Win: Bill Hickerson (9-9) Loss: Bruce Brown (10-7)
Inning: 1 Montreal Dave Cotter pitching. John Branigan pops out to the catcher. Bronson Hall grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Beltre singles to left field. Paul Beltre steals second. Osvaldo La_O flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Balor Sullivan pitching. Ken Sauer strikes out. Victor Hall lines out to the third baseman. Jim Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Montreal Larry Frailing singles to right field. Michael Patton hits a home run. Larry Frailing scores. Al Dinges singles to center field. Max Fishel hits an infield single to the second baseman. Balor Sullivan lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Al Dinges is thrown out at third. Max Fishel advances to second on the play. Max Fishel advances to second on the play. John Branigan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Rudy Groth grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Welch grounds out to the third baseman. Wiley Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Montreal Bronson Hall strikes out. Paul Beltre flies out to the left fielder. Osvaldo La_O singles to right field. Larry Frailing pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Shigeki Chiba triples. Rafael Atkins strikes out. Dave Cotter flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Shigeki Chiba scores. Ken Sauer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Montreal Michael Patton grounds out to the shortstop. Al Dinges walks. Max Fishel strikes out. Balor Sullivan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Victor Hall pops out to the shortstop. Jim Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rudy Groth triples. Jim Welch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Montreal John Branigan grounds out to the third baseman. Bronson Hall strikes out. Paul Beltre grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Wiley Patterson singles to center field. Shigeki Chiba doubles to center field. Rafael Atkins singles to left field. Wiley Patterson scores. Shigeki Chiba scores. Dave Cotter lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Rafael Atkins forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ken Sauer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Montreal Osvaldo La_O strikes out. Larry Frailing grounds out to the second baseman. Michael Patton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Victor Hall walks. Jim Thomas strikes out. Rudy Groth singles to center field. Jim Welch strikes out. Wiley Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Montreal Al Dinges grounds out to the third baseman. Max Fishel doubles to left field. Balor Sullivan strikes out. John Branigan singles to center field. Max Fishel scores. Bronson Hall flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Shigeki Chiba grounds out to the shortstop. Rafael Atkins singles to center field. Dave Cotter fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dave Cotter singles to center field. Rafael Atkins advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Ken Sauer strikes out. Victor Hall strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Montreal Paul Beltre strikes out. Osvaldo La_O grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Frailing grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jim Thomas singles to center field. Rudy Groth flies out to the right fielder. Jim Welch strikes out. Wiley Patterson singles to center field. Jim Gott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Shigeki Chiba walks. Rafael Atkins pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Montreal Duke Koback comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Michael Patton grounds out to the third baseman. Al Dinges flies out to the right fielder. Max Fishel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Mark Millette is pinch hitting for Duke Koback. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mark Millette grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Sauer grounds out to the second baseman. Victor Hall grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Montreal Bill Hickerson pitching. Jeff Kisinger is pinch hitting for Jim Gott . Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jeff Kisinger walks. Jeff Kisinger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Branigan walks. Bronson Hall walks. Paul Beltre grounds out to the shortstop. John Branigan advances to third on the play. Bronson Hall advances to second on the play. Osvaldo La_O pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Bruce Brown pitching. Jim Thomas pops out to the third baseman. Rudy Groth hits a home run. Montreal total runners left on base: 7 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dolph Bailey did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Young improves in contact_vs_righty Akihiro Takano did not respond to coaching in control Gene Freeze did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Francisco Hart improves in range Francisco Hart improves in range John Weekly did not respond to coaching in range Scott Elarton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Weekly did not respond to coaching in 3B