Win: Ron Lowe (1-1) Loss: Oscar Schulte (13-6)
Save: Al Earley (27)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Tadashi Ando pitching. Paul Fraser flies out to the right fielder. Tom Inks grounds out to the third baseman. Kiyoshi Fukuhara grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Reinier Brito pitching. Gus Dozier singles to center field. Tom Lee singles to center field. Gus Dozier aggressively advances to third on the hit. Joe Stem grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Dozier scores. Tom Lee advances to second on the play. Mike Maskrey walks. Ray Mahler grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bob Erickson strikes out. George Lundquist pops out to the shortstop. Tim Yount strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Lariel Hocking flies out to the left fielder. Herb Zalusky reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bert Kirk. Eduardo Reiber singles to center field. Herb Zalusky is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Tadashi Ando singles to right field. Eduardo Reiber advances to third on the hit. Gus Dozier pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bert Kirk grounds out to the shortstop. Orlando Mendoza strikes out. Reinier Brito grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Tom Lee pops out to the shortstop. Joe Stem walks. Mike Maskrey flies out to the center fielder. Ray Mahler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Paul Fraser pops out to the second baseman. Tom Inks strikes out. Kiyoshi Fukuhara singles to left field. Bob Erickson singles to left field. Kiyoshi Fukuhara advances to third on the hit. George Lundquist flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Lariel Hocking strikes out. Herb Zalusky strikes out. Eduardo Reiber grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tim Yount singles to left field. Bert Kirk grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tim Yount is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Orlando Mendoza strikes out. Reinier Brito strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Tadashi Ando walks. Gus Dozier pops out to the second baseman. Tom Lee flies out to the left fielder. Joe Stem flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Paul Fraser singles to center field. Tom Inks walks. Kiyoshi Fukuhara flies out to the center fielder. Bob Erickson pops out to the shortstop. George Lundquist doubles to left field. Paul Fraser scores. Tom Inks uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tim Yount strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Mike Maskrey pops out to the shortstop. Ray Mahler walks. Lariel Hocking singles to center field. Ray Mahler advances to third on the hit. Herb Zalusky pops out to the first baseman. Len Oglesby 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. Eduardo Reiber singles to right field. Ray Mahler scores. Lariel Hocking advances to third on the hit. Tadashi Ando grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bert Kirk singles to center field. Orlando Mendoza flies out to the left fielder. Erv Huston is pinch hitting for Len Oglesby. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Erv Huston grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Marino Caceres pitching. Gus Dozier singles to center field. Tom Lee grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Gus Dozier is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Stem strikes out. Mike Maskrey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Paul Fraser grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Inks flies out to the right fielder. Kiyoshi Fukuhara singles to left field. Oscar Schulte 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 1st. Bob Erickson reached on a fielding error by Herb Zalusky. George Lundquist grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Ray Mahler flies out to the right fielder. Lariel Hocking triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Herb Zalusky walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Eduardo Reiber grounds out to the second baseman. Herb Zalusky advances to second on the play. Oscar Schulte grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Tim Yount grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Kirk singles to right field. Orlando Mendoza strikes out. Rocky Marshall is pinch hitting for Marino Caceres. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bert Kirk is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Ed Behney pitching. Gus Dozier grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Lee flies out to the center fielder. Joe Stem flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Al Fisher is pinch hitting for Ed Behney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Al Fisher strikes out. Paul Fraser flies out to the right fielder. Tom Inks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Ron Lowe pitching. Mike Maskrey grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Mahler strikes out. Lariel Hocking flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Cincinnati Kiyoshi Fukuhara doubles to right field. Bob Erickson walks. George Lundquist singles to right field. Kiyoshi Fukuhara scores. Tim Yount flies out to the center fielder. Bert Kirk flies out to the right fielder. Orlando Mendoza grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Houston Al Earley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Herb Zalusky is hit by a pitch. Eduardo Reiber flies out to the right fielder. Oscar Schulte pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Gus Dozier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 11
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Inglett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Booth did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Ragland did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Scott Billings improves in power_vs_righty Elio Loes improves in control Too few eligible players, Missed Improvement Chance. Ineligible players: Bill Burke.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mickey Hamilton did not respond to coaching in control Mark Wetteland did not respond to coaching in velocity Bump Kraft did not respond to coaching in control Tony Dingman did not respond to coaching in control Mark Wetteland did not respond to coaching in velocity Hank Bosetti improves in velocity