Win: Billy Tragesser (4-4) Loss: Stocker Belle (2-13)
Inning: 1 Houston Stocker Belle pitching. Emil Bragan singles to right field. Monte Heving singles to right field. Emil Bragan advances to third on the hit. George Foster singles to right field. Emil Bragan scores. Hal Boone strikes out. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the third baseman. Monte Heving advances to third on the play. George Foster advances to second on the play. Gary Smith singles to center field. Monte Heving scores. George Foster scores. Gary Smith steals second. Mickey Estrada walks. Hy Harder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Billy Tragesser pitching. Billy Madison grounds out to the shortstop. Carmelo Sullivan grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Mann pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Billy Tragesser flies out to the center fielder. Emil Bragan grounds out to the third baseman. Monte Heving bunts for a base hit. Monte Heving steals second. George Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Beauty Connelly flies out to the left fielder. Greg Stanka doubles to center field. Lou Wenz pops out to the second baseman. John Davenport pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Hal Boone hits a home run. Bill Rudolph comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Bancroft flies out to the left fielder. Gary Smith singles to left field. Mickey Estrada flies out to the left fielder. Gary Smith is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Troy Flaskamp singles to center field. Wally Stanage is pinch hitting for Bill Rudolph. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Wally Stanage flies out to the center fielder. Billy Madison pops out to the second baseman. Carmelo Sullivan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Pablo Lopez pitching. Hy Harder flies out to the right fielder. Billy Tragesser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Emil Bragan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Steve Mann singles to right field. Beauty Connelly triples. Steve Mann scores. Greg Stanka singles past the shortstop. Beauty Connelly scores. Lou Wenz singles to left field. Greg Stanka is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. John Davenport grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Monte Heving doubles to right field. George Foster singles to right field. Monte Heving scores. Duke White comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hal Boone grounds into a force play to the pitcher. George Foster is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Bancroft flies out to the right fielder. Gary Smith pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Troy Flaskamp singles to right field. Duke White lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-3 double play. Billy Madison doubles to left field. Passed ball. Billy Madison advances to third. Carmelo Sullivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Mickey Estrada grounds out to the second baseman. Hy Harder strikes out. Carlos Glaviano is pinch hitting for Billy Tragesser. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Carlos Glaviano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mordecai Lynch pitching. Steve Mann grounds out to the second baseman. Beauty Connelly grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Stanka singles to left field. Lou Wenz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Emil Bragan walks. Monte Heving doubles to right field. Emil Bragan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Biggs Maranda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Foster doubles to right field. Monte Heving scores. Hal Boone walks. Joe Bancroft strikes out. Gary Smith grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati John Davenport strikes out. Troy Flaskamp grounds out to the shortstop. Donell Woodson is pinch hitting for Biggs Maranda. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Donell Woodson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston John Hale pitching. Mickey Estrada singles to left field. Hy Harder reached on a fielding error by Beauty Connelly. Alex Gedeon is pinch hitting for Mordecai Lynch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Alex Gedeon strikes out. Emil Bragan grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Estrada advances to third on the play. Hy Harder advances to second on the play. Monte Heving doubles to center field. Mickey Estrada scores. Hy Harder scores. George Foster flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Orlando Maisel pitching. Billy Madison singles to left field. Carmelo Sullivan grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Madison advances to second on the play. Steve Mann flies out to the left fielder. Beauty Connelly singles to right field. Billy Madison scores. Greg Stanka pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Hal Boone flies out to the center fielder. Joe Bancroft bunts for a base hit. Gary Smith flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Estrada flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Lou Wenz flies out to the center fielder. John Davenport grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Troy Flaskamp strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Monte Heving 3 (23), George Foster (23).HR - Hal Boone (14).GIDP - Gary Smith. Baserunning: SB - Monte Heving (16), Gary Smith (7).CS - Gary Smith (5). Fielding: PB - Mickey Estrada.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Mellana did not respond to coaching in speed Lefty Colpaert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dusty Morris did not respond to coaching in velocity Dusty Morris did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Graham did not respond to coaching in RF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dave Culmer did not respond to coaching in control Richie Hildebrand did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Burke improves in contact_vs_lefty Dave Culmer improves in velocity