Win: Jose Halt (5-0) Loss: Ted Smith (3-2)
Save: Irv Christian (6)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ted Smith pitching. Eduardo Mowry flies out to the center fielder. Joe Gordon grounds out to the third baseman. Clyde Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Jose Halt pitching. Joe Purtell flies out to the center fielder. Fred Blemker strikes out. Heinie Schullstrom flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Don Henderson grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Morton grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Sorrento singles to center field. George Derrick singles to right field. Johnny Sorrento advances to third on the hit. Jim Butcher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Allie Dowell grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Umbarger strikes out. Steve Shipley singles to center field. Ernie Galvin singles to left field. Steve Shipley advances to third on the hit. Alex Flores grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jose Halt strikes out. Eduardo Mowry singles to left field. Joe Gordon walks. Clyde Moore hits a home run. Eduardo Mowry scores. Joe Gordon scores. Don Henderson flies out to the right fielder. Joe Morton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Ted Smith singles to left field. Joe Purtell strikes out. Fred Blemker lines out to the shortstop. Heinie Schullstrom walks. Allie Dowell pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Johnny Sorrento strikes out. George Derrick walks. Jim Butcher singles to left field. George Derrick is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Jose Halt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Johnny Umbarger grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Shipley flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Galvin pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Eduardo Mowry flies out to the right fielder. Joe Gordon strikes out. Clyde Moore walks. Don Henderson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Alex Flores singles to right field. Ted Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Purtell walks. Fred Blemker grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Flores advances to third on the play. Joe Purtell advances to second on the play. Heinie Schullstrom strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Joe Morton strikes out. Johnny Sorrento grounds out to the second baseman. George Derrick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Allie Dowell singles to center field. Johnny Umbarger grounds into a 3-6-3 double play - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Steve Shipley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jim Butcher walks. Jose Halt lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eduardo Mowry strikes out. Joe Gordon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Ernie Galvin singles to center field. Alex Flores flies out to the center fielder. Hisanobu Inaba is pinch hitting for Ted Smith. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Hisanobu Inaba grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ernie Galvin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Purtell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jerome Fuller pitching. Clyde Moore doubles past the first baseman. Don Henderson singles to left field. Clyde Moore scores. Elmer Kane comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Henderson gets picked off first. Joe Morton pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Sorrento strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Trent Bauer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Fred Blemker doubles to center field. Heinie Schullstrom walks. Allie Dowell walks. Johnny Umbarger grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Blemker scores. Heinie Schullstrom advances to third on the play. Allie Dowell advances to second on the play. Steve Shipley singles to center field. Heinie Schullstrom scores. Allie Dowell is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Rod Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Galvin walks. Alex Flores singles to left field. Naoji Takahashi is pinch hitting for Elmer Kane. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Naoji Takahashi walks. Steve Shipley scores. Joe Purtell strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Morrie Blankenship pitching. George Derrick doubles to left field. Jim Butcher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Derrick advances to third on the play. Steve Satterfield is pinch hitting for Rod Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Steve Satterfield singles to center field. George Derrick scores. Carlos Chappell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eduardo Mowry grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Irv Christian pitching. Harry Simpson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Eduardo Mowry at RF. Fred Blemker singles in front of the left fielder. Heinie Schullstrom flies out to the right fielder. Allie Dowell grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Fred Blemker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Johnny Umbarger pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5 Houston total runners LOB: 11
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bruce Decatur did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rick Valdez did not respond to coaching in endurance Len Zimmer improves in arm Dave Brinkman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Becker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tony Mills improves in arm Len Zimmer improves in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gabby Huber improves in contact_vs_righty Neil Fariss did not respond to coaching in speed Rafael Orta did not respond to coaching in velocity Al McGunnigle improves in contact_vs_righty Greg Bell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Lewis improves in power_vs_lefty