Win: John Smiley (12-2) Loss: Mike Hesterfer (5-12)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Mike Hesterfer pitching. Happy Hutton grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Kostal singles to center field. Ryne Waszgis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston John Smiley pitching. Darrell Aragon strikes out. Walt Henrich hits an infield single to the pitcher. Luis Leon grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Walt Henrich advances to second on the play. Cap Gordon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Erik Clark doubles to left field. Chuck Aylward grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Walker singles to center field. Erik Clark scores. Mac Falls strikes out. Bris Jorgensen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jack Parkman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Andy Collins hits an infield single to the shortstop. Tom Karkovice flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Shofner is hit by a pitch. Mike Hesterfer singles to center field. Darrell Aragon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Cincinnati John Smiley strikes out. Happy Hutton bunts for a base hit. Andy Kostal strikes out. Ryne Waszgis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Walt Henrich grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Luis Leon grounds out to the shortstop. Cap Gordon singles to center field. Jack Parkman flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Erik Clark triples. Chuck Aylward pops out to the shortstop. Ron Walker doubles to left field. Erik Clark scores. Mac Falls grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Walker advances to third on the play. Bris Jorgensen pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Andy Collins walks. Tom Karkovice grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Andy Collins is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Karkovice is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tommy Shofner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati John Smiley pops out to the catcher. Happy Hutton hits an infield single to the second baseman. Andy Kostal strikes out. Ryne Waszgis walks. Erik Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Mike Hesterfer reached on a fielding error by Chuck Aylward. Darrell Aragon flies out to the center fielder. Walt Henrich grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Hesterfer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Luis Leon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Chuck Aylward flies out to the right fielder. Ron Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Mac Falls pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Cap Gordon grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Parkman grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Collins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bris Jorgensen grounds out to the shortstop. John Smiley grounds out to the shortstop. Happy Hutton doubles to right field. Happy Hutton steals third. Andy Kostal strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Wally Sumner is pinch hitting for Tom Karkovice. Wally Sumner singles past the second baseman. Tommy Shofner singles to center field. Shinji Ota is pinch hitting for Mike Hesterfer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Shinji Ota walks. Darrell Aragon flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Wally Sumner scores. Walt Henrich walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Luis Leon grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman. Tommy Shofner is out at home. Cap Gordon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Adam Warren pitching. Jim Leyritz enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wally Sumner at C. Ryne Waszgis singles to center field. Erik Clark singles to center field. Ryne Waszgis aggressively advances to third on the hit. Chuck Aylward flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ryne Waszgis scores. Ron Walker walks. Mac Falls walks. Tomoyuki Fukumoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bris Jorgensen strikes out. John Smiley singles to right field. Erik Clark scores. Ron Walker is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Ray Pegues enters the game as a defensive replacement for Erik Clark at 2B. Jack Parkman strikes out. Andy Collins grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Leyritz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Happy Hutton flies out to the right fielder. Andy Kostal singles past the second baseman. Ryne Waszgis walks. Ray Pegues strikes out. Andy Kostal steals third. Chuck Aylward singles to left field. Andy Kostal scores. Ron Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Tommy Shofner flies out to the left fielder. Joe Welch is pinch hitting for Tomoyuki Fukumoto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Welch grounds out to the third baseman. Darrell Aragon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 9 Houston total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Happy Hutton (24), Erik Clark (18), Ron Walker (7).3B - Erik Clark (5).SF - Chuck Aylward.GIDP - Ryne Waszgis. Baserunning: SB - Happy Hutton (12), Andy Kostal (7). Fielding: E - Chuck Aylward.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Marcos Myers did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Masterson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Eddie Lewis improves in contact_vs_lefty Ralph Chris did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Juan Arroz did not respond to coaching in C
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Charlie Hyatt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Red Romano improves in power_vs_lefty Donnie Clemensen did not respond to coaching in velocity Al McFarlane improves in power_vs_righty