Win: Alex Foley (2-0) Loss: Jose Humphreys (0-1)
Save: Gino Sheely (1)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Alex Foley pitching. Shoji Narita singles to left field. Dale Nichols grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Shoji Narita is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jose Moon hits a home run. Dale Nichols scores. Bob Inglett pops out to the first baseman. Bill DiSarcina strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Jose Humphreys pitching. Mike Hartley singles to center field. Hank Hornsby grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Troy McEnaney hits a home run. Joe Steinfeldt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Juan Pennington singles to right field. Rickey Fetzer doubles to left field. Omar Alomar strikes out. Jose Humphreys grounds out to the third baseman. Juan Pennington scores. Rickey Fetzer advances to third on the play. Shoji Narita pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Gus Dozier grounds out to the second baseman. Emil Hildebrand walks. Mickey Crompton walks. Walt Sizemore flies out to the center fielder. Alex Foley doubles to left field. Emil Hildebrand scores. Mickey Crompton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Hartley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Dale Nichols strikes out. Jose Moon singles to left field. Bob Inglett flies out to the center fielder. Jose Moon steals second. Bill DiSarcina flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Hank Hornsby singles in front of the right fielder. Troy McEnaney singles to center field. Hank Hornsby advances to third on the hit. Joe Steinfeldt walks. Gus Dozier walks. Hank Hornsby scores. Emil Hildebrand flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Troy McEnaney scores. Rick Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mickey Crompton flies out to the right fielder. Walt Sizemore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Juan Pennington grounds out to the third baseman. Rickey Fetzer hits a home run. Omar Alomar singles to right field. Passed ball. Omar Alomar advances to second. Rick Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Shoji Narita flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Alex Foley reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rickey Fetzer. Mike Hartley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Foley advances to third on the play. Hank Hornsby strikes out. Troy McEnaney singles to left field. Alex Foley scores. Troy McEnaney steals second. Joe Steinfeldt lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dale Nichols strikes out. Jose Moon strikes out. Bob Inglett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Gus Dozier grounds out to the shortstop. Emil Hildebrand singles to right field. Mickey Crompton doubles to right field. Emil Hildebrand uses his aggressiveness and scores. Walt Sizemore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mickey Crompton advances to third on the play. Alex Foley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bill DiSarcina singles to right field. Juan Pennington grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill DiSarcina is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Juan Pennington steals second. Rickey Fetzer grounds out to the third baseman. Omar Alomar grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Mike Hartley doubles to right field. Hank Hornsby flies out to the left fielder. Troy McEnaney pops out to the third baseman. Joe Steinfeldt pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bucky Pepper is pinch hitting for Rick Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bucky Pepper grounds out to the second baseman. Shoji Narita grounds out to the shortstop. Dale Nichols flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Gene Thompson pitching. Gus Dozier walks. Emil Hildebrand singles to right field. Mickey Crompton grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Gus Dozier is out at third base. Walt Sizemore pops out to the second baseman. Alex Foley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jose Moon singles to center field. Gino Sheely 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 1st. Bob Inglett singles to left field. Passed ball. Jose Moon advances to third. Bob Inglett advances to second. Bill DiSarcina strikes out. Juan Pennington singles to center field. Jose Moon scores. Bob Inglett scores. Rickey Fetzer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Juan Pennington is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Omar Alomar strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Mike Hartley grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Hornsby singles to center field. Troy McEnaney doubles to center field. Hank Hornsby scores. Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Koichi Kido 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. Gus Dozier grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Carroll Sievers is pinch hitting for Koichi Kido. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Carroll Sievers grounds out to the second baseman. Shoji Narita strikes out. Dale Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 9
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Heinie Gibson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Heinie Gibson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tim Fairly did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Akers did not respond to coaching in control Hughie Miller improves in control Pete Akers did not respond to coaching in velocity
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Brewer did not respond to coaching in velocity Rip Schmidt improves in power_vs_righty Bucky Vickers improves in velocity Rip Schmidt improves in arm Marv Roque did not respond to coaching in arm Charlie Pate improves in control Brad Hilton did not respond to coaching in CF