Win: Joe Covington (9-13) Loss: Foster Edwards (8-8)
Save: Dan Pinto (10)
Inning: 1 San Francisco Joe Covington pitching. Quilvio Veras singles to left field. Rowland Office grounds out to the second baseman. Quilvio Veras advances to second on the play. Harmon Killebrew strikes out. Riley Greene strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Foster Edwards pitching. Pit Brown singles to left field. Jerry Davis flies out to the right fielder. Happy Avrea hits an infield single to the pitcher. Barry Whitfield strikes out. Johnnie Golden singles to center field. Pit Brown scores. Phil Burris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 San Francisco Joe Nolan strikes out. Wayne Comer grounds out to the pitcher. Placido Polanco flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati George Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Monty Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Covington strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Francisco Clarence Gaston singles to center field. Foster Edwards lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Quilvio Veras singles to center field. Clarence Gaston scores. Rowland Office flies out to the center fielder. Harmon Killebrew hits a home run. Quilvio Veras scores. Riley Greene walks. Joe Nolan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Pit Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Happy Avrea flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Francisco Wayne Comer grounds out to the pitcher. Placido Polanco singles to center field. Clarence Gaston grounds out to the second baseman. Placido Polanco advances to second on the play. Foster Edwards grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Barry Whitfield strikes out. Johnnie Golden singles to center field. Phil Burris grounds out to the second baseman. Johnnie Golden advances to second on the play. George Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Francisco Quilvio Veras grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rowland Office flies out to the right fielder. Harmon Killebrew walks. Riley Greene grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Monty Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Joe Covington walks. Pit Brown walks. Jerry Davis doubles to center field. Joe Covington scores. Pit Brown uses his aggressiveness and scores. Happy Avrea walks. Barry Whitfield pops out to the first baseman. Johnnie Golden doubles to center field. Jerry Davis scores. Phil Burris walks. George Thompson singles to right field. Happy Avrea scores. Johnnie Golden scores. Monty Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 San Francisco Joe Nolan strikes out. Wayne Comer walks. Placido Polanco walks. Clarence Gaston grounds out to the second baseman. Wayne Comer advances to third on the play. Placido Polanco advances to second on the play. Foster Edwards strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Joe Covington grounds out to the shortstop. Pit Brown strikes out. Jerry Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Francisco Quilvio Veras strikes out. Rowland Office strikes out. Harmon Killebrew strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Happy Avrea walks. Barry Whitfield singles to right field. Johnnie Golden strikes out. Phil Burris flies out to the center fielder. George Thompson hits a home run. Happy Avrea scores. Barry Whitfield scores. Justin Verlander comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Monty Thomas hits a home run. Joe Covington flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Francisco Ted Williams is pinch hitting for Riley Greene. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ted Williams triples. B.J. Surhoff is pinch hitting for Joe Nolan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. B.J. Surhoff grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Williams scores. Wayne Comer walks. Placido Polanco singles to right field. Wayne Comer advances to third on the hit. Clarence Gaston walks. Rod Petoskey is pinch hitting for Justin Verlander. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rod Petoskey hits a home run. Wayne Comer scores. Placido Polanco scores. Clarence Gaston scores. Dan Pinto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Quilvio Veras flies out to the right fielder. Rowland Office singles to left field. Harmon Killebrew walks. Ted Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Franklin Square pitching. Pit Brown strikes out. Joe Augustine is pinch hitting for Jerry Davis. Joe Augustine strikes out. Happy Avrea flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Francisco Sterling Harrell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Augustine at SS. B.J. Surhoff grounds out to the pitcher. Wayne Comer flies out to the center fielder. Placido Polanco pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 San Francisco total runners left on base: 8 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Wayne Comer is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chuck Klein improves in speed Joe Zdeb improves in range Vinegar Bend Mizell did not respond to coaching in velocity Dal Maxvill improves in range Honest John Anderson did not respond to coaching in C
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Graig Gleason improves in power_vs_lefty Wally Ostdiek improves in arm Ed Serna improves in arm Harry Anderson did not respond to coaching in speed