Win: George Kane (5-1) Loss: Merv Jackson (3-4)
Save: Jim Genewich (12)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Merv Jackson pitching. Mike Zachary singles to left field. Shingo Okaji strikes out. Mike Zachary steals second. Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Zachary advances to third on the play. Bill Bauer walks. Brent Neale singles to right field. Mike Zachary scores. Bill Bauer advances to third on the hit. Frank Keller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston George Kane pitching. Scott Archer strikes out. Dick Simpson singles to center field. Guillermo Avalos grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Mike Wine grounds out to the shortstop. Herman Claset strikes out. George Kane grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Tom Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Brad Stivetts grounds out to the second baseman. Kazuya Ogo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Mike Zachary hits a home run. Shingo Okaji strikes out. Jeffrey Gerken strikes out. Bill Bauer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Fred Beck grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Butler flies out to the left fielder. Merv Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Brent Neale flies out to the center fielder. Frank Keller walks. Mike Wine walks. Herman Claset grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Scott Archer doubles to left field. Dick Simpson walks. Guillermo Avalos walks. Tom Nichols singles past the first baseman. Scott Archer scores. Dick Simpson scores. Brad Stivetts grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Tom Nichols is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kazuya Ogo pops out to the third baseman. Fred Beck singles to center field. Guillermo Avalos scores. Brad Stivetts advances to third on the hit. Joe Butler pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati George Kane grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Zachary walks. Shingo Okaji grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Zachary advances to second on the play. Jeffrey Gerken walks. Bill Bauer walks. Brent Neale doubles to right field. Mike Zachary scores. Jeffrey Gerken scores. Frank Keller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Merv Jackson grounds out to the catcher. Scott Archer grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Simpson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike Wine flies out to the center fielder. Herman Claset singles to center field. Shigeo Fukuchi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Kane lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Zachary grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Guillermo Avalos strikes out. Tom Nichols walks. Tom Nichols is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Brad Stivetts singles to left field. Brad Stivetts is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Shingo Okaji pops out to the first baseman. Jeffrey Gerken flies out to the left fielder. Bill Bauer is hit by a pitch. Brent Neale flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Kazuya Ogo flies out to the right fielder. Fred Beck grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Butler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Frank Keller walks. Mike Wine singles to right field. Frank Keller advances to third on the hit. Herman Claset grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Keller scores. Mike Wine advances to second on the play. Cy McGraw is pinch hitting for George Kane. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Cy McGraw grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Zachary grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Walt Covington pitching. Hector Hartgraves is pinch hitting for Shigeo Fukuchi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hector Hartgraves strikes out. Scott Archer strikes out. Dick Simpson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jim Ohman pitching. Shingo Okaji walks. Jeffrey Gerken walks. Bill Bauer grounds out to the third baseman. Shingo Okaji advances to third on the play. Jeffrey Gerken advances to second on the play. Brent Neale flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Shingo Okaji scores. Frank Keller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jim Genewich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Nichols grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Brad Stivetts strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 9 Houston total runners LOB: 2
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Roberts improves in power_vs_lefty Lew Gleaton improves in range Bob Pavano improves in range Al Bargar did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Winkelman did not respond to coaching in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Brinkman improves in speed Vean Patterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Steve Hickey did not respond to coaching in control Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B