Win: Satoru Kobayashi (8-4) Loss: Lee Paige (8-3)
Save: Luis Brown (18)
Inning: 1 Houston Satoru Kobayashi pitching. Al Womack singles to left field. Tom McLean grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al Womack is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Vedder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom McLean advances to second on the play. Shane Chiwitt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Lee Paige pitching. Gerald Taylor pops out to the catcher. Hal Haynes singles to right field. Lefty Egan flies out to the center fielder. Mike Rawley grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hal Haynes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Manny Bober flies out to the right fielder. Mike Letto flies out to the left fielder. Jack Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Brad Crist singles to center field. Jerry Arias singles to left field. Jack Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brad Crist advances to third on the play. Jerry Arias advances to second on the play. Leon Glade singles to right field. Brad Crist scores. Jerry Arias scores. Satoru Kobayashi lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gerald Taylor grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Charlie Locke hits a home run. Lee Paige grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Womack grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tom McLean grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Hal Haynes grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty Egan grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Rawley doubles to center field. Brad Crist grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bill Vedder flies out to the left fielder. Shane Chiwitt strikes out. Manny Bober flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jerry Arias flies out to the center fielder. Jack Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Leon Glade flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Mike Letto grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Miller hits a home run. Charlie Locke grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Paige flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Satoru Kobayashi strikes out. Gerald Taylor hits a home run. Hal Haynes strikes out. Lefty Egan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Al Womack strikes out. Tom McLean flies out to the left fielder. Bill Vedder walks. Shane Chiwitt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike Rawley strikes out. Brad Crist strikes out. Jerry Arias pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jeffrey Spaulding 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. Manny Bober flies out to the center fielder. Mike Letto strikes out. Jack Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jack Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Leon Glade pops out to the first baseman. Jeffrey Spaulding singles to left field. Gerald Taylor bunts for a base hit. Hal Haynes singles to left field. Jeffrey Spaulding scores. Chuck Watson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lefty Egan grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Hal Haynes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Charlie Locke strikes out. Shuzo Akamatsu is pinch hitting for Chuck Watson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shuzo Akamatsu grounds out to the pitcher. Al Womack grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Mike Wright pitching. Mike Rawley flies out to the center fielder. Brad Crist flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Arias flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Luis Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom McLean strikes out. Bill Vedder strikes out. Shane Chiwitt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Walt Czajkowski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mickey Bruce did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Walter Brown improves in control Frank Lennox did not respond to coaching in speed Gerald Baird improves in endurance Scott Burton did not respond to coaching in velocity Walt Czajkowski did not respond to coaching in SS
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rob Hartranft improves in contact_vs_righty Ray Stargell improves in contact_vs_lefty Howard Klawitter improves in control Rob Hartranft improves in arm Paul Geier did not respond to coaching in range Bob Hearn did not respond to coaching in control