Win: Earl Lemonds (8-10) Loss: Randy Dilauro (8-12)
Inning: 1 Houston Earl Lemonds pitching. Ed Lutenberg pops out to the shortstop. Charlie Umbricht strikes out. Cy Brumley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Randy Dilauro pitching. Len Zimmer singles to center field. Bob Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Paul Sutherland flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Ed Perez strikes out. Bob Weilman flies out to the center fielder. Al McGunnigle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Joe Gordon strikes out. Will Clark flies out to the center fielder. Tom Rohdes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Purnal Bates grounds out to the catcher. Fred Lord pops out to the shortstop. Randy Dilauro flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Joe Becker pops out to the first baseman. Frank Perkovich hits a home run. Earl Lemonds pops out to the first baseman. Len Zimmer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Charlie Umbricht grounds out to the third baseman. Cy Brumley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bob Smith flies out to the center fielder. Paul Sutherland grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Gordon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Weilman singles to center field. Al McGunnigle grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Weilman advances to second on the play. Purnal Bates grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Will Clark flies out to the center fielder. Tom Rohdes flies out to the center fielder. Joe Becker singles to left field. Joe Becker is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Dilauro strikes out. Ed Lutenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Frank Perkovich doubles past the first baseman. Earl Lemonds lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Len Zimmer strikes out. Bob Smith walks. Paul Sutherland doubles to center field. Frank Perkovich scores. Bob Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Gordon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Charlie Umbricht flies out to the center fielder. Cy Brumley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Perez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Will Clark hits a home run. Jerry Zdeb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Rohdes strikes out. Joe Becker strikes out. Frank Perkovich hits a home run. Masanobu Tanaka is pinch hitting for Earl Lemonds. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Masanobu Tanaka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Paxton Burnett pitching. Bob Weilman grounds out to the third baseman. John Poindexter is pinch hitting for Al McGunnigle. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Poindexter strikes out. Purnal Bates walks. Purnal Bates steals second. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Steve Olson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kensuke Fujita is pinch hitting for Len Zimmer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kensuke Fujita grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Smith flies out to the left fielder. Paul Sutherland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Gene Maurer is pinch hitting for Steve Olson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gene Maurer singles to center field. John Brown is pinch hitting for Ed Lutenberg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Maurer steals second. John Brown flies out to the left fielder. Red Thurman is pinch hitting for Charlie Umbricht. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Red Thurman strikes out. Cy Brumley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 3 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 1
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Doran improves in velocity Bill Taff improves in range Bill Strohmayer did not respond to coaching in control Jim Bale did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Bale did not respond to coaching in control Earl Stanceu did not respond to coaching in speed
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ed Boyd did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ray Gunn improves in speed Ed Boyd did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Adolfo Lewis did not respond to coaching in control Lloyd Smith did not respond to coaching in control Curt Mason did not respond to coaching in SS