Win: Junior Smith (7-7) Loss: Nate McAllester (3-6)
Inning: 1 Houston Nate McAllester pitching. Bill Vedder hits a home run. Bob Schlotz strikes out. Phil Motloch grounds out to the shortstop. Al Womack walks. Alex Giouxs doubles to left field. Al Womack uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom McLean pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Junior Smith pitching. Wayne Andrews grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Timmons grounds out to the second baseman. John Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Manny Bober doubles to left field. Ed Toft singles to center field. Manny Bober scores. Ed Toft is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Junior Smith reached on a fielding error by Steve Jordan. Bill Vedder singles to left field. Bob Schlotz singles to right field. Phil Motloch flies out to the left fielder. Al Womack flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Steve Jordan flies out to the left fielder. Tom Shelby strikes out. Sheldon Tebeau strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Alex Giouxs grounds out to the shortstop. Tom McLean singles to center field. Passed ball. Tom McLean advances to second. Manny Bober strikes out. Ed Toft grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Gerald Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Rip McIntosh strikes out. Nate McAllester grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Junior Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Vedder lines out to the second baseman. Bob Schlotz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Wayne Andrews doubles to right field. Bob Timmons grounds out to the second baseman. Wayne Andrews advances to third on the play. John Nixon flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Wayne Andrews scores. Steve Jordan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Phil Motloch strikes out. Al Womack lines out to the first baseman. Alex Giouxs singles to center field. Tom McLean walks. Bill Currie 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. Manny Bober walks. Ed Toft singles past the third baseman. Alex Giouxs scores. Junior Smith walks. Tom McLean scores. Bill Vedder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tom Shelby flies out to the right fielder. Sheldon Tebeau walks. Gerald Taylor singles to center field. Rip McIntosh grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Bob Schlotz grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Motloch grounds out to the second baseman. Al Womack hits a home run. Alex Giouxs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bill Currie grounds out to the shortstop. Wayne Andrews grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Timmons grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Tom McLean walks. Kevin Snyder comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Manny Bober grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom McLean is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Manny Bober is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ed Toft grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati John Nixon lines out to the first baseman. Steve Jordan doubles past the left fielder. Tom Shelby strikes out. Sheldon Tebeau strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Junior Smith pops out to the shortstop. Bill Vedder lines out to the third baseman. Bob Schlotz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jerry Arias is pinch hitting for Gerald Taylor. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Arias strikes out. Dave Kilroy is pinch hitting for Rip McIntosh. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Kilroy doubles to center field. Joe Meusel is pinch hitting for Kevin Snyder. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Meusel pops out to the third baseman. Wayne Andrews grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Henry Ramirez pitching. Phil Motloch flies out to the left fielder. Al Womack singles to center field. Alex Giouxs reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jerry Arias. Tom McLean singles to right field. Al Womack scores. Alex Giouxs scores. Jim Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Manny Bober grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom McLean is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Toft walks. Junior Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jim Bork is pinch hitting for Bob Timmons. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Bork grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Nixon grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 10 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 3
Batting:2B - Wayne Andrews (16), Steve Jordan (4), Dave Kilroy (4).SF - John Nixon.GIDP - Rip McIntosh. Fielding: E - Steve Jordan, Jerry Arias.PB - Tom Shelby.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tom Gomez did not respond to coaching in endurance Brant McDaniel did not respond to coaching in control Brant McDaniel did not respond to coaching in control Doug Fowler improves in contact_vs_lefty Doug Fowler did not respond to coaching in range Ken North did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ken North did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Traynor improves in power_vs_lefty John Booe improves in power_vs_righty Ben Uribe improves in range Magglio Rijo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Traynor improves in contact_vs_lefty Chris Martin did not respond to coaching in velocity