Win: Sterling Alexander (18-7) Loss: Mario Peppers (19-8)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Sterling Alexander pitching. Mack Alvis grounds out to the third baseman. Luke Gehrig grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Pete Essegian strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Mario Peppers pitching. Germaine Acogny reached on a fielding error by Kid Lake. Germaine Acogny steals second. Otto Clark grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Mitchell singles to center field. Germaine Acogny scores. Larry Durrett pops out to the second baseman. Billy Valle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Ron Woodson singles to right field. Paul Neighbors walks. Kid Lake pops out to the first baseman. Jeff King singles to center field. Ron Woodson is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Paul Neighbors advances to third on the play. Billy Carreno flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Doc Petersen singles to left field. Doc Petersen steals second. Ted Gabrielson hits a home run. Doc Petersen scores. Felix Offerman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sterling Alexander grounds out to the third baseman. Germaine Acogny flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Mario Peppers grounds out to the shortstop. Mack Alvis grounds out to the second baseman. Luke Gehrig singles to center field. Pete Essegian singles to left field. Luke Gehrig advances to third on the hit. Ron Woodson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Otto Clark singles to right field. Jerry Mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Larry Durrett strikes out. Billy Valle walks. Doc Petersen singles to center field. Otto Clark is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Paul Neighbors grounds out to the second baseman. Kid Lake strikes out. Jeff King singles to center field. Billy Carreno grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Ted Gabrielson grounds out to the third baseman. Felix Offerman grounds out to the third baseman. Sterling Alexander grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Mario Peppers strikes out. Mack Alvis flies out to the center fielder. Luke Gehrig singles to center field. Luke Gehrig steals second. Pete Essegian flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Germaine Acogny singles to center field. Otto Clark grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jerry Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Ron Woodson walks. Paul Neighbors flies out to the left fielder. Kid Lake walks. Jeff King strikes out. Billy Carreno flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Larry Durrett strikes out. Billy Valle grounds out to the pitcher. Doc Petersen singles to right field. Ted Gabrielson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Mario Peppers strikes out. Mack Alvis grounds out to the shortstop. Luke Gehrig strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Felix Offerman grounds out to the second baseman. Sterling Alexander strikes out. Germaine Acogny walks. Otto Clark flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Pete Essegian grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Woodson strikes out. Paul Neighbors grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jerry Mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Larry Durrett singles to left field. Lynn Swan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Billy Valle singles to right field. Doc Petersen singles to right field. Larry Durrett scores. Billy Valle advances to third on the hit. Ted Gabrielson singles to center field. Billy Valle scores. Felix Offerman strikes out. Sterling Alexander strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Kid Lake singles to left field. Chris Garcia is pinch hitting for Jeff King. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chris Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Billy Carreno flies out to the center fielder. Matt Robertson is pinch hitting for Lynn Swan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Matt Robertson walks. Mack Alvis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 10 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Lynn Swan is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rick Maloney did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Schuster improves in power_vs_righty Sonny Brown did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Livingston did not respond to coaching in control Hal Canseco did not respond to coaching in C
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Smoky Rogodzinski did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Smoky Rogodzinski improves in contact_vs_lefty Cliff Infante did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Slattery improves in speed Bill Slattery did not respond to coaching in 2B