Win: Paul Watson (5-6) Loss: Scott Easterwood (1-5)
Save: Dave Olson (12)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Yosuke Nakazato pitching. Roy Gentile flies out to the right fielder. Quinton Logan reached on a fielding error by Wayne Smith. Denny Hale lines out to the first baseman. Brad Sandt pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Milwaukee Sparky Botting pitching. Kenichi Imaoka strikes out. Ross Uhalt flies out to the left fielder. Walt Pitts strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Billy McCracken flies out to the left fielder. Xavier Johnson walks. Vicente Foy flies out to the left fielder. Doug Haines strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Bob Saget pops out to the second baseman. Yusnel Tanis singles to right field. Adrian Flores walks. Johnny Cort walks. Wayne Smith grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Yusnel Tanis is out at home. Yosuke Nakazato flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Sparky Botting flies out to the center fielder. Roy Gentile strikes out. Quinton Logan singles to center field. Denny Hale grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Quinton Logan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Kenichi Imaoka hits a home run. Ross Uhalt flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Walt Pitts grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Saget singles to center field. Bob Saget steals second. Yusnel Tanis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Brad Sandt lines out to the shortstop. Billy McCracken flies out to the left fielder. Xavier Johnson lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Adrian Flores strikes out. Johnny Cort grounds out to the shortstop. Wayne Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Vicente Foy doubles past the third baseman. Bob Hill 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. Doug Haines grounds out to the shortstop. Sparky Botting grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vicente Foy advances to third on the play. Roy Gentile grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Bob Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kenichi Imaoka flies out to the left fielder. Ross Uhalt doubles to center field. Walt Pitts pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Quinton Logan strikes out. Denny Hale flies out to the right fielder. Brad Sandt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Bob Saget strikes out. Yusnel Tanis flies out to the center fielder. Adrian Flores strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Billy McCracken grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Xavier Johnson walks. Xavier Johnson steals second. Vicente Foy walks. Doug Haines pops out to the second baseman. Dan Cowan is pinch hitting for Sparky Botting. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dan Cowan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Paul Watson pitching. Johnny Cort flies out to the left fielder. Wayne Smith singles to right field. Al Martz is pinch running for Wayne Smith on 1st base. Bob Hill lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Al Martz forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Marcus McDill is pinch running for Bob Hill on 1st base. Kenichi Imaoka grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jocko Hudson pitching. Maurice Ball enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Martz at C. Roy Gentile singles to center field. Quinton Logan singles to right field. Denny Hale flies out to the right fielder. Brad Sandt grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Ross Uhalt flies out to the left fielder. Walt Pitts lines out to the second baseman. Bob Saget flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Scott Easterwood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Billy McCracken triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Xavier Johnson doubles to right field. Billy McCracken scores. Bob Cowley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vicente Foy flies out to the center fielder. Herman Weilman is pinch hitting for Doug Haines. Herman Weilman singles to left field. Xavier Johnson scores. Kraig Balasco is pinch hitting for Paul Watson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kraig Balasco singles to center field. Herman Weilman advances to third on the hit. Kraig Balasco steals second. Roy Gentile walks. Quinton Logan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Milwaukee Dave Olson pitching. Yusnel Tanis strikes out. Adrian Flores singles to right field. Johnny Cort grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Adrian Flores is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Maurice Ball grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 9 Milwaukee total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Kenichi Imaoka is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Boyd McLaughlin did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Moore did not respond to coaching in control Buzz White did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Moore did not respond to coaching in control
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Yarnall did not respond to coaching in velocity Monte Nelson did not respond to coaching in velocity Hiker Corcoran improves in range Jesse Spencer improves in contact_vs_righty