Inning: 1 Houston Mark Bailey pitching. Hank Hornsby doubles past the center fielder. Charlie Scott hits an infield single to the shortstop. Joe Steinfeldt strikes out. Walt Sizemore walks. Ralph McNamara strikes out. Gus Dozier singles to right field. Hank Hornsby scores. Charlie Scott scores. Walt Sizemore aggressively advances to third on the hit. Troy McEnaney singles to center field. Walt Sizemore scores. Mickey Crompton grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Troy McEnaney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Billy Kyle pitching. Juan Pennington grounds out to the shortstop. Shoji Narita grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Moon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Billy Kyle singles to right field. Hank Hornsby flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Scott singles to center field. Joe Steinfeldt reached on a 2-base fielding error by Omar Alomar. Billy Kyle scores. Walt Sizemore hits a home run. Charlie Scott scores. Joe Steinfeldt scores. Rick Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ralph McNamara singles to center field. Gus Dozier doubles to center field. Troy McEnaney walks. Mickey Crompton grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph McNamara scores. Gus Dozier advances to third on the play. Troy McEnaney advances to second on the play. Billy Kyle singles to center field. Gus Dozier scores. Troy McEnaney scores. Hank Hornsby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bob Inglett flies out to the left fielder. Bill DiSarcina strikes out. McKay Brittin lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Charlie Scott strikes out. Joe Steinfeldt grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Sizemore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jake Livengood walks. Omar Alomar singles to right field. Jake Livengood advances to third on the hit. Rick Jones strikes out. Juan Pennington flies out to the center fielder. Shoji Narita flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Ralph McNamara strikes out. Gus Dozier lines out to the third baseman. Troy McEnaney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jose Moon pops out to the shortstop. Bob Inglett strikes out. Bill DiSarcina singles to right field. McKay Brittin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Mickey Crompton grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Kyle walks. Hank Hornsby flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Scott lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jake Livengood strikes out. Omar Alomar singles to right field. Rick Jones fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rick Jones singles to right field. Juan Pennington walks. Shoji Narita strikes out. Jose Moon singles to right field. Omar Alomar scores. Bob Inglett doubles to left field. Rick Jones scores. Juan Pennington scores. Bill DiSarcina flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Dan Merullo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Steinfeldt grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Sizemore singles to center field. Ralph McNamara pops out to the third baseman. Gus Dozier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati McKay Brittin walks. Jake Livengood grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Omar Alomar strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Troy McEnaney strikes out. Mickey Crompton flies out to the right fielder. Billy Kyle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Rickey Fetzer is pinch hitting for Dan Merullo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rickey Fetzer doubles to left field. Juan Pennington pops out to the catcher. Shoji Narita walks. Jose Moon strikes out. Bob Inglett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Gene Thompson pitching. Hank Hornsby strikes out. Charlie Scott singles to left field. Joe Steinfeldt reached on a 2-base throwing error by Juan Pennington. Connie Wynn is pinch hitting for Walt Sizemore. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Connie Wynn grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Scott scores. Joe Steinfeldt advances to third on the play. Mike Hartley is pinch hitting for Ralph McNamara. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Hartley flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bill DiSarcina strikes out. McKay Brittin strikes out. Jake Livengood grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston John Romero is pinch hitting for Gus Dozier. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Romero flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Troy McEnaney grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Crompton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Omar Alomar doubles to left field. Bucky Pepper is pinch hitting for Gene Thompson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bucky Pepper walks. Juan Pennington strikes out. Shoji Narita walks. Jose Moon singles to center field. Omar Alomar scores. Bucky Pepper scores. Shoji Narita advances to third on the hit. Bob Inglett singles to right field. Shoji Narita scores. Jose Moon advances to third on the hit. Laurin Moore 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 is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill DiSarcina strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rip Schmidt did not respond to coaching in arm Tommy Karr did not respond to coaching in velocity Neil Staley improves in power_vs_righty Dallas Lennon did not respond to coaching in control Floyd Hahn did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Ray did not respond to coaching in control Brad Hilton did not respond to coaching in CF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Spongberg improves in velocity Hughie Miller did not respond to coaching in control Hughie Miller did not respond to coaching in control Roy Twombly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Arlie Dunn improves in power_vs_righty Arlie Dunn improves in speed