Win: Arnold Newhauser (7-13) Loss: Steve Holden (9-10)
Save: Bucky Vickers (12)
Inning: 1 Houston Steve Holden pitching. Roy Roberts strikes out. Kirk Fitzpatrick flies out to the left fielder. Hank Hornsby pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Arnold Newhauser pitching. Harry Jones lines out to the shortstop. Doyt Miller singles to center field. Oscar Gaston strikes out. Doyt Miller steals second. Jerry Burk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Pete Kennedy strikes out. Monte Kinsella flies out to the left fielder. Wingo Ivie flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ralph Johnston grounds out to the third baseman. Naoyuki Shigemura lines out to the shortstop. Jack Solomon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Purnal Vance grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Egan flies out to the left fielder. Arnold Newhauser pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Ed Green pops out to the third baseman. Steve Holden grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Jones flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Roy Roberts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kirk Fitzpatrick singles to center field. Hank Hornsby flies out to the center fielder. Pete Kennedy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kirk Fitzpatrick is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Doyt Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Oscar Gaston walks. Jerry Burk flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Johnston grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Oscar Gaston is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Monte Kinsella hits a home run. Wingo Ivie walks. Purnal Vance grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Wingo Ivie is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ike Egan flies out to the left fielder. Arnold Newhauser singles to center field. Purnal Vance advances to third on the hit. Roy Roberts grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Naoyuki Shigemura singles to left field. Naoyuki Shigemura steals second. Naoyuki Shigemura steals third. Jack Solomon grounds out to the third baseman. Naoyuki Shigemura scores. Ed Green singles to center field. Steve Holden lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Jones singles to right field. Doyt Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Kirk Fitzpatrick grounds out to the pitcher. Hank Hornsby hits a home run. Pete Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Monte Kinsella grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Oscar Gaston lines out to the third baseman. Jerry Burk walks. Ralph Johnston flies out to the right fielder. Naoyuki Shigemura flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Wingo Ivie flies out to the center fielder. Purnal Vance flies out to the left fielder. Ike Egan singles to left field. Arnold Newhauser singles to left field. Roy Roberts flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jack Solomon singles to left field. Jack Solomon steals second. Ed Green singles to center field. Jack Solomon is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Tadahiro Kawakami is pinch hitting for Steve Holden. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tadahiro Kawakami flies out to the center fielder. Harry Jones lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Parrish pitching. Kirk Fitzpatrick singles to center field. Hank Hornsby flies out to the right fielder. Pete Kennedy triples. Kirk Fitzpatrick scores. Monte Kinsella strikes out. Wingo Ivie singles to left field. Pete Kennedy scores. Tim Fairly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Purnal Vance strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Doyt Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Oscar Gaston grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Burk grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Ike Egan lines out to the third baseman. Arnold Newhauser grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Roberts flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Ralph Johnston flies out to the center fielder. Naoyuki Shigemura strikes out. Jack Solomon walks. Bucky Vickers 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 1st. Ed Green doubles to right field. Josh Brown is pinch hitting for Tim Fairly. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Josh Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 6 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Shilling did not respond to coaching in arm Ron Stutz did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeremi Naktenis did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Driscoll did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jeremi Naktenis did not respond to coaching in control Tim Couchee did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Freddie Woodson did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Romero improves in speed Tom Jorgensen did not respond to coaching in control Steve Brown improves in range Bill Sterrett improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Peraza did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty