Win: Larry Berblinger (2-1) Loss: Steve Daugherty (2-3)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Larry Berblinger pitching. Jim Pascual flies out to the right fielder. Bob McQuaig grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Wheeler hits a home run. Jesse Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Steve Daugherty pitching. King Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Warhop pops out to the shortstop. Joe Bancroft flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Greg Florence lines out to the third baseman. Shane Yerkes singles to left field. Mardie Garbowski walks. Johnny Gries strikes out. Steve Daugherty strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Bobby Morrison singles past the shortstop. Tom Ryan walks. George Foster doubles to center field. Bobby Morrison scores. Tom Ryan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Passed ball. George Foster advances to third. Gary Smith strikes out. Alex Gedeon doubles to right field. George Foster scores. Larry Berblinger strikes out. King Blackburn singles to right field. Alex Gedeon scores. Charlie Warhop singles to right field. King Blackburn advances to third on the hit. Joe Bancroft singles to right field. King Blackburn scores. Charlie Warhop advances to third on the hit. Bobby Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jim Pascual strikes out. Bob McQuaig singles to left field. Mike Wheeler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob McQuaig advances to second on the play. Jesse Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Tom Ryan doubles past the third baseman. George Foster flies out to the center fielder. Gary Smith walks. Alex Gedeon hits an infield single to the second baseman. Larry Berblinger reached on a 2-base throwing error by Greg Florence. Tom Ryan scores. Gary Smith scores. King Blackburn walks. Charlie Warhop flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Alex Gedeon scores. Joe Bancroft flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Greg Florence flies out to the right fielder. Shane Yerkes strikes out. Mardie Garbowski grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bobby Morrison singles past the shortstop. Tom Ryan reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jim Pascual. George Foster strikes out. Gary Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Morrison scores. Tom Ryan advances to third on the play. Alex Gedeon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Johnny Gries singles to right field. Steve Daugherty lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Pascual singles to right field. Bob McQuaig pops out to the second baseman. Mike Wheeler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Larry Berblinger strikes out. King Blackburn singles to right field. Charlie Warhop flies out to the center fielder. King Blackburn steals second. Joe Bancroft bunts for a base hit. Bobby Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jesse Schmidt strikes out. Greg Florence grounds out to the second baseman. Shane Yerkes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Tom Ryan singles to left field. George Foster flies out to the center fielder. Gary Smith strikes out. Tom Ryan steals second. Alex Gedeon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mardie Garbowski singles to left field. Johnny Gries flies out to the center fielder. Lou Taylor is pinch hitting for Steve Daugherty. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lou Taylor pops out to the third baseman. Jim Pascual grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Spike Albies pitching. Larry Berblinger strikes out. King Blackburn grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Warhop is hit by a pitch. Charlie Warhop steals second. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bob McQuaig pops out to the catcher. Mike Wheeler walks. Jesse Schmidt singles to center field. Greg Florence flies out to the center fielder. Shane Yerkes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Bobby Morrison strikes out. Tom Ryan pops out to the first baseman. George Foster flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Mardie Garbowski strikes out. Johnny Gries triples. Gary Bell is pinch hitting for Spike Albies. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gary Bell flies out to the right fielder. Jim Pascual flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 9 Houston total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Tom Ryan (3), George Foster (4), Alex Gedeon (3).SF - Charlie Warhop.HBP - Charlie Warhop (4). Baserunning: SB - King Blackburn (5), Charlie Warhop (2), Tom Ryan (6).
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy McCabe did not respond to coaching in velocity Brickyard Beecher improves in range Lefty Tate improves in power_vs_lefty Spades Thompson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Nahorodny improves in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Stan Langston did not respond to coaching in speed Fresco Knisely improves in range Ed Brown did not respond to coaching in speed Don Schult improves in arm Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in 2B