Win: Gary Blomdahl (2-0) Loss: Mike Rice (3-2)
Save: James Charles (13)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Olaf Bushing pitching. Honey East grounds out to the third baseman. Julius Larosa walks. Wen Nightfalls flies out to the right fielder. Hay Bale walks. Jason Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Legs Twitch pitching. Frank Carr strikes out. Bob Mooney strikes out. Preston Barker singles to center field. Jeff Stumpf walks. Randy Gutierrez walks. Paul Kush grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Hanzo Harukawa strikes out. Colossus tou Rhodes singles to left field. Skip Towne strikes out. Legs Twitch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Johnny Jackson walks. Billy Child singles past the shortstop. Johnny Jackson advances to third on the hit. Olaf Bushing grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Johnny Jackson scores. Frank Carr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Honey East hits a home run. Julius Larosa grounds out to the third baseman. Wen Nightfalls walks. Hay Bale strikes out. Jason Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Bob Mooney strikes out. Preston Barker grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Stumpf singles to right field. Randy Gutierrez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Hanzo Harukawa singles to center field. Colossus tou Rhodes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hanzo Harukawa is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Colossus tou Rhodes steals second. Skip Towne hits a home run. Colossus tou Rhodes scores. Legs Twitch flies out to the center fielder. Honey East flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Paul Kush walks. Johnny Jackson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Billy Child grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Julius Larosa singles to left field. Wen Nightfalls walks. Walt McNulty 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. Hay Bale walks. Jason Lopez singles to left field. Julius Larosa scores. Wen Nightfalls scores. Hay Bale advances to third on the hit. Hanzo Harukawa flies out to the center fielder. Colossus tou Rhodes strikes out. Skip Towne strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Walt McNulty strikes out. Frank Carr grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Mooney singles to left field. Preston Barker grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bob Mooney is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Legs Twitch flies out to the center fielder. Honey East flies out to the center fielder. Julius Larosa singles to left field. Wen Nightfalls grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Julius Larosa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Jeff Stumpf singles to right field. Randy Gutierrez walks. Paul Kush hits a home run. Jeff Stumpf scores. Randy Gutierrez scores. Earle Fariss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Billy Child singles to left field. Walt McNulty lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Carr walks. Bob Mooney walks. Preston Barker singles to center field. Billy Child scores. Frank Carr scores. B.L. Bloomingdale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Stumpf walks. Randy Gutierrez strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Hay Bale walks. Mike Rice comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jason Lopez walks. Hanzo Harukawa walks. Colossus tou Rhodes singles past the second baseman. Hay Bale scores. Jason Lopez scores. Hanzo Harukawa advances to third on the hit. Skip Towne pops out to the first baseman. Stony Wingnut is pinch hitting for B.L. Bloomingdale. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Stony Wingnut pops out to the shortstop. Colossus tou Rhodes steals second. Billy Child throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Hanzo Harukawa scores. Honey East singles to right field. Colossus tou Rhodes scores. Julius Larosa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Ray Manno pitching. Paul Kush doubles to center field. Johnny Jackson reached on a fielding error by Honey East. Billy Child grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Paul Kush scores. Jim Perry is pinch hitting for Mike Rice. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Jim Perry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Johnny Durst pitching. Wen Nightfalls singles to center field. Hay Bale strikes out. Jason Lopez singles to center field. Wen Nightfalls advances to third on the hit. Hanzo Harukawa pops out to the first baseman. Colossus tou Rhodes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Frank Carr walks. Bob Mooney strikes out. Preston Barker pops out to the shortstop. Jeff Stumpf grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Skip Towne singles to left field. Lenny Kosnowski is pinch hitting for Ray Manno. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Skip Towne steals second. Lenny Kosnowski strikes out. Honey East walks. Julius Larosa flies out to the right fielder. Wen Nightfalls flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York James Charles pitching. Randy Gutierrez flies out to the center fielder. Paul Kush singles to left field. Johnny Jackson strikes out. Billy Child singles to left field. Leonys Barroso is pinch hitting for Johnny Durst. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Howard is pinch running for Billy Child on 1st base. Leonys Barroso grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 12 New York total runners LOB: 11
Game Notes B.L. Bloomingdale is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jerry McKelvy did not respond to coaching in control Billy Willhite improves in arm Alfgeir Nodvendig did not respond to coaching in speed Rocky Stone did not respond to coaching in control Balvino Chapman improves in contact_vs_lefty Carl Love did not respond to coaching in velocity Alfgeir Nodvendig did not respond to coaching in 3B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lou Keeley improves in arm Possum Plummer improves in contact_vs_righty Bryan Walsh improves in range Jackie Myers improves in power_vs_lefty Randy Kocher improves in range Jackie Myers improves in range