Inning: 1 Houston Yui Doi pitching. Lee Jones singles to right field. Rick McCracken grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Jones advances to second on the play. Mamoru Abe singles to center field. Lee Jones scores. Mamoru Abe steals second. Walt Breton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mamoru Abe advances to third on the play. Sailor Abstein grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Mickey Bressler pitching. Doug Heflin bunts for a base hit. Bob Salvo singles to center field. Doug Heflin advances to third on the hit. Bob Salvo steals second. Dave Connors hits an infield single to the pitcher. Doug Heflin scores. Don Speier pops out to the catcher. Lance Parrish doubles to right field. Bob Salvo scores. Dave Connors uses his aggressiveness and scores. Drungo Bartee strikes out. Louie Hill walks. Kiyoshi Seto grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Louie Hill is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Bort Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Frank Sizemore grounds out to the pitcher. Dom Terry grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Yui Doi strikes out. Doug Heflin singles to center field. Bob Salvo grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Heflin advances to second on the play. Dave Connors grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Mickey Bressler singles to left field. Lee Jones grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mickey Bressler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rick McCracken strikes out. Mamoru Abe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Don Speier strikes out. Lance Parrish singles to center field. Drungo Bartee singles to center field. Louie Hill pops out to the second baseman. Kiyoshi Seto singles to left field. Lance Parrish scores. Luis Palacios comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yui Doi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Walt Breton strikes out. Sailor Abstein grounds out to the second baseman. Bort Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Doug Heflin grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Salvo walks. Dave Connors walks. Don Speier pops out to the first baseman. Lance Parrish grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Frank Sizemore strikes out. Dom Terry singles to left field. Luis Palacios lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lee Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Drungo Bartee grounds out to the second baseman. Louie Hill walks. Louie Hill steals second. Kiyoshi Seto grounds out to the second baseman. Louie Hill advances to third on the play. Yui Doi pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Rick McCracken flies out to the right fielder. Mamoru Abe strikes out. Walt Breton singles to center field. Walt Breton steals second. Sailor Abstein grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Doug Heflin strikes out. Bob Salvo singles to center field. Dave Connors grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Salvo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Don Speier flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bort Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Sizemore grounds out to the third baseman. Dom Terry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Parker Hill 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. Lance Parrish doubles to left field. Drungo Bartee strikes out. Louie Hill flies out to the right fielder. Kiyoshi Seto singles to left field. Lance Parrish scores. Yui Doi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Danny Chambers is pinch hitting for Parker Hill. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Chambers grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Rick McCracken grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Barry Fitzgerald pitching. Doug Heflin walks. Doug Heflin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Salvo strikes out. Dave Connors strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Mamoru Abe grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Breton strikes out. Sailor Abstein doubles to left field. Hideki Shimizu comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Bort Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 5 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 10
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Alan Johnson improves in range Manny Riley improves in arm Rip Creeden improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Wetteland did not respond to coaching in control Willy Tavares did not respond to coaching in velocity Vaughn Conners improves in power_vs_lefty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gerald Romano improves in contact_vs_righty Victor Diaz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Kris Gore did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Shields did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Kmak did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Andy Staggs did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty