Inning: 1 Houston Wally Lombard pitching. Troy McEnaney doubles to right field. Charlie Scott walks. Joe Steinfeldt flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Tom Cangelosi strikes out. Gus Dozier singles to right field. Mickey Crompton lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Hank Bosetti pitching. Paul Fraser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shoji Narita walks. Greg Prokopec doubles to left field. Shoji Narita is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Pat Clark pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Ralph McNamara singles to center field. Mike Kaiserling grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph McNamara advances to second on the play. Hank Bosetti grounds out to the third baseman. Troy McEnaney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati George Lundquist flies out to the left fielder. Bob Inglett strikes out. Tom Inks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Charlie Scott strikes out. Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Tom Cangelosi singles in front of the left fielder. Gus Dozier grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tom Cangelosi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Dick Giles grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Lombard grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Fraser grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Mickey Crompton flies out to the center fielder. Ralph McNamara hits a home run. Mike Kaiserling flies out to the right fielder. Hank Bosetti grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Shoji Narita walks. Shoji Narita steals second. Greg Prokopec walks. Pat Clark walks. George Lundquist flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Shoji Narita scores. Greg Prokopec gets picked off second (1-4). Bob Inglett walks. Tom Inks doubles to left field. Pat Clark scores. Bob Inglett uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dick Giles grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Troy McEnaney strikes out. Charlie Scott singles to center field. Charlie Scott is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Wally Lombard walks. Paul Fraser walks. Shoji Narita hits a home run. Wally Lombard scores. Paul Fraser scores. Greg Prokopec strikes out. Pat Clark strikes out. George Lundquist grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Tom Cangelosi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gus Dozier strikes out. Mickey Crompton singles to center field. Ralph McNamara singles to left field. Mike Kaiserling grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ralph McNamara is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bob Inglett walks. Tom Inks flies out to the left fielder. Dick Giles walks. Wally Lombard lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Paul Fraser singles to left field. Bob Inglett scores. Dick Giles scores. Shoji Narita triples. Paul Fraser scores. Greg Prokopec lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Hank Bosetti strikes out. Troy McEnaney singles to right field. Charlie Scott doubles to center field. Troy McEnaney uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Steinfeldt pops out to the third baseman. Tom Cangelosi singles past the shortstop. Charlie Scott scores. Gus Dozier doubles to left field. Tom Cangelosi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Marino Caceres comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mickey Crompton singles to center field. Gus Dozier scores. Ralph McNamara flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Pat Clark grounds out to the pitcher. George Lundquist walks. Bob Inglett pops out to the second baseman. George Lundquist steals second. Tom Inks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Mike Kaiserling grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Elliott is pinch hitting for Hank Bosetti. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mark Elliott singles to center field. Troy McEnaney strikes out. Charlie Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Mickey Hamilton pitching. Dick Giles flies out to the left fielder. Jim Pettini is pinch hitting for Marino Caceres. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jim Pettini singles to center field. Paul Fraser singles to center field. Jim Pettini advances to third on the hit. Shoji Narita walks. Greg Prokopec walks. Jim Pettini scores. Pat Clark pops out to the shortstop. George Lundquist grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman. Paul Fraser is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Houston Morgan Whitney pitching. Joe Steinfeldt reached on a fielding error by Shoji Narita. Tom Cangelosi lines out to the second baseman. Gus Dozier singles to left field. Joe Steinfeldt advances to third on the hit. Mickey Crompton pops out to the shortstop. Ralph McNamara grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 11 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Mickey Hamilton is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Romero improves in arm Billy Kyle improves in velocity Paddy Crosby did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Young did not respond to coaching in velocity Connie Wynn improves in power_vs_lefty Al Whitehouse did not respond to coaching in control
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Orsulak did not respond to coaching in control Bill DiSarcina improves in power_vs_righty Carroll Sievers did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Reinier Brito did not respond to coaching in endurance Scott Billings did not respond to coaching in speed Mark Bailey did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Moon improves in CF