Win: Tony Thunder (1-4) Loss: Johnny Platte (8-9)
Save: Herbie Herr (6)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jim Miller pitching. Woodie Seventeen flies out to the left fielder. Ricky Rancid singles to right field. Jeff Twentyfour flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Sectwofour flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Kenji Thirtyseven pitching. Charlie Warhop reached on a 2-base throwing error by Woodie Seventeen. Gary Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Bancroft walks. Bobby Morrison walks. King Blackburn strikes out. George Foster grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ron Thirtyone pops out to the third baseman. Mike Thirty walks. Bill Thirtytwo grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Thirty is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Arnold Thirtyfive walks. Kenji Thirtyseven grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Alex Gedeon strikes out. Hal Boone strikes out. Jim Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Woodie Seventeen singles to center field. Ricky Rancid walks. Jeff Twentyfour flies out to the center fielder. Woodie Seventeen steals third. Ricky Rancid is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jeff Sectwofour singles to center field. Woodie Seventeen scores. Ron Thirtyone grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Charlie Warhop flies out to the left fielder. Gary Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Mike Thirty grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Thirtytwo singles to center field. Bill Thirtytwo steals second. Arnold Thirtyfive grounds out to the shortstop. Kenji Thirtyseven grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bobby Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. King Blackburn singles to right field. George Foster singles past the shortstop. Alex Gedeon singles to center field. King Blackburn scores. George Foster advances to third on the hit. Hal Boone flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, George Foster scores. Jim Miller grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Alex Gedeon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Woodie Seventeen grounds out to the second baseman. Ricky Rancid lines out to the third baseman. Jeff Twentyfour singles to left field. Jeff Twentyfour is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Charlie Warhop grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Smith flies out to the center fielder. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jeff Sectwofour doubles to right field. Ron Thirtyone grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Thirty grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Thirtytwo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Bobby Morrison walks. King Blackburn flies out to the left fielder. George Foster grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bobby Morrison is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Foster steals second. Alex Gedeon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Francis Vitchard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Arnold Thirtyfive flies out to the center fielder. Charles Sutton is pinch hitting for Kenji Thirtyseven. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Charles Sutton grounds out to the shortstop. Woodie Seventeen walks. Ricky Rancid grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Woodie Seventeen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Tony Thunder pitching. Hal Boone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vladimir Fossas is pinch hitting for Francis Vitchard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Vladimir Fossas pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Johnny Platte pitching. Jeff Twentyfour singles to center field. Jeff Sectwofour walks. Ron Thirtyone grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Twentyfour advances to third on the play. Jeff Sectwofour advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Mike Thirty grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Thirtytwo singles to right field. Jeff Twentyfour scores. Jeff Sectwofour scores. Arnold Thirtyfive singles to center field. Bill Thirtytwo advances to third on the hit. Bobby Blue is pinch hitting for Tony Thunder. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bobby Blue strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Nelson Twentyone pitching. Gary Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Bancroft is hit by a pitch. Bobby Morrison pops out to the first baseman. Joe Bancroft steals second. King Blackburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Woodie Seventeen pops out to the shortstop. Ricky Rancid strikes out. Jeff Twentyfour doubles to right field. Jeff Sectwofour grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Herbie Herr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. George Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Gedeon grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Boone walks. Al Graham is pinch hitting for Johnny Platte. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al Graham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 10 Houston total runners LOB: 7
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Garvin Moore did not respond to coaching in velocity David Double did not respond to coaching in speed David Double improves in arm John Oldring did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Wares improves in power_vs_lefty Stan Langston did not respond to coaching in arm Fresco Knisely improves in power_vs_righty Felix Heintzelman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty