Win: Charlie Guzman (5-5) Loss: Earl Neel (8-8)
Save: Joe Howard (19)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Verle Raines pitching. Frank East flies out to the center fielder. Mem Rooks flies out to the right fielder. Gene Bejma strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Earl Neel pitching. Jerry Volpe grounds out to the third baseman. Diamond Foxxx flies out to the left fielder. Claud McGuire walks. Buddy Formby pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Scott Block grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dave Jones pops out to the first baseman. Red Sojo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Dan Martinez grounds out to the third baseman. Rob Podres walks. Jim Stratton flies out to the left fielder. Dillon Harper walks. Verle Raines grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jim Ross grounds out to the second baseman. Woody Molina walks. Earl Neel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank East strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Jerry Volpe strikes out. Diamond Foxxx strikes out. Claud McGuire hits a home run. Buddy Formby grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Mem Rooks strikes out. Gene Bejma walks. Scott Block strikes out. Dave Jones singles to center field. Gene Bejma advances to third on the hit. Red Sojo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Dan Martinez doubles past the center fielder. Rob Podres grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Stratton strikes out. Dillon Harper strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jim Ross grounds out to the second baseman. Woody Molina grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Earl Neel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Verle Raines strikes out. Jerry Volpe lines out to the third baseman. Diamond Foxxx walks. Diamond Foxxx steals second. Claud McGuire doubles to left field. Diamond Foxxx scores. Buddy Formby grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Frank East flies out to the center fielder. Mem Rooks doubles to right field. Gene Bejma hits a home run. Mem Rooks scores. Scott Block strikes out. Dave Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Dan Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Rob Podres grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Stratton singles to center field. Dillon Harper walks. Lafayette Melvin is pinch hitting for Verle Raines. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Lafayette Melvin walks. Jerry Volpe grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Charlie Guzman pitching. Red Sojo singles to left field. Jim Ross singles to right field. Red Sojo is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Woody Molina walks. Earl Neel fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Earl Neel grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Diamond Foxxx doubles to center field. Claud McGuire grounds out to the second baseman. Diamond Foxxx advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Buddy Formby doubles past the third baseman. Diamond Foxxx scores. Dan Martinez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Rob Podres singles to right field. Buddy Formby scores. Jim Gordon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Stratton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jim Feller enters the game as a defensive replacement for Buddy Formby at CF. Frank East grounds out to the second baseman. Mem Rooks pops out to the shortstop. Gene Bejma strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Dillon Harper grounds out to the shortstop. John Perez is pinch hitting for Charlie Guzman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. John Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Volpe singles to center field. Diamond Foxxx walks. Claud McGuire flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Joe Howard pitching. Scott Block singles to right field. Dave Jones strikes out. Red Sojo strikes out. Jim Ross singles to right field. Scott Block advances to third on the hit. Bruce Cable is pinch running for Jim Ross on 1st base. Woody Molina walks. Masao Tsuda is pinch hitting for Jim Gordon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Masao Tsuda strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 11
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Farnsworth did not respond to coaching in control Oscar Snyder did not respond to coaching in velocity Doc Hanford did not respond to coaching in velocity Neil Autry did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Wright did not respond to coaching in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Amby Fette did not respond to coaching in control Frank Nagelson improves in power_vs_righty Jorge Loiselle did not respond to coaching in control Phil Frisbee did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty