Win: Kazuhiro Yokomatsu (9-10) Loss: Jimmy Agbayani (12-11)
Save: Pete Akers (42)
Inning: 1 Houston Kazuhiro Yokomatsu pitching. Hank Hornsby flies out to the right fielder. Monte Kinsella walks. Kirk Fitzpatrick flies out to the right fielder. Monte Kinsella is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jimmy Agbayani pitching. Harry Jones doubles to left field. Doyt Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Em Wolf grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Jones advances to third on the play. Jerry Burk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Wingo Ivie flies out to the left fielder. Purnal Vance strikes out. Roy Roberts grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ralph Johnston flies out to the center fielder. Bill Gilks singles to center field. Naoyuki Shigemura flies out to the center fielder. John Mack strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Pete Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Lang strikes out. Jimmy Agbayani strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Kazuhiro Yokomatsu grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Jones singles to left field. Doyt Miller grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Em Wolf grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Doyt Miller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Hank Hornsby walks. Monte Kinsella flies out to the center fielder. Kirk Fitzpatrick strikes out. Wingo Ivie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jerry Burk pops out to the first baseman. Ralph Johnston singles to center field. Bill Gilks hits a home run. Ralph Johnston scores. Naoyuki Shigemura triples. John Mack flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Naoyuki Shigemura scores. Kazuhiro Yokomatsu grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Purnal Vance singles to right field. Roy Roberts strikes out. Pete Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Ray Lang pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Harry Jones strikes out. Doyt Miller strikes out. Em Wolf grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Jimmy Agbayani strikes out. Hank Hornsby grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Monte Kinsella flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jerry Burk singles to right field. Ralph Johnston flies out to the right fielder. Bill Gilks pops out to the third baseman. Naoyuki Shigemura flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Kirk Fitzpatrick grounds out to the shortstop. Wingo Ivie grounds out to the third baseman. Purnal Vance flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati John Mack singles to center field. John Mack steals second. The catcher fields the ball and John Mack is thrown out at third. Harry Jones strikes out. Doyt Miller grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Kazuhiro Yokomatsu is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Roy Roberts strikes out. Pete Kennedy singles to center field. Ray Lang lines out to the pitcher. Brad Hilton is pinch hitting for Jimmy Agbayani. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Brad Hilton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Zeke Kohlmeier pitching. Em Wolf walks. Jerry Burk walks. Ralph Johnston grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Em Wolf advances to third on the play. Bill Gilks singles to left field. Em Wolf scores. Naoyuki Shigemura flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Hank Hornsby walks. Monte Kinsella strikes out. Kirk Fitzpatrick grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hank Hornsby is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wingo Ivie singles to left field. Kirk Fitzpatrick advances to third on the hit. Pete Akers 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. Purnal Vance pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 5 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Masterson did not respond to coaching in control Tim Mack did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Baldwin improves in velocity Ray Winningham improves in power_vs_lefty Dan Preibisch did not respond to coaching in control Billy Wilson did not respond to coaching in control
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Jorgensen did not respond to coaching in velocity Tadahiro Kawakami improves in arm Jim Parrish did not respond to coaching in control Terry Roth improves in arm Terry Roth improves in power_vs_lefty Wilbur Haydel did not respond to coaching in control Josh Brown did not respond to coaching in SS