Inning: 1 Houston Marlon Kennedy pitching. Jack Pike flies out to the right fielder. Lou Mota pops out to the third baseman. Cy Brodie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jerry Osuna pitching. Dixie Gardella singles to left field. Herb Richards grounds out to the pitcher. Dixie Gardella advances to second on the play. Darcy Blessitt grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Piatt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Pep Grabarkewitz walks. Pep Grabarkewitz steals second. Jason Terlecki flies out to the left fielder. Pep Grabarkewitz is out trying to steal third. Thorny Caruthers walks. Jay Cihocki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Gene Nahorodny grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Eason grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Brown doubles to center field. Jay Latham singles past the second baseman. Dave Brown scores. Jay Latham steals second. Marlon Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Sugar Fishel flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Osuna flies out to the right fielder. Jack Pike flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Dixie Gardella singles to center field. Herb Richards walks. Darcy Blessitt reached on a fielding error by Lou Mota. Doug Piatt strikes out. Gene Nahorodny reached on a fielding error by Thorny Caruthers. Dixie Gardella scores. Tom Eason grounds out to the third baseman. Herb Richards scores. Darcy Blessitt advances to third on the play. Gene Nahorodny advances to second on the play. Dave Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Lou Mota strikes out. Cy Brodie strikes out. Pep Grabarkewitz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jay Latham strikes out. Marlon Kennedy strikes out. Dixie Gardella lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Jason Terlecki strikes out. Thorny Caruthers grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Cihocki pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Herb Richards pops out to the second baseman. Darcy Blessitt singles to right field. Doug Piatt singles past the shortstop. Darcy Blessitt advances to third on the hit. Gene Nahorodny grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Piatt advances to second on the play. Tom Eason strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Sugar Fishel hits a home run. Jerry Osuna strikes out. Jack Pike grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Mota pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Dave Brown strikes out. Jay Latham lines out to the second baseman. Marlon Kennedy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Al Linde enters the game as a defensive replacement for Herb Richards at 1B. Bill May enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tom Eason at LF. Cy Brodie pops out to the first baseman. Pep Grabarkewitz flies out to the right fielder. Jason Terlecki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Dixie Gardella grounds out to the shortstop. Al Linde pops out to the first baseman. Darcy Blessitt walks. Darcy Blessitt steals second. Doug Piatt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Thorny Caruthers flies out to the right fielder. Jay Cihocki triples. Eddie Cooke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Sugar Fishel flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jay Cihocki scores. Don Martinez is pinch hitting for Jerry Osuna. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Don Martinez walks. Jack Pike grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Don Martinez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Sam Shaner pitching. Gene Nahorodny singles past the shortstop. Bob Montemayor is pinch hitting for Bill May. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Montemayor flies out to the center fielder. Jim Braun is pinch hitting for Dave Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Braun grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Bernie Sanders comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lou Mota singles to center field. Cy Brodie grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Lou Mota is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pep Grabarkewitz doubles to center field. The defense is playing the infield in. Jason Terlecki flies out to the right fielder. Thorny Caruthers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 4 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harley Davidson improves in power_vs_righty Harley Davidson improves in power_vs_righty Sam Fried improves in contact_vs_righty Jay Fairey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Chick Dawkins did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rich Boehler improves in range Felix Heilmann improves in speed Dan Sisler improves in contact_vs_righty Dan Sisler improves in power_vs_righty Rich Boehler improves in RF