Win: Sam Shaner (4-5) Loss: Jack Albright (5-5)
Save: Tinsley Phillips (15)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bruce Hoskins pitching. Al Linde singles to center field. Danny Fothergill singles to left field. Al Linde advances to third on the hit. Karl Freeman singles to center field. Al Linde scores. Danny Fothergill advances to third on the hit. Jack Coquillette walks. Dale Hale strikes out. Bill May flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Danny Fothergill scores. Jerry Rabe singles to left field. Karl Freeman scores. Jack Coquillette advances to third on the hit. Herb Richards flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Chick Kleven pitching. Jack Pike singles to left field. Lou Mota doubles to right field. Jack Pike uses his aggressiveness and scores. Nate Smith lines out to the third baseman. Cy Brodie strikes out. Thorny Caruthers singles to right field. Lou Mota scores. Sugar Fishel walks. Bill Schelle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Chick Kleven strikes out. Al Linde singles to left field. Danny Fothergill strikes out. Karl Freeman singles to center field. Al Linde advances to third on the hit. Karl Freeman steals second. Jack Coquillette singles to center field. Al Linde scores. Karl Freeman scores. Sam Shaner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dale Hale flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jason Terlecki pops out to the second baseman. Sam Shaner strikes out. Jack Pike strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bill May grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Rabe strikes out. Herb Richards flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Lou Mota singles to center field. Nate Smith singles to right field. Cy Brodie singles to center field. Lou Mota scores. Nate Smith advances to third on the hit. Jack Albright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Thorny Caruthers flies out to the left fielder. Sugar Fishel doubles past the center fielder. Nate Smith scores. Cy Brodie uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Schelle grounds out to the second baseman. Sugar Fishel advances to third on the play. Jason Terlecki hits a home run. Sugar Fishel scores. Marlon Kennedy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam Shaner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Marlon Kennedy walks. Al Linde singles to right field. Danny Fothergill grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Marlon Kennedy advances to third on the play. Karl Freeman singles to center field. Marlon Kennedy scores. Bill Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Coquillette grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Jack Pike strikes out. Lou Mota pops out to the first baseman. Nate Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dale Hale flies out to the center fielder. Bill May hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jerry Rabe strikes out. Herb Richards flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Cy Brodie pops out to the third baseman. Thorny Caruthers walks. Sugar Fishel walks. Bill Schelle singles to center field. Thorny Caruthers scores. Sugar Fishel advances to third on the hit. Jason Terlecki hits a home run. Sugar Fishel scores. Bill Schelle scores. Bill Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Pike walks. Lou Mota grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Marlon Kennedy singles to left field. Al Linde pops out to the second baseman. Danny Fothergill flies out to the left fielder. Karl Freeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Nate Smith walks. Cy Brodie grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Nate Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Thorny Caruthers singles to right field. Cy Brodie advances to third on the hit. Sugar Fishel singles to right field. Cy Brodie scores. Bill Schelle grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Gene Nahorodny is pinch hitting for Jack Coquillette. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Nahorodny pops out to the catcher. Jay Latham is pinch hitting for Dale Hale. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jay Latham grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Montemayor is pinch hitting for Bill May. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Montemayor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jason Terlecki singles to right field. Pep Grabarkewitz is pinch hitting for Bill Davis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pep Grabarkewitz flies out to the right fielder. Jack Pike doubles past the left fielder. Lou Mota grounds out to the third baseman. Nate Smith singles to center field. Jason Terlecki scores. Jack Pike scores. Cy Brodie walks. Matt Wickland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati John Brock pitching. Jerry Rabe grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Brown is pinch hitting for Herb Richards. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Brown walks. Tom Eason is pinch hitting for Matt Wickland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Brown steals second. Tom Eason singles to center field. Dave Brown scores. Al Linde singles to left field. Tom Eason advances to third on the hit. Al Linde is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Danny Fothergill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bernie Sanders pitching. Sugar Fishel strikes out. Bill Schelle strikes out. Jason Terlecki pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Karl Freeman flies out to the center fielder. Gene Nahorodny is hit by a pitch. Jay Latham singles to left field. Gene Nahorodny advances to third on the hit. Bob Montemayor singles to right field. Gene Nahorodny scores. Jay Latham advances to third on the hit. Ezra Schmulbach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Rabe grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Montemayor advances to second on the play. Dave Brown singles to center field. Jay Latham scores. Bob Montemayor scores. Doug Piatt is pinch hitting for Bernie Sanders. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Doug Piatt hits a home run. Dave Brown scores. Tinsley Phillips comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Al Linde grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 6
Batting:HR - Doug Piatt (8).SF - Bill May.GIDP - Danny Fothergill.HBP - Gene Nahorodny (2). Baserunning: SB - Karl Freeman (10), Dave Brown (10).CS - Al Linde (3).
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A Improvements: Bill Nash did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Morris improves in contact_vs_lefty Dan Sisler did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Nash did not respond to coaching in velocity Ossie Doljack did not respond to coaching in 2B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ramon Heine improves in contact_vs_righty Al Butler improves in range Bob Lombardi did not respond to coaching in speed Guy Norman improves in arm Ramon Heine did not respond to coaching in 2B