Win: Steve Holden (5-2) Loss: Denny Heise (1-3)
Save: Tim Fairly (1)
Inning: 1 Houston Steve Holden pitching. Kirk Fitzpatrick strikes out. Hank Hornsby flies out to the center fielder. Pete Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Denny Heise pitching. Harry Jones singles to left field. Doyt Miller flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Johnston singles to left field. Harry Jones advances to third on the hit. Oscar Gaston flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Harry Jones scores. Em Wolf hits a home run. Ralph Johnston scores. Naoyuki Shigemura flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Mike Shilling strikes out. Rip Mohart grounds out to the pitcher. Rich Reyes singles to center field. Gene Driscoll flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Phil Walberg singles to center field. Jerry Burk grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Steve Holden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston John Thomas singles to right field. Denny Heise lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kirk Fitzpatrick grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Hornsby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Harry Jones flies out to the right fielder. Doyt Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ralph Johnston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Pete Kennedy strikes out. Mike Shilling walks. Rip Mohart strikes out. Rich Reyes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Oscar Gaston grounds out to the shortstop. Em Wolf bunts for a base hit. Em Wolf steals second. Naoyuki Shigemura walks. Phil Walberg singles to right field. Em Wolf uses his aggressiveness and scores. Naoyuki Shigemura advances to third on the hit. Jerry Burk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Naoyuki Shigemura scores. Phil Walberg advances to second on the play. Steve Holden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Gene Driscoll grounds out to the shortstop. John Thomas singles to left field. Denny Heise lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kirk Fitzpatrick singles to right field. Hank Hornsby singles to left field. John Thomas scores. Pete Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Harry Jones doubles past the center fielder. Doyt Miller flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Johnston doubles to center field. Harry Jones scores. Oscar Gaston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ralph Johnston advances to third on the play. Em Wolf singles to center field. Ralph Johnston scores. Naoyuki Shigemura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Mike Shilling walks. Rip Mohart is hit by a pitch. Rich Reyes strikes out. Gene Driscoll pops out to the second baseman. John Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Phil Walberg grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Burk pops out to the shortstop. Steve Holden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Denny Heise grounds out to the pitcher. Kirk Fitzpatrick walks. Hank Hornsby flies out to the left 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: 7 Cincinnati Harry Jones singles to right field. Doyt Miller grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ralph Johnston flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Mike Shilling singles to left field. Rip Mohart flies out to the left fielder. Rich Reyes hits a home run. Mike Shilling scores. Roy Roberts is pinch hitting for Gene Driscoll. Roy Roberts singles past the second baseman. Rich Moriarty is pinch hitting for John Thomas. Rich Moriarty singles to left field. Tim Fairly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Purnal Vance is pinch hitting for Denny Heise. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Purnal Vance pops out to the third baseman. Kirk Fitzpatrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bucky Vickers pitching. Ed Barker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rich Moriarty at C. Oscar Gaston grounds out to the third baseman. Em Wolf grounds out to the pitcher. Naoyuki Shigemura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Hank Hornsby flies out to the right fielder. Pete Kennedy hits a home run. Mike Shilling strikes out. Rip Mohart grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 10 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 2
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Buddy Walker improves in velocity Freddie Powell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charlie Pate did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Wilson did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Cannon improves in contact_vs_righty Les Lennon did not respond to coaching in control
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Arnold Stanka did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Arnold Stanka did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Sterrett improves in contact_vs_lefty Steve Brown did not respond to coaching in range Mose Queen improves in control Ed Peraza improves in speed