Win: Cy Turner (8-8) Loss: Jose Keenan (7-8)
Save: Joe Ordonez (20)
Inning: 1 Houston Cy Turner pitching. Ty North grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dutton James grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Rohe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jose Keenan pitching. Jim Foytack strikes out. Billy Nieman grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Brusstar flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jack Starr grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Delgado flies out to the center fielder. Bob Lusader grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Chris Ferguson grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Scherman grounds out to the second baseman. Dale Hale grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Tom Nelson strikes out. Doug Day grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Keenan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Henry Schmidt pops out to the shortstop. Dave Embrey grounds out to the second baseman. Cy Turner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Ty North walks. Dutton James singles to left field. Ty North advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Ken Rohe grounds out to the third baseman. Dutton James advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Jack Starr flies out to the center fielder. Joe Delgado strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jim Foytack walks. Billy Nieman singles to left field. Bob Brusstar flies out to the center fielder. Chris Ferguson walks. Jeff Scherman grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Foytack scores. Billy Nieman advances to third on the play. Chris Ferguson advances to second on the play. Dale Hale doubles to right field. Billy Nieman scores. Chris Ferguson scores. Homer Reitz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Henry Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Lusader lines out to the second baseman. Tom Nelson grounds out to the pitcher. Doug Day singles to left field. Homer Reitz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dave Embrey singles in front of the left fielder. Cy Turner lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Foytack grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Nieman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Ty North flies out to the right fielder. Dutton James doubles to center field. Ken Rohe flies out to the left fielder. Jack Starr singles to right field. Dutton James scores. Joe Delgado flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bob Brusstar grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Ferguson walks. Jeff Scherman walks. Bart Haugstad comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dale Hale singles to right field. Chris Ferguson scores. Jeff Scherman is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Henry Schmidt singles to center field. Dale Hale advances to third on the hit. Dave Embrey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Lusader grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Nelson singles to center field. Doug Day strikes out. Fujio Funado is pinch hitting for Bart Haugstad. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fujio Funado strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Earl Hocking pitching. Cy Turner pops out to the shortstop. Jim Foytack lines out to the shortstop. Dixie Gardella is pinch hitting for Billy Nieman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dixie Gardella strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Maas enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dixie Gardella at LF. Ty North flies out to the right fielder. Dutton James flies out to the right fielder. Ken Rohe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jerry Rabe is pinch hitting for Bob Brusstar. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Rabe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Ferguson doubles to right field. Jeff Scherman grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Ferguson advances to third on the play. Dale Hale lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Joe Ordonez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jack Starr singles to left field. Joe Delgado strikes out. Bob Lusader grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 5 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A- RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Jason Terlecki improves in contact_vs_lefty Lou Mota improves in power_vs_righty Lou Mota improves in arm Pep Grabarkewitz improves in arm
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Joe Ladd did not respond to coaching in arm Chick Kleven did not respond to coaching in control Joe Ladd did not respond to coaching in arm Bernie Sanders did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Hayward improves in LF