Win: Marino Caceres (8-2) Loss: Oscar Schulte (9-8)
Save: Al Earley (50)
Inning: 1 Houston Reinier Brito pitching. Joe Steinfeldt singles to right field. Tom Cangelosi strikes out. Gus Dozier hits a home run. Joe Steinfeldt scores. Randy Short strikes out. Jeffrey Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Billy Crothers pitching. Paul Fraser doubles to center field. Skeeter Rolfe singles to center field. Paul Fraser scores. Greg Prokopec grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Skeeter Rolfe is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pat Clark hits a home run. Greg Prokopec scores. George Lundquist flies out to the center fielder. Larry Roy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Tom Lee singles to left field. Norm Hollahan strikes out. Ralph McNamara strikes out. Billy Crothers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Kiyoshi Fukuhara flies out to the right fielder. Bob Erickson flies out to the left fielder. Reinier Brito strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Tom Cangelosi doubles to left field. Gus Dozier singles to left field. Tom Cangelosi scores. Gus Dozier steals second. Randy Short grounds out to the second baseman. Gus Dozier advances to third on the play. Jeffrey Cox flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Paul Fraser flies out to the left fielder. Skeeter Rolfe grounds out to the third baseman. Greg Prokopec strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Tom Lee grounds out to the pitcher. Norm Hollahan grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph McNamara pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Pat Clark flies out to the left fielder. George Lundquist walks. Larry Roy flies out to the left fielder. Kiyoshi Fukuhara flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Billy Crothers strikes out. Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Tom Cangelosi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bob Erickson strikes out. Reinier Brito lines out to the second baseman. Paul Fraser pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Gus Dozier flies out to the center fielder. Randy Short flies out to the left fielder. Jeffrey Cox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Skeeter Rolfe strikes out. Greg Prokopec walks. Greg Prokopec is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Pat Clark flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Tom Lee singles past the first baseman. Norm Hollahan walks. 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. Ralph McNamara walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Ted Barnhart is pinch hitting for Billy Crothers. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ted Barnhart strikes out. The defense is playing the corners in. Joe Steinfeldt grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Tom Lee is out at home. Tom Cangelosi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Oscar Schulte pitching. George Lundquist singles to right field. Larry Roy flies out to the center fielder. George Lundquist is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kiyoshi Fukuhara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Gus Dozier grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Short singles to center field. Jeffrey Cox strikes out. Ray Mahler is pinch hitting for Tom Lee. Ray Mahler singles to left field. Norm Hollahan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bob Erickson pops out to the first baseman. Erv Huston is pinch hitting for Marino Caceres. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Erv Huston walks. Paul Fraser singles to left field. Skeeter Rolfe singles to center field. Erv Huston scores. Paul Fraser advances to third on the hit. Greg Prokopec flies out to the right fielder. Pat Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Al Earley pitching. Ralph McNamara flies out to the right fielder. Lariel Hocking is pinch hitting for Oscar Schulte. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lariel Hocking singles past the third baseman. Joe Steinfeldt singles past the first baseman. Lariel Hocking advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Tom Cangelosi walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Gus Dozier flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Lariel Hocking is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 9 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 3
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mark Wetteland did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry Sperry did not respond to coaching in control Mickey Crompton improves in range Tony Dingman improves in velocity Wayne Shannon did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Felix did not respond to coaching in endurance
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Kolstad improves in speed Morgan Whitney did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Pettini did not respond to coaching in range Scott Billings improves in power_vs_lefty Shoji Narita improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Pettini did not respond to coaching in arm