Inning: 1 Houston Chick Kleven pitching. Jack Pike strikes out. Lou Mota grounds out to the third baseman. Cy Brodie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Moose Esasky pitching. Al Linde singles to center field. Bob Montemayor grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Dave Brown grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Nate Smith strikes out. Jason Terlecki grounds out to the pitcher. Thorny Caruthers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Doug Piatt walks. Herb Richards strikes out. Rod Simmons grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Doug Piatt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill May singles to right field. Rod Simmons advances to third on the hit. Johnny Stimmel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Patsy Hutchinson pops out to the shortstop. Sugar Fishel grounds out to the third baseman. Moose Esasky grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Chick Kleven pops out to the shortstop. Al Linde walks. Bob Montemayor walks. Dave Brown walks. Doug Piatt grounds out to the shortstop. Al Linde scores. Bob Montemayor advances to third on the play. Dave Brown advances to second on the play. Herb Richards pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Jack Pike flies out to the center fielder. Lou Mota grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Brodie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Rod Simmons lines out to the second baseman. Bill May grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Stimmel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Nate Smith strikes out. Jason Terlecki walks. Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Patsy Hutchinson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Chick Kleven strikes out. Al Linde grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Montemayor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Sugar Fishel flies out to the right fielder. Moose Esasky strikes out. Jack Pike walks. Jack Pike steals second. Lou Mota lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Dave Brown singles to center field. Doug Piatt strikes out. Herb Richards grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Cy Brodie flies out to the left fielder. Nate Smith strikes out. Jason Terlecki pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Rod Simmons singles to left field. Bill May grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Gene Nahorodny is pinch hitting for Johnny Stimmel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Nahorodny strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Patsy Hutchinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sugar Fishel pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Chick Kleven pops out to the first baseman. Al Linde flies out to the right fielder. Bob Montemayor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz is pinch hitting for Moose Esasky. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pep Grabarkewitz strikes out. Jack Pike walks. Lou Mota pops out to the second baseman. Cy Brodie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 3 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Butler improves in power_vs_righty Al Butler improves in arm Harley Davidson improves in power_vs_lefty Chris Baker did not respond to coaching in arm Chick Dawkins did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ed Bullock improves in endurance Rich Boehler improves in arm Ray Clarke improves in contact_vs_lefty Scott Browne did not respond to coaching in control Bob Manske improves in 2B