Inning: 1 Cincinnati Xavier Pruett pitching. Frank Volz walks. Bob Grba flies out to the left fielder. John Kelly grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Frank Volz advances to second on the play. Gil McGriff grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Babe Kennedy pitching. Jack Knode hits a home run. Pete Andrews grounds out to the second baseman. Blas Thompson walks. George Epstein flies out to the center fielder. Mark Stevens reached on a 2-base throwing error by Frank Volz. Bryan Politte pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ed Herzog flies out to the right fielder. Harvey Ryan walks. Charlie Lowe singles to center field. Harvey Ryan advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Kory Nielsen grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Lowe advances to second on the play. Babe Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Mitch White grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Cunningham flies out to the left fielder. Xavier Pruett doubles to right field. Jack Knode singles past the third baseman. Xavier Pruett is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Frank Volz singles to right field. Bob Grba grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. John Kelly singles to left field. John Kelly steals second. Gil McGriff doubles to right field. John Kelly scores. Ed Herzog grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Pete Andrews strikes out. Blas Thompson singles to center field. George Epstein strikes out. Mark Stevens grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Harvey Ryan walks. Charlie Lowe hits a home run. Harvey Ryan scores. Kory Nielsen lines out to the shortstop. Babe Kennedy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Volz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Bryan Politte walks. Mitch White grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bob Cunningham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bob Grba hits a home run. John Kelly walks. Gil McGriff pops out to the third baseman. Ed Herzog strikes out. Harvey Ryan triples. John Kelly scores. Charlie Lowe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Xavier Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Jack Knode strikes out. Pete Andrews strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Kory Nielsen flies out to the right fielder. Babe Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Volz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Blas Thompson walks. George Epstein grounds out to the catcher. Blas Thompson advances to second on the play. Mark Stevens walks. Bryan Politte strikes out. Mitch White pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bob Grba singles to center field. John Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Grba advances to second on the play. Gil McGriff strikes out. Ed Herzog singles to left field. Bob Grba scores. Harvey Ryan doubles to center field. Ed Herzog uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Lowe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Bob Cunningham grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Pasqua is pinch hitting for Xavier Pruett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Paul Pasqua strikes out. Jack Knode strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Everett Bohen pitching. Kory Nielsen flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Takeshi Sasaki is pinch hitting for Babe Kennedy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Takeshi Sasaki flies out to the left fielder. Alex Willson is pinch hitting for Frank Volz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Alex Willson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Dan Higginbotham pitching. Pete Andrews grounds out to the second baseman. Blas Thompson strikes out. George Epstein grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bob Grba grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Kelly walks. Gil McGriff grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Kelly is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Herzog singles to left field. Gil McGriff advances to third on the hit. Harvey Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Mark Stevens strikes out. Bryan Politte strikes out. Mitch White grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Gil McGriff (26), Harvey Ryan (17).3B - Harvey Ryan (4).HR - Bob Grba (18), Charlie Lowe (12).GIDP - Bob Grba. Baserunning: SB - John Kelly (8). Fielding: E - Frank Volz.
Game Notes Xavier Pruett is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Proctor did not respond to coaching in control Bob Hartenstein did not respond to coaching in control Bob Risberg did not respond to coaching in control Jack White did not respond to coaching in velocity George Briggs did not respond to coaching in velocity Roberto Lowe did not respond to coaching in arm Dave Golvin did not respond to coaching in 2B
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Loynd did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Tobin did not respond to coaching in speed Dan Romano did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Harry Potter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Tobin did not respond to coaching in speed Donn Jimenez improves in power_vs_lefty