Win: Mal McGarr (8-6) Loss: Shovel Upton (6-4)
Save: Harry Barfield (1)
Inning: 1 Houston Mal McGarr pitching. Fred Lord singles to left field. Gene Hopp singles to left field. Earl Stanceu grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Fred Lord advances to third on the play. Archie Griffin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Shovel Upton pitching. Jose Guerrero walks. Ed Boyd grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Paul Sutherland triples. Phil Auerbach walks. Lee Burks flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Dick Rettig strikes out. Cy Brumley singles to left field. Bill Taff strikes out. Purnal Bates walks. Shovel Upton hits an infield single to the pitcher. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bert Harris flies out to the left fielder. Tony Mills flies out to the right fielder. Trevor Veras lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Gene Hopp grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Stanceu hits a home run. Archie Griffin singles to left field. Archie Griffin is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dick Rettig grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Mal McGarr singles past the shortstop. Jose Guerrero grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mal McGarr is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Boyd strikes out. Paul Sutherland strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Cy Brumley grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Taff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Purnal Bates strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Phil Auerbach doubles to center field. Lee Burks flies out to the right fielder. Bert Harris singles to right field. Phil Auerbach scores. Tony Mills strikes out. Trevor Veras singles to center field. Mal McGarr grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Trevor Veras is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Shovel Upton strikes out. Fred Lord hits an infield single to the pitcher. Gene Hopp flies out to the center fielder. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jose Guerrero doubles to right field. Ed Boyd flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Paul Sutherland flies out to the center fielder. Phil Auerbach singles to center field. Jose Guerrero scores. Lee Burks walks. Bert Harris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Archie Griffin walks. Dick Rettig grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Archie Griffin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Cy Brumley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Rettig advances to second on the play. Bill Taff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Tony Mills hits a home run. Trevor Veras walks. Mal McGarr lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Jose Guerrero grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Purnal Bates doubles to right field. Bob Werber is pinch hitting for Shovel Upton. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Werber flies out to the center fielder. Fred Lord flies out to the left fielder. Gene Hopp singles to left field. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Randy Dilauro pitching. Ed Boyd strikes out. Paul Sutherland grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Auerbach pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Curt Heredia enters the game as a defensive replacement for Phil Auerbach at 3B. Lou Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Archie Griffin singles to right field. Dick Rettig grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Archie Griffin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Cy Brumley pops out to the shortstop. Dick Rettig is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Lee Burks grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bert Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Mills strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Harry Barfield comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Taff grounds out to the second baseman. Purnal Bates hits a home run. Phil Rivera is pinch hitting for Randy Dilauro. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Phil Rivera flies out to the right fielder. Fred Lord strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 8 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack McDowell did not respond to coaching in arm Chuck Hargis did not respond to coaching in velocity Walter Jean did not respond to coaching in velocity Max Franklin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jack McDowell did not respond to coaching in arm Harry Valdes improves in power_vs_lefty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Platte did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Foster did not respond to coaching in speed Hank Sparks did not respond to coaching in arm Ed Ayrault improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in velocity Hector Rose did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Butch Coolidge improves in 1B