Inning: 1 Montreal Gibson Smith pitching. Elmer Flick flies out to the center fielder. Sammy Sosa flies out to the left fielder. Willie McCovey walks. Willie McCovey steals second. Brian Asselstine pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Dave Rozema pitching. Kennie Porter strikes out. Jim James flies out to the right fielder. Yamil McDonald pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Montreal Francisco Lindor grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Boak flies out to the right fielder. Jose Cruz singles to center field. Blix White strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Javier Case flies out to the left fielder. Bill Edmondson strikes out. Jim Blankenship grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Montreal Dave Rozema strikes out. Elmer Flick grounds out to the second baseman. Sammy Sosa triples. Willie McCovey pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Ownie Davis flies out to the right fielder. Masafumi Kondo singles past the shortstop. Gibson Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kennie Porter singles to center field. Masafumi Kondo scores. Jim James doubles to left field. Kennie Porter uses his aggressiveness and scores. Yamil McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Montreal Brian Asselstine reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ownie Davis. Francisco Lindor grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Asselstine advances to third on the play. Harry Boak strikes out. Jose Cruz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Javier Case walks. Javier Case steals second. Bill Edmondson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Javier Case advances to third on the play. Jim Blankenship strikes out. Ownie Davis pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Montreal Blix White strikes out. Dave Rozema pops out to the shortstop. Elmer Flick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Masafumi Kondo flies out to the left fielder. Gibson Smith singles to left field. Kennie Porter grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gibson Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim James singles to center field. Kennie Porter advances to third on the hit. Yamil McDonald grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Montreal Sammy Sosa singles past the shortstop. Willie McCovey strikes out. Brian Asselstine lines out to the third baseman. Francisco Lindor lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Javier Case pops out to the second baseman. Bill Edmondson walks. Jim Blankenship walks. Ownie Davis grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Jim Blankenship is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Masafumi Kondo grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Montreal Bill Haselman is pinch hitting for Harry Boak. Bill Haselman singles to center field. Jose Cruz strikes out. Julio Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Blix White. Julio Rodriguez grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Rex Hudler enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Haselman at SS. Shannon Cusick enters the game as a defensive replacement for Julio Rodriguez at 1B. Gibson Smith flies out to the left fielder. Kennie Porter singles to center field. Jim James grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Montreal Dave Rozema walks. Elmer Flick singles to left field. Dave Rozema advances to third on the hit. Elmer Flick is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Sammy Sosa doubles to right field. Dave Rozema scores. Willie McCovey flies out to the right fielder. Brian Asselstine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Yamil McDonald flies out to the right fielder. Javier Case singles to left field. Bill Edmondson flies out to the left fielder. Jim Blankenship doubles to left field. Javier Case is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Montreal Roy Hall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Francisco Lindor singles to left field. Rex Hudler pops out to the second baseman. Jose Cruz is hit by a pitch. Shannon Cusick singles to left field. Francisco Lindor scores. Jose Cruz advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Dave Rozema grounds out to the shortstop. Shannon Cusick advances to second on the play. Elmer Flick strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Ownie Davis reached on a fielding error by Sammy Sosa. Masafumi Kondo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ownie Davis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tom Collins is pinch hitting for Roy Hall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Collins is hit by a pitch. Kennie Porter singles past the second baseman. Masafumi Kondo is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Tom Collins advances to third on the play. Jim James strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Montreal Gene Buckles pitching. Sammy Sosa grounds out to the third baseman. Willie McCovey flies out to the right fielder. Brian Asselstine pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Yamil McDonald walks. Javier Case walks. Bill Edmondson doubles to center field. Yamil McDonald scores. Montreal total runners left on base: 8 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Jim James (23), Bill Edmondson (20), Jim Blankenship (10).GIDP - Jim James.HBP - Tom Collins (1). Baserunning: SB - Javier Case (11). Fielding: E - Ownie Davis.
Game Notes Francisco Lindor is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ernie Banks did not respond to coaching in range Wilcy Slocum improves in arm Harry Schwartz did not respond to coaching in velocity Wayne Comer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lafayette Livengood did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Tesreau did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Todd Flannery did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gene Heusser improves in power_vs_lefty