Win: Steve Graves (3-2) Loss: Rick Carter (0-1)
Save: Jim Genewich (4)
Inning: 1 Houston George Kane pitching. Joe Butler singles to center field. Galen Foss flies out to the center fielder. Brad Stivetts singles to left field. Fred Beck pops out to the third baseman. Guillermo Avalos pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Merv Jackson pitching. Mike Zachary flies out to the left fielder. Frank Keller strikes out. Jeffrey Gerken strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bill Herbert pops out to the first baseman. Dick Simpson strikes out. Jason Shaw grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bill Bauer doubles to right field. Brent Neale grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Holloman pops out to the shortstop. Mike Wine flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Merv Jackson strikes out. Joe Butler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Galen Foss strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Scott Shevlin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Kane strikes out. Mike Zachary walks. Frank Keller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Brad Stivetts walks. Fred Beck flies out to the center fielder. Guillermo Avalos hits a home run. Brad Stivetts scores. Bill Herbert singles to right field. Dick Simpson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Bauer strikes out. Brent Neale singles to right field. Doug Holloman singles to right field. Mike Wine flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Jason Shaw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Merv Jackson lines out to the shortstop. Joe Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Scott Shevlin hits an infield single to the second baseman. George Kane fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Kane strikes out. Mike Zachary triples. Scott Shevlin scores. Frank Keller doubles to center field. Mike Zachary scores. Jeffrey Gerken hits a home run. Frank Keller scores. Bill Bauer flies out to the center fielder. Brent Neale walks. Doug Holloman pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Galen Foss singles to left field. Galen Foss is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Brad Stivetts singles to center field. Fred Beck strikes out. Guillermo Avalos flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike Wine strikes out. Scott Shevlin singles to right field. Scott Shevlin steals second. George Kane flies out to the right fielder. Mike Zachary grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Herbert walks. Dick Simpson hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jason Shaw flies out to the left fielder. Steve Graves 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. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Merv Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Herbert scores. Dick Simpson advances to third on the play. Joe Butler singles to center field. Dick Simpson scores. Galen Foss grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Butler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Frank Keller singles to right field. Rick Carter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Keller advances to second on the play. Bill Bauer grounds out to the third baseman. Brent Neale walks. Doug Holloman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Brad Stivetts singles to left field. Fred Beck grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Guillermo Avalos strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Mike Wine flies out to the right fielder. Scott Shevlin hits a home run. Howie Karpel is pinch hitting for Steve Graves. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Howie Karpel grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Zachary singles to center field. Frank Keller grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Zachary is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jim Genewich pitching. Bill Herbert grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Simpson pops out to the first baseman. Jason Shaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 4 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Galen Foss is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Hickey did not respond to coaching in velocity Babe Patterson improves in contact_vs_lefty Belden Chaplin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Brinkman improves in range Al Lopez improves in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Josh Cannell improves in power_vs_lefty Billy Roberts improves in power_vs_righty Al Bargar did not respond to coaching in velocity Moe Yastrzemski did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Winkelman did not respond to coaching in 1B