Win: Cleo Patra (12-16) Loss: Larry Heydon (13-12)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Larry Heydon pitching. Marty Hobbs triples. Bob Odom strikes out. Rick Llenas walks. Howard Currie flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Marty Hobbs scores. Buck Smith doubles to center field. Buddy Weiser grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Cleo Patra pitching. Dick Thomas strikes out. Roberto Lowe walks. Dave Golvin strikes out. Eddie Donovan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Soichi Tahara grounds out to the third baseman. Takenori Sato flies out to the center fielder. Cleo Patra flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Reese Orsulak strikes out. Herb Wiggins walks. Bob DeSa reached on a fielding error by Rick Llenas. John McNealy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Herb Wiggins advances to third on the play. Bob DeSa advances to second on the play. Larry Heydon triples. Herb Wiggins scores. Bob DeSa scores. Dick Thomas walks. Roberto Lowe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Marty Hobbs singles to left field. Bob Odom pops out to the second baseman. Rick Llenas grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Dave Golvin grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Donovan walks. Reese Orsulak lines out to the shortstop. Herb Wiggins grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Eddie Donovan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Howard Currie grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Smith flies out to the center fielder. Buddy Weiser singles to left field. Buddy Weiser steals second. Soichi Tahara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bob DeSa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John McNealy singles to center field. Larry Heydon lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, John McNealy forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Dick Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Takenori Sato singles to left field. Cleo Patra fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Cleo Patra singles to left field. Takenori Sato advances to third on the hit. Passed ball. Takenori Sato scores. Cleo Patra advances to second. Marty Hobbs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cleo Patra advances to third on the play. Bob Odom singles to center field. Cleo Patra scores. Rick Llenas singles to center field. Bob Odom advances to third on the hit. Howard Currie singles to center field. Bob Odom scores. Buck Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Roberto Lowe flies out to the center fielder. Dave Golvin grounds out to the catcher. Eddie Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Buddy Weiser strikes out. Soichi Tahara flies out to the left fielder. Takenori Sato grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Reese Orsulak walks. Herb Wiggins strikes out. Bob DeSa strikes out. John McNealy grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Reese Orsulak is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Cleo Patra singles to left field. Marty Hobbs singles to left field. Cleo Patra advances to third on the hit. Bob Odom doubles to center field. Cleo Patra scores. Marty Hobbs scores. Rick Llenas hits a home run. Bob Odom scores. Howard Currie flies out to the center fielder. Buck Smith walks. Buddy Weiser flies out to the left fielder. Soichi Tahara walks. Takenori Sato grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Soichi Tahara is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mark Erickson is pinch hitting for Larry Heydon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mark Erickson singles to right field. Dick Thomas pops out to the third baseman. Joe Garcia is pinch hitting for Roberto Lowe. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Cam Harris is pinch hitting for Dave Golvin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cam Harris grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mark Erickson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Dave Dallessandro pitching. Cleo Patra flies out to the left fielder. Marty Hobbs singles to right field. Bob Odom hits a home run. Marty Hobbs scores. Rick Llenas grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Howard Currie grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Eddie Donovan walks. Reese Orsulak strikes out. Herb Wiggins grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eddie Donovan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jay Howry is pinch hitting for Bob DeSa. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jay Howry grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Herb Wiggins is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Buck Smith singles to right field. Buddy Weiser grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Buck Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Soichi Tahara grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati John McNealy grounds out to the second baseman. Hi Matthias is pinch hitting for Dave Dallessandro. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hi Matthias singles to right field. Dick Thomas singles to center field. Hi Matthias advances to third on the hit. Joe Garcia hits a home run. Hi Matthias scores. Dick Thomas scores. Cam Harris singles to center field. Eddie Donovan singles to left field. Cam Harris advances to third on the hit. Reese Orsulak strikes out. Herb Wiggins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 6 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Bob Odom (30), Buck Smith (3).3B - Marty Hobbs (7).HR - Bob Odom (22), Rick Llenas (16).SF - Howard Currie.GIDP - Rick Llenas, Buck Smith, Soichi Tahara. Baserunning: SB - Buddy Weiser (5). Fielding: E - Rick Llenas.
Game Notes Hi Matthias is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bud Guzman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Chris Coachman improves in speed Jerry Tompkins did not respond to coaching in range Jack Pappas did not respond to coaching in range Al Paris improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Abbaticchio did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Chartak did not respond to coaching in control Rick Balsamo did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry DeMontreville improves in control Gary Rowe did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Lieber improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Rockett improves in contact_vs_righty