Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ba al pitching. Masahiko Akimoto walks. Carl Espinosa grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Masahiko Akimoto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ray Craver pops out to the second baseman. Carl Espinosa steals second. Ted Pierotti singles to center field. Carl Espinosa scores. Ramon McTigue strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Kazuyoshi Yoshikawa pitching. Anubis strikes out. Jim Dailey flies out to the right fielder. Ronon Dex singles to center field. Chick Cress pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Al Blackwell strikes out. Elmer Garvin flies out to the left fielder. Chris Stone singles to right field. Kazuyoshi Yoshikawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Walter Harriman strikes out. Jeff Womack singles to right field. Carol Lam flies out to the left fielder. Jason Garrett reached on a fielding error by Ramon McTigue. Ba al flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Masahiko Akimoto strikes out. Carl Espinosa grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ray Craver singles to right field. Ted Pierotti grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ray Craver is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Anubis flies out to the center fielder. Jim Dailey walks. Jim Dailey steals second. Carl Espinosa throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Ronon Dex grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Dailey scores. Chick Cress flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Ramon McTigue flies out to the right fielder. Al Blackwell grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Garvin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Walter Harriman pops out to the shortstop. Jeff Womack flies out to the left fielder. Carol Lam grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Chris Stone flies out to the left fielder. Kazuyoshi Yoshikawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Masahiko Akimoto grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jason Garrett pops out to the third baseman. Ba al flies out to the left fielder. Anubis walks. Jim Dailey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Carl Espinosa flies out to the right fielder. Ray Craver singles to right field. Ray Craver steals second. Ted Pierotti pops out to the third baseman. Ramon McTigue grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Ronon Dex grounds out to the third baseman. Chick Cress grounds out to the pitcher. Walter Harriman singles to right field. Jeff Womack walks. Carol Lam grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Al Blackwell singles to right field. Elmer Garvin walks. Chris Stone flies out to the left fielder. Kazuyoshi Yoshikawa lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Masahiko Akimoto walks. Carl Espinosa walks. Al Blackwell scores. Ray Craver singles to right field. Elmer Garvin scores. Masahiko Akimoto scores. Teyl Emmagan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Pierotti grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ray Craver is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Jason Garrett grounds out to the pitcher. Mark Burright is pinch hitting for Teyl Emmagan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mark Burright strikes out. Anubis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Val Maldoran pitching. Ramon McTigue grounds out to the shortstop. Al Blackwell flies out to the left fielder. Elmer Garvin singles to left field. Chris Stone grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Johann Feldspieler 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. Jim Dailey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ronon Dex hits a home run. Gene McHale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chick Cress singles to right field. Walter Harriman lines out to the pitcher. Jeff Womack flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Gene McHale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Masahiko Akimoto flies out to the right fielder. Carl Espinosa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Harry Beatty enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ray Craver at SS. Nick Kluszewski enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Blackwell at 2B. Jim Johnson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chris Stone at CF. Carol Lam grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Acastus Kolya is pinch hitting for Jason Garrett. Acastus Kolya flies out to the center fielder. Matt Bush is pinch hitting for Val Maldoran. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Matt Bush grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 7
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jerry Alvarez did not respond to coaching in velocity George Vaughn did not respond to coaching in control Rick Moates did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Boerner improves in arm Bud Calhoun improves in arm Dennis Wood did not respond to coaching in range Dennis Wood did not respond to coaching in SS
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Costen Gentile did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Nemo Canate improves in speed Stan Donahue did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Purdin improves in power_vs_lefty John Sheppard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Art LeMay improves in contact_vs_lefty Fred Purdin did not respond to coaching in LF