Inning: 1 Houston Russ Smith pitching. Joe Purtell grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Byrne strikes out. Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati John Thomas pitching. Eduardo Mowry grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Gordon singles to right field. Clyde Moore doubles to center field. Joe Gordon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Nicholson flies out to the right fielder. Damon Fahr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Allie Dowell grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Umbarger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Daijiro Tanioka grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Joe Morton singles to right field. Johnny Sorrento grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Steve Satterfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Alex Flores grounds out to the shortstop. Monty Thomas strikes out. John Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Russ Smith flies out to the left fielder. Eduardo Mowry walks. Joe Gordon strikes out. Clyde Moore singles to right field. Eduardo Mowry advances to third on the hit. Joe Nicholson singles to center field. Eduardo Mowry scores. Clyde Moore advances to third on the hit. Damon Fahr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Joe Purtell flies out to the center fielder. Joe Byrne hits a home run. Heinie Schullstrom walks. Heinie Schullstrom is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Allie Dowell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Joe Morton singles to right field. Johnny Sorrento reached on a fielding error by Joe Purtell. Steve Satterfield singles to right field. Joe Morton scores. Johnny Sorrento advances to third on the hit. Steve Satterfield steals second. Russ Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Sorrento scores. Steve Satterfield advances to third on the play. Eduardo Mowry grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Satterfield scores. Joe Gordon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Johnny Umbarger singles to left field. Johnny Umbarger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Daijiro Tanioka grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Flores flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Clyde Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Nicholson grounds out to the second baseman. Damon Fahr reached on a fielding error by Joe Purtell. Joe Morton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Monty Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Bell is pinch hitting for John Thomas. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Greg Bell strikes out. Joe Purtell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Elmer Kane pitching. Johnny Sorrento grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Satterfield singles to right field. Russ Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Russ Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Joe Byrne flies out to the center fielder. Heinie Schullstrom flies out to the center fielder. Allie Dowell doubles to center field. Johnny Umbarger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Eduardo Mowry pops out to the third baseman. Joe Gordon strikes out. Clyde Moore walks. Joe Nicholson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Daijiro Tanioka flies out to the left fielder. Alex Flores grounds out to the shortstop. Monty Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Damon Fahr flies out to the left fielder. Joe Morton bunts for a base hit. Johnny Sorrento pops out to the first baseman. Passed ball. Joe Morton advances to second. Steve Satterfield grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Irv Christian 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. Naoji Takahashi is pinch hitting for Elmer Kane. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Naoji Takahashi grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Purtell flies out to the left fielder. Joe Byrne grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Sanders improves in contact_vs_lefty Harry Ryan improves in power_vs_righty Bill Lewis did not respond to coaching in range Glenn Chamberlain improves in range Gabby Huber did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Fox did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Heath Vader did not respond to coaching in control Jim Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity Paxton Burnett did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Appier did not respond to coaching in arm Bruce Decatur improves in contact_vs_righty Jimmy House did not respond to coaching in arm Len Zimmer improves in RF