Win: Tom Kolb (6-6) Loss: Frank Burns (3-6)
Save: Ken Keatley (20)
Inning: 1 Houston Frank Burns pitching. Bob Eyre flies out to the right fielder. Scott Chance grounds out to the third baseman. John Marrow is hit by a pitch. John Marrow steals second. Paul Belle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Tom Kolb pitching. Bump Candelaria doubles to center field. Tom Stratton strikes out. Kelly Strom grounds out to the pitcher. Glenn Erickson singles to center field. Bump Candelaria uses his aggressiveness and scores. Leo Earley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Matt Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Blemker walks. Ed Schmulbach strikes out. John McGilvray singles to center field. Bruce Blemker advances to third on the hit. Tom Kolb strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Pete Zuvella flies out to the right fielder. Kelvim Erickson grounds out to the second baseman. Kenny Kamau grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Bob Eyre flies out to the right fielder. Scott Chance singles to right field. John Marrow grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Scott Chance is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Belle singles past the third baseman. John Marrow advances to third on the hit. Paul Belle steals second. Matt Morrison grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Frank Burns grounds out to the second baseman. Bump Candelaria flies out to the left fielder. Tom Stratton grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bruce Blemker flies out to the center fielder. Ed Schmulbach strikes out. John McGilvray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Kelly Strom strikes out. Glenn Erickson grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Earley singles to center field. Pete Zuvella strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Tom Kolb grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bob Eyre strikes out. Scott Chance grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Kelvim Erickson strikes out. Kenny Kamau grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Burns flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston John Marrow singles to center field. John Marrow steals second. Paul Belle flies out to the center fielder. Matt Morrison doubles to center field. John Marrow scores. Bruce Blemker strikes out. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ed Schmulbach singles to center field. Matt Morrison scores. Ed Schmulbach steals second. John McGilvray flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bump Candelaria singles to center field. Tom Stratton flies out to the left fielder. Kelly Strom strikes out. Glenn Erickson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Tom Kolb grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Eyre singles to left field. Bob Eyre steals second. Scott Chance walks. John Marrow strikes out. Paul Belle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Leo Earley flies out to the center fielder. Pete Zuvella flies out to the right fielder. Kelvim Erickson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Kevin Voigt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Matt Morrison flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Blemker strikes out. Ed Schmulbach grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Kenny Kamau flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Peters is pinch hitting for Kevin Voigt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Dennis Peters flies out to the left fielder. Bump Candelaria singles to right field. Tom Stratton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Ed Sanchez pitching. John McGilvray pops out to the second baseman. Mandy Hughes is pinch hitting for Tom Kolb. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mandy Hughes grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Eyre flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Ken Keatley pitching. Kelly Strom strikes out. Glenn Erickson walks. Glenn Erickson steals second. Leo Earley is hit by a pitch. Pete Zuvella grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Phelan did not respond to coaching in control Urbane Gatewood did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty June Emmerich improves in range Bobby Dunham improves in contact_vs_lefty Terry Fordyce did not respond to coaching in RF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pat Campos did not respond to coaching in control Joe White did not respond to coaching in control Homer Higdon did not respond to coaching in range Brad Smith improves in speed