Win: Charlie Kahoe (11-11) Loss: Ryan Usher (9-17)
Save: Walt Covington (27)
Inning: 1 Houston Charlie Kahoe pitching. Dick Simpson strikes out. Guillermo Avalos flies out to the center fielder. Bill Herbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ryan Usher pitching. Mike Zachary singles past the third baseman. Dominic Guillen singles to right field. Mike Zachary advances to third on the hit. Scott Shevlin doubles to center field. Mike Zachary scores. Dominic Guillen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Bauer grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Shevlin is out trying to steal third. Brent Neale grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Hector Hartgraves walks. Bill Colbert doubles to right field. Hector Hartgraves uses his aggressiveness and scores. Brad Stivetts flies out to the left fielder. Dave Cormier singles to center field. Belden Chaplin flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Usher strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Doug Holloman walks. Mike Wine singles to center field. Doug Holloman advances to third on the hit. Alan Olson lines out to the second baseman. Charlie Kahoe grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Dick Simpson flies out to the center fielder. Guillermo Avalos singles to left field. Bill Herbert pops out to the first baseman. Hector Hartgraves grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Mike Zachary singles to right field. Dominic Guillen singles to left field. Scott Shevlin strikes out. Bill Bauer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. 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 walks. Dave Cormier steals second. Belden Chaplin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Brent Neale pops out to the first baseman. Doug Holloman grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Wine grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ryan Usher walks. Dick Simpson walks. Guillermo Avalos strikes out. Ryan Usher is out trying to steal third. Bill Herbert walks. Hector Hartgraves flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Alan Olson grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Kahoe strikes out. Mike Zachary grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bill Colbert strikes out. Brad Stivetts strikes out. Dave Cormier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Dominic Guillen grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Shevlin grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Bauer singles to right field. Brent Neale doubles to left field. Bill Bauer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Doug Holloman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Steve Graves 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. Belden Chaplin strikes out. Ryan Usher singles to right field. Dick Simpson grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ryan Usher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Guillermo Avalos grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mike Wine singles to right field. Alan Olson hits a home run. Mike Wine scores. Howie Karpel is pinch hitting for Steve Graves. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Howie Karpel grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Zachary walks. Dominic Guillen singles to right field. Mike Zachary advances to third on the hit. Scott Shevlin strikes out. Bill Bauer walks. Brent Neale strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Genewich pitching. Bill Herbert strikes out. Hector Hartgraves walks. Bill Colbert strikes out. Gary Bressler is pinch hitting for Brad Stivetts. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Bressler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Doug Holloman singles to center field. Mike Wine singles to center field. Alan Olson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Doug Holloman advances to third on the play. Frank Keller is pinch hitting for Jim Genewich. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Frank Keller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Frank Lobert pitching. Dave Cormier singles to right field. Belden Chaplin singles past the shortstop. Walt Covington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Fred Beck is pinch hitting for Ryan Usher. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Fred Beck strikes out. Jason Shaw is pinch hitting for Dick Simpson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Cormier steals third. Jason Shaw grounds out to the pitcher. Belden Chaplin advances to second on the play. Guillermo Avalos walks. Bill Herbert singles to center field. Dave Cormier scores. Hector Hartgraves flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners left on base: 11 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Scott Shevlin (13), Brent Neale (20).HR - Alan Olson (7).GIDP - Bill Bauer, Alan Olson, Charlie Kahoe. Baserunning: CS - Scott Shevlin (4).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Taylor Holm did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Hickey did not respond to coaching in velocity Garvin Rain did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George Brinkman improves in power_vs_lefty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lew Gleaton improves in power_vs_righty Luis Daily did not respond to coaching in arm Scott Sale improves in contact_vs_righty Billy Roberts did not respond to coaching in range Roy Winkelman did not respond to coaching in 1B