Win: Hal Zinser (13-9) Loss: Tom Gomez (14-17)
Save: Luis Brown (33)
Inning: 1 Houston Hal Zinser pitching. Bob Schlotz strikes out. Charlie Locke strikes out. Shane Chiwitt pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Tom Gomez pitching. Gerald Taylor pops out to the second baseman. Magglio Rijo pops out to the first baseman. Brad Crist triples. Jerry Arias strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Manny Bober grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Miller flies out to the left fielder. Al Womack grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bob Timmons walks. Rip McIntosh strikes out. Bob Timmons steals second. Joe Meusel flies out to the left fielder. Leon Glade strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Bill Vedder grounds out to the pitcher. Curt Roseboro grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Gomez singles to center field. Bob Schlotz grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Hal Zinser flies out to the center fielder. Gerald Taylor strikes out. Magglio Rijo walks. Brad Crist singles to right field. Jerry Arias grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Charlie Locke singles in front of the center fielder. Shane Chiwitt singles to center field. Charlie Locke advances to third on the hit. Manny Bober strikes out. Jack Miller walks. Al Womack strikes out. Bill Vedder pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bob Timmons pops out to the shortstop. Rip McIntosh strikes out. Joe Meusel singles to left field. Leon Glade grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Meusel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Curt Roseboro strikes out. Tom Gomez flies out to the right fielder. Bob Schlotz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Hal Zinser strikes out. Gerald Taylor hits a home run. Magglio Rijo flies out to the right fielder. Brad Crist grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Charlie Locke strikes out. Shane Chiwitt walks. Manny Bober singles to left field. Shane Chiwitt advances to third on the hit. Jack Miller strikes out. Al Womack walks. Bill Vedder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jerry Arias grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Timmons grounds out to the third baseman. Rip McIntosh singles to center field. Joe Meusel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rip McIntosh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Curt Roseboro grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Gomez grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Schlotz walks. Henry Ramirez 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. Charlie Locke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Leon Glade singles to left field. Henry Ramirez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gerald Taylor reached on a 2-base throwing error by Shane Chiwitt. Leon Glade scores. Magglio Rijo strikes out. Brad Crist singles to center field. Gerald Taylor scores. Jerry Arias singles to right field. Bob Timmons flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Shane Chiwitt walks. Manny Bober hits a home run. Shane Chiwitt scores. Luis Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Miller strikes out. Al Womack singles to right field. Bill Vedder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Womack advances to second on the play. Curt Roseboro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jack Thomas is pinch hitting for Rip McIntosh. Jack Thomas strikes out. Joe Meusel strikes out. Leon Glade walks. Luis Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Dave Kilroy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jack Thomas at SS. Mike Letto is pinch hitting for Tom Gomez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Letto singles to center field. Bob Schlotz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Charlie Locke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 9 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 9
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Wright did not respond to coaching in velocity Lee Paige improves in velocity Leroy Griffith did not respond to coaching in control Robin Gray did not respond to coaching in range Leroy Griffith did not respond to coaching in endurance Robin Gray did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ken North did not respond to coaching in CF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Booe improves in power_vs_righty Chris Martin did not respond to coaching in endurance Sean Rigney did not respond to coaching in control Hal Haynes did not respond to coaching in arm Lefty Egan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lefty Egan improves in contact_vs_righty Hal Haynes did not respond to coaching in C