Win: Steve Holden (16-12) Loss: Denny Heise (11-14)
Save: Pete Akers (22)
Inning: 1 Houston Steve Holden pitching. Roy Roberts flies out to the right fielder. Kirk Fitzpatrick singles to center field. Hank Hornsby singles to right field. Pete Kennedy singles to right field. Kirk Fitzpatrick scores. Hank Hornsby is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Jack Rogge flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Denny Heise pitching. Harry Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doyt Miller walks. Ralph Johnston walks. Em Wolf strikes out. Naoyuki Shigemura grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ralph Johnston is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Monte Kinsella grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Hartley singles to left field. Brad Hilton strikes out. Denny Heise strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jess Lovullo singles to right field. Phil Walberg reached on a 2-base throwing error by Roy Roberts. Jerry Burk hits a home run. Jess Lovullo scores. Phil Walberg scores. Steve Holden grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Jones flies out to the left fielder. Doyt Miller walks. Ralph Johnston flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Roy Roberts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kirk Fitzpatrick flies out to the center fielder. Hank Hornsby grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Em Wolf singles to right field. Naoyuki Shigemura flies out to the right fielder. Jess Lovullo flies out to the center fielder. Phil Walberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Pete Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Rogge strikes out. Monte Kinsella strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jerry Burk triples. Steve Holden flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jerry Burk scores. Harry Jones grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Doyt Miller singles to right field. Ralph Johnston grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Doyt Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Mike Hartley grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Hilton grounds out to the third baseman. Denny Heise strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Em Wolf grounds out to the second baseman. Naoyuki Shigemura grounds out to the third baseman. Jess Lovullo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Roy Roberts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kirk Fitzpatrick singles to right field. Hank Hornsby singles to center field. Kirk Fitzpatrick advances to third on the hit. Pete Kennedy strikes out. Jack Rogge grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Phil Walberg flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Burk strikes out. Steve Holden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Monte Kinsella grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Hartley doubles to center field. Brad Hilton grounds out to the third baseman. Ike Egan is pinch hitting for Denny Heise. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ike Egan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Zeke Kohlmeier pitching. Harry Jones flies out to the center fielder. Doyt Miller strikes out. Ralph Johnston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Roy Roberts singles to right field. Kirk Fitzpatrick flies out to the right fielder. Hank Hornsby flies out to the right fielder. Pete Kennedy singles to center field. Tim Fairly 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. Jack Rogge grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Em Wolf lines out to the shortstop. Naoyuki Shigemura hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jess Lovullo flies out to the center fielder. Phil Walberg walks. Jerry Burk grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Phil Walberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Oscar Gaston enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jess Lovullo at C. Pete Akers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Monte Kinsella grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Hartley grounds out to the second baseman. Brad Hilton lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 7 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jerry Graham did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Baldwin did not respond to coaching in control Jack McEvoy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Chris Heath did not respond to coaching in control Jack McEvoy improves in speed Tim Mack did not respond to coaching in control
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Bieser did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Charlie Moreno did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mose Queen did not respond to coaching in velocity Bud Edwards did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Brown did not respond to coaching in range Jitsuo Handa did not respond to coaching in control Steve Brown did not respond to coaching in 2B