Win: Ruppert Cardoni (3-4) Loss: Jack Baldschun (1-5)
Save: Bob Adams (8)
Inning: 1 Houston Ruppert Cardoni pitching. Carlos Guillen flies out to the center fielder. Rigo Eddy singles to right field. Tony Taylor strikes out. Art Chech walks. Roy Sievers walks. Eric McAllester grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jack Baldschun pitching. Tatsuya Arai grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Morris walks. Kevin Morris steals second. Les Schwenk singles to left field. Kevin Morris scores. Dennis Menke singles to right field. Les Schwenk advances to third on the hit. Red Spongberg pops out to the shortstop. Dennis Menke steals second. Ed Armbrister walks. Butch Chartak grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Tony Gonzalez strikes out. Darrel Paige singles to right field. Jack Baldschun lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carlos Guillen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dutch Daley doubles to center field. Ruppert Cardoni lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tatsuya Arai singles to right field. Dutch Daley scores. Kevin Morris singles to center field. Les Schwenk strikes out. Dennis Menke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Rigo Eddy grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Taylor strikes out. Art Chech flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Red Spongberg flies out to the right fielder. Ed Armbrister grounds out to the third baseman. Butch Chartak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Roy Sievers singles to center field. Eric McAllester grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tony Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dutch Daley grounds out to the shortstop. Ruppert Cardoni grounds out to the shortstop. Tatsuya Arai walks. Tatsuya Arai steals second. Kevin Morris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Darrel Paige strikes out. Jack Baldschun strikes out. Carlos Guillen singles to center field. Rigo Eddy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Les Schwenk grounds out to the second baseman. Dennis Menke lines out to the third baseman. Red Spongberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Tony Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Chech triples. Roy Sievers singles to left field. Art Chech scores. Eric McAllester grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roy Sievers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tony Gonzalez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eric McAllester is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Ed Armbrister strikes out. Butch Chartak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dutch Daley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Darrel Paige strikes out. Don Hoak is pinch hitting for Jack Baldschun. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Don Hoak walks. Carlos Guillen grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Kevin Banks pitching. Nat Johnson is pinch hitting for Ruppert Cardoni. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Nat Johnson walks. Passed ball. Nat Johnson advances to second. Tatsuya Arai singles to center field. Nat Johnson scores. Shigeru Iyoda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Morris grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Les Schwenk hits a home run. Jerry Garvin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dennis Menke grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Art Bernhard pitching. Rigo Eddy pops out to the shortstop. Tony Taylor hits a home run. Art Chech flies out to the right fielder. Roy Sievers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Red Spongberg grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Armbrister singles to center field. Rick Aspromonte is pinch hitting for Butch Chartak. Rick Aspromonte singles to left field. Ed Armbrister advances to third on the hit. Carl Benzinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ben Makowski is pinch running for Rick Aspromonte on 1st base. Dutch Daley walks. Carlos Loaiza is pinch hitting for Art Bernhard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Carlos Loaiza grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Ed Armbrister is out at home. Tatsuya Arai strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Houston Bob Adams pitching. Joe Reed enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ben Makowski at C. Eric McAllester singles to left field. Eric McAllester is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tony Gonzalez grounds out to the pitcher. Darrel Paige singles to left field. Tim Cuellar is pinch hitting for Carl Benzinger. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Darrel Paige steals second. Tim Cuellar flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 7 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 9
Batting:3B - Art Chech (2).HR - Tony Taylor (4).GIDP - Carlos Guillen, Eric McAllester. Baserunning: SB - Darrel Paige (2).CS - Eric McAllester (3). Fielding: PB - Eric McAllester.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Torey Tauby did not respond to coaching in speed Dom Kolb improves in power_vs_righty Steve Manning did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lou Atkinson did not respond to coaching in speed
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Stu Ryan improves in arm Jason Napier did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Milne did not respond to coaching in control Red Kippert improves in range Julio Grant did not respond to coaching in 1B