Win: Paddy Merritt (1-0) Loss: George Grimes (0-1)
Inning: 1 San Diego George Grimes pitching. Jim Spence grounds out to the second baseman. Julio Hinchliffe hits a home run. Jon Bell walks. Jon Bell steals second. Billy Fortune flies out to the center fielder. Bill Price doubles to center field. Jon Bell scores. Mark Gilbert walks. Tom Dean pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Paddy Merritt pitching. Minoru Iida flies out to the center fielder. Sandy Reuschel grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff King strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Diego Tom Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Paddy Merritt walks. Jim Spence grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Paddy Merritt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Julio Hinchliffe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Pryor Orr grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Howard grounds out to the third baseman. Marco Ricardo singles to center field. Jeff Brooks grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Marco Ricardo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Diego Jon Bell singles to right field. Billy Fortune pops out to the first baseman. Bill Price triples. Jon Bell scores. Mark Gilbert singles to left field. Bill Price scores. Ruben Brame comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Dean grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Gilbert advances to second on the play. Tom Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Bobby Camelli singles to center field. Ruben Brame lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Minoru Iida strikes out. Sandy Reuschel walks. Jeff King strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 San Diego Paddy Merritt grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Spence reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bobby Camelli. Julio Hinchliffe strikes out. Jon Bell triples. Jim Spence scores. Billy Fortune grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Pryor Orr strikes out. Steve Howard flies out to the right fielder. Marco Ricardo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Diego Bill Price strikes out. Mark Gilbert pops out to the shortstop. Tom Dean singles past the shortstop. Tom Moore flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Jeff Brooks hits a home run. Bobby Camelli lines out to the third baseman. Ruben Brame flies out to the right fielder. Minoru Iida grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Diego Paddy Merritt grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Spence singles to center field. Julio Hinchliffe grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Spence is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jon Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Sandy Reuschel grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff King walks. Pryor Orr singles to left field. Jeff King advances to third on the hit. Steve Howard flies out to the center fielder. Marco Ricardo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 San Diego Billy Fortune flies out to the right fielder. Bill Price flies out to the center fielder. Mark Gilbert singles to right field. Tom Dean flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Jeff Brooks grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Camelli singles to left field. Ruben Brame lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Minoru Iida walks. Sandy Reuschel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 San Diego Tom Moore lines out to the second baseman. Del Cuellar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Paddy Merritt singles past the shortstop. Jim Spence pops out to the third baseman. Julio Hinchliffe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Jeff King doubles to right field. Dusty Gilligan 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. Pryor Orr pops out to the shortstop. Steve Howard flies out to the center fielder. Marco Ricardo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 San Diego Jon Bell singles to left field. Billy Fortune grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jon Bell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Price strikes out. Mark Gilbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Jeff Brooks grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bobby Camelli singles to left field. Jose De La Cruz is pinch hitting for Del Cuellar. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jose De La Cruz strikes out. Minoru Iida flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 San Diego total runners LOB: 10 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 9
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ensign Mitchell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dave Coates improves in power_vs_lefty Grover Lincoln improves in power_vs_righty John Lary did not respond to coaching in control Frank Haas did not respond to coaching in 3B
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Quinn improves in power_vs_righty Hank Robinson did not respond to coaching in control Pete Essegian did not respond to coaching in arm Cole Sutton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Lawrence did not respond to coaching in RF