Win: John Garland (8-5) Loss: Daryl Boitano (2-11)
Save: Jake "The Snake" Kendall (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Daryl Boitano pitching. Lee Jones walks. Rick McCracken singles to left field. Lee Jones advances to third on the hit. Mamoru Abe flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Lee Jones scores. Rick McCracken steals second. Kyle Barry Larkin grounds out to the pitcher. Sailor Abstein singles to right field. Rick McCracken is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati John Garland pitching. Drungo Bartee strikes out. Dave Connors strikes out. Hugh Federoff walks. Louie Hill grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bort Thompson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Frank Sizemore lines out to the second baseman. Dom Terry strikes out. John Garland flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dave Rodriguez singles to center field. Carlos Werts flies out to the right fielder. Bob Salvo strikes out. Lance Parrish walks. Daryl Boitano grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Lee Jones hits a home run. Rick McCracken strikes out. Mamoru Abe singles to right field. Kyle Barry Larkin strikes out. Sailor Abstein flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Drungo Bartee strikes out. Dave Connors pops out to the first baseman. Hugh Federoff hits a home run. Louie Hill grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bort Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Frank Sizemore pops out to the pitcher. Dom Terry pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dave Rodriguez pops out to the third baseman. Carlos Werts singles to right field. Bob Salvo hits a home run. Carlos Werts scores. Lance Parrish flies out to the right fielder. Daryl Boitano grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston John Garland flies out to the right fielder. Lee Jones singles to center field. Lee Jones is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rick McCracken walks. Mamoru Abe singles to center field. Rick McCracken advances to third on the hit. Kyle Barry Larkin singles to center field. Rick McCracken scores. Sailor Abstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Drungo Bartee grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Connors singles to center field. Hugh Federoff walks. Louie Hill walks. Dave Rodriguez strikes out. Carlos Werts grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Dave Connors is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Houston Bort Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Sizemore singles to left field. Frank Sizemore steals second. Dom Terry singles to right field. Frank Sizemore scores. Orlando Higgins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Garland lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lee Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bob Salvo strikes out. Lance Parrish walks. Orlando Higgins lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Lance Parrish forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Drungo Bartee singles to left field. Dave Connors strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Rick McCracken triples. Mamoru Abe grounds out to the second baseman. Rick McCracken scores. Kyle Barry Larkin grounds out to the shortstop. Sailor Abstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Hugh Federoff walks. Louie Hill walks. Harry Thormahlen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Rodriguez strikes out. Carlos Werts grounds out to the pitcher. Hugh Federoff advances to third on the play. Louie Hill advances to second on the play. Bob Salvo pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Bort Thompson strikes out. Frank Sizemore grounds out to the third baseman. Dom Terry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Lance Parrish grounds out to the third baseman. Niles Harper is pinch hitting for Orlando Higgins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Niles Harper walks. Drungo Bartee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Niles Harper advances to second on the play. Dave Connors strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Steve Richert pitching. Danny Chambers is pinch hitting for Harry Thormahlen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Chambers walks. Lee Jones strikes out. Rick McCracken grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Danny Chambers is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rick McCracken steals second. Mamoru Abe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jake The Snake Kendall pitching. Hugh Federoff strikes out. Louie Hill pops out to the catcher. Dave Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 11
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jack Escobar did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Guetterman did not respond to coaching in control Barney Courtright did not respond to coaching in control Vaughn Conners did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Vaughn Conners did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Wetteland did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Jorgensen did not respond to coaching in control Frank Jorgensen did not respond to coaching in velocity Patsy Norton improves in range Rocky Rhodes did not respond to coaching in velocity Gil Hatcher improves in velocity Frank Jorgensen did not respond to coaching in velocity