Win: Larry Berblinger (6-1) Loss: Tom Twentytwo (3-8)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Larry Berblinger pitching. Woodie Seventeen flies out to the left fielder. Ricky Rancid grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Twentyfour grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Tom Twentytwo pitching. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Smith doubles to right field. Joe Bancroft bunts for a base hit. Bobby Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Smith scores. Joe Bancroft advances to second on the play. King Blackburn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jeff Sectwofour singles to right field. Jeff Sectwofour steals second. Ron Thirtyone grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Thirty strikes out. Charles Sutton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston George Foster strikes out. Alex Gedeon singles to right field. Hal Boone singles to left field. Alex Gedeon advances to third on the hit. Larry Berblinger grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Boone advances to second on the play. Charlie Warhop strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Arnold Thirtyfive pops out to the second baseman. Tom Twentytwo strikes out. Woodie Seventeen singles to center field. Woodie Seventeen steals second. Ricky Rancid hits a home run. Woodie Seventeen scores. Jeff Twentyfour grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Gary Smith strikes out. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the catcher. Bobby Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jeff Sectwofour strikes out. Ron Thirtyone singles to right field. Mike Thirty grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ron Thirtyone is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charles Sutton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston King Blackburn singles to center field. George Foster flies out to the right fielder. Alex Gedeon singles to right field. King Blackburn advances to third on the hit. Hal Boone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Gedeon advances to second on the play. Larry Berblinger grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Arnold Thirtyfive singles to left field. Tom Twentytwo lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Woodie Seventeen walks. Ricky Rancid lines out to the shortstop. Jeff Twentyfour pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Charlie Warhop strikes out. Gary Smith singles to left field. Joe Bancroft grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gary Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobby Morrison pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jeff Sectwofour grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Thirtyone doubles to center field. Mike Thirty walks. Charles Sutton strikes out. Arnold Thirtyfive flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston King Blackburn grounds out to the shortstop. George Foster walks. Alex Gedeon grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Tom Twentytwo strikes out. Woodie Seventeen grounds out to the second baseman. Ricky Rancid singles to center field. Jeff Twentyfour grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Hal Boone singles to center field. Vladimir Fossas is pinch hitting for Larry Berblinger. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Vladimir Fossas strikes out. Charlie Warhop pops out to the third baseman. Gary Smith doubles to right field. Hal Boone uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cutter Smoke 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. Joe Bancroft singles to center field. Gary Smith scores. Joe Bancroft is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Francis Vitchard pitching. Jeff Sectwofour flies out to the right fielder. Ron Thirtyone flies out to the right fielder. Mike Thirty grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bobby Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. King Blackburn walks. George Foster walks. Alex Gedeon strikes out. Hal Boone singles to left field. King Blackburn scores. George Foster advances to third on the hit. Herbie Herr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Graham is pinch hitting for Francis Vitchard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Al Graham triples. George Foster scores. Hal Boone scores. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Pete Held pitching. Steve Pirtle enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bobby Morrison at RF. Charles Sutton grounds out to the shortstop. Arnold Thirtyfive strikes out. Bobby Blue is pinch hitting for Herbie Herr. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bobby Blue grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tex Avrea did not respond to coaching in endurance Danny Grace improves in speed Dave Parkinson did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Rounders did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frank Leppert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Leppert did not respond to coaching in speed Stan Langston did not respond to coaching in speed Scott James did not respond to coaching in endurance