Win: Scotty Ruel (1-0) Loss: Al Hogan (11-6)
Save: Duke Koback (17)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Al Hogan pitching. Von Woods doubles to left field. Bert Rigney reached on a fielding error by Bobby Schmitz. Hector Rodriguez strikes out. Mauricio Avila Perez doubles to center field. Von Woods scores. Roddy Piper walks. Greg Hill grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Rigney scores. Mauricio Avila Perez advances to third on the play. Roddy Piper advances to second on the play. Billy Staggs pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Scotty Ruel pitching. Julio Glenn grounds out to the second baseman. Rudy Groth strikes out. Jim Thomas walks. Bobby Schmitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Shotaro Miyamoto triples. Scotty Ruel grounds out to the shortstop. Shotaro Miyamoto scores. Von Woods flies out to the center fielder. Bert Rigney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Shigeki Chiba grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Millette strikes out. Ducky Abner singles to center field. Ducky Abner steals second. Rafael Atkins singles to center field. Ducky Abner scores. Al Hogan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rafael Atkins is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Hector Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Mauricio Avila Perez walks. Roddy Piper grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Julio Glenn singles to left field. Rudy Groth flies out to the center fielder. Jim Thomas singles to center field. Bobby Schmitz reached on a fielding error by Roddy Piper. Shigeki Chiba hits an infield single to the third baseman. Julio Glenn scores. Mark Millette grounds into a fielders choice to the catcher. Jim Thomas is out at home. Ducky Abner walks. Bobby Schmitz scores. Rafael Atkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Greg Hill singles to center field. Billy Staggs strikes out. Greg Hill steals second. Shotaro Miyamoto grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Hill advances to third on the play. Scotty Ruel hits an infield single to the third baseman. Greg Hill scores. Von Woods singles to center field. Bert Rigney walks. Enrique Romo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hector Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Enrique Romo strikes out. Julio Glenn grounds out to the second baseman. Rudy Groth grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Mauricio Avila Perez singles to center field. Roddy Piper flies out to the left fielder. Mauricio Avila Perez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Greg Hill pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jim Thomas grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Schmitz walks. Shigeki Chiba pops out to the catcher. Mark Millette grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Billy Staggs walks. Shotaro Miyamoto flies out to the right fielder. Scotty Ruel fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Scotty Ruel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Billy Staggs is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Von Woods strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike Vineyard is pinch hitting for Ducky Abner. Mike Vineyard singles past the second baseman. Rafael Atkins flies out to the left fielder. Enrique Romo lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Mike Vineyard forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Julio Glenn pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Bert Rigney flies out to the center fielder. Hector Rodriguez walks. Mauricio Avila Perez flies out to the left fielder. Juan Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Roddy Piper singles to center field. Hector Rodriguez advances to third on the hit. Greg Hill flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Rudy Groth grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Thomas walks. Jim Thomas steals second. Bobby Schmitz strikes out. Shigeki Chiba walks. Mark Millette strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Billy Staggs strikes out. Shotaro Miyamoto flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Clear is pinch hitting for Scotty Ruel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dennis Clear grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Duke Koback pitching. Mike Vineyard singles to center field. Rafael Atkins flies out to the right fielder. Phil Halliday is pinch hitting for Juan Brown. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Phil Halliday flies out to the left fielder. Julio Glenn pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Shogo Ono pitching. Von Woods flies out to the center fielder. Bert Rigney walks. Bert Rigney steals second. Hector Rodriguez walks. Mauricio Avila Perez hits an infield single to the second baseman. Roddy Piper walks. Bert Rigney scores. Rick Rhoden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Hill hits a home run. Hector Rodriguez scores. Mauricio Avila Perez scores. Roddy Piper scores. Billy Staggs strikes out. Shotaro Miyamoto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jim Armstrong is pinch hitting for Rudy Groth. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Armstrong flies out to the left fielder. Jim Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Schmitz walks. Shigeki Chiba flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 11
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Chad Tannehill improves in velocity Chad Tannehill improves in control Manuel Moore did not respond to coaching in velocity George Roberts improves in 3B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jimmy Murakami improves in arm Rick Halverson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jimmy Murakami did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Taylor did not respond to coaching in control Francisco Hart improves in RF