Win: Steve Holden (11-3) Loss: Dallas Lennon (3-7)
Save: Pete Akers (28)
Inning: 1 Houston Steve Holden pitching. Kirk Fitzpatrick strikes out. Hank Hornsby flies out to the right fielder. Jack Rogge flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Dallas Lennon pitching. Harry Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Doyt Miller reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rip Mohart. Ralph Johnston strikes out. Em Wolf singles to left field. Doyt Miller scores. Naoyuki Shigemura flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Monte Kinsella strikes out. Brad Hilton strikes out. Rich Moriarty grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Phil Walberg strikes out. Jerry Burk singles past the shortstop. Bill Gilks grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Rip Mohart flies out to the right fielder. Ike Egan flies out to the right fielder. Dallas Lennon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Steve Holden strikes out. Harry Jones walks. Doyt Miller walks. Harry Jones steals third. Ralph Johnston singles to left field. Harry Jones scores. Doyt Miller advances to third on the hit. Em Wolf hits a home run. Doyt Miller scores. Ralph Johnston scores. Naoyuki Shigemura walks. Phil Walberg grounds out to the pitcher. Naoyuki Shigemura advances to second on the play. Jerry Burk singles to center field. Naoyuki Shigemura is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Kirk Fitzpatrick lines out to the shortstop. Hank Hornsby singles to left field. Jack Rogge grounds into a 3-6-3 double play - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bill Gilks singles to left field. Steve Holden lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Jones singles to left field. Doyt Miller grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Monte Kinsella doubles to left field. Brad Hilton grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Moriarty flies out to the center fielder. Rip Mohart grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Ralph Johnston strikes out. Em Wolf triples. Naoyuki Shigemura grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Em Wolf scores. Phil Walberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Ike Egan pops out to the first baseman. Dallas Lennon strikes out. Kirk Fitzpatrick walks. Hank Hornsby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jerry Burk grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Gilks singles to left field. Steve Holden lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Jack Rogge lines out to the third baseman. Monte Kinsella singles to right field. Brad Hilton lines out to the shortstop. Rich Moriarty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Doyt Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Ralph Johnston strikes out. Em Wolf singles past the second baseman. Naoyuki Shigemura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Rip Mohart singles to left field. Ike Egan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dallas Lennon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Phil Walberg grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Burk strikes out. Bill Gilks singles to right field. Steve Holden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Ray Winningham is pinch hitting for Kirk Fitzpatrick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Winningham singles to right field. Hank Hornsby walks. Jack McEvoy is pinch hitting for Jack Rogge. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack McEvoy singles to center field. Monte Kinsella strikes out. Brad Hilton hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ray Winningham scores. Pete Akers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rich Moriarty lines out to the third baseman. Rip Mohart singles to right field. Hank Hornsby scores. Jack McEvoy scores. Brad Hilton advances to third on the hit. Ike Egan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 5 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dan Preibisch did not respond to coaching in endurance Chris Heath improves in control Bob Masterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Mack did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Wilson did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Mack did not respond to coaching in control
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Don Ragan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Josh Brown did not respond to coaching in speed Mel Pascual did not respond to coaching in velocity Josh Brown did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Bieser did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Sterrett did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Steve Brown did not respond to coaching in 2B