Win: Bill Bolton (6-1) Loss: Ernie DeWitt (13-8)
Save: Ken Keatley (35)
Inning: 1 Houston Ernie DeWitt pitching. Bob Eyre flies out to the center fielder. Will Sisk flies out to the right fielder. John Marrow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati George Wilson pitching. Hal Bagby grounds out to the second baseman. Bump Candelaria flies out to the left fielder. Kelly Strom singles to right field. Glenn Erickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Paul Belle grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Morrison singles to right field. Bruce Blemker strikes out. Ed Schmulbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tom Stratton strikes out. Kenny Kamau grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Smith singles to center field. Kelvim Erickson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Brad Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston John McGilvray strikes out. George Wilson strikes out. Bob Eyre singles to center field. Bob Eyre is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Ernie DeWitt grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Bagby doubles to right field. Bump Candelaria grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Bagby advances to third on the play. Kelly Strom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Will Sisk grounds out to the shortstop. John Marrow hits a home run. Paul Belle strikes out. Matt Morrison walks. Matt Morrison steals second. Bruce Blemker walks. Ed Schmulbach lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Glenn Erickson strikes out. Tom Stratton hits a home run. Kenny Kamau grounds out to the third baseman. Brad Smith singles to left field. Kelvim Erickson walks. Ernie DeWitt grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kelvim Erickson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston John McGilvray walks. George Wilson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Eyre pops out to the second baseman. Will Sisk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Hal Bagby flies out to the left fielder. Bump Candelaria grounds out to the second baseman. Kelly Strom walks. Glenn Erickson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston John Marrow grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Belle flies out to the left fielder. Matt Morrison flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Tom Stratton pops out to the shortstop. Kenny Kamau flies out to the right fielder. Brad Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bruce Blemker singles to center field. Ed Schmulbach grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. John McGilvray grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Pete Zuvella is pinch hitting for Kelvim Erickson. Pete Zuvella strikes out. Ernie DeWitt flies out to the center fielder. Hal Bagby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Dave Alou enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pete Zuvella at C. George Wilson grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Eyre strikes out. Will Sisk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bump Candelaria singles to right field. Kelly Strom flies out to the center fielder. Bump Candelaria steals second. Bill Bolton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Glenn Erickson grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Stratton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston John Marrow pops out to the third baseman. Paul Belle flies out to the right fielder. Matt Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Kenny Kamau flies out to the right fielder. Brad Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brad Dickey is pinch hitting for Dave Alou. Brad Dickey singles to right field. Ernie DeWitt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Bruce Blemker grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Schmulbach grounds out to the pitcher. John McGilvray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Hal Bagby hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bump Candelaria singles to center field. Kelly Strom flies out to the left fielder. Glenn Erickson flies out to the left fielder. Tom Stratton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bump Candelaria is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Houston Randy Sadler is pinch hitting for Bill Bolton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Randy Sadler pops out to the third baseman. Bob Eyre doubles to left field. Ed Sanchez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Will Sisk singles to right field. Bob Eyre scores. John Marrow pops out to the shortstop. Paul Belle hits a home run. Will Sisk scores. Dave Walkup comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Morrison singles to left field. Bruce Blemker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Cincinnati Ken Keatley pitching. Kenny Kamau strikes out. Brad Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Dickey pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 5 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 10
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: June Emmerich improves in power_vs_righty Urbane Gatewood improves in power_vs_righty Jim Phelan did not respond to coaching in control Urbane Gatewood improves in arm
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Crawford improves in speed Guillermo Bennett did not respond to coaching in control Frank Arnold did not respond to coaching in control Eli Campisi did not respond to coaching in velocity