Win: Ryan Usher (3-6) Loss: Charlie Kahoe (3-5)
Save: Rick Carter (1)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ryan Usher pitching. Mike Zachary strikes out. Dominic Guillen singles to left field. Dominic Guillen steals second. Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dominic Guillen advances to third on the play. Bill Bauer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Charlie Kahoe pitching. Bill Herbert strikes out. Guillermo Avalos hits a home run. Dick Simpson doubles to left field. Joe Butler singles to center field. Dick Simpson scores. Fred Beck grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Butler advances to second on the play. Dave Cormier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Brent Neale doubles to left field. Doug Holloman grounds out to the second baseman. Brent Neale advances to third on the play. Mike Wine strikes out. Alan Olson walks. Charlie Kahoe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Gary Bressler walks. Gary Bressler is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Colbert walks. Ryan Usher lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Herbert singles to center field. Bill Colbert scores. Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Mike Zachary strikes out. Dominic Guillen strikes out. Jeffrey Gerken flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Dick Simpson pops out to the shortstop. Joe Butler pops out to the third baseman. Fred Beck grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bill Bauer grounds out to the third baseman. Brent Neale pops out to the shortstop. Doug Holloman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Dave Cormier strikes out. Gary Bressler hits a home run. Bill Colbert singles past the shortstop. Ryan Usher lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Herbert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Mike Wine singles to left field. Alan Olson singles to center field. Mike Wine advances to third on the hit. Charlie Kahoe walks. Mike Zachary strikes out. Dominic Guillen strikes out. Jeffrey Gerken strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Houston Guillermo Avalos strikes out. Dick Simpson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Butler walks. Fred Beck walks. Fred Lidle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Cormier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bill Bauer grounds out to the shortstop. Brent Neale strikes out. Doug Holloman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Gary Bressler walks. Bill Colbert flies out to the right fielder. Ryan Usher lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Bill Herbert grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mike Wine strikes out. Alan Olson grounds out to the pitcher. Howie Karpel is pinch hitting for Fred Lidle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Howie Karpel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Frank Lobert pitching. Guillermo Avalos strikes out. Dick Simpson walks. Joe Butler walks. Fred Beck strikes out. Dave Cormier walks. Gary Bressler strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Mike Zachary flies out to the center fielder. Dominic Guillen singles to left field. Jeffrey Gerken hits a home run. Dominic Guillen scores. Ad Harkness comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bill Bauer grounds out to the shortstop. Brent Neale grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bill Colbert walks. Hector Hartgraves is pinch hitting for Ad Harkness. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hector Hartgraves singles past the second baseman. Bill Herbert grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bill Colbert is out at third base. Guillermo Avalos singles to left field. Walt Covington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Simpson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Rick Carter pitching. Scott Archer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dick Simpson at RF. Doug Holloman strikes out. Mike Wine flies out to the center fielder. Alan Olson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 11
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Scott Sale improves in power_vs_lefty Steve Bell did not respond to coaching in range Len Hostetler did not respond to coaching in control Terry Toms 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: Ricky Dillard improves in power_vs_lefty Belden Chaplin did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Holman did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Gossage improves in contact_vs_lefty Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B