Inning: 1 Houston Dave Maclean pitching. Bob Schlotz flies out to the right fielder. Pat Delmas singles to center field. Phil Motloch grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bill Amaral pitching. Skinny McMillan singles to right field. A.J. Mercado flies out to the right fielder. Russ Hansen walks. Joe Meusel singles to right field. Skinny McMillan is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Russ Hansen advances to third on the play. Bob Timmons singles past the second baseman. Russ Hansen scores. Joe Meusel advances to third on the hit. Jim Esasky flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Johan Moran singles to right field. Len Wilson strikes out. Ed Toft strikes out. Al Womack flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Wayne Andrews walks. Casey Russell hits a home run. Wayne Andrews scores. Dave Maclean strikes out. Skinny McMillan pops out to the third baseman. A.J. Mercado grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Bob Everitt walks. Bill Amaral lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Schlotz flies out to the center fielder. Pat Delmas pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Russ Hansen pops out to the shortstop. Joe Meusel strikes out. Bob Timmons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Phil Motloch pops out to the shortstop. Johan Moran lines out to the first baseman. Len Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jim Esasky grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wayne Andrews strikes out. Casey Russell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Toft walks. Ed Toft steals second. Al Womack lines out to the shortstop. Bob Everitt strikes out. Bill Amaral grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dave Maclean walks. Skinny McMillan pops out to the second baseman. A.J. Mercado singles to right field. Russ Hansen strikes out. Joe Meusel pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Bob Schlotz singles past the shortstop. Pat Delmas pops out to the shortstop. Phil Motloch walks. Johan Moran doubles to left field. Bob Schlotz scores. Phil Motloch uses his aggressiveness and scores. Len Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Ed Toft grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bob Timmons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jim Esasky strikes out. Wayne Andrews flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jerry Arias is pinch hitting for Al Womack. Jerry Arias doubles to center field. Bob Everitt singles to center field. Jerry Arias scores. Morgan Wain is pinch hitting for Bill Amaral. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Morgan Wain grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bob Schlotz singles to right field. Pat Delmas grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Takuya Yoshida pitching. Greg Guise enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jerry Arias at 1B. Casey Russell strikes out. Oscar Swacina is pinch hitting for Dave Maclean. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Oscar Swacina flies out to the left fielder. Skinny McMillan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Smith pitching. Phil Motloch grounds out to the second baseman. Johan Moran grounds out to the pitcher. Len Wilson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati A.J. Mercado lines out to the second baseman. Russ Hansen grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Joe Meusel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Ed Toft flies out to the right fielder. Greg Guise hits a home run. Bob Everitt doubles to left field. Takuya Yoshida grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Schlotz singles to center field. Bob Everitt scores. Red Nied comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Delmas singles to left field. Phil Motloch singles past the first baseman. Bob Schlotz scores. Johan Moran grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pat Delmas is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bob Timmons walks. Jim Esasky singles to center field. Bob Timmons advances to third on the hit. Wayne Andrews flies out to the right fielder. Casey Russell walks. Tom Shelby is pinch hitting for Red Nied. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Shelby flies out to the center fielder. Skinny McMillan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ken North improves in range Don Bronstad did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jack Miller improves in range Bill Vedder improves in contact_vs_righty Jack Miller improves in arm Gene Batts did not respond to coaching in velocity Manny Benes did not respond to coaching in LF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ruben Johns did not respond to coaching in control Brad Crist improves in arm Jim Bork improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Thomas improves in arm Rogelio Lucey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Magglio Rijo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty