert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Wyatt improves in arm Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in 2B