Win: Tim Please (7-9) Loss: Joe Murphy (10-13)
Save: Bob Apodaca (3)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Tim Please pitching. Ty Mathis grounds out to the second baseman. Cedric Mullins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Joe Murphy pitching. Mike Laga walks. Jermaine Allensworth grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tsuyoshi Shinjo doubles to center field. Pete Conroy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Jose Kaline grounds out to the second baseman. Bugs Demeter strikes out. Luis Lee pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bob Melvin singles to left field. Bob Greene strikes out. Moe Thacker walks. Yorvit Torrealba strikes out. Tim Please strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Doug Wells walks. Doug Wells steals second. Tommy Brantley strikes out. Joe Murphy strikes out. Ty Mathis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Mike Laga strikes out. Jermaine Allensworth grounds out to the second baseman. Tsuyoshi Shinjo singles past the first baseman. Pete Conroy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Cedric Mullins strikes out. Dick Thomas strikes out. Jose Kaline grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bob Melvin walks. Bob Greene singles to right field. Moe Thacker doubles to center field. Bob Melvin scores. Yorvit Torrealba strikes out. Tim Please singles to center field. Bob Greene scores. Mike Laga strikes out. Jermaine Allensworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Bugs Demeter strikes out. Luis Lee walks. Luis Lee steals second. Doug Wells singles to right field. Luis Lee scores. Tommy Brantley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tsuyoshi Shinjo singles to left field. Pete Conroy walks. Tsuyoshi Shinjo is out trying to steal third. Bob Melvin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pete Conroy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Greene walks. Ben Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Moe Thacker singles to center field. Bob Melvin scores. Yorvit Torrealba strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Ben Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Ty Mathis singles to center field. Cedric Mullins doubles to center field. Ty Mathis uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dick Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Jose Kaline grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Tim Please strikes out. Mike Laga strikes out. Jermaine Allensworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Bugs Demeter grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Luis Lee singles to right field. Doug Wells grounds out to the pitcher. Luis Lee advances to second on the play. Tommy Brantley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Tsuyoshi Shinjo strikes out. Pete Conroy flies out to the center fielder. Bob Melvin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Walt Dowse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bill Lavagetto is pinch hitting for Ben Jones. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Lavagetto grounds out to the second baseman. Ty Mathis strikes out. Cedric Mullins lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Shigeo Otsuka pitching. Bob Greene flies out to the right fielder. Moe Thacker grounds out to the shortstop. Robin Yount is pinch hitting for Yorvit Torrealba. Robin Yount grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Ken Moss enters the game as a defensive replacement for Robin Yount at C. Bob Apodaca comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dick Thomas strikes out. Jose Kaline flies out to the left fielder. Bugs Demeter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 3 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Stinnett did not respond to coaching in control B.J. Cafego improves in contact_vs_righty Ross Sterrett improves in velocity Charlie Bradley improves in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Livan Hernandez did not respond to coaching in control Kirk Rueter did not respond to coaching in velocity John Johnstone did not respond to coaching in control Felipe Crespo improves in arm Felipe Crespo improves in LF