Win: Ted Smith (2-0) Loss: Yancey Cravat (0-1)
Save: Alberto Swindells (3)
Inning: 1 Houston Yancey Cravat pitching. Daijiro Tanioka walks. Daijiro Tanioka steals second. Joe Purtell walks. Allie Dowell walks. Heinie Schullstrom singles to right field. Daijiro Tanioka scores. Joe Purtell scores. Allie Dowell advances to third on the hit. Joe Byrne strikes out. Heinie Schullstrom steals second. Naoji Takahashi pops out to the third baseman. Monty Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ted Smith pitching. Eduardo Mowry singles to right field. Eduardo Mowry steals second. Joe Gordon pops out to the shortstop. Clyde Moore strikes out. Don Henderson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Hal DiPietro grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Smith flies out to the center fielder. Daijiro Tanioka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Damon Fahr singles to left field. Joe Morton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Damon Fahr is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Johnny Sorrento grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Morton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Butcher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Purtell flies out to the left fielder. Allie Dowell grounds out to the third baseman. Heinie Schullstrom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Yancey Cravat pops out to the shortstop. Eduardo Mowry singles to center field. Joe Gordon grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Byrne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Naoji Takahashi flies out to the right fielder. Monty Thomas hits a home run. Hal DiPietro grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Clyde Moore singles to right field. Don Henderson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Clyde Moore is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Don Henderson steals second. Damon Fahr grounds out to the second baseman. Don Henderson advances to third on the play. Joe Morton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ted Smith flies out to the left fielder. Daijiro Tanioka doubles to center field. Joe Purtell strikes out. Allie Dowell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Johnny Sorrento strikes out. Jim Butcher strikes out. Yancey Cravat grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Heinie Schullstrom pops out to the third baseman. Joe Byrne grounds out to the pitcher. Naoji Takahashi walks. Monty Thomas singles to right field. Naoji Takahashi advances to third on the hit. Hal DiPietro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Eduardo Mowry walks. Eduardo Mowry is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Gordon strikes out. Clyde Moore singles to center field. Don Henderson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Ted Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Daijiro Tanioka flies out to the right fielder. Joe Purtell singles to left field. Allie Dowell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Purtell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Damon Fahr singles to center field. Joe Morton singles to left field. Damon Fahr advances to third on the hit. Johnny Sorrento grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Morton advances to second on the play. Jim Butcher flies out to the right fielder. Harry Simpson is pinch hitting for Yancey Cravat. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Harry Simpson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Rod Smith pitching. Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Byrne singles to left field. Naoji Takahashi flies out to the left fielder. Monty Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Alex Flores enters the game as a defensive replacement for Daijiro Tanioka at 1B. Eduardo Mowry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Gordon doubles to center field. Clyde Moore pops out to the shortstop. Don Henderson lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Hal DiPietro pops out to the shortstop. Greg Bell is pinch hitting for Ted Smith. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Greg Bell singles to left field. Alex Flores singles to left field. Greg Bell advances to third on the hit. Joe Purtell flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Greg Bell scores. Jimmy Howell is pinch hitting for Allie Dowell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jimmy Howell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jerome Fuller pitching. Damon Fahr strikes out. Joe Morton walks. Johnny Sorrento hits a home run. Joe Morton scores. Alberto Swindells comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Butcher walks. Cal Moss is pinch hitting for Rod Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Cal Moss grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jim Butcher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Eduardo Mowry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ryan Burkart did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Lewis improves in contact_vs_righty Glenn Chamberlain improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Lewis did not respond to coaching in range Tom Sanders improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Sanders did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tony Mills did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Brinkman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Brinkman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Fred Jeffcoat did not respond to coaching in endurance Bruce Decatur improves in arm Rod Sloat did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Becker did not respond to coaching in CF