Win: Johan Santana (1-3) Loss: Bob Hoffman (9-6)
Save: Tatsuo Akasaka (43)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati C.C. Sabathia pitching. Matt Schueler singles to center field. Ben Davis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Matt Schueler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Fitzgerald flies out to the left fielder. Rick Blocher walks. Scoops Soriano pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 San Francisco Wayne Nash pitching. Carl Cheadle flies out to the center fielder. Kit Hughson strikes out. Luis Melvin walks. Rogers Hornsby singles to center field. Luis Melvin advances to third on the hit. Rogers Hornsby steals second. Bill Fusselman walks. Desmond Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Felix Cappuzzello walks. Johnny Skok singles to left field. Felix Cappuzzello advances to third on the hit. Johnny Skok is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Oliver Carrara singles to right field. Felix Cappuzzello scores. Wayne Nash fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Wayne Nash strikes out. Matt Schueler singles to center field. Oliver Carrara advances to third on the hit. Ben Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 San Francisco Dave Coscarart grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Cassidy grounds out to the second baseman. C.C. Sabathia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Mike Fitzgerald walks. Rick Blocher grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Fitzgerald is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Scoops Soriano flies out to the center fielder. Felix Cappuzzello grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Francisco Carl Cheadle singles to center field. Kit Hughson flies out to the left fielder. Luis Melvin flies out to the left fielder. Rogers Hornsby singles to left field. Carl Cheadle advances to third on the hit. Bill Fusselman lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Johnny Skok singles to center field. Oliver Carrara strikes out. Wayne Nash lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Johnny Skok forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Matt Schueler walks. Ben Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 San Francisco Desmond Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Coscarart reached on a fielding error by Johnny Skok. Dave Coscarart steals second. Tom Cassidy pops out to the shortstop. C.C. Sabathia reached on a fielding error by Johnny Skok. Carl Cheadle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Mike Fitzgerald walks. Rick Blocher strikes out. Scoops Soriano grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Francisco Kit Hughson strikes out. Luis Melvin triples. Rogers Hornsby singles to right field. Luis Melvin scores. Bill Fusselman singles to right field. Rogers Hornsby advances to third on the hit. Desmond Garcia strikes out. Dave Coscarart singles to right field. Rogers Hornsby scores. Bill Fusselman advances to third on the hit. Dave Coscarart steals second. Tom Cassidy grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Felix Cappuzzello strikes out. Johnny Skok walks. Oliver Carrara grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Skok advances to second on the play. Wayne Nash grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Francisco C.C. Sabathia flies out to the left fielder. Carl Cheadle hits a home run. Johan Santana comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kit Hughson flies out to the center fielder. Luis Melvin pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Matt Schueler strikes out. Ben Davis strikes out. Mike Fitzgerald singles to left field. Rick Blocher walks. Bob Hoffman 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. Scoops Soriano walks. Felix Cappuzzello singles to right field. Mike Fitzgerald scores. Rick Blocher scores. Johnny Skok singles to center field. Scoops Soriano scores. Felix Cappuzzello advances to third on the hit. Oliver Carrara strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 San Francisco Rogers Hornsby grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Fusselman grounds out to the second baseman. Desmond Garcia doubles to right field. Dave Coscarart grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Mike Gates is pinch hitting for Johan Santana. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Mike Gates singles to left field. Matt Schueler flies out to the right fielder. Ben Davis grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Francisco Jim Piche pitching. Tom Cassidy pops out to the shortstop. Keith Trotter is pinch hitting for Bob Hoffman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Keith Trotter grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Cheadle grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Dick Pole pitching. Mike Fitzgerald flies out to the left fielder. Rick Blocher strikes out. Scoops Soriano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Francisco Tatsuo Akasaka comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kit Hughson flies out to the left fielder. Luis Melvin singles past the shortstop. Rogers Hornsby grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Melvin advances to second on the play. Bill Fusselman grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 10 San Francisco total runners LOB: 11
Game Notes Mike Gates is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Felix Fuller did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Hasenmayer improves in control Felix Fuller improves in control Aubrey Wall did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dan Kauffman did not respond to coaching in LF
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Billy Henry did not respond to coaching in control Mick Snow improves in arm Mick Snow improves in range Mick Snow improves in speed Roberto Murch did not respond to coaching in LF