Inning: 1 Cincinnati Charlie Guzman pitching. Glen Close strikes out. Sammy Blue flies out to the center fielder. Alvin Thornton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston John Smythe pitching. Duane Eaves strikes out. Ty Sanders singles to right field. Kimmy Granger hits a home run. Ty Sanders scores. Jim Strain walks. Rob Podres hits a home run. Jim Strain scores. John Perez pops out to the first baseman. Jerry Volpe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bud Sweeney grounds out to the third baseman. John Heath flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Candaele reached on a fielding error by Duane Eaves. Jim Meacham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Walter Herr flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Guzman pops out to the catcher. Duane Eaves pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Earl Daniel strikes out. John Smythe flies out to the center fielder. Glen Close singles to right field. Sammy Blue strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Ty Sanders doubles to center field. Kimmy Granger flies out to the left fielder. Jim Strain singles to left field. Ty Sanders scores. Rob Podres walks. John Perez singles to right field. Jim Strain is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Rob Podres advances to third on the play. Jerry Volpe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Alvin Thornton grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Sweeney strikes out. John Heath strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Walter Herr singles to left field. Charlie Guzman lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Duane Eaves singles to left field. Walter Herr scores. Todd Weihe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ty Sanders grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bruce Candaele grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Meacham strikes out. Earl Daniel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Kimmy Granger is hit by a pitch. Jim Strain singles to center field. Kimmy Granger aggressively advances to third on the hit. Rob Podres singles to left field. Kimmy Granger scores. John Perez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rob Podres is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Milstead comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Volpe doubles to right field. Jim Strain scores. John Perez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Walter Herr reached on a fielding error by Glen Close. Charlie Guzman singles to right field. Jerry Volpe scores. Duane Eaves flies out to the right fielder. Ty Sanders hits an infield single to the first baseman. Kimmy Granger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bill Milstead flies out to the right fielder. Glen Close grounds out to the third baseman. Sammy Blue strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Jim Strain singles to center field. Rob Podres flies out to the left fielder. John Perez strikes out. Jerry Volpe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Alvin Thornton grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Sweeney singles to center field. John Heath grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bud Sweeney is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Heath steals second. Bruce Candaele strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Walter Herr flies out to the center fielder. Mamoru Yamashita is pinch hitting for Charlie Guzman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mamoru Yamashita flies out to the center fielder. Duane Eaves strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Dale Vitelli pitching. Jim Meacham grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Daniel strikes out. Jack Kay is pinch hitting for Bill Milstead. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Kay singles to right field. Glen Close singles to center field. Jack Kay advances to third on the hit. Cliff Niemiec is pinch hitting for Sammy Blue. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cliff Niemiec flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Rex Touchstone pitching. Ty Sanders singles to right field. Kimmy Granger strikes out. Jim Strain flies out to the center fielder. Otis Velez is pinch hitting for Rob Podres. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Otis Velez singles to left field. Ty Sanders advances to third on the hit. John Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Alvin Thornton walks. Bud Sweeney walks. John Heath pops out to the shortstop. Amby Fette 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. Bruce Candaele singles past the shortstop. Alvin Thornton scores. Bud Sweeney advances to third on the hit. Jim Meacham triples. Bud Sweeney scores. Bruce Candaele scores. Earl Daniel grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Wright is pinch hitting for Rex Touchstone. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Wright singles to center field. Jim Meacham scores. Glen Close grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom Wright is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 8
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Buzz Coleman PHI did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Tannehill did not respond to coaching in control Tom Lauterborn did not respond to coaching in range Jim Lee improves in contact_vs_righty Buzz Coleman PHI did not respond to coaching in CF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tommy Kelleher did not respond to coaching in speed Ray Stargell did not respond to coaching in velocity C.J. Tollberg improves in contact_vs_righty Dave Cage did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty