Win: Harry Thormahlen (9-4) Loss: Joe Marion (9-9)
Save: Joe Scherbarth (36)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Susumu Kaneko pitching. Doug Heflin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Salvo grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Connors grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Joe Marion pitching. Lee Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick McCracken strikes out. Mamoru Abe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Lance Parrish strikes out. Drungo Bartee pops out to the third baseman. Louie Hill strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Walt Breton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sailor Abstein grounds out to the pitcher. Bort Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Carlos Werts singles to center field. Kiyoshi Seto strikes out. Carlos Werts steals second. Joe Marion grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Heflin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Frank Sizemore walks. Dom Terry singles to center field. Frank Sizemore advances to third on the hit. Susumu Kaneko pops out to the shortstop. Lee Jones pops out to the second baseman. Rick McCracken strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bob Salvo grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Connors hits a home run. Lance Parrish singles to right field. Drungo Bartee walks. Louie Hill walks. Carlos Werts grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Mamoru Abe walks. Walt Breton grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Mamoru Abe is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sailor Abstein singles to right field. Walt Breton advances to third on the hit. Bort Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Breton scores. Sailor Abstein advances to second on the play. Frank Sizemore walks. Dom Terry singles to center field. Sailor Abstein scores. Susumu Kaneko strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Kiyoshi Seto singles to center field. Joe Marion fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Marion singles to right field. Doug Heflin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Kiyoshi Seto advances to third on the play. Bob Salvo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Lee Jones strikes out. Rick McCracken flies out to the left fielder. Mamoru Abe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Dave Connors grounds out to the shortstop. Lance Parrish walks. Drungo Bartee grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Lance Parrish is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Louie Hill walks. Harry Thormahlen 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. Carlos Werts walks. Kiyoshi Seto doubles to center field. Drungo Bartee scores. Louie Hill scores. Joe Marion grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Walt Breton singles to right field. Sailor Abstein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walt Breton advances to second on the play. Bort Thompson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Frank Sizemore grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Doug Heflin lines out to the shortstop. Bob Salvo grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Connors grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Dom Terry singles to left field. Danny Chambers is pinch hitting for Harry Thormahlen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Chambers strikes out. Lee Jones walks. Dom Terry is out trying to steal third. Rick McCracken singles to center field. Lee Jones advances to third on the hit. Mamoru Abe walks. Walt Breton triples. Lee Jones scores. Rick McCracken scores. Mamoru Abe scores. Orlando Higgins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sailor Abstein flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jake The Snake Kendall pitching. Lance Parrish pops out to the shortstop. Drungo Bartee strikes out. Louie Hill flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bort Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Frank Sizemore strikes out. Dom Terry hits a home run. Alexander The Great Malleta is pinch hitting for Jake The Snake Kendall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alexander The Great Malleta singles to right field. Lee Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Joe Scherbarth pitching. Carlos Werts walks. Kiyoshi Seto pops out to the shortstop. Niles Harper is pinch hitting for Orlando Higgins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Niles Harper grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carlos Werts is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Doug Heflin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 7
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Andy Blackwell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Andy Staggs did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Shields did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Jorgensen did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Criscione did not respond to coaching in velocity Gerald Romano improves in power_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jose Orador did not respond to coaching in arm Steve Santangelo improves in range Domingo Petralli improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Wetteland did not respond to coaching in control Roger Robinson did not respond to coaching in velocity Don McMillan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty