Inning: 1 Houston Jim Talbot pitching. Alex Flores grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Purtell grounds out to the second baseman. Wimpy Ginter walks. Wimpy Ginter is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati John Thomas pitching. Roy Phillips grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Pete Gent grounds out to the pitcher. Varney Crutcher walks. Django Smith walks. Johnny Sorrento flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Ernie Galvin flies out to the left fielder. Ollie Blemker grounds out to the second baseman. Hal DiPietro singles to right field. Heinie Schullstrom grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hal DiPietro is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Henry Lowry singles to center field. Eduardo Mowry strikes out. John Austin grounds out to the shortstop. Henry Lowry advances to second on the play. Jim Talbot strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Ray Mamaux walks. John Thomas lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Alex Flores grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ray Mamaux advances to third on the play. Joe Purtell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Roy Phillips flies out to the center fielder. Pete Gent strikes out. Varney Crutcher singles past the third baseman. Django Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Varney Crutcher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Wimpy Ginter reached on a fielding error by Django Smith. Ernie Galvin walks. Ollie Blemker strikes out. Hal DiPietro grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Johnny Sorrento grounds out to the shortstop. Henry Lowry walks. Eduardo Mowry triples. Henry Lowry scores. John Austin lines out to the third baseman. Jim Talbot strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Mamaux strikes out. John Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Roy Phillips singles to left field. Pete Gent flies out to the center fielder. Roy Phillips steals second. Varney Crutcher pops out to the first baseman. Django Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Alex Flores singles to right field. Joe Purtell flies out to the left fielder. Wimpy Ginter pops out to the shortstop. Ernie Galvin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Johnny Sorrento singles to left field. Johnny Sorrento is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Henry Lowry lines out to the shortstop. Eduardo Mowry singles to right field. John Austin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Ollie Blemker pops out to the first baseman. Hal DiPietro walks. Hal DiPietro steals second. Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Mamaux flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jim Talbot strikes out. Roy Phillips strikes out. Pete Gent grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Kurt Tam enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roy Phillips at 2B. Luke Wills enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pete Gent at 3B. Johnny Umbarger is pinch hitting for John Thomas. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Johnny Umbarger grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Flores singles to center field. Joe Purtell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bob Donovan pitching. Varney Crutcher flies out to the right fielder. Django Smith pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Sorrento flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Wimpy Ginter grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Galvin hits a home run. Ollie Blemker strikes out. Hal DiPietro walks. Rod Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Heinie Schullstrom grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hal DiPietro is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Henry Lowry singles to right field. Jose Doyle is pinch hitting for Eduardo Mowry. Passed ball. Henry Lowry advances to second. Jose Doyle singles to left field. Henry Lowry scores. Houston total runners left on base: 6 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Greg Bell improves in power_vs_lefty Doc Helms improves in control David Clay improves in range David Clay did not respond to coaching in range Ray Bratcher improves in arm Ted Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Byrne did not respond to coaching in SS
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Mattimore did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Matthews did not respond to coaching in speed Rick Arias did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Moren improves in contact_vs_righty Cal Moss did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Johnson did not respond to coaching in control Joe Nichols did not respond to coaching in 3B