Win: Walt Covington (1-3) Loss: Buddy Morton (1-7)
Save: Steve Graves (1)
Inning: 1 Houston Ted Willis pitching. Jason Shaw strikes out. Dave Cormier pops out to the second baseman. Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Buddy Morton pitching. Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Bauer strikes out. Brent Neale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bill Herbert singles to right field. Brad Stivetts flies out to the left fielder. Bill Colbert doubles to right field. Fred Beck grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Butler pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Frank Keller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Wine flies out to the left fielder. Dominic Guillen walks. Dominic Guillen is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Buddy Morton flies out to the center fielder. Jason Shaw strikes out. Dave Cormier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Doug Holloman flies out to the left fielder. Alan Olson walks. Ted Willis lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Guillermo Avalos singles past the shortstop. Bill Herbert flies out to the right fielder. Brad Stivetts singles to right field. Guillermo Avalos advances to third on the hit. Bill Colbert grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bill Bauer singles to right field. Brent Neale flies out to the right fielder. Frank Keller grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Bauer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Wine singles to center field. Dominic Guillen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Fred Beck strikes out. Joe Butler strikes out. Buddy Morton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Doug Holloman grounds out to the second baseman. Alan Olson flies out to the right fielder. Ted Willis pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Jason Shaw flies out to the left fielder. Dave Cormier lines out to the first baseman. Guillermo Avalos singles to left field. Guillermo Avalos steals second. Bill Herbert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jeffrey Gerken singles to left field. Bill Bauer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeffrey Gerken is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Brent Neale doubles to center field. Frank Keller grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Wine flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Brad Stivetts hits a home run. Bill Colbert singles to left field. Fred Beck strikes out. Joe Butler flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Morton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Dominic Guillen lines out to the first baseman. Doug Holloman strikes out. Alan Olson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jason Shaw flies out to the right fielder. Dave Cormier strikes out. Walt Covington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Guillermo Avalos strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Scott Archer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jason Shaw at RF. Hector Hartgraves enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred Beck at 3B. Scott Shevlin is pinch hitting for Walt Covington. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Scott Shevlin walks. Jeffrey Gerken hits a home run. Scott Shevlin scores. Jim Ohman 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 second baseman. Brent Neale grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Keller singles to right field. Mike Wine pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Steve Graves pitching. Shingo Okaji enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Bauer at CF. Bill Herbert pops out to the second baseman. Brad Stivetts flies out to the center fielder. Bill Colbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 5 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Vean Patterson did not respond to coaching in control Garvin Rain improves in power_vs_lefty Dan Jones did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Vean Patterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Lopez improves in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Scott Sale improves in arm Luis Daily did not respond to coaching in arm Billy Roberts improves in contact_vs_righty Steve Bell improves in speed Roy Winkelman did not respond to coaching in 1B