Win: Willie Benson (16-11) Loss: Francisco Gibson (13-12)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Willie Benson pitching. Randy Chase strikes out. Jose Ferrales strikes out. Bill Stanceu pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Montreal Francisco Gibson pitching. Shawn Green flies out to the center fielder. Soichi Yoshimura singles to center field. Dick Samcoff reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Fine. Eiji Kimura grounds out to the second baseman. Soichi Yoshimura scores. Dick Samcoff advances to third on the play. Hank Lefferts singles to center field. Dick Samcoff scores. Al Lehr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Stover Reisling flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Fine grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Mayo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Montreal Dee Harper singles to right field. Roberto Lynch hits a home run. Dee Harper scores. Willie Benson strikes out. Shawn Green strikes out. Soichi Yoshimura singles to left field. Soichi Yoshimura steals second. Dick Samcoff singles to left field. Soichi Yoshimura scores. Eiji Kimura singles to center field. Hank Lefferts strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bill Carr strikes out. Johnnie Kmak grounds out to the second baseman. Francisco Gibson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Montreal Al Lehr pops out to the third baseman. Dee Harper flies out to the left fielder. Roberto Lynch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Randy Chase singles past the shortstop. Jose Ferrales grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Randy Chase is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Stanceu singles to left field. Stover Reisling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Ferrales advances to third on the play. Bill Stanceu advances to second on the play. Charlie Fine strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Montreal Willie Benson strikes out. Shawn Green grounds out to the second baseman. Soichi Yoshimura walks. Dick Samcoff walks. Eiji Kimura lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Andy Mayo singles to center field. Andy Mayo is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Carr strikes out. Johnnie Kmak pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Montreal Hank Lefferts pops out to the shortstop. Al Lehr grounds out to the shortstop. Dee Harper flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Francisco Gibson strikes out. Randy Chase walks. Randy Chase is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jose Ferrales strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Montreal Roberto Lynch strikes out. Willie Benson strikes out. Shawn Green grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bill Stanceu doubles to left field. Stover Reisling singles past the third baseman. Bill Stanceu scores. Charlie Fine strikes out. Andy Mayo singles to center field. Stover Reisling is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Andy Mayo steals second. Bill Carr reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dick Samcoff. Andy Mayo scores. John Llenas 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. Johnnie Kmak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Montreal Jake Benedict comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Soichi Yoshimura singles to center field. Soichi Yoshimura steals second. Dick Samcoff singles to left field. Soichi Yoshimura scores. Eiji Kimura hits a home run. Dick Samcoff scores. Tommy Budnick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hank Lefferts walks. Al Lehr singles to center field. Dee Harper flies out to the left fielder. Pat Johnson is pinch hitting for Roberto Lynch. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pat Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Rafael Hunt is pinch hitting for John Llenas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rafael Hunt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Rupe Crutcher pitching. Glenn Rittwage is pinch hitting for Tommy Budnick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Glenn Rittwage walks. Randy Chase walks. Jose Ferrales grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Glenn Rittwage advances to third on the play. Randy Chase advances to second on the play. Bill Stanceu grounds out to the second baseman. Glenn Rittwage scores. Randy Chase advances to third on the play. Stover Reisling walks. Charlie Fine grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Montreal Don Whitmore pitching. Shawn Green strikes out. Soichi Yoshimura flies out to the right fielder. Dick Samcoff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Andy Mayo grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Carr strikes out. Johnnie Kmak singles to center field. Windy Hunter is pinch hitting for Don Whitmore. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Windy Hunter singles to center field. Johnnie Kmak advances to third on the hit. Randy Chase grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 Montreal total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes John Llenas is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity Luis Ray did not respond to coaching in control Jim Vance did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pat Stenzel did not respond to coaching in control Jim Vance did not respond to coaching in LF
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rafael Cromer did not respond to coaching in control Lenny Johns did not respond to coaching in control Dick Kile did not respond to coaching in control Bill Kelly improves in range