Win: Ike Benton (10-9) Loss: Candy Doyle (4-10)
Save: Al Booth (27)
Inning: 1 Houston Ike Benton pitching. Troy McEnaney strikes out. Charlie Scott grounds out to the shortstop. Emil Hildebrand pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Candy Doyle pitching. Paul Fraser singles to center field. Paul Fraser steals second. Greg Prokopec walks. Pat Clark grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Greg Prokopec is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Lundquist grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Fraser scores. Pat Clark advances to second on the play. Bob Inglett singles past the third baseman. Pat Clark scores. Tom Inks walks. Dick Giles strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Steinfeldt grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Dozier pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Katsunori Motoyashiki hits a home run. Ike Benton strikes out. Paul Fraser strikes out. Greg Prokopec pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Ralph McNamara walks. Ted Barnhart strikes out. Candy Doyle fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Candy Doyle strikes out. Troy McEnaney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Pat Clark grounds out to the catcher. George Lundquist singles to center field. Bob Inglett grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Charlie Scott grounds out to the second baseman. Emil Hildebrand singles to left field. Joe Steinfeldt singles to right field. Tom Cangelosi pops out to the first baseman. Gus Dozier strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Tom Inks grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Giles singles to right field. Dick Giles steals second. Katsunori Motoyashiki grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Giles advances to third on the play. Ike Benton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ralph McNamara flies out to the right fielder. Ted Barnhart grounds out to the third baseman. Candy Doyle pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Paul Fraser pops out to the second baseman. Greg Prokopec flies out to the center fielder. Pat Clark grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Troy McEnaney grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Scott walks. Emil Hildebrand grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Scott advances to second on the play. Joe Steinfeldt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati George Lundquist flies out to the right fielder. Bob Inglett strikes out. Tom Inks flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Tom Cangelosi walks. Gus Dozier singles to center field. Tom Cangelosi advances to third on the hit. Ralph McNamara grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tom Cangelosi scores. Ted Barnhart doubles to left field. Mark Elliott is pinch hitting for Candy Doyle. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mark Elliott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Vic Wendell pitching. Dick Giles grounds out to the second baseman. Katsunori Motoyashiki singles to left field. Ike Benton lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Paul Fraser flies out to the left fielder. Greg Prokopec hits an infield single to the first baseman. Pat Clark flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston Troy McEnaney singles to right field. Charlie Scott strikes out. Emil Hildebrand grounds out to the pitcher. Troy McEnaney advances to second on the play. Joe Steinfeldt walks. Jeans Pupo 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. Tom Cangelosi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati George Lundquist grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Inglett singles to left field. Tom Inks flies out to the right fielder. Dick Giles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Al Booth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gus Dozier pops out to the third baseman. Ralph McNamara strikes out. Ted Barnhart singles to left field. Mike Kaiserling is pinch hitting for Vic Wendell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Kaiserling strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 8 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Duke Burkart did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Foley did not respond to coaching in control Wayne Shannon did not respond to coaching in velocity Wayne Shannon did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Fisher did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Paddy Crosby did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Chalmers did not respond to coaching in arm Carroll Sievers improves in arm Carroll Sievers improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Burke did not respond to coaching in control Steve Colton improves in control