Win: Carl Donahue (5-4) Loss: Shigeo Fukuchi (0-1)
Save: Frank Lobert (1)
Inning: 1 Houston Carl Donahue pitching. Bill Herbert grounds out to the second baseman. Guillermo Avalos strikes out. Dick Simpson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Shigeo Fukuchi pitching. Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Bauer singles to center field. Brent Neale walks. Cy McGraw pops out to the second baseman. Mike Wine reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dick Simpson. Bill Bauer scores. Frank Keller walks. Doug Holloman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Butler strikes out. Fred Beck grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Archer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Alan Olson grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Donahue strikes out. Jeffrey Gerken singles to center field. Jeffrey Gerken steals second. Bill Bauer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Brad Stivetts grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Colbert grounds out to the third baseman. Shigeo Fukuchi lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Brent Neale strikes out. Cy McGraw grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Wine strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bill Herbert strikes out. Guillermo Avalos pops out to the shortstop. Dick Simpson singles to center field. Joe Butler doubles to right field. Fred Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Frank Keller singles to center field. Doug Holloman strikes out. Alan Olson singles to left field. Frank Keller advances to third on the hit. Carl Donahue pops out to the third baseman. Jeffrey Gerken flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Scott Archer strikes out. Brad Stivetts singles to center field. Bill Colbert walks. Shigeo Fukuchi lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Herbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bill Bauer walks. Brent Neale walks. Cy McGraw grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Bauer advances to third on the play. Mike Wine singles to center field. Bill Bauer scores. Rick Carter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Frank Keller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Guillermo Avalos singles to right field. Guillermo Avalos is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dick Simpson strikes out. Joe Butler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Doug Holloman grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Olson walks. Carl Donahue pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Fred Beck strikes out. Scott Archer walks. Brad Stivetts pops out to the first baseman. Scott Archer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bill Bauer strikes out. Brent Neale grounds out to the third baseman. Cy McGraw is hit by a pitch. Mike Wine grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cy McGraw is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bill Colbert strikes out. Kazuya Ogo is pinch hitting for Rick Carter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kazuya Ogo strikes out. Bill Herbert grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Ad Harkness pitching. Frank Keller grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Holloman strikes out. Alan Olson walks. Scott Shevlin is pinch hitting for Carl Donahue. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Scott Shevlin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alan Olson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Frank Lobert pitching. Guillermo Avalos flies out to the center fielder. Dick Simpson grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Butler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 4 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 10
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Taylor Holm did not respond to coaching in control George Brinkman did not respond to coaching in speed Belden Chaplin did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Holman did not respond to coaching in control Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Roberts improves in power_vs_lefty Josh Cannell improves in range Lew Gleaton improves in contact_vs_lefty Scott Sale improves in contact_vs_lefty Roy Winkelman did not respond to coaching in 1B