Win: Joe Arnovich (3-7) Loss: Greg Hansen (3-10)
Save: Tom Welteroth (3)
Inning: 1 Houston Greg Hansen pitching. Skeeter Shannon strikes out. Oscar Miller walks. Joe Bullard flies out to the left fielder. Oscar Miller steals second. Shinji Morikawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Joe Arnovich pitching. Hap Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Danny Brohamer strikes out. Dennis Monroe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Gorecki singles to left field. Rafael Delacruz singles to center field. Joe Gorecki advances to third on the hit. Angel Freeman walks. John Kiely walks. Joe Gorecki scores. Joe Arnovich strikes out. Skeeter Shannon grounds out to the second baseman. Rafael Delacruz scores. Angel Freeman advances to third on the play. John Kiely advances to second on the play. Oscar Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Johnny Keister flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Songer strikes out. Joe Reilly flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Bullard singles to center field. Shinji Morikawa pops out to the first baseman. Joe Gorecki strikes out. Rafael Delacruz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Danger Leyva strikes out. Oscar Petersen grounds out to the catcher. Greg Hansen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Angel Freeman lines out to the third baseman. John Kiely walks. Joe Arnovich fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Arnovich grounds into a force play to the first baseman. John Kiely is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Arnovich is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Hap Davis walks. Danny Brohamer flies out to the right fielder. Dennis Monroe pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Keister pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Skeeter Shannon strikes out. Oscar Miller lines out to the third baseman. Joe Bullard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Charlie Songer flies out to the center fielder. Joe Reilly flies out to the right fielder. Danger Leyva strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Shinji Morikawa singles to left field. Joe Gorecki grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Rafael Delacruz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Oscar Petersen grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Hansen strikes out. Hap Davis doubles to center field. Steve Brittain 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. Danny Brohamer pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bert Darrow is pinch hitting for Angel Freeman. Bert Darrow walks. John Kiely strikes out. Tom Perranoski is pinch hitting for Steve Brittain. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Tom Perranoski walks. Skeeter Shannon strikes out. Oscar Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Tom Welteroth pitching. Leon Baker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bert Darrow at 1B. Dennis Monroe grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Keister strikes out. Charlie Songer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Bullard singles to center field. Joe Bullard steals second. Shinji Morikawa walks. Rollie Herrmann 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. Joe Gorecki strikes out. Rafael Delacruz flies out to the center fielder. Leon Baker singles to center field. Joe Bullard scores. Shinji Morikawa advances to third on the hit. John Kiely walks. Tom Welteroth singles to left field. Shinji Morikawa scores. Leon Baker scores. John Kiely advances to third on the hit. Skeeter Shannon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Joe Reilly hits a home run. Danger Leyva walks. Oscar Petersen hits a home run. Danger Leyva scores. Jerry Moraga is pinch hitting for Rollie Herrmann. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerry Moraga strikes out. Hap Davis strikes out. Danny Brohamer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Tetsuro Kinugasa pitching. Oscar Miller singles to right field. Oscar Miller steals second. Joe Bullard singles to center field. Oscar Miller scores. Shinji Morikawa walks. Joe Gorecki flies out to the right fielder. Rafael Delacruz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Dennis Monroe doubles to right field. Johnny Keister doubles to center field. Dennis Monroe scores. Charlie Songer singles to right field. Joe Reilly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Songer advances to second on the play. Danger Leyva flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Petersen pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 9 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Lahti did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Weihe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Scarritt improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Montejo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Danny Henion did not respond to coaching in velocity Danny Henion did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Radmanovich did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Herm Armbrust did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Stefan Reiser did not respond to coaching in velocity Dennis Spooner improves in arm Dennis Spooner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ron Holdridge improves in contact_vs_lefty Slim Lee did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim East improves in LF