Win: Ted Willis (2-0) Loss: John Corey (0-1)
Save: Jim Genewich (3)
Inning: 1 New York Ted Willis pitching. Jerry Otero flies out to the left fielder. Billy Katt pops out to the shortstop. Tim Wilson doubles to left field. Tom Robertson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Greg Handiboe pitching. Dominic Guillen singles to center field. Jeffrey Gerken singles to right field. Scott Shevlin grounds out to the shortstop. Dominic Guillen advances to third on the play. Jeffrey Gerken advances to second on the play. Brent Neale strikes out. Toshio Ichiba grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Jimmy Felix singles to right field. Buzz Muich singles to left field. Jimmy Felix advances to third on the hit. Dwight Febles reached on a fielding error by Toshio Ichiba. Jimmy Felix scores. Guy Twitchell walks. Greg Handiboe pops out to the first baseman. Jerry Otero flies out to the left fielder. Billy Katt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Mike Wine grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Acre flies out to the left fielder. Jason Shaw grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Tim Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Robertson grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Felix strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Ted Willis flies out to the left fielder. Dominic Guillen grounds out to the third baseman. Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Buzz Muich grounds out to the third baseman. Dwight Febles walks. Guy Twitchell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Scott Shevlin singles to left field. Brent Neale flies out to the left fielder. Toshio Ichiba singles to left field. Scott Shevlin advances to third on the hit. Mike Wine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Toshio Ichiba advances to second on the play. Matt Acre grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Greg Handiboe grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Otero grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Billy Katt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jason Shaw grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Willis singles to center field. Dominic Guillen pops out to the shortstop. Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Tim Wilson is hit by a pitch. Tom Robertson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jimmy Felix flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Scott Shevlin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tim Wilson. John Corey 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. Brent Neale flies out to the center fielder. Toshio Ichiba singles to right field. Scott Shevlin scores. Mike Wine singles to right field. Matt Acre walks. Jason Shaw singles to right field. Toshio Ichiba scores. Mike Wine scores. Matt Acre advances to third on the hit. Roy McCurdy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Willis strikes out. Dominic Guillen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Buzz Muich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dwight Febles flies out to the left fielder. Guy Twitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jeffrey Gerken singles to left field. Scott Shevlin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jeffrey Gerken is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Brent Neale strikes out. Toshio Ichiba strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Charlie Ward is pinch hitting for Roy McCurdy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie Ward pops out to the shortstop. Jerry Otero grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Walt Covington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Billy Katt reached on a fielding error by Dominic Guillen. Tim Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Reb Smith pitching. Mike Wine strikes out. Matt Acre grounds out to the third baseman. Jason Shaw walks. Sheldon Rogers is pinch hitting for Walt Covington. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Sheldon Rogers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Jim Genewich pitching. Tom Robertson pops out to the first baseman. Jimmy Felix grounds out to the third baseman. Buzz Muich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners left on base: 5 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Reb Smith is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Wilson Miller improves in control Al Wilson improves in range Howard Flaherty improves in arm Rob Worthington improves in control Eddie Zwilling did not respond to coaching in C
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Masterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Shelton improves in power_vs_lefty Kevin Shelton improves in speed Al Masterson did not respond to coaching in control Gee Menendez improves in LF