Win: Tom Grant (4-18) Loss: Yamil Ramirez (15-9)
Save: Vic Nold (36)
Inning: 1 Houston Yamil Ramirez pitching. Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Ed Perez strikes out. Gene Maurer doubles to center field. Gene Maurer is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Tom Grant pitching. Clyde Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chick Krueger flies out to the left fielder. Will Clark grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Vern Bare grounds out to the second baseman. John Poindexter hits a home run. Fred Lord grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Sanders flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tony Mills singles to center field. John Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Mills advances to second on the play. Bill Appier grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Rohde grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Red Thurman flies out to the center fielder. Tom Grant flies out to the left fielder. Ed Lutenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Robin Politte grounds out to the shortstop. Yamil Ramirez flies out to the left fielder. Clyde Moore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Ed Perez strikes out. Gene Maurer grounds out to the shortstop. Vern Bare grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Chick Krueger pops out to the first baseman. Will Clark singles to left field. Tony Mills singles to center field. Will Clark advances to third on the hit. John Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Will Clark scores. Bill Appier singles to center field. Tony Mills advances to third on the hit. Tom Rohde strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston John Poindexter grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Lord singles to left field. Tom Sanders strikes out. Red Thurman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Robin Politte grounds out to the second baseman. Yamil Ramirez lines out to the second baseman. Clyde Moore grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Tom Grant strikes out. Ed Lutenberg pops out to the pitcher. Ed Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Chick Krueger pops out to the second baseman. Will Clark grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Mills pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Gene Maurer grounds out to the shortstop. Vern Bare singles to center field. John Poindexter lines out to the third baseman. Vern Bare steals second. Vern Bare steals third. Fred Lord grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati John Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Appier singles to right field. Tom Rohde flies out to the left fielder. Robin Politte lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Harry Ryan is pinch hitting for Tom Sanders. Harry Ryan strikes out. Ryan Burkart is pinch hitting for Red Thurman. Ryan Burkart walks. Tom Grant 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 is pinch hitting for Ed Lutenberg. Al McGunnigle singles to right field. Ed Perez singles to left field. Ryan Burkart scores. Al McGunnigle advances to third on the hit. Gene Maurer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Len Zimmer is pinch hitting for Yamil Ramirez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Len Zimmer flies out to the center fielder. Clyde Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chick Krueger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jim Mattimore pitching. Vern Bare strikes out. John Poindexter grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Fred Lord grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Vic Nold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Will Clark walks. Tony Mills pops out to the catcher. John Brown grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 4 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tony Maloney did not respond to coaching in endurance Cy Brumley improves in arm Brian Tanner improves in velocity Randy Dilauro did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Robinson improves in contact_vs_righty Tony Maloney did not respond to coaching in control
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hans Mueller did not respond to coaching in velocity Hans Mueller did not respond to coaching in control Bob Smith improves in power_vs_righty Paul Sutherland improves in power_vs_lefty Ben Elko improves in power_vs_righty Ewald Lemongello did not respond to coaching in control Bob Smith did not respond to coaching in SS