Win: Masatoshi Motoyashiki (1-3) Loss: Frank Marriott (2-5)
Inning: 1 Houston Masatoshi Motoyashiki pitching. Tiny Easler grounds out to the second baseman. Snuffy Palacios singles to right field. Al Lansford strikes out. Steve Brown singles to left field. Snuffy Palacios advances to third on the hit. Rogers Birkofer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Frank Marriott pitching. Davey Tremper singles to center field. Jim Wolcott strikes out. Sam Leifield strikes out. Gary Bell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Mel Dreifort lines out to the second baseman. Bill McClure flies out to the center fielder. Jim Demaree grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Joe Godby walks. Rich Bell singles to right field. Riley Hayward singles past the third baseman. Joe Godby scores. Rich Bell advances to third on the hit. Bill Larkin flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Rich Bell scores. Masatoshi Motoyashiki lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Davey Tremper singles to right field. Riley Hayward scores. Jim Wolcott singles to center field. Davey Tremper advances to third on the hit. Sam Leifield grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Frank Marriott grounds out to the pitcher. Tiny Easler singles to left field. Snuffy Palacios flies out to the right fielder. Al Lansford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Gary Bell walks. Joe Godby grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Rich Bell singles to left field. Riley Hayward flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Steve Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Rogers Birkofer grounds out to the shortstop. Mel Dreifort grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bill Larkin singles to center field. Masatoshi Motoyashiki fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Masatoshi Motoyashiki grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Larkin advances to second on the play. Davey Tremper singles to center field. Bill Larkin scores. Vern Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Wolcott strikes out. Sam Leifield grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bill McClure grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Demaree flies out to the right fielder. Vern Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Gary Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Joe Godby grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Bell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Tiny Easler hits a home run. Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the second baseman. Al Lansford flies out to the left fielder. Steve Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Riley Hayward doubles past the center fielder. Bill Larkin flies out to the center fielder. Bob Gleich is pinch hitting for Masatoshi Motoyashiki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bob Gleich hits a home run. Riley Hayward scores. Asley Martin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Davey Tremper strikes out. Jim Wolcott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jackie James pitching. Rogers Birkofer strikes out. Mel Dreifort pops out to the shortstop. Bill McClure pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Sam Leifield grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Bell reached on a fielding error by Asley Martin. Joe Godby doubles to right field. Gary Bell is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Rich Bell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Demaree doubles to left field. Asley Martin 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 grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Demaree scores. Johnny Galvin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Snuffy Palacios walks. Al Lansford singles to right field. Snuffy Palacios advances to third on the hit. Steve Brown grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Riley Hayward singles to center field. Harry Radke is pinch hitting for Bill Larkin. Harry Radke flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Galvin fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Johnny Galvin strikes out. Davey Tremper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Craig Naranjo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Godby at 3B. Rogers Birkofer grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mel Dreifort strikes out. Bill McClure strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 5 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Holshouser did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jason Dresser did not respond to coaching in range Johnny Wheeler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Les Berger improves in control Mickey Motton improves in range Les Berger did not respond to coaching in control Curt Compton did not respond to coaching in CF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Baumholtz did not respond to coaching in speed Don Grace did not respond to coaching in control Billy Schulze improves in contact_vs_righty Jeff Cary improves in power_vs_righty Billy Schulze improves in power_vs_lefty Dale Cisco did not respond to coaching in control Fred Kimm did not respond to coaching in 3B