Win: Hideaki Murata (5-4) Loss: Frank Luuloa (3-11)
Save: Asley Martin (8)
Inning: 1 Houston Frank Luuloa pitching. Tiny Easler singles to left field. Snuffy Palacios walks. Strick Jester walks. Steve Brown singles to center field. Tiny Easler scores. Snuffy Palacios scores. Tom Morehead strikes out. Pedro Chappelle flies out to the left fielder. Mel Dreifort strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Hideaki Murata pitching. Davey Tremper lines out to the shortstop. Pat Tremark flies out to the center fielder. Jack Schurr flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jerry Worrell singles to right field. Hideaki Murata lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tiny Easler doubles to right field. Jerry Worrell scores. Hal Cooper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the third baseman. Strick Jester pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Xavier Christenbury grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Bell walks. Riley Hayward flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Tyson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Steve Brown hits a home run. Jackie James comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Morehead grounds out to the second baseman. Pedro Chappelle strikes out. Mel Dreifort grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Harry Radke strikes out. Jackie James singles to center field. Davey Tremper doubles past the left fielder. Jackie James is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Pat Tremark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Jerry Worrell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hideaki Murata strikes out. Tiny Easler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jack Schurr grounds out to the second baseman. Xavier Christenbury strikes out. Rich Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Snuffy Palacios pops out to the third baseman. Strick Jester flies out to the left fielder. Steve Brown singles to center field. Tom Morehead walks. Pedro Chappelle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Riley Hayward singles to right field. Chuck Tyson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Harry Radke grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Mel Dreifort grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Worrell grounds out to the shortstop. Hideaki Murata flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati George Baumholtz is pinch hitting for Jackie James. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. George Baumholtz hits a home run. Davey Tremper flies out to the left fielder. Pat Tremark grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Schurr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Sheldon Geygan pitching. Tiny Easler doubles to right field. Snuffy Palacios pops out to the second baseman. Strick Jester strikes out. Steve Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Xavier Christenbury grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Bell walks. Riley Hayward strikes out. Chuck Tyson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Tom Morehead singles to center field. Pedro Chappelle grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Morehead advances to second on the play. Mel Dreifort reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jack Schurr. Tom Morehead scores. Mel Dreifort steals third. Jerry Worrell doubles to left field. Mel Dreifort scores. Hideaki Murata grounds out to the third baseman. Tiny Easler lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Harry Radke singles to left field. Sheldon Geygan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Davey Tremper singles to center field. Harry Radke scores. Davey Tremper steals second. Buddy Smith 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. Pat Tremark singles to right field. Davey Tremper scores. Jack Schurr flies out to the center fielder. Xavier Christenbury flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the third baseman. Strick Jester walks. Johnny Galvin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Brown strikes out. Tom Morehead grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Ryan Ryan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Strick Jester at CF. Ed Kubiszyn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steve Brown at C. Asley Martin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rich Bell singles to right field. Riley Hayward flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Tyson singles to center field. Harry Radke singles to left field. Sam Leifield is pinch hitting for Johnny Galvin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Sam Leifield flies out to the left fielder. Davey Tremper grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Moose Geiger improves in range Johnny Wheeler improves in speed Ernie Devens did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Terry Ackley improves in power_vs_righty Ernie Devens did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Terry Ackley improves in speed Bill McClure improves in 3B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Gleich did not respond to coaching in range Daryle Harshman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Godby did not respond to coaching in speed Dale Cisco did not respond to coaching in velocity Dale Cisco did not respond to coaching in velocity Peyton Stovall improves in contact_vs_lefty Peyton Stovall did not respond to coaching in 1B