Inning: 1 Cincinnati Mike Spiers pitching. Jeffrey Gerken pops out to the third baseman. Shingo Okaji singles to right field. Brent Neale flies out to the center fielder. Mike Zachary singles to right field. Shingo Okaji advances to third on the hit. Mike Wine flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Ted Willis pitching. Jason Shaw flies out to the center fielder. Dave Cormier strikes out. Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dominic Guillen strikes out. Doug Holloman walks. Alan Olson grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Holloman advances to second on the play. Ted Willis singles to left field. Jeffrey Gerken strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Bill Herbert grounds out to the second baseman. Brad Stivetts strikes out. Bill Colbert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Shingo Okaji flies out to the center fielder. Brent Neale flies out to the center fielder. Mike Zachary grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Fred Beck reached on a 2-base fielding error by Shingo Okaji. Joe Butler flies out to the right fielder. Mike Spiers walks. Jason Shaw strikes out. Dave Cormier walks. Guillermo Avalos singles to right field. Fred Beck scores. Bill Herbert singles to center field. Mike Spiers scores. Dave Cormier scores. Guillermo Avalos advances to third on the hit. Brad Stivetts grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Mike Wine hits a home run. Dominic Guillen doubles to center field. Doug Holloman strikes out. Alan Olson strikes out. Ted Willis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bill Colbert singles to center field. Bill Colbert steals second. Fred Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Butler doubles to left field. Bill Colbert scores. Mike Spiers grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Butler advances to third on the play. Jason Shaw doubles to left field. Joe Butler scores. Dave Cormier lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jeffrey Gerken lines out to the second baseman. Shingo Okaji strikes out. Brent Neale grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Herbert pops out to the third baseman. Brad Stivetts strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike Zachary singles past the shortstop. Mike Wine strikes out. Dominic Guillen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bill Colbert grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Beck grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Butler doubles to right field. Mike Spiers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Doug Holloman grounds out to the pitcher. Alan Olson grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Willis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jason Shaw strikes out. Dave Cormier singles to center field. Guillermo Avalos singles to right field. Bill Herbert walks. Brad Stivetts walks. Dave Cormier scores. Bill Colbert lines out to the shortstop. Fred Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jeffrey Gerken walks. Shingo Okaji grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jeffrey Gerken is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Brent Neale walks. Mike Zachary strikes out. Mike Wine doubles to center field. Shingo Okaji scores. Dominic Guillen walks. Doug Holloman walks. Brent Neale scores. Alan Olson pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston Frank Lobert 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. Joe Butler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hector Hartgraves is pinch hitting for Mike Spiers. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hector Hartgraves walks. Jason Shaw singles past the second baseman. Dave Cormier singles to right field. Hector Hartgraves scores. Jason Shaw advances to third on the hit. Al Masterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Cormier steals second. Guillermo Avalos strikes out. Bill Herbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Ad Harkness pitching. Scott Shevlin is pinch hitting for Al Masterson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Scott Shevlin grounds out to the shortstop. Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the second baseman. Shingo Okaji flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8 Houston total runners left on base: 9
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lew Gleaton improves in range George Hale did not respond to coaching in control Terry Toms did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Sale improves in power_vs_lefty Roy Winkelman did not respond to coaching in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Taylor Holm improves in velocity Vean Patterson did not respond to coaching in control Vean Patterson improves in control Joe Holman did not respond to coaching in control Al Lopez did not respond to coaching in 1B