Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bill Kirby pitching. Rick Gerlach grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rudy Dorner grounds out to the second baseman. Brad Kerlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Benito Johnston pitching. Joey Pantoliano doubles to left field. Ralph Cifaretto pops out to the shortstop. Lefty Rosenthal strikes out. Joey Pantoliano steals third. Paulie Gualtieri grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jim Dunlap strikes out. Mark Magnuson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Katsuyuki Onishi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Mike DePike grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Guzik strikes out. Tony Spolatro doubles past the right fielder. Tommy DeVito grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bill Allen pops out to the shortstop. Frank Monchak grounds out to the third baseman. Benito Johnston walks. Rick Gerlach hits a home run. Benito Johnston scores. Rudy Dorner doubles to left field. Brad Kerlin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Bill Kirby singles to right field. Joey Pantoliano grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Kirby is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ralph Cifaretto flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Rosenthal grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jim Dunlap grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Magnuson grounds out to the second baseman. Katsuyuki Onishi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Paulie Gualtieri singles to left field. Mike DePike grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paulie Gualtieri is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jake Guzik grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike DePike is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tony Spolatro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bill Allen singles to left field. Frank Monchak singles to left field. Benito Johnston lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rick Gerlach singles to left field. Bill Allen scores. Abe Reles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rudy Dorner flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Monchak scores. Brad Kerlin doubles to left field. Rick Gerlach uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Dunlap strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Tommy DeVito walks. Abe Reles fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Abe Reles flies out to the right fielder. Joey Pantoliano strikes out. Tommy DeVito steals second. Ralph Cifaretto grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mark Magnuson hits a home run. Moe Green comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Katsuyuki Onishi grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Allen flies out to the right fielder. Frank Monchak grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Lefty Rosenthal flies out to the left fielder. Paulie Gualtieri singles to right field. Paulie Gualtieri steals second. Mike DePike flies out to the left fielder. Jake Guzik flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Benito Johnston pops out to the third baseman. Rick Gerlach walks. Rudy Dorner doubles to right field. Rick Gerlach uses his aggressiveness and scores. Johnny Swormstedt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brad Kerlin strikes out. Jim Dunlap flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Tony Spolatro flies out to the right fielder. Tommy DeVito grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Masato Noguchi is pinch hitting for Johnny Swormstedt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Masato Noguchi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Chris Moltisanti pitching. Mark Magnuson grounds out to the second baseman. George Lezcano is pinch hitting for Katsuyuki Onishi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Lezcano singles to left field. Bill Allen grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! George Lezcano advances to second on the play. Frank Monchak triples. George Lezcano scores. Benito Johnston singles to right field. Frank Monchak scores. Rick Gerlach grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Benito Johnston is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Joey Pantoliano strikes out. Ralph Cifaretto singles to center field. Lefty Rosenthal strikes out. Paulie Gualtieri strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Rudy Dorner grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Kerlin doubles past the center fielder. Jim Dunlap strikes out. Mark Magnuson singles to center field. Brad Kerlin scores. Mark Magnuson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Mike DePike grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Guzik singles to left field. Tony Spolatro strikes out. Carmine Galante is pinch hitting for Tommy DeVito. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Carmine Galante singles to center field. Jake Guzik advances to third on the hit. Luca Brasi is pinch hitting for Chris Moltisanti. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Luca Brasi singles to center field. Jake Guzik scores. Joey Pantoliano hits a home run. Carmine Galante scores. Luca Brasi scores. Ralph Cifaretto walks. Lefty Rosenthal doubles to right field. Ralph Cifaretto uses his aggressiveness and scores. Paulie Gualtieri grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 4 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Chris Moltisanti is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Bell improves in range Bob Hatton did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Leach did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Alex Bystrom did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Virgil Sollozzo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Peter Clemenza did not respond to coaching in control Lucky Luciano did not respond to coaching in arm Albert Tannenbaum did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty