Win: Tom Browning (1-0) Loss: Jack Stapleton (3-3)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Tom Browning pitching. Mike Metcalfe grounds out to the shortstop. Roger Gibson walks. Lou Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roger Gibson advances to second on the play. Mike Wheeler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Jack Stapleton pitching. King Blackburn grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Morrison triples. Tom Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jesse Schmidt walks. Jesse Schmidt steals second. Shane Yerkes grounds out to the shortstop. Mardie Garbowski flies out to the right fielder. Gary Bell singles past the shortstop. Jack Stapleton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston George Foster strikes out. Leo Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Mike Metcalfe hits a home run. Roger Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Taylor walks. Mike Wheeler singles to center field. Jesse Schmidt pops out to the second baseman. Shane Yerkes pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Ed Pettit singles to left field. Tom Browning fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tom Browning strikes out. King Blackburn strikes out. Charlie Warhop strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Mardie Garbowski pops out to the shortstop. Gary Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Stapleton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bobby Morrison walks. Tom Ryan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bobby Morrison is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. George Foster grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom Ryan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Leo Johnson walks. Gary Smith walks. Ed Pettit singles to right field. George Foster scores. Leo Johnson scores. Gary Smith advances to third on the hit. Tom Browning grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Mike Metcalfe singles past the shortstop. Roger Gibson pops out to the pitcher. Lou Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Mike Wheeler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston King Blackburn singles to right field. Charlie Warhop hits a home run. King Blackburn scores. Bobby Morrison strikes out. Tom Ryan grounds out to the third baseman. George Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jesse Schmidt strikes out. Shane Yerkes strikes out. Mardie Garbowski singles to right field. Gary Bell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mardie Garbowski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Leo Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Gary Smith strikes out. Ed Pettit singles to center field. Tom Browning hits a home run. Ed Pettit scores. King Blackburn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Darryl Strawberry is pinch hitting for Jack Stapleton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Darryl Strawberry flies out to the left fielder. Mike Metcalfe pops out to the shortstop. Roger Gibson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Spike Albies pitching. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Tom Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Lou Taylor strikes out. Mike Wheeler pops out to the second baseman. Jesse Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston George Foster grounds out to the pitcher. Leo Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Smith singles to center field. Ed Pettit grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Shane Yerkes flies out to the right fielder. Mardie Garbowski strikes out. Gary Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 5
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Leandro Arias did not respond to coaching in arm Spades Thompson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Lundstedt did not respond to coaching in control Timo Smith did not respond to coaching in control Bill Nahorodny did not respond to coaching in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ivy Mann did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Leppert improves in arm Jim Hanson improves in power_vs_righty Jim Hanson improves in speed Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in 2B