Inning: 1 Houston Babe Regan pitching. Lafayette Melvin grounds out to the third baseman. Ty Sanders flies out to the right fielder. Otis Velez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Willie Hack pitching. Bud Sweeney strikes out. Sammy Blue grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Brucker singles to left field. Bruce Candaele singles to right field. Randy Brucker advances to third on the hit. John Heath flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Jim Strain walks. Duane Eaves singles to center field. Jim Strain is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Ken Munoz singles to left field. Duane Eaves advances to third on the hit. Jim Feller singles to center field. Duane Eaves scores. Ken Munoz advances to third on the hit. Walter Herr grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Feller advances to second on the play. Willie Hack flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jim Meacham grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Wheelock flies out to the center fielder. Tom Lauterborn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Lafayette Melvin walks. Ty Sanders pops out to the first baseman. Otis Velez singles to center field. Lafayette Melvin advances to third on the hit. Jim Strain strikes out. Duane Eaves grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Babe Regan grounds out to the pitcher. Bud Sweeney pops out to the second baseman. Sammy Blue grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Ken Munoz grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Feller walks. Walter Herr flies out to the right fielder. Willie Hack strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Randy Brucker hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bruce Candaele singles to center field. Randy Brucker advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. John Heath singles to left field. Randy Brucker scores. Jim Meacham strikes out. Chris Wheelock singles to left field. The defense is playing the infield in. Tom Lauterborn grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Bruce Candaele is out at home. Babe Regan singles past the shortstop. John Heath scores. Bud Sweeney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Houston Lafayette Melvin singles to left field. Ty Sanders grounds out to the third baseman. Lafayette Melvin advances to second on the play. Otis Velez strikes out. Jim Strain flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Sammy Blue triples. Randy Brucker strikes out. Bruce Candaele grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sammy Blue scores. John Heath pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Duane Eaves strikes out. Ken Munoz flies out to the left fielder. Jim Feller singles to right field. Walter Herr walks. Hajime Negoro is pinch hitting for Willie Hack. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Hajime Negoro grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Walter Herr is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Dale Vitelli pitching. Jim Meacham singles to right field. Chris Wheelock singles to left field. Tom Lauterborn grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jim Meacham advances to third on the play. Babe Regan reached on a fielding error by Dale Vitelli. Jim Meacham scores. Bud Sweeney walks. Sammy Blue grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bud Sweeney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Lafayette Melvin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tom Lauterborn. Ty Sanders doubles past the third baseman. Lafayette Melvin scores. Cecil Kellett 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. Otis Velez singles to right field. Ty Sanders scores. Jim Strain singles to center field. Duane Eaves singles past the shortstop. Otis Velez scores. Ken Munoz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Duane Eaves is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. The defense is playing the corners in. Jim Feller strikes out. Walter Herr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Randy Brucker singles to left field. Bruce Candaele singles to left field. Keishi Kita comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Heath singles to center field. Randy Brucker scores. Bruce Candaele advances to third on the hit. Jim Meacham pops out to the third baseman. Chris Wheelock grounds out to the pitcher. John Heath advances to second on the play. Tom Lauterborn walks. Glen Close is pinch hitting for Cecil Kellett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Glen Close strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston Todd Weihe pitching. Dave Cage is pinch hitting for Keishi Kita. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dave Cage strikes out. Lafayette Melvin grounds out to the third baseman. Ty Sanders doubles to right field. Otis Velez walks. Jim Strain singles to left field. Ty Sanders scores. Duane Eaves strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Carlos Pena pitching. Bud Sweeney doubles to right field. Sammy Blue pops out to the first baseman. Randy Brucker grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Candaele flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Rex Touchstone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Munoz strikes out. Jim Feller doubles to center field. Walter Herr pops out to the pitcher. Mamoru Yamashita is pinch hitting for Carlos Pena. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mamoru Yamashita doubles to left field. Jim Feller scores. Lafayette Melvin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Gary Jackson pitching. Don Foulke enters the game as a defensive replacement for Otis Velez at SS. John Heath singles to left field. Jim Meacham lines out to the shortstop. Chris Wheelock flies out to the left fielder. John Heath steals second. Walter Herr throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Tom Lauterborn singles to right field. John Heath scores. Jack Hafey is pinch hitting for Rex Touchstone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Earl Daniel is pinch running for Tom Lauterborn on 1st base. Jack Hafey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston John Smythe pitching. Ty Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Don Foulke strikes out. Jim Strain flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Bud Sweeney grounds out to the third baseman. Sammy Blue reached on a 2-base fielding error by Lafayette Melvin. Randy Brucker singles to center field. Sammy Blue scores. Houston total runners left on base: 13 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 12
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Press Stephenson improves in power_vs_lefty Heinie White did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Kelleher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Press Stephenson improves in range
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Sparky Renick did not respond to coaching in control John Tannehill did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Warwick did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Roebuck did not respond to coaching in velocity Alan Stansbury did not respond to coaching in 3B