Win: Tom Aragon (5-4) Loss: Bill Davis (3-6)
Save: Jack Albright (22)
Inning: 1 Houston Howie Ortiz pitching. Jack Pike walks. Lou Mota strikes out. Nate Smith singles to center field. Jack Pike advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Pep Grabarkewitz pops out to the first baseman. Cy Brodie strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Mike Ford pitching. Al Linde grounds out to the shortstop. Herb Richards grounds out to the shortstop. Dixie Gardella grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Thorny Caruthers pops out to the second baseman. Bill Schelle reached on a fielding error by Herb Richards. Wicked Maxwell hits a home run. Bill Schelle scores. Mike Ford grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jack Pike pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Doug Piatt bunts for a base hit. Danny Fothergill walks. Jim Braun walks. Bill Theobald strikes out. Tom Eason singles to center field. Doug Piatt scores. Danny Fothergill scores. Jim Braun is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Howie Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Lou Mota strikes out. Nate Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Pep Grabarkewitz singles to center field. Cy Brodie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Al Linde doubles to center field. Herb Richards grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Linde advances to third on the play. Dixie Gardella grounds out to the third baseman. Al Linde scores. Doug Piatt pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Bill Schelle grounds out to the pitcher. Wicked Maxwell singles to center field. Mike Ford singles past the shortstop. Jack Pike strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Danny Fothergill strikes out. Jim Braun walks. Bill Theobald flies out to the right fielder. Tom Eason flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Lou Mota flies out to the right fielder. Nate Smith flies out to the right fielder. Pep Grabarkewitz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Howie Ortiz pops out to the second baseman. Al Linde grounds out to the third baseman. Herb Richards grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Cy Brodie flies out to the left fielder. Thorny Caruthers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bill Schelle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Dixie Gardella pops out to the third baseman. Doug Piatt pops out to the shortstop. Danny Fothergill grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Wicked Maxwell singles to center field. Sugar Fishel is pinch hitting for Mike Ford. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Sugar Fishel walks. Jack Pike flies out to the center fielder. Lou Mota strikes out. Nate Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bill Davis pitching. Jim Braun strikes out. Jack Coquillette is pinch hitting for Bill Theobald. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Coquillette singles to right field. Tom Eason strikes out. Howie Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Brodie walks. Thorny Caruthers doubles to right field. Cy Brodie uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Aragon 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. Bill Schelle strikes out. Wicked Maxwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Al Linde singles to left field. Al Linde is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Herb Richards hits a home run. Joe Buckles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dixie Gardella grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Piatt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jack Albright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Fujio Funado is pinch hitting for Joe Buckles. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Fujio Funado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Pike walks. Lou Mota strikes out. Nate Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack Pike is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 9 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 3
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jerry Osuna did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Osuna did not respond to coaching in control Earl Davis did not respond to coaching in range Jay Fairey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ed Bullock improves in control Ed Bullock did not respond to coaching in control Jay Latham improves in contact_vs_lefty Hank Minutelli did not respond to coaching in range Micah Wagner did not respond to coaching in SS