Inning: 1 Cincinnati Moose Esasky pitching. Dixie Gardella grounds out to the shortstop. Herb Richards hits a home run. Karl Freeman hits a home run. Doug Piatt singles to right field. Gene Nahorodny pops out to the catcher. Tom Eason strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Scott Browne pitching. Jack Pike flies out to the center fielder. Lou Mota singles to center field. Cy Brodie singles to left field. Lou Mota advances to third on the hit. Al Butler strikes out. Thorny Caruthers grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dave Brown flies out to the center fielder. Jay Latham grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Browne grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jay Cihocki reached on a 2-base throwing error by Doug Piatt. Jason Terlecki singles to left field. Jay Cihocki scores. Pep Grabarkewitz reached on a fielding error by Dave Brown. Moose Esasky fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Moose Esasky strikes out. Jack Pike singles to center field. The defense is playing the corners in. Lou Mota flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jason Terlecki scores. Cy Brodie flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Dixie Gardella strikes out. Herb Richards grounds out to the second baseman. Karl Freeman walks. Doug Piatt grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Karl Freeman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Al Butler flies out to the left fielder. Thorny Caruthers lines out to the shortstop. Jay Cihocki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Gene Nahorodny singles to right field. Tom Eason grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Gene Nahorodny is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Eason is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dave Brown walks. Dave Brown steals second. Jay Latham doubles to right field. Dave Brown scores. Scott Browne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Jason Terlecki flies out to the right fielder. Pep Grabarkewitz singles to left field. Moose Esasky pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Pep Grabarkewitz is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dixie Gardella walks. Herb Richards pops out to the second baseman. Karl Freeman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dixie Gardella is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Doug Piatt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jack Pike strikes out. Lou Mota flies out to the left fielder. Cy Brodie singles past the first baseman. Al Butler pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Gene Nahorodny strikes out. Tom Eason is hit by a pitch. Dave Brown lines out to the second baseman. Jay Latham walks. Scott Browne strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Thorny Caruthers strikes out. Jay Cihocki strikes out. Jason Terlecki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Sam Shaner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dixie Gardella grounds out to the second baseman. Herb Richards strikes out. Darcy Blessitt is pinch hitting for Karl Freeman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Darcy Blessitt doubles to right field. Doug Piatt doubles to left field. Darcy Blessitt scores. Bill Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Nahorodny strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bill May enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tom Eason at LF. Pep Grabarkewitz grounds out to the second baseman. Don Martinez is pinch hitting for Bill Davis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Martinez singles to left field. Jack Pike reached on a fielding error by Dave Brown. Lou Mota singles in front of the right fielder. Cy Brodie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Martinez scores. Jack Pike advances to third on the play. Lou Mota advances to second on the play. Al Butler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Ezra Schmulbach pitching. Bob Montemayor is pinch hitting for Bill May. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Montemayor pops out to the third baseman. Jim Braun is pinch hitting for Dave Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Braun doubles to right field. Jay Latham doubles to center field. Jim Braun scores. Tinsley Phillips comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Browne strikes out. Dixie Gardella singles to left field. Jay Latham scores. Herb Richards singles past the first baseman. Dixie Gardella advances to third on the hit. Darcy Blessitt singles to left field. Dixie Gardella scores. Herb Richards advances to third on the hit. John Brock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Piatt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Thorny Caruthers walks. Thorny Caruthers steals second. Eddie Cooke 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. Jay Cihocki singles to left field. Thorny Caruthers scores. Jason Terlecki walks. Pep Grabarkewitz singles to center field. Bernie Sanders comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Brock grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jay Cihocki scores. Jason Terlecki advances to third on the play. Jack Pike singles to right field. Jason Terlecki scores. Lou Mota grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jack Pike is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Gene Nahorodny hits a home run. Bob Montemayor strikes out. Jim Braun doubles to left field. Jay Latham strikes out. Bernie Sanders grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Cy Brodie doubles to right field. Al Butler grounds out to the shortstop. Thorny Caruthers singles to center field. Cy Brodie scores. Jay Cihocki pops out to the third baseman. Thorny Caruthers is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 10 Houston total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Darcy Blessitt (12), Doug Piatt (10), Jim Braun 2 (4), Jay Latham 2 (12).HR - Herb Richards (16), Karl Freeman (6), Gene Nahorodny (15).HBP - Tom Eason (2). Baserunning: SB - Dave Brown (22).CS - Tom Eason (4). Fielding: E - Doug Piatt, Dave Brown 2.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rich Boehler improves in range Bob Manske did not respond to coaching in arm Felix Heilmann improves in arm Bruce Garvin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Harley Davidson improves in power_vs_righty Alan Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in velocity Ramon Heine improves in contact_vs_righty Charlie McDougal did not respond to coaching in control Harley Davidson improves in SS