Win: Joe Marion (1-1) Loss: Barry Fitzgerald (0-4)
Save: Yui Doi (4)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Barry Fitzgerald pitching. Drungo Bartee singles to center field. Louie Hill pops out to the first baseman. Carlos Werts singles to right field. Dave Connors grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Joe Marion pitching. Lee Jones flies out to the right fielder. Rick McCracken pops out to the first baseman. Mamoru Abe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Hugh Federoff reached on a fielding error by Rick McCracken. Dave Rodriguez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hugh Federoff is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lance Parrish strikes out. Bob Salvo singles to center field. Joe Marion flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Walt Breton grounds out to the pitcher. Sailor Abstein triples. Bort Thompson hits a home run. Sailor Abstein scores. Frank Sizemore doubles to center field. Dom Terry strikes out. Barry Fitzgerald strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Drungo Bartee walks. Louie Hill grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Drungo Bartee is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carlos Werts hits a home run. Louie Hill scores. Dave Connors walks. Hugh Federoff hits a home run. Dave Connors scores. Dave Rodriguez hits a home run. Luis Palacios comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lance Parrish strikes out. Bob Salvo hits a home run. Joe Marion strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Lee Jones hits an infield single to the second baseman. Lee Jones steals second. Rick McCracken flies out to the center fielder. Mamoru Abe strikes out. Walt Breton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Drungo Bartee flies out to the center fielder. Louie Hill grounds out to the third baseman. Carlos Werts flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Sailor Abstein singles to center field. Bort Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Sailor Abstein advances to second on the play. Frank Sizemore singles to left field. Sailor Abstein scores. Dom Terry flies out to the right fielder. Luis Palacios pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dave Connors singles to center field. Hugh Federoff lines out to the shortstop. Dave Rodriguez lines out to the shortstop. Lance Parrish grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Connors is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Lee Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Rick McCracken strikes out. Mamoru Abe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bob Salvo flies out to the right fielder. Joe Marion lines out to the pitcher. Drungo Bartee grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Walt Breton walks. Walt Breton steals second. Sailor Abstein strikes out. Bort Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Frank Sizemore pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Louie Hill walks. Harry Thormahlen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Carlos Werts singles to left field. Louie Hill advances to third on the hit. Dave Connors lines out to the shortstop. Carlos Werts is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hugh Federoff grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Dom Terry grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Chambers is pinch hitting for Harry Thormahlen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Chambers strikes out. Lee Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jake The Snake Kendall pitching. Dave Rodriguez pops out to the second baseman. Lance Parrish flies out to the right fielder. Bob Salvo singles to left field. Joe Marion lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Rick McCracken singles to left field. Mamoru Abe singles to left field. Rick McCracken advances to third on the hit. Walt Breton grounds out to the second baseman. Rick McCracken scores. Mamoru Abe advances to second on the play. Hideki Shimizu comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sailor Abstein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mamoru Abe advances to third on the play. Bort Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Drungo Bartee doubles to center field. Louie Hill lines out to the second baseman. Carlos Werts pops out to the second baseman. Dave Connors strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Yui Doi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Frank Sizemore walks. Dom Terry flies out to the left fielder. Bill Upham is pinch hitting for Jake The Snake Kendall. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Upham strikes out. Lee Jones pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Frank Sizemore (3).3B - Sailor Abstein (1).HR - Bort Thompson (1). Baserunning: SB - Lee Jones (5), Walt Breton (2). Fielding: E - Rick McCracken.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Jorgensen did not respond to coaching in velocity Patsy Norton improves in power_vs_lefty Victor Diaz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gerald Romano improves in power_vs_righty Patsy Norton improves in contact_vs_lefty Dave Shields did not respond to coaching in velocity
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mike Besse improves in contact_vs_lefty Lary Hand did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Vaughn Conners did not respond to coaching in arm Alan Johnson improves in arm Steve Santangelo improves in arm Don McMillan improves in arm