Win: Charlie Duser (10-10) Loss: Jimmy Herman (7-12)
Save: Tinsley Phillips (21)
Inning: 1 Houston Jimmy Herman pitching. Jack Pike strikes out. Lou Mota grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Brodie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Charlie Duser pitching. Joe Morris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doug Piatt grounds out to the second baseman. Al Linde singles to right field. Dave Brown grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al Linde is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz grounds out to the third baseman. Jason Terlecki singles to left field. Thorny Caruthers triples. Jason Terlecki scores. Patsy Hutchinson grounds out to the second baseman. Thorny Caruthers scores. Sugar Fishel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Darcy Blessitt singles to left field. Bob Montemayor flies out to the center fielder. Tom Eason hits a home run. Darcy Blessitt scores. Gene Nahorodny strikes out. Jimmy Herman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Charlie Duser pops out to the second baseman. Jack Pike flies out to the right fielder. Lou Mota pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Joe Morris grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Piatt grounds out to the shortstop. Al Linde strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Cy Brodie flies out to the right fielder. Pep Grabarkewitz singles to right field. Jason Terlecki strikes out. Pep Grabarkewitz steals second. Thorny Caruthers singles to left field. Pep Grabarkewitz scores. Patsy Hutchinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dave Brown flies out to the right fielder. Darcy Blessitt doubles to left field. Bob Montemayor singles to left field. Darcy Blessitt scores. Tom Eason walks. Gene Nahorodny reached on a 2-base fielding error by Pep Grabarkewitz. Bob Montemayor scores. Jimmy Herman pops out to the second baseman. Joe Morris pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Sugar Fishel flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Duser strikes out. Jack Pike singles to left field. Lou Mota singles to left field. Jack Pike advances to third on the hit. Lou Mota steals second. Cy Brodie walks. Pep Grabarkewitz singles to right field. Jack Pike scores. Lou Mota scores. Cy Brodie advances to third on the hit. Bernie Sanders comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jason Terlecki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Doug Piatt grounds out to the second baseman. Al Linde grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Thorny Caruthers flies out to the right fielder. Patsy Hutchinson strikes out. Sugar Fishel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Darcy Blessitt strikes out. Bob Montemayor flies out to the right fielder. Tom Eason singles to right field. Tom Eason steals second. Gene Nahorodny flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Don Martinez is pinch hitting for Charlie Duser. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Don Martinez grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Pike pops out to the third baseman. Lou Mota grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Sam Shaner pitching. Dixie Gardella is pinch hitting for Bernie Sanders. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dixie Gardella flies out to the right fielder. Joe Morris singles past the shortstop. Doug Piatt flies out to the center fielder. Joe Morris is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Matt Wickland pitching. Cy Brodie grounds out to the shortstop. Pep Grabarkewitz pops out to the third baseman. Jason Terlecki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Al Linde strikes out. Jim Braun is pinch hitting for Dave Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Braun strikes out. Darcy Blessitt singles to center field. Rod Simmons is pinch hitting for Bob Montemayor. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rod Simmons grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Thorny Caruthers grounds out to the pitcher. Patsy Hutchinson flies out to the left fielder. Sugar Fishel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Tinsley Phillips comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Eason singles to right field. Gene Nahorodny grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bill May is pinch hitting for Matt Wickland. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill May flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 3 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sam Fried did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Al Butler improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Doyle did not respond to coaching in endurance Ramon Heine did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harley Davidson did not respond to coaching in SS
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C Improvements: Ray Clarke improves in range Felix Heilmann improves in speed George Hands did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Bullock did not respond to coaching in velocity