Win: Mike W Howell (6-3) Loss: Tomokazu Doby (7-14)
Save: Asley Martin (3)
Inning: 1 Houston Tomokazu Doby pitching. Tiny Easler grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Strick Jester strikes out. Ernie Brockett reached on a fielding error by Les Fryman. Mel Dreifort grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ernie Brockett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Mike W Howell pitching. Doc Marshall flies out to the right fielder. George Baumholtz walks. George Baumholtz steals second. Les Fryman grounds out to the second baseman. George Baumholtz advances to third on the play. Gary Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Ezra Hutchinson walks. Ezra Hutchinson steals second. Ziggy Lane strikes out. Sam Wuestling walks. Pedro Chappelle triples. Ezra Hutchinson scores. Sam Wuestling scores. Mike W Howell pops out to the third baseman. Tiny Easler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Craig Naranjo flies out to the right fielder. Bill Sperry singles to right field. Bill Sperry steals second. Rich Bell singles to center field. Bill Sperry is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Chuck Tyson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Strick Jester grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Brockett strikes out. Mel Dreifort grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Tomokazu Doby grounds out to the third baseman. Doc Marshall flies out to the right fielder. George Baumholtz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Ezra Hutchinson singles to right field. Ziggy Lane grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Sam Wuestling walks. Pedro Chappelle walks. Mike W Howell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sam Wuestling is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Les Fryman flies out to the left fielder. Gary Bell strikes out. Craig Naranjo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Tiny Easler flies out to the right fielder. Strick Jester flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Brockett singles to center field. Mel Dreifort walks. Ezra Hutchinson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bill Sperry singles to center field. Rich Bell singles to right field. Bill Sperry aggressively advances to third on the hit. Chuck Tyson singles to center field. Bill Sperry scores. Tomokazu Doby lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Doc Marshall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rich Bell scores. Chuck Tyson advances to third on the play. George Baumholtz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Ziggy Lane strikes out. Sam Wuestling strikes out. Pedro Chappelle hits a home run. Mike W Howell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Les Fryman strikes out. Gary Bell flies out to the left fielder. Craig Naranjo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Tiny Easler strikes out. Strick Jester flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Brockett walks. Ernie Brockett steals second. Sheldon Geygan 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. Mel Dreifort grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bill Sperry strikes out. Rich Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chuck Tyson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Ezra Hutchinson strikes out. Ziggy Lane pops out to the shortstop. Snuffy Palacios is pinch hitting for Sam Wuestling. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Sheldon Geygan strikes out. Doc Marshall strikes out. George Baumholtz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Pedro Chappelle grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Morehead is pinch hitting for Mike W Howell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Morehead grounds out to the shortstop. Tiny Easler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Asley Martin pitching. Les Fryman grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Bell singles to center field. Craig Naranjo lines out to the shortstop. Bill Sperry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 7 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve King did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Johnny Wheeler improves in power_vs_righty Al Lansford did not respond to coaching in arm Hideaki Murata did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill McClure improves in contact_vs_lefty Moose Geiger improves in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Barry Kirkpatrick did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Danny Hall did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Harry Radke improves in power_vs_righty Ed Vollmer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harry Radke did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Vollmer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty