Inning: 1 Cincinnati Mitsuro Kido pitching. Katsuhiko Sakai hits a home run. Joe Pescador singles to right field. Jason Lopez is hit by a pitch. Dave Bale singles to left field. Joe Pescador is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Jason Lopez advances to third on the play. Lou Picinich walks. Al Konieczny walks. Jason Lopez scores. Oscar Beers grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Stan Pena pitching. Bruce Riley grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Willis walks. Max Castillo singles to left field. Bob Willis advances to third on the hit. Bill Hallman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Willis scores. Max Castillo advances to second on the play. Chris Judge pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Phil Jackson walks. Stan Pena lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Katsuhiko Sakai grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Jackson advances to third on the play. Joe Pescador pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Gaylen McGhee grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dixie Hook hits a home run. Billy Child strikes out. Mitsuro Kido strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jason Lopez walks. Jason Lopez steals second. Dave Bale hits a home run. Jason Lopez scores. Lou Picinich grounds out to the second baseman. Al Konieczny doubles to center field. Oscar Beers singles to center field. Al Konieczny scores. Greg Bertrand comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Oscar Beers is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Phil Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Bruce Riley lines out to the shortstop. Bob Willis doubles to right field. Max Castillo flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bill Hallman walks. Chris Judge pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Stan Pena strikes out. Katsuhiko Sakai walks. Joe Pescador pops out to the second baseman. Jason Lopez grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Katsuhiko Sakai is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Gaylen McGhee flies out to the center fielder. Dixie Hook strikes out. Billy Child triples. Greg Bertrand grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dave Bale strikes out. Lou Picinich grounds out to the shortstop. Al Konieczny flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Bruce Riley flies out to the center fielder. Bob Willis strikes out. Max Castillo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Oscar Beers singles to center field. Oscar Beers steals second. Phil Jackson singles to right field. Oscar Beers scores. Stan Pena lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Katsuhiko Sakai flies out to the center fielder. Joe Pescador grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Bill Hallman doubles to center field. Chris Judge singles to center field. Bill Hallman scores. Chris Judge steals second. Gaylen McGhee grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Judge advances to third on the play. Hal Dear 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. Dixie Hook singles to center field. Chris Judge scores. Billy Child grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jason Lopez strikes out. Dave Bale singles to center field. Lou Picinich strikes out. Al Konieczny singles to left field. Dave Bale advances to third on the hit. Oscar Beers strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Heinie Garciaparra is pinch hitting for Greg Bertrand. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Heinie Garciaparra strikes out. Bruce Riley strikes out. Bob Willis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Earl Marak pitching. Harvey Phillips is pinch hitting for Phil Jackson. Harvey Phillips strikes out. Hal Dear pops out to the first baseman. Katsuhiko Sakai grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Jeff Walker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harvey Phillips at C. Max Castillo strikes out. Bill Hallman flies out to the center fielder. Chris Judge flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Joe Pescador strikes out. Jason Lopez strikes out. Dave Bale singles past the second baseman. Lou Picinich singles to left field. Dave Bale advances to third on the hit. Al Konieczny singles to center field. Dave Bale scores. Lou Picinich advances to third on the hit. Oscar Beers hits a home run. Lou Picinich scores. Al Konieczny scores. Matt Bateman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Walker walks. Juan Keisler is pinch hitting for Hal Dear. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Juan Keisler walks. Katsuhiko Sakai strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Dickie Zamora pitching. Gaylen McGhee grounds out to the shortstop. Dixie Hook strikes out. Billy Child strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 9 New York total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Al Konieczny (24).HR - Katsuhiko Sakai (11), Dave Bale (18), Oscar Beers (23).GIDP - Oscar Beers.HBP - Jason Lopez (2). Baserunning: SB - Jason Lopez (3), Oscar Beers (11).CS - Oscar Beers (2).
Game Notes Earl Marak is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kent Connelly did not respond to coaching in speed Rudy Gerber did not respond to coaching in speed Jose Perme did not respond to coaching in velocity George Faircloth improves in power_vs_lefty Ken McHenry did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rich Heredia improves in power_vs_lefty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Leroy did not respond to coaching in control Ted Bell improves in contact_vs_lefty Ted Bell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Martin did not respond to coaching in speed Roberto Berroa did not respond to coaching in control Danny Dyer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty