Inning: 1 Brooklyn Kevin Nordhagen pitching. Maury Wills strikes out. Don Demeter flies out to the center fielder. Santo Trafficante Jr lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Fred Kipp pitching. Wesley Shannon grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Sloan flies out to the right fielder. Mike Quinn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Norm Larker singles to right field. Norm Larker steals second. Chuck Essigian hits a home run. Norm Larker scores. Jim Barbieri grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Torborg hits a home run. Nate Oliver flies out to the left fielder. Fred Kipp flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tim Mercker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ron Gryska flies out to the center fielder. Frank Rath grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Maury Wills flies out to the center fielder. Don Demeter grounds out to the second baseman. Santo Trafficante Jr singles to left field. Norm Larker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Erik Sheldon strikes out. Jim Cummings pops out to the shortstop. Kevin Nordhagen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Chuck Essigian hits a home run. Jim Barbieri flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Torborg strikes out. Nate Oliver grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Wesley Shannon pops out to the third baseman. Bob Sloan strikes out. Mike Quinn singles to left field. Tim Mercker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Fred Kipp flies out to the left fielder. Maury Wills grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Demeter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Ron Gryska grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Rath strikes out. Erik Sheldon singles to left field. Jim Cummings singles to left field. Kevin Nordhagen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Cummings is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Santo Trafficante Jr strikes out. Norm Larker doubles to right field. Chuck Essigian singles to center field. Norm Larker scores. Gene Payton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Barbieri singles to center field. Jeff Torborg grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jim Barbieri is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Nate Oliver grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Wesley Shannon strikes out. Bob Sloan strikes out. Mike Quinn singles to center field. Tim Mercker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Quinn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Tom Hutton is pinch hitting for Fred Kipp. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Hutton flies out to the right fielder. Maury Wills singles to left field. Don Demeter walks. Santo Trafficante Jr flies out to the left fielder. Norm Larker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Don Demeter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Todd Shaw pitching. Ron Gryska grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Rath grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Erik Sheldon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Chuck Essigian walks. Jim Barbieri singles to left field. Chuck Essigian advances to third on the hit. Jeff Torborg flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Chuck Essigian scores. Joe Boyer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nate Oliver doubles to left field. Todd Shaw singles to right field. Jim Barbieri scores. Nate Oliver scores. Hans Geiger is pinch hitting for Maury Wills. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hans Geiger strikes out. Don Demeter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jim Cummings singles to right field. Clarence Noce is pinch hitting for Joe Boyer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Clarence Noce grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jim Cummings is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wesley Shannon singles to right field. Joe Walker is pinch hitting for Bob Sloan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Walker singles to center field. Clarence Noce scores. Wesley Shannon advances to third on the hit. Sid Watson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Quinn walks. Tim Mercker walks. Wesley Shannon scores. Ron Gryska triples. Joe Walker scores. Mike Quinn scores. Tim Mercker scores. January McMurtry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Rath strikes out. Erik Sheldon singles to right field. Ron Gryska scores. Jim Cummings flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Jim Hoover pitching. Santo Trafficante Jr singles to right field. Norm Larker grounds out to the pitcher. Santo Trafficante Jr advances to second on the play. Chuck Essigian grounds out to the second baseman. Santo Trafficante Jr advances to third on the play. Jim Barbieri grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Ike Wever is pinch hitting for Jim Hoover. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ike Wever singles past the third baseman. Wesley Shannon singles to right field. Stan Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Walker singles to left field. Ike Wever scores. Wesley Shannon advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Mike Quinn pops out to the shortstop. The defense is playing the corners in. Tim Mercker hits a home run. Wesley Shannon scores. Joe Walker scores. Brooklyn total runners left on base: 7 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Nate Oliver is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fred Gomez did not respond to coaching in control Jay Nelson improves in range Joe Moore did not respond to coaching in velocity Phil Ortega improves in velocity Snipe Rodriguez improves in SS
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hank Ruether improves in power_vs_righty Tom Gonzales improves in power_vs_lefty Kevin Fries did not respond to coaching in range Dick Kralick improves in power_vs_righty