Win: Steve Olson (6-8) Loss: Irv Christian (4-9)
Save: Earl Sweeney (32)
Inning: 1 Houston Harry Davis pitching. Al McGunnigle walks. Tom Sanders grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al McGunnigle advances to second on the play. Ryan Burkart grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Ryan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Roger Lamont pitching. Harry Simpson grounds out to the second baseman. Clyde Moore flies out to the right fielder. Cal Moss singles to left field. Will Clark flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Glenn Chamberlain singles to right field. Jim Fox pops out to the shortstop. Masaji Sogawa strikes out. Bill Lewis singles to left field. Glenn Chamberlain advances to third on the hit. Roger Lamont strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Chick Krueger flies out to the center fielder. Joe Morton grounds out to the second baseman. Len Zimmer singles to right field. Joe Nicholson singles to right field. Len Zimmer advances to third on the hit. Harry Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Al McGunnigle singles to left field. Tom Sanders grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ryan Burkart flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Harry Simpson pops out to the third baseman. Clyde Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cal Moss singles to center field. Will Clark singles to left field. Chick Krueger flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Harry Ryan singles to center field. Glenn Chamberlain singles to center field. Harry Ryan advances to third on the hit. Jim Fox pops out to the shortstop. Masaji Sogawa singles to left field. Harry Ryan scores. Glenn Chamberlain advances to third on the hit. Bill Lewis singles to left field. Glenn Chamberlain scores. Roger Lamont lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al McGunnigle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Joe Morton grounds out to the shortstop. Len Zimmer lines out to the second baseman. Joe Nicholson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Tom Sanders singles to left field. Ryan Burkart reached on a fielding error by Len Zimmer. Harry Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Glenn Chamberlain grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Tom Sanders is out at third base. Jim Fox hits a home run. Ryan Burkart scores. Glenn Chamberlain scores. Masaji Sogawa hits a home run. Bill Lewis is hit by a pitch. Roger Lamont lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Don Henderson is pinch hitting for Harry Davis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Don Henderson singles to left field. Harry Simpson flies out to the center fielder. Clyde Moore flies out to the right fielder. Cal Moss pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Mike Hampton pitching. Al McGunnigle grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tom Sanders strikes out. Ryan Burkart grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Will Clark walks. Passed ball. Will Clark advances to second. Chick Krueger grounds out to the second baseman. Will Clark advances to third on the play. Joe Morton strikes out. Len Zimmer singles to center field. Will Clark scores. Joe Nicholson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Harry Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Glenn Chamberlain grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jim Fox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mike Hampton strikes out. Harry Simpson walks. Clyde Moore singles to right field. Harry Simpson advances to third on the hit. Cal Moss flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Harry Simpson scores. Will Clark singles to left field. Clyde Moore advances to third on the hit. Jerry Zdeb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Chick Krueger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Masaji Sogawa grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Lewis strikes out. Greg Bell is pinch hitting for Jerry Zdeb. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Greg Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tanyon Surhoff pitching. Joe Morton triples. Len Zimmer walks. Joe Gordon is pinch hitting for Joe Nicholson. Joe Gordon flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Morton scores. Tony Mills is pinch hitting for Mike Hampton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Tony Mills walks. Harry Simpson doubles to center field. Len Zimmer scores. Tony Mills uses his aggressiveness and scores. Steve Olson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clyde Moore grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Cal Moss singles to center field. Harry Simpson scores. Will Clark doubles to right field. Chick Krueger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Irv Christian pitching. Al McGunnigle walks. Tom Sanders flies out to the right fielder. Ryan Burkart hits a home run. Al McGunnigle scores. Yancey Cravat comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Ryan lines out to the shortstop. Glenn Chamberlain strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Earl Sweeney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Morton grounds out to the third baseman. Len Zimmer doubles to left field. Joe Gordon grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Becker is pinch hitting for Yancey Cravat. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Becker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 12
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rich Morman did not respond to coaching in range Ed Perez did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Henley did not respond to coaching in velocity Earl Stanceu improves in arm John Poindexter improves in contact_vs_righty Ace Mantle did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paul Gibson improves in power_vs_righty Rocky Gumbert did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jimmy House improves in arm Dave Brinkman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Rohde did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Larry Smith did not respond to coaching in endurance Dave Brinkman did not respond to coaching in CF