Win: Mickey Bressler (7-1) Loss: Joe Marion (3-3)
Save: Joe Scherbarth (12)
Inning: 1 Houston Joe Marion pitching. Lee Jones strikes out. Rick McCracken grounds out to the second baseman. Mamoru Abe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Mickey Bressler pitching. Doug Heflin singles to left field. Bob Salvo triples. Doug Heflin scores. Don Speier flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Salvo scores. Hugh Federoff strikes out. Lance Parrish strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Walt Breton hits a home run. Sailor Abstein grounds out to the second baseman. Bort Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Frank Sizemore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Drungo Bartee strikes out. Louie Hill pops out to the pitcher. Niles Harper singles to left field. Joe Marion grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Dom Terry grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Bressler strikes out. Lee Jones singles to right field. Rick McCracken flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Doug Heflin doubles to left field. Bob Salvo flies out to the left fielder. Don Speier grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Hugh Federoff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Mamoru Abe grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Breton flies out to the left fielder. Sailor Abstein flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Lance Parrish flies out to the right fielder. Drungo Bartee singles to center field. Louie Hill grounds out to the shortstop. Drungo Bartee advances to second on the play. Niles Harper singles to center field. Drungo Bartee scores. Passed ball. Niles Harper advances to second. Joe Marion flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bort Thompson singles to right field. Frank Sizemore hits a home run. Bort Thompson scores. Dom Terry singles to center field. Mickey Bressler lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lee Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Rick McCracken singles to center field. Dom Terry scores. Orlando Higgins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mamoru Abe singles to left field. Rick McCracken advances to third on the hit. Walt Breton walks. Sailor Abstein singles to right field. Rick McCracken scores. Bort Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Doug Heflin strikes out. Bob Salvo doubles to left field. Don Speier grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Salvo advances to third on the play. Hugh Federoff walks. Lance Parrish lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Frank Sizemore pops out to the shortstop. Dom Terry flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Bressler singles to left field. Lee Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Drungo Bartee walks. Louie Hill flies out to the right fielder. Niles Harper flies out to the right fielder. Orlando Higgins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Rick McCracken walks. Mamoru Abe strikes out. Walt Breton walks. Sailor Abstein pops out to the second baseman. Bort Thompson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Rick McCracken is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Doug Heflin strikes out. Bob Salvo singles in front of the right fielder. Don Speier strikes out. Hugh Federoff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Frank Sizemore pops out to the third baseman. Dom Terry grounds out to the third baseman. Kyle Barry Larkin is pinch hitting for Mickey Bressler. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kyle Barry Larkin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Harry Thormahlen pitching. Lance Parrish hits a home run. Drungo Bartee strikes out. Louie Hill pops out to the second baseman. Niles Harper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Lee Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Rick McCracken flies out to the right fielder. Mamoru Abe walks. Walt Breton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Mamoru Abe is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Joe Scherbarth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kiyoshi Seto is pinch hitting for Orlando Higgins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kiyoshi Seto grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Heflin grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Salvo singles to center field. Don Speier lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Barney Courtright did not respond to coaching in control Lary Hand did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Vaughn Conners did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Alexander 'The Great' Malleta did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Barney Courtright did not respond to coaching in velocity Alan Johnson improves in arm
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ralph Chaplin improves in arm Doc Wakamatsu did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rafael Aber did not respond to coaching in control John Goodwin did not respond to coaching in velocity Andy Staggs did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gerald Romano improves in power_vs_lefty