Win: Hiromasa Fujieda (4-4) Loss: Ken Lampkin (5-5)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Hiromasa Fujieda pitching. Chris McNabb grounds out to the second baseman. Biddy Blaemire strikes out. Rockee Balboni flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Ken Lampkin pitching. Bert Nettles grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Koegel grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Stott flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Vern Smith strikes out. Norman Brookens grounds out to the catcher. Jackson Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Bill Perzanowski strikes out. Tom Bush flies out to the right fielder. Cecil Reilley singles to center field. John Ettles singles to center field. Cecil Reilley aggressively advances to third on the hit. Henry Smith singles to center field. Cecil Reilley scores. Hiromasa Fujieda singles to left field. John Ettles scores. Henry Smith advances to third on the hit. Bert Nettles grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Don Brant strikes out. Charlie Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Ken Lampkin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Harry Koegel pops out to the shortstop. Brian Stott singles to left field. Bill Perzanowski strikes out. Tom Bush singles to right field. Brian Stott advances to third on the hit. Cecil Reilley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Chris McNabb singles to right field. Biddy Blaemire strikes out. Rockee Balboni strikes out. Vern Smith walks. Norman Brookens strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston John Ettles singles to right field. Henry Smith grounds into a force play to the pitcher. John Ettles is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hiromasa Fujieda lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bert Nettles grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jackson Williams hits an infield single to the shortstop. Don Brant grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Charlie Jackson singles to left field. Ken Lampkin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Harry Koegel doubles to right field. Brian Stott singles to center field. Harry Koegel scores. Brian Stott steals second. Bill Perzanowski strikes out. Tom Bush pops out to the second baseman. Cecil Reilley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Chris McNabb grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Biddy Blaemire grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rockee Balboni grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston John Ettles flies out to the right fielder. Henry Smith pops out to the third baseman. Hiromasa Fujieda strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Vern Smith walks. Norman Brookens flies out to the right fielder. Jackson Williams hits an infield single to the pitcher. Don Brant walks. Charlie Jackson grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Vern Smith is out at home. Ken Lampkin strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Houston Bert Nettles triples. Harry Koegel strikes out. Brian Stott flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bert Nettles scores. Doug Campaneris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Perzanowski grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jim Stellberger 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. Chris McNabb strikes out. Biddy Blaemire grounds out to the second baseman. Rockee Balboni flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Tom Bush singles to left field. Ricky Scott is pinch hitting for Cecil Reilley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ricky Scott grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. John Ettles pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Vern Smith singles to left field. Norman Brookens grounds out to the second baseman. Vern Smith advances to second on the play. Jackson Williams strikes out. Don Brant flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Vern Smith is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Cam Craig did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jake Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Bryan McAuliffe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Cam Craig improves in contact_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Milligan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Milligan improves in power_vs_righty Guillermo Abreu did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Art Brown improves in range