Inning: 1 Cincinnati Alberto Swindells pitching. Harry Simpson singles to left field. Eduardo Mowry strikes out. Joe Morton flies out to the center fielder. Joe Nicholson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Fred Jeffcoat pitching. Al McGunnigle flies out to the right fielder. Tom Sanders flies out to the left fielder. Bill Lewis lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati George Derrick flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Decatur doubles to center field. Cal Moss flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Sorrento singles to left field. Bruce Decatur scores. Fred Jeffcoat grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Harry Ryan flies out to the center fielder. Heinie Schullstrom flies out to the right fielder. Joe Byrne hits a home run. Jimmy Howell singles to right field. Greg Bell singles to left field. Jimmy Howell advances to third on the hit. Alberto Swindells grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Harry Simpson flies out to the center fielder. Eduardo Mowry strikes out. Joe Morton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Al McGunnigle strikes out. Tom Sanders singles to left field. Bill Lewis strikes out. Harry Ryan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Joe Nicholson singles to center field. George Derrick flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Decatur doubles to right field. Cal Moss flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Nicholson scores. Johnny Sorrento flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Byrne grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Howell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Fred Jeffcoat strikes out. Harry Simpson strikes out. Eduardo Mowry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Greg Bell strikes out. Alberto Swindells flies out to the center fielder. Al McGunnigle reached on a 2-base fielding error by Eduardo Mowry. Tom Sanders doubles to center field. Al McGunnigle scores. Bill Lewis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Joe Morton hits a home run. Joe Nicholson pops out to the second baseman. George Derrick pops out to the first baseman. Bruce Decatur strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Harry Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Heinie Schullstrom grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Byrne grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Cal Moss hits a home run. Tanyon Surhoff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Sorrento grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Jeffcoat pops out to the shortstop. Harry Simpson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jimmy Howell hits a home run. Greg Bell flies out to the left fielder. Yoshihiro Oishi is pinch hitting for Tanyon Surhoff. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yoshihiro Oishi flies out to the right fielder. Al McGunnigle doubles to left field. Tom Sanders grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Steve Olson pitching. Eduardo Mowry walks. Joe Morton singles to right field. Eduardo Mowry advances to third on the hit. Joe Nicholson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Morton advances to second on the play. George Derrick strikes out. Bruce Decatur grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Becker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Eduardo Mowry at RF. Doc Mahoney 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. Bill Lewis singles past the third baseman. Bill Lewis steals second. Harry Ryan grounds out to the pitcher. Heinie Schullstrom singles to center field. Bill Lewis scores. Heinie Schullstrom is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Byrne flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Cal Moss doubles to left field. Morrie Blankenship comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Johnny Sorrento strikes out. Jose Rios is pinch hitting for Doc Mahoney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jose Rios grounds out to the second baseman. Cal Moss advances to third on the play. Harry Simpson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jose Halt pitching. Jimmy Howell grounds out to the pitcher. Greg Bell pops out to the catcher. David Clay is pinch hitting for Morrie Blankenship. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. David Clay bunts for a base hit. Al McGunnigle flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Buddy Ruiz pitching. Joe Becker strikes out. Joe Morton doubles to left field. Joe Nicholson grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Morton advances to third on the play. George Derrick grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Houston Naoji Takahashi is pinch hitting for Tom Sanders. Naoji Takahashi hits a home run. Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Al McGunnigle (2), Tom Sanders (3).HR - Naoji Takahashi (11), Joe Byrne (10), Jimmy Howell (12). Baserunning: SB - Bill Lewis (7).CS - Heinie Schullstrom (6).
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jose Allen did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Miller did not respond to coaching in endurance Tom Rohde improves in speed Dave Brinkman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rod Sloat did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Staiger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rod Sloat did not respond to coaching in CF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Carlos Chappell did not respond to coaching in control Rich Morman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Carlos Chappell did not respond to coaching in control Masaji Sogawa did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Masaji Sogawa did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rich Morman improves in range