Win: Mal McGarr (2-0) Loss: Bill Anderson (1-1)
Save: Aaron Clark (4)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jim Bale pitching. Jose Guerrero doubles to right field. Paul Sutherland flies out to the left fielder. Ed Boyd grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Bailey walks. Buster Walls pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Mal McGarr pitching. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Hopp strikes out. Bobby White grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Phil Auerbach grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave McLaughlin singles to left field. Bert Harris singles to center field. Dave McLaughlin advances to third on the hit. Mal McGarr singles to right field. Dave McLaughlin scores. Bert Harris advances to third on the hit. Jose Guerrero grounds out to the pitcher. Mal McGarr advances to second on the play. Paul Sutherland strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Earl Stanceu singles to right field. Bob Weilman flies out to the right fielder. Archie Griffin grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Earl Stanceu is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Gaw doubles to right field. Archie Griffin is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Ed Boyd strikes out. Bob Bailey lines out to the third baseman. Buster Walls grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Dick Rettig strikes out. Jim Bale grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Lord doubles to right field. Gene Hopp flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Phil Auerbach reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gene Hopp. Dave McLaughlin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Phil Auerbach advances to third on the play. Bert Harris flies out to the center fielder. Mal McGarr grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bobby White doubles to left field. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Bob Weilman walks. Archie Griffin flies out to the center fielder. Bob Gaw singles past the third baseman. Bobby White scores. Dick Rettig singles to center field. Bob Weilman scores. Bob Gaw advances to third on the hit. Jim Bale grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jose Guerrero grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Sutherland flies out to the left fielder. Ed Boyd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Hopp walks. Bobby White grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Hopp advances to second on the play. Earl Stanceu flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bob Bailey lines out to the second baseman. Buster Walls strikes out. Phil Auerbach singles to center field. Dave McLaughlin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Bob Weilman grounds out to the second baseman. Archie Griffin flies out to the right fielder. Bob Gaw reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bob Bailey. Dick Rettig singles to left field. Bob Gaw scores. Jim Bale grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dick Rettig is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bert Harris flies out to the left fielder. Mal McGarr flies out to the center fielder. Jose Guerrero walks. Jose Guerrero steals second. Paul Sutherland singles to left field. Jose Guerrero scores. Paul Sutherland steals second. Bobby White throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Ed Boyd singles to left field. Paul Sutherland scores. Bob Bailey walks. Bill Anderson 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. Buster Walls strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Fred Lord reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jose Guerrero. Gene Hopp pops out to the shortstop. Bobby White strikes out. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Phil Auerbach walks. Dave McLaughlin hits a home run. Phil Auerbach scores. Mike Oster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bert Harris singles past the shortstop. Curt Heredia is pinch hitting for Mal McGarr. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Curt Heredia flies out to the left fielder. Jose Guerrero doubles to left field. Bert Harris uses his aggressiveness and scores. Paul Sutherland grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Guerrero advances to third on the play. Ed Boyd grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Harry Barfield pitching. Bob Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Phil Auerbach at 3B. Tony Mills enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dave McLaughlin at 1B. Lee Burks enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bert Harris at CF. Bob Weilman grounds out to the pitcher. Archie Griffin flies out to the center fielder. Bob Gaw hits a home run. Dick Rettig pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bill Strohmayer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Bailey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buster Walls grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Aaron Clark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Taff is pinch hitting for Bill Strohmayer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Taff grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Lord flies out to the center fielder. Gene Hopp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 9 Houston total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Jose Guerrero 2 (4).HR - Dave McLaughlin (2). Baserunning: SB - Jose Guerrero (2), Paul Sutherland (4). Fielding: E - Jose Guerrero, Bob Bailey.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Hector Rose did not respond to coaching in range Mike Kress did not respond to coaching in velocity March Odenwald improves in velocity Roy Foster improves in power_vs_righty Brian Telford did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Cancel improves in contact_vs_lefty Hank Sparks improves in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Max Franklin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Walter Jean did not respond to coaching in control Narciso Hopper improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Cort did not respond to coaching in endurance Tom Czajkowski improves in power_vs_righty Jim Cort did not respond to coaching in velocity