Win: Willie Hack (1-0) Loss: Charlie Guzman (1-3)
Save: Oral Hall (2)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Abe Maurer pitching. Glen Close pops out to the second baseman. Randy Brucker singles to left field. Claire Hammond singles to center field. Randy Brucker advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Bruce Cable singles to center field. Randy Brucker scores. Claire Hammond is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Chris Wheelock singles to right field. Alvin Thornton singles to left field. Bruce Cable scores. Chris Wheelock advances to third on the hit. Kelly Pounds flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Marty Knudsen pitching. Ty Sanders grounds out to the shortstop. Eli Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Lafayette Melvin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jake Jacobus flies out to the center fielder. Marty Knudsen grounds out to the second baseman. Glen Close grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Brian Gumbert flies out to the center fielder. Mamoru Yamashita grounds out to the shortstop. Duane Eaves grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Randy Brucker singles to center field. Claire Hammond singles to right field. Bruce Cable flies out to the left fielder. Chris Wheelock singles to right field. Alvin Thornton strikes out. Kelly Pounds flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Houston Yoasan Aguilera walks. Don Foulke reached on a fielding error by Claire Hammond. The catcher fields the ball and Yoasan Aguilera is thrown out at third. Don Foulke advances to second on the play. Don Foulke advances to second on the play. Ty Sanders singles to center field. Don Foulke scores. Abe Maurer advances to third on the hit. Ty Sanders steals second. Eli Brown flies out to the center fielder. Lafayette Melvin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jake Jacobus singles to center field. Marty Knudsen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Glen Close grounds out to the catcher. Randy Brucker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Brian Gumbert grounds out to the shortstop. Mamoru Yamashita pops out to the pitcher. Duane Eaves flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Claire Hammond hits a home run. Mike Blair comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bruce Cable singles to center field. Chris Wheelock grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Alvin Thornton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Yoasan Aguilera flies out to the center fielder. Don Foulke singles to right field. Mike Blair lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Don Foulke forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ty Sanders pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Kelly Pounds strikes out. Jake Jacobus strikes out. Marty Knudsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Eli Brown singles to center field. Lafayette Melvin pops out to the catcher. Brian Gumbert singles to center field. Eli Brown advances to third on the hit. Mamoru Yamashita doubles to left field. Eli Brown scores. Brian Gumbert uses his aggressiveness and scores. Duane Eaves grounds out to the third baseman. Yoasan Aguilera strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Glen Close strikes out. Randy Brucker strikes out. Claire Hammond singles to right field. Mike Warwick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Claire Hammond steals second. Bruce Cable doubles to right field. Claire Hammond scores. Chris Wheelock grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Jim Stratton is pinch hitting for Don Foulke. Jim Stratton walks. Jerry Volpe is pinch hitting for Mike Warwick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jerry Volpe flies out to the center fielder. Ty Sanders singles to right field. Jim Stratton advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Rex Touchstone 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. Eli Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Stratton scores. Lafayette Melvin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Marv Speier pitching. Alvin Thornton grounds out to the second baseman. Kelly Pounds walks. Jake Jacobus strikes out. Jack Kay is pinch hitting for Rex Touchstone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Kay strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Mike Stanton pitching. Brian Gumbert walks. Mamoru Yamashita strikes out. Duane Eaves walks. Yoasan Aguilera singles to left field. Brian Gumbert scores. Jim Stratton grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Duane Eaves advances to third on the play. Yoasan Aguilera advances to second on the play. Rob Podres is pinch hitting for Marv Speier. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rob Podres grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Keishi Kita pitching. Glen Close hits a home run. Charlie Guzman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Brucker flies out to the center fielder. Claire Hammond pops out to the shortstop. Bruce Cable grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Willie Hack comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ty Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Eli Brown strikes out. Lafayette Melvin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Chris Wheelock singles to center field. Alvin Thornton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Wheelock advances to second on the play. Kelly Pounds hits a home run. Chris Wheelock scores. Rico Spence comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jake Jacobus grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Wright is pinch hitting for Willie Hack. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Oral Hall pitching. Brian Gumbert flies out to the left fielder. Mamoru Yamashita singles to right field. Duane Eaves singles to right field. Yoasan Aguilera flies out to the left fielder. Jim Stratton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 9
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dick Smith did not respond to coaching in speed John Heath did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Vic Alvis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Lauterborn improves in speed Earl Daniel did not respond to coaching in C
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jorge Loiselle improves in control Amby Fette did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Hopkins did not respond to coaching in control Leo Tatum improves in power_vs_righty