Win: David DeShields (5-3) Loss: Kevin Gaspar (1-2)
Inning: 1 Houston Keith Gibson pitching. Dick Babb strikes out. Mike Macon strikes out. Eric Eichrodt singles to center field. Eric Eichrodt steals second. Denny Coakley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bob Osborne pitching. Hank Etheridge flies out to the center fielder. Mike Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Wheat singles to left field. Gus Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Chris Smith strikes out. John Driscoll flies out to the center fielder. Hersh Nieves strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Cristian Scrivener pops out to the third baseman. Darrell Score flies out to the right fielder. John Courtright strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Ted Chamberlain flies out to the left fielder. Bob Osborne grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Babb grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jeff Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Keith Gibson strikes out. Hank Etheridge hits a home run. Mike Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Mike Macon grounds out to the second baseman. Eric Eichrodt walks. Denny Coakley walks. Chris Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Denny Coakley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Driscoll flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Pete Wheat strikes out. Gus Robinson grounds out to the shortstop. Cristian Scrivener strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Hersh Nieves strikes out. Ted Chamberlain walks. Bob Osborne fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bob Osborne grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ted Chamberlain is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dick Babb singles to right field. Bob Osborne advances to third on the hit. Mike Macon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Darrell Score pops out to the shortstop. John Courtright pops out to the second baseman. Jeff Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Eric Eichrodt singles to left field. Denny Coakley pops out to the second baseman. Chris Smith lines out to the third baseman. Eric Eichrodt steals second. John Driscoll strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Keith Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Hank Etheridge flies out to the right fielder. Mike Diaz walks. Pete Wheat is hit by a pitch. Gus Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Hersh Nieves grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Chamberlain singles to center field. Bob Osborne 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). Dick Babb grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Osborne is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Cristian Scrivener flies out to the right fielder. Darrell Score strikes out. John Courtright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bill Conley 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. Mike Macon grounds out to the second baseman. Eric Eichrodt singles to right field. Denny Coakley strikes out. Chris Smith singles to right field. Eric Eichrodt advances to third on the hit. Paul Adams is pinch hitting for John Driscoll. Paul Adams singles to center field. Eric Eichrodt scores. Chris Smith advances to third on the hit. Hank Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hersh Nieves strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jeff Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Ronan is pinch hitting for Hank Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerry Ronan flies out to the center fielder. Hank Etheridge strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston David DeShields pitching. Ted Chamberlain grounds out to the shortstop. Martin Cater is pinch hitting for Bob Osborne. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Martin Cater strikes out. Dick Babb pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Kevin Gaspar pitching. Mike Diaz flies out to the left fielder. Pete Wheat flies out to the left fielder. Gus Robinson singles to center field. Cristian Scrivener flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Mike Macon flies out to the left fielder. Eric Eichrodt flies out to the left fielder. Denny Coakley doubles to right field. Chris Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Darrell Score walks. Darrell Score steals second. John Courtright doubles to center field. Darrell Score scores. Houston total runners left on base: 10 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Art Falsey did not respond to coaching in velocity Marty Farr did not respond to coaching in control Duke Overy improves in velocity Russ Winford improves in control Mark Stanton did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fred Wineapple improves in speed Jamie Valdez improves in contact_vs_lefty Ivan Wanner did not respond to coaching in arm Danny Mota did not respond to coaching in velocity