Win: Dallas Lennon (2-7) Loss: Ray Boyd (2-5)
Save: Joey Howell (3)
Inning: 1 Houston Ray Boyd pitching. Kirk Fitzpatrick strikes out. Hank Hornsby singles in front of the left fielder. Pete Kennedy walks. Rip Mohart strikes out. Mike Shilling grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Dallas Lennon pitching. Doyt Miller strikes out. Ralph Johnston singles to center field. Oscar Gaston flies out to the right fielder. Naoyuki Shigemura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Jack Rogge strikes out. John Thomas strikes out. Gene Driscoll flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Phil Walberg walks. Jerry Burk flies out to the right fielder. Jess Lovullo walks. Jack Solomon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Phil Walberg advances to third on the play. Jess Lovullo advances to second on the play. Ray Boyd grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Dallas Lennon strikes out. Kirk Fitzpatrick doubles to right field. Hank Hornsby strikes out. Pete Kennedy singles to center field. Kirk Fitzpatrick scores. Rip Mohart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Doyt Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Johnston walks. Oscar Gaston singles to right field. Naoyuki Shigemura flies out to the center fielder. Phil Walberg grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Oscar Gaston is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Mike Shilling grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Rogge strikes out. John Thomas singles to right field. Gene Driscoll flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jerry Burk strikes out. Jess Lovullo pops out to the shortstop. Jack Solomon singles to center field. Ray Boyd strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Dallas Lennon singles to center field. Kirk Fitzpatrick strikes out. Hank Hornsby singles to right field. Pete Kennedy walks. Rip Mohart singles past the first baseman. Dallas Lennon scores. Mike Shilling flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Hank Hornsby scores. Jack Rogge grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rip Mohart is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Doyt Miller flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Johnston grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Gaston hits a home run. Naoyuki Shigemura grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston John Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Gene Driscoll strikes out. Dallas Lennon grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Phil Walberg grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Burk flies out to the center fielder. Jess Lovullo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Kirk Fitzpatrick singles to right field. Hank Hornsby singles to left field. Kirk Fitzpatrick advances to third on the hit. Tim Fairly 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. Pete Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Kirk Fitzpatrick scores. Hank Hornsby advances to second on the play. Rip Mohart flies out to the center fielder. Mike Shilling grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jack Solomon grounds out to the pitcher. Josh Brown is pinch hitting for Tim Fairly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Josh Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Doyt Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jim Parrish pitching. Jack Rogge pops out to the shortstop. John Thomas strikes out. Gene Driscoll flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Ralph Johnston singles to right field. Ralph Johnston is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Oscar Gaston grounds out to the shortstop. Naoyuki Shigemura hits a home run. Phil Walberg pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Dallas Lennon flies out to the right fielder. Kirk Fitzpatrick strikes out. Hank Hornsby triples. Pete Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jerry Burk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jess Lovullo walks. Joey Howell 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. Jess Lovullo is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jack Solomon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ron Stutz did not respond to coaching in control Buddy Walker did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Yelle did not respond to coaching in endurance Brad Hilton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jack McEvoy did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Yelle did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Brown improves in range Tom Laudner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Hines did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Don Ragan did not respond to coaching in range Tom Laudner improves in power_vs_lefty Tom Laudner improves in speed