Win: Koji Uchida (6-9) Loss: Josias Merkle (10-14)
Save: Walt Brumfield (33)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Josias Merkle pitching. Scrappy Bongiovanni strikes out. Tom Nicol walks. Tom Nicol steals second. Aaron Jonnard grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bill Rodas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Colorado Koji Uchida pitching. Joey Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Bill Bielecki singles to right field. Yudoku Pureya pops out to the second baseman. Joe Derek flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Howdy Talton walks. Yale Spalding flies out to the center fielder. Bob Byrd walks. Sam Connelly walks. Koji Uchida singles to left field. Howdy Talton scores. Scrappy Bongiovanni reached on a fielding error by Joe Derek. Bob Byrd scores. Tom Nicol grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Connelly scores. Koji Uchida advances to third on the play. Scrappy Bongiovanni advances to second on the play. Aaron Jonnard walks. Bill Rodas pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Colorado Sid Sawyer pops out to the pitcher. Carney Lollar pops out to the shortstop. Shilocki Pox doubles to right field. Johnny Fever walks. Josias Merkle grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Johnny Fever is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Howdy Talton strikes out. Yale Spalding grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Byrd hits an infield single to the shortstop. Sam Connelly singles to left field. Koji Uchida strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Colorado Joey Jordan singles to right field. Joey Jordan steals second. Bill Bielecki singles to right field. Joey Jordan scores. Yudoku Pureya strikes out. Joe Derek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Bielecki advances to second on the play. Sid Sawyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Scrappy Bongiovanni strikes out. Tom Nicol strikes out. Aaron Jonnard walks. Bill Rodas grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Aaron Jonnard is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Carney Lollar flies out to the center fielder. Shilocki Pox flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Fever grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Howdy Talton walks. Yale Spalding strikes out. Bob Byrd lines out to the shortstop. Sam Connelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Josias Merkle strikes out. Joey Jordan strikes out. Bill Bielecki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Koji Uchida grounds out to the second baseman. Scrappy Bongiovanni doubles to left field. Tom Nicol grounds out to the second baseman. Scrappy Bongiovanni advances to third on the play. Aaron Jonnard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Yudoku Pureya flies out to the right fielder. Joe Derek strikes out. Sid Sawyer singles to left field. Carney Lollar singles to center field. Bass Morgan 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. Shilocki Pox strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Marshall Everson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Rodas hits a home run. Dolly Parris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Howdy Talton flies out to the left fielder. Yale Spalding pops out to the first baseman. Bob Byrd walks. Sam Connelly walks. Rogers Madden is pinch hitting for Bass Morgan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Byrd steals third. Rogers Madden walks. Scrappy Bongiovanni strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Colorado Jeff Fisher pitching. Johnny Fever singles to left field. Wally Zuleta is pinch hitting for Dolly Parris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johnny Fever is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Wally Zuleta grounds out to the second baseman. Joey Jordan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Hayden Case pitching. Tom Nicol singles to center field. Tom Nicol steals second. Aaron Jonnard grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Nicol advances to third on the play. Bill Rodas doubles to left field. Tom Nicol scores. Cecil Pierce comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Howdy Talton flies out to the center fielder. Yale Spalding grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Bill Bielecki flies out to the right fielder. Yudoku Pureya grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Derek strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bob Byrd grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Connelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Herrera is pinch hitting for Jeff Fisher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Herrera strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Doug Henderson pitching. Sid Sawyer walks. Carney Lollar flies out to the right fielder. Shilocki Pox singles to right field. Walt Brumfield comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Johnny Fever flies out to the center fielder. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Cecil Pierce strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 13 Colorado total runners LOB: 8
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roy Pena did not respond to coaching in control Glenn Burns did not respond to coaching in range Jack Palmeiro did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Chuck Smith did not respond to coaching in arm Glenn Burns did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Glenn Burns did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Palmeiro did not respond to coaching in 2B
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mark Nicholls did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Adkins did not respond to coaching in arm Mark Nicholls did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Giddy Gilmore did not respond to coaching in arm Fritz Ennis did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Trlicek did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Kramer did not respond to coaching in SS