Win: Tim Fairly (1-0) Loss: Zeke Kohlmeier (0-2)
Save: Pete Akers (4)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Wayne Davis pitching. Doyt Miller singles to right field. Doyt Miller steals second. Ralph Johnston hits a home run. Doyt Miller scores. Oscar Gaston singles to left field. Naoyuki Shigemura grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Oscar Gaston is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Phil Walberg reached on a fielding error by Pete Kennedy. Jerry Burk strikes out. Bill Gilks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Jitsuo Handa pitching. Hank Hornsby flies out to the center fielder. Monte Kinsella flies out to the right fielder. Kirk Fitzpatrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bert Lowdermilk doubles to left field. Jitsuo Handa lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Doyt Miller pops out to the second baseman. Ralph Johnston walks. Oscar Gaston pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Wingo Ivie strikes out. Purnal Vance strikes out. Pete Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Naoyuki Shigemura strikes out. Phil Walberg strikes out. Jerry Burk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Rip Mohart doubles to left field. Ike Egan flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Hornsby flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bill Gilks hits a home run. Bert Lowdermilk grounds out to the shortstop. Jitsuo Handa strikes out. Doyt Miller reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kirk Fitzpatrick. Ralph Johnston is hit by a pitch. Oscar Gaston grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Monte Kinsella grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Kirk Fitzpatrick hits a home run. Wingo Ivie strikes out. Purnal Vance flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Naoyuki Shigemura walks. Phil Walberg grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jerry Burk grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Pete Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Rip Mohart flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Ike Egan hits a home run. Wayne Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bill Gilks flies out to the center fielder. Bert Lowdermilk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jitsuo Handa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Hank Hornsby strikes out. Monte Kinsella singles to right field. Kirk Fitzpatrick walks. Wingo Ivie singles to center field. Purnal Vance strikes out. Pete Kennedy walks. Monte Kinsella scores. Rip Mohart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Doyt Miller reached on a fielding error by Wayne Davis. Morris Smith 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 1st. Doyt Miller steals second. Ralph Johnston strikes out. Oscar Gaston strikes out. Naoyuki Shigemura flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Ike Egan pops out to the shortstop. Brad Hilton is pinch hitting for Morris Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brad Hilton flies out to the center fielder. Hank Hornsby doubles to right 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. Monte Kinsella flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Zeke Kohlmeier pitching. Phil Walberg grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Burk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Gilks flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Kirk Fitzpatrick flies out to the center fielder. Wingo Ivie walks. Purnal Vance singles to right field. Pete Kennedy flies out to the right fielder. Rip Mohart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bert Lowdermilk doubles to right field. Maurice Turner is pinch hitting for Tim Fairly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Maurice Turner flies out to the left fielder. Doyt Miller singles to right field. Bert Lowdermilk scores. Ralph Johnston strikes out. Doyt Miller steals second. Oscar Gaston strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Pete Akers pitching. Ike Egan flies out to the right fielder. Jack Rogge is pinch hitting for Zeke Kohlmeier. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jack Rogge walks. Jack Rogge steals second. Hank Hornsby flies out to the left fielder. Monte Kinsella grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 8
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Josh Brown improves in range Francis McGlinchy improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Green improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Bieser did not respond to coaching in range Mel Pascual did not respond to coaching in control Carlos Robinson improves in arm Steve Brown improves in 2B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gene Driscoll improves in arm Tim Mack did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Driscoll did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Andy McLaughlin improves in control Mike Shilling did not respond to coaching in range Buddy Walker did not respond to coaching in velocity