Win: Matt Wickland (6-2) Loss: Bill Davis (4-5)
Save: Bernie Sanders (10)
Inning: 1 Houston Howie Ortiz pitching. Jack Pike walks. Lou Mota flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Jack Pike steals second. Jack Coquillette throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. The defense is playing the infield in. Nate Smith strikes out. Cy Brodie doubles to left field. Jack Pike scores. Thorny Caruthers pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bruce Hoskins pitching. Al Linde strikes out. Bob Montemayor grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Coquillette flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Sugar Fishel singles to right field. Sugar Fishel steals second. Bill Schelle flies out to the right fielder. Wicked Maxwell grounds out to the second baseman. Sugar Fishel advances to third on the play. Bruce Hoskins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bill May walks. Doug Piatt walks. Jerry Rabe walks. Tom Eason doubles to center field. Bill May scores. Doug Piatt scores. Jerry Rabe uses his aggressiveness and scores. Herb Richards strikes out. Howie Ortiz strikes out. Al Linde walks. Bob Montemayor strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Jack Pike grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Mota pops out to the second baseman. Nate Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jack Coquillette strikes out. Bill May pops out to the catcher. Doug Piatt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Cy Brodie strikes out. Thorny Caruthers grounds out to the second baseman. Sugar Fishel pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jerry Rabe flies out to the center fielder. Tom Eason hits an infield single to the shortstop. Herb Richards flies out to the center fielder. Howie Ortiz pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bill Schelle strikes out. Wicked Maxwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bruce Hoskins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Al Linde pops out to the shortstop. Bob Montemayor grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Coquillette singles to center field. Bill May grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jack Coquillette is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Jack Pike walks. Jack Pike steals second. Lou Mota hits a home run. Jack Pike scores. Nate Smith strikes out. Cy Brodie flies out to the center fielder. Thorny Caruthers triples. Sugar Fishel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Doug Piatt doubles to center field. Jerry Rabe flies out to the center fielder. Tom Eason singles to left field. Doug Piatt scores. Sam Shaner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Eason gets picked off first. Herb Richards pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Schelle flies out to the center fielder. Wicked Maxwell singles to right field. Pep Grabarkewitz is pinch hitting for Sam Shaner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pep Grabarkewitz doubles to center field. Wicked Maxwell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jack Pike reached on a fielding error by Jerry Rabe. The defense is playing the corners in. Jack Pike steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Lou Mota singles to center field. Pep Grabarkewitz scores. Jack Pike is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Marlon Kennedy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nate Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bill Davis pitching. Dixie Gardella is pinch hitting for Marlon Kennedy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dixie Gardella strikes out. Buzz Allen is pinch hitting for Al Linde. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Buzz Allen flies out to the center fielder. Bob Montemayor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Matt Wickland pitching. Cy Brodie grounds out to the second baseman. Thorny Caruthers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sugar Fishel hits an infield single to the shortstop. Sugar Fishel is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Gene Nahorodny is pinch hitting for Jack Coquillette. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Nahorodny doubles to left field. Bill May strikes out. Micah Wagner is pinch hitting for Doug Piatt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Micah Wagner walks. Jerry Rabe strikes out. Tom Eason walks. Herb Richards singles to left field. Gene Nahorodny scores. Micah Wagner scores. Tom Eason advances to third on the hit. Ezra Schmulbach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Brown is pinch hitting for Matt Wickland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Brown singles to center field. Tom Eason scores. Herb Richards is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Bernie Sanders pitching. Bill Schelle grounds out to the shortstop. Wicked Maxwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Dutton James is pinch hitting for Ezra Schmulbach. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dutton James walks. Jack Pike pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 5 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Butler improves in arm Sam Fried improves in speed Matt Jester did not respond to coaching in control Bob Howard improves in speed Ramon Heine did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Braun did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Braun did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ray Clarke improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Braun did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ossie Doljack did not respond to coaching in 2B