Inning: 1 Houston Ed Smith pitching. Dick Simpson walks. Guillermo Avalos reached on a fielding error by Ed Smith. Kazuya Ogo strikes out. Hector Hartgraves strikes out. Bill Colbert walks. Brad Stivetts flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Larry Stires pitching. Jeffrey Gerken strikes out. Bill Bauer flies out to the right fielder. Brent Neale walks. Mike Zachary grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Dave Cormier strikes out. Belden Chaplin walks. Larry Stires lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dick Simpson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Mike Wine strikes out. Dominic Guillen grounds out to the third baseman. Herman Claset grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Guillermo Avalos strikes out. Kazuya Ogo flies out to the left fielder. Hector Hartgraves grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Alan Olson bunts for a base hit. Ed Smith lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jeffrey Gerken doubles to center field. Alan Olson scores. Bill Bauer flies out to the center fielder. Brent Neale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bill Colbert grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Stivetts grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Cormier flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Mike Zachary walks. Mike Wine flies out to the right fielder. Mike Zachary steals second. Dominic Guillen flies out to the right fielder. Herman Claset strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Belden Chaplin strikes out. Larry Stires singles to left field. Dick Simpson singles to center field. Larry Stires advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Guillermo Avalos strikes out. Kazuya Ogo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Alan Olson hits a home run. Ed Smith flies out to the left fielder. Jeffrey Gerken flies out to the right fielder. Bill Bauer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Hector Hartgraves strikes out. Bill Colbert grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Stivetts flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Brent Neale singles to right field. Brent Neale is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Zachary flies out to the left fielder. Mike Wine grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Dave Cormier singles to left field. Belden Chaplin strikes out. Larry Stires lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Dominic Guillen flies out to the center fielder. Herman Claset singles to left field. Alan Olson flies out to the right fielder. Ed Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Dick Simpson grounds out to the third baseman. Guillermo Avalos flies out to the right fielder. Kazuya Ogo singles to center field. Hector Hartgraves strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jeffrey Gerken singles to right field. Bill Bauer singles to right field. Brent Neale singles to center field. Jeffrey Gerken scores. Mike Zachary singles to right field. Bill Bauer scores. Brent Neale advances to third on the hit. Mike Wine grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Zachary advances to second on the play. Dominic Guillen flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Brent Neale scores. Herman Claset lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Al Masterson 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. Bill Colbert pops out to the shortstop. Gary Bressler is pinch hitting for Brad Stivetts. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Bressler grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Cormier singles to left field. Belden Chaplin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 8 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Lopez improves in power_vs_lefty Ricky Dillard did not respond to coaching in arm Vean Patterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Garvin Rain did not respond to coaching in range
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Bell improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Pavano did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Josh Cannell improves in arm Terry Toms did not respond to coaching in control Roy Winkelman did not respond to coaching in 1B