Win: Marino Caceres (7-2) Loss: Frank Claire (17-11)
Save: Al Earley (48)
Inning: 1 Houston Clarence Chandler pitching. Joe Steinfeldt reached on a fielding error by Bob Inglett. Joe Steinfeldt steals second. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Steinfeldt advances to third on the play. Gus Dozier flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Steinfeldt scores. Randy Short grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Frank Claire pitching. Paul Fraser lines out to the second baseman. Skeeter Rolfe strikes out. Greg Prokopec hits a home run. Pat Clark singles to left field. George Lundquist singles to left field. Larry Roy singles to center field. Pat Clark scores. George Lundquist advances to third on the hit. Bob Inglett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Jeffrey Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Lee flies out to the left fielder. Norm Hollahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tom Inks grounds out to the third baseman. Clarence Chandler singles to left field. Paul Fraser strikes out. Skeeter Rolfe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Ralph McNamara singles to left field. Frank Claire fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frank Claire grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Greg Prokopec hits a home run. Pat Clark grounds out to the pitcher. George Lundquist pops out to the second baseman. Larry Roy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Tom Cangelosi strikes out. Gus Dozier grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Short grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bob Inglett strikes out. Tom Inks grounds out to the shortstop. Clarence Chandler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jeffrey Cox singles to right field. Tom Lee flies out to the left fielder. Norm Hollahan singles to center field. Ralph McNamara singles to left field. Jeffrey Cox scores. Norm Hollahan advances to third on the hit. Frank Claire singles to center field. Norm Hollahan scores. Joe Steinfeldt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ralph McNamara is out at third base. Tom Cangelosi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Paul Fraser grounds out to the shortstop. Skeeter Rolfe singles to center field. Skeeter Rolfe steals second. Greg Prokopec flies out to the center fielder. Pat Clark grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Gus Dozier doubles to center field. Randy Short pops out to the shortstop. Jeffrey Cox is hit by a pitch. Tom Lee flies out to the center fielder. Norm Hollahan singles to center field. Gus Dozier scores. Ralph McNamara flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati George Lundquist grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Roy grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Inglett walks. Tom Inks singles to right field. Clarence Chandler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Frank Claire grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Steinfeldt flies out to the center fielder. Tom Cangelosi doubles to center field. Marino Caceres 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. Gus Dozier grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Paul Fraser grounds out to the second baseman. Skeeter Rolfe singles to right field. Greg Prokopec walks. Pat Clark hits a home run. Skeeter Rolfe scores. Greg Prokopec scores. George Lundquist flies out to the left fielder. Larry Roy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Randy Short walks. Jeffrey Cox grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ted Barnhart is pinch hitting for Tom Lee. Ted Barnhart singles to right field. Norm Hollahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Oscar Schulte comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bob Inglett hits a home run. Tom Inks walks. Bob Erickson is pinch hitting for Marino Caceres. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Tom Inks is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Erickson singles to center field. Paul Fraser flies out to the center fielder. Skeeter Rolfe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Al Earley pitching. Kiyoshi Fukuhara enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Inglett at 3B. Ralph McNamara flies out to the right fielder. Ray Mahler is pinch hitting for Oscar Schulte. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ray Mahler grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Steinfeldt hits an infield single to the pitcher. Tom Cangelosi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 7 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Batting:HR - Greg Prokopec 2 (22), Pat Clark (22), Bob Inglett (21). Baserunning: SB - Skeeter Rolfe (14).CS - Tom Inks (12). Fielding: E - Bob Inglett.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hank Bosetti did not respond to coaching in control Tony Dingman did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Wetteland did not respond to coaching in endurance Hank Bosetti did not respond to coaching in control Tony Dingman improves in control Wayne Shannon did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Hairston did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Katsunori Motoyashiki did not respond to coaching in arm Julio Stewart improves in power_vs_lefty Omar Alomar improves in range Julio Stewart did not respond to coaching in speed Mark Mills did not respond to coaching in range