Win: Dave Johns (14-10) Loss: Rick Brunson (6-6)
Save: Wally Collins (37)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Dave Johns pitching. Tom Shelby flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Bogart singles to center field. Joe Nekola walks. Jim Esasky flies out to the center fielder. Russ Hansen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Seizaburo Shibahara pitching. Alex Giouxs grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Barker singles to right field. Pedro Medeiros flies out to the left fielder. Morgan Wain singles to center field. McKay Delane strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Eiji Ogishima strikes out. Don Grzanich reached on a 2-base throwing error by Morgan Wain. Mike Konetchy flies out to the center fielder. Seizaburo Shibahara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Frankie Hutt grounds out to the shortstop. Masahiro Osako grounds out to the second baseman. Octavio Sissi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Tom Shelby flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Bogart flies out to the right fielder. Joe Nekola grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Dave Johns strikes out. Alex Giouxs doubles to right field. Alex Giouxs gets picked off second (1-4). Jim Barker pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jim Esasky singles to right field. Russ Hansen strikes out. Eiji Ogishima strikes out. Don Grzanich singles to center field. Jim Esasky advances to third on the hit. Mike Konetchy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Pedro Medeiros strikes out. Morgan Wain grounds out to the pitcher. McKay Delane flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Seizaburo Shibahara flies out to the center fielder. Tom Shelby singles past the second baseman. Tom Shelby steals second. Charlie Bogart strikes out. Joe Nekola flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Frankie Hutt walks. Masahiro Osako strikes out. Octavio Sissi flies out to the center fielder. Dave Johns strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jim Esasky grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Russ Hansen strikes out. Eiji Ogishima grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Alex Giouxs grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Barker grounds out to the third baseman. Pedro Medeiros strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Don Grzanich walks. Mike Konetchy grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Rick Boswell is pinch hitting for Seizaburo Shibahara. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Rick Boswell doubles past the first baseman. Tom Shelby singles to left field. Rick Boswell scores. Charlie Bogart grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Shelby is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Rick Brunson pitching. Morgan Wain reached on a 2-base fielding error by Joe Nekola. McKay Delane singles to center field. Morgan Wain scores. Frankie Hutt walks. Masahiro Osako strikes out. Octavio Sissi doubles to center field. McKay Delane scores. Frankie Hutt scores. Russ Allen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Johns strikes out. Alex Giouxs walks. Jim Barker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Joe Nekola strikes out. Jim Esasky flies out to the left fielder. Russ Hansen walks. Eiji Ogishima strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Pedro Medeiros grounds out to the third baseman. Morgan Wain grounds out to the pitcher. McKay Delane flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Wally Collins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Don Grzanich strikes out. Mike Konetchy strikes out. A.J. Mercado is pinch hitting for Russ Allen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. A.J. Mercado singles to left field. Tom Shelby singles to center field. Charlie Bogart singles to right field. A.J. Mercado scores. Tom Shelby advances to third on the hit. Joe Nekola grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 10 Houston total runners left on base: 5
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Fitzgerald did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Meusel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Timmons did not respond to coaching in range Joe Taylor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Fitzgerald did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pat Renick did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Skinny McMillan did not respond to coaching in 3B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lee Selkirk improves in power_vs_righty Otto Mitterwald did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Watson did not respond to coaching in velocity Dixie Shields did not respond to coaching in velocity Lee Selkirk did not respond to coaching in arm Calvin Houser did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Womack did not respond to coaching in 1B