Win: Doug Rudolph (7-11) Loss: Bill Neill (3-16)
Save: Shawn Jones (22)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Doug Rudolph pitching. Billy Hibbs grounds out to the second baseman. Loren Maguire grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Householder flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Bill Neill pitching. Jim Weis walks. Tom Lee strikes out. Lee Clark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Weis advances to second on the play. Larry Grasso singles to left field. Ben Benton singles to left field. Jim Weis scores. Larry Grasso advances to third on the hit. Otto Buice grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ron Gilbert strikes out. Spike Schmidt flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bill Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Martin Kish grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Les Badgro grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Rudolph grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Phil Willis hits a home run. Francisco Hepler grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Neill reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lee Clark. Billy Hibbs flies out to the center fielder. Loren Maguire grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Jim Weis hits a home run. Tom Lee walks. Lee Clark strikes out. Larry Grasso grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Lee advances to second on the play. Ben Benton singles to right field. Tom Lee scores. Otto Buice strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bill Householder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Gilbert strikes out. Spike Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Martin Kish flies out to the left fielder. Les Badgro flies out to the right fielder. Doug Rudolph grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bill Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Willis grounds out to the shortstop. Francisco Hepler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Jim Weis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Lee flies out to the right fielder. Lee Clark singles to left field. Larry Grasso strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bill Neill strikes out. Billy Hibbs walks. Loren Maguire grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Billy Hibbs is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Householder flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Ben Benton pops out to the second baseman. Otto Buice grounds out to the second baseman. Martin Kish grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Ron Gilbert strikes out. Spike Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Bill Williams grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Les Badgro strikes out. Doug Rudolph strikes out. Jim Weis singles to left field. Tom Lee walks. Harry Legg 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. Lee Clark pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Phil Willis strikes out. Francisco Hepler grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Chandler is pinch hitting for Harry Legg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jason Chandler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Mark Upton pitching. Larry Grasso grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Benton flies out to the left fielder. Otto Buice doubles to left field. Martin Kish pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Shawn Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Billy Hibbs grounds out to the second baseman. Loren Maguire grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Householder singles to right field. Ron Gilbert singles to right field. Bill Householder advances to third on the hit. Spike Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 4 Chicago total runners left on base: 7
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Fred Duncan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Billy Diaz improves in contact_vs_lefty Les Varsho improves in power_vs_righty Billy Diaz improves in range
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Red Dotson improves in speed Dennis Dodge improves in contact_vs_righty Jack Alston did not respond to coaching in control Gary Manning did not respond to coaching in speed