Win: Dale Petersen (4-0) Loss: Lee Paige (2-4)
Save: Chris Martin (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Satoru Kobayashi pitching. Bill Vedder singles to left field. Bob Schlotz singles to right field. Bill Vedder advances to third on the hit. Shane Chiwitt lines out to the shortstop. Charlie Locke grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Schlotz advances to second on the play. Mike Letto singles to right field. Bill Vedder scores. Bob Schlotz scores. Jack Miller pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Lee Paige pitching. Bob Timmons singles to center field. Dave Kilroy bunts for a base hit. Hal Haynes grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bob Timmons advances to third on the play. Mike Rawley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Tom McLean strikes out. Mike Phillips singles to right field. Lee Paige lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Mike Phillips forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Vedder pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Brad Crist singles to left field. Jerry Arias grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jack Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Bob Schlotz singles past the shortstop. Shane Chiwitt grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Charlie Locke singles to center field. Mike Letto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Leon Glade strikes out. Satoru Kobayashi strikes out. Bob Timmons flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Jack Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom McLean lines out to the third baseman. Mike Phillips walks. Lee Paige strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dave Kilroy singles past the second baseman. Hal Haynes pops out to the shortstop. Dave Kilroy is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Rawley hits a home run. Brad Crist doubles to right field. Jerry Arias walks. Jack Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Bill Vedder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Schlotz singles to right field. Bob Schlotz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Shane Chiwitt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Leon Glade pops out to the shortstop. Satoru Kobayashi strikes out. Bob Timmons grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Charlie Locke flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Mike Letto doubles to center field. Jack Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Letto advances to third on the play. Dale Petersen 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. Tom McLean grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Dave Kilroy singles to left field. Hal Haynes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Kilroy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Rawley singles to center field. Hal Haynes advances to third on the hit. Brad Crist flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Hal Haynes scores. Jerry Arias grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Rawley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Mike Phillips flies out to the center fielder. Lee Paige strikes out. Bill Vedder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jack Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Leon Glade reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Locke. Frank Giard is pinch hitting for Dale Petersen. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Frank Giard singles to center field. Leon Glade scores. Bob Timmons walks. Dave Kilroy singles to left field. Frank Giard scores. Hal Haynes grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dave Kilroy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Rawley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Chris Martin pitching. Bob Schlotz flies out to the center fielder. Shane Chiwitt pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Locke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Whitey Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brad Crist singles past the shortstop. Jerry Arias grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Brad Crist is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Thomas hits a home run. Jerry Arias scores. Chuck Watson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leon Glade flies out to the center fielder. Chris Martin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Mike Letto doubles to left field. Jack Miller pops out to the catcher. Tom McLean singles to left field. Mike Letto scores. Mike Phillips strikes out. Manny Bober is pinch hitting for Chuck Watson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Manny Bober walks. Bill Vedder strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 7 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Mike Letto is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Andy Day improves in velocity Bob May did not respond to coaching in control Gerald Baird improves in endurance Mike Tauscher improves in speed Scott Burton did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Burton did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Wotus did not respond to coaching in SS
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Griffith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rocky Behenna improves in arm Ray Stargell improves in contact_vs_righty Earl Nixon did not respond to coaching in control Jack Griffith improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Traynor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty