Win: Dave Lukner (17-8) Loss: Luis Brown (14-7)
Save: Whitey Moore (42)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Dave Lukner pitching. John Nixon walks. John Nixon is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Magglio Rijo singles to center field. Jerry Arias grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Dale Petersen pitching. Bob Schlotz grounds out to the pitcher. Phil Motloch walks. Tom McLean strikes out. Al Womack strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Rip McIntosh strikes out. Joe Meusel grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Timmons singles to left field. Sheldon Tebeau flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Joe Colbert flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Locke grounds out to the pitcher. Manny Bober grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Dave Kilroy flies out to the center fielder. Dale Petersen strikes out. John Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Shane Chiwitt walks. Dave Lukner lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Schlotz grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Motloch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Magglio Rijo walks. Jerry Arias singles past the shortstop. Magglio Rijo advances to third on the hit. Rip McIntosh grounds out to the second baseman. Magglio Rijo scores. Jerry Arias advances to second on the play. Joe Meusel flies out to the center fielder. Bob Timmons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Tom McLean strikes out. Al Womack walks. Joe Colbert singles to right field. Al Womack advances to third on the hit. Charlie Locke reached on a fielding error by Sheldon Tebeau. Al Womack scores. Manny Bober flies out to the center fielder. Shane Chiwitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Sheldon Tebeau strikes out. Dave Kilroy strikes out. Dale Petersen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Dave Lukner singles to left field. Bob Schlotz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Phil Motloch singles to left field. Tom McLean pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati John Nixon grounds out to the second baseman. Magglio Rijo grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Arias doubles to left field. Rip McIntosh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Al Womack strikes out. Joe Colbert grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Locke reached on a fielding error by Dave Kilroy. Luis Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Manny Bober singles past the third baseman. Charlie Locke aggressively advances to third on the hit. Shane Chiwitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Joe Meusel flies out to the center fielder. Bob Timmons strikes out. Sheldon Tebeau singles to left field. Dave Kilroy pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Boehmer is pinch hitting for Dave Lukner. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Bob Boehmer strikes out. Bob Schlotz singles to center field. Phil Motloch singles to center field. Bob Schlotz is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Tom McLean singles to center field. Phil Motloch advances to third on the hit. Al Womack singles to left field. Phil Motloch scores. Joe Colbert doubles to right field. Tom McLean scores. Al Womack is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Lefty Smith pitching. Gerald Taylor is pinch hitting for Luis Brown. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Gerald Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. John Nixon flies out to the center fielder. Magglio Rijo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Smith pitching. Charlie Locke strikes out. Manny Bober singles to center field. Manny Bober gets picked off first. Shane Chiwitt singles to center field. Octavio Sissi is pinch hitting for Lefty Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Octavio Sissi doubles to left field. Shane Chiwitt is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Whitey Moore pitching. Jerry Arias strikes out. Rip McIntosh strikes out. Joe Meusel singles past the third baseman. Bob Timmons walks. Sheldon Tebeau pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 9
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jerry Bond did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Geier did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jack Thomas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Boog Shoffner did not respond to coaching in velocity John Booe improves in speed Brad Crist did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Hal Haynes did not respond to coaching in C
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Wotus improves in speed Ken North did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Tauscher improves in contact_vs_righty Doug Fowler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ken North did not respond to coaching in range Yutaka Nagai did not respond to coaching in speed Ken North did not respond to coaching in CF