Inning: 1 Cincinnati Daniel Galvez pitching. Guy Forsch singles to left field. Mike Metcalfe hits a home run. Guy Forsch scores. Jesse Schmidt hits a home run. Shigeo Otsuka comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Wheeler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Brown walks. Bill Brown is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Darryl Strawberry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Steve Troy pitching. Tommy Brantley singles past the second baseman. Tommy Brantley steals second. Doug Wells flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Dick Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy Brantley advances to third on the play. Jose Kaline singles to center field. Tommy Brantley scores. Luis Lee grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Charlie Hasenmayer strikes out. Ray Simpson singles to center field. Steve Troy lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Guy Forsch doubles to center field. Ray Simpson scores. Mike Metcalfe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Carmelo Chambers pops out to the third baseman. Bugs Demeter pops out to the third baseman. Bill Lavagetto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jesse Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Mike Wheeler singles past the second baseman. Bill Brown walks. Darryl Strawberry singles to left field. Charlie Hasenmayer grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Wheeler scores. Bill Brown advances to third on the play. Darryl Strawberry advances to second on the play. Ray Simpson singles to left field. Bill Brown scores. Darryl Strawberry scores. Steve Troy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Shigeo Otsuka grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Brantley singles to left field. Doug Wells strikes out. Tommy Brantley steals second. Dick Thomas grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Guy Forsch grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Metcalfe flies out to the right fielder. Jesse Schmidt doubles to center field. Mike Wheeler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Jose Kaline singles to left field. Luis Lee singles to center field. Jose Kaline advances to third on the hit. Carmelo Chambers grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jose Kaline scores. Bugs Demeter singles to left field. Bill Lavagetto singles to center field. Bugs Demeter advances to third on the hit. Shigeo Otsuka flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bill Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Darryl Strawberry grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Hasenmayer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Tommy Brantley grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Wells strikes out. Dick Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Ray Simpson singles to right field. Steve Troy lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Guy Forsch flies out to the center fielder. Mike Metcalfe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Jose Kaline lines out to the shortstop. Luis Lee flies out to the center fielder. Carmelo Chambers grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jesse Schmidt singles to left field. Mike Wheeler triples. Jesse Schmidt scores. Ben Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Bill Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Wheeler scores. Darryl Strawberry strikes out. Charlie Hasenmayer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn B.J. Cafego is pinch hitting for Bugs Demeter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. B.J. Cafego singles to center field. Bill Lavagetto flies out to the right fielder. Bill Elliott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ben Jones fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ben Jones grounds out to the third baseman. B.J. Cafego advances to second on the play. Tommy Brantley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Ray Simpson flies out to the left fielder. Paul East is pinch hitting for Bill Elliott. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Paul East singles to center field. Paul East is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Guy Forsch doubles to right field. Mike Metcalfe singles to center field. Mike Metcalfe is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Wayne Hughes pitching. Doug Wells flies out to the left fielder. Dick Thomas reached on a fielding error by Jesse Schmidt. Jose Kaline strikes out. Luis Lee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jesse Schmidt hits a home run. Mike Wheeler flies out to the center fielder. Bill Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Darryl Strawberry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Carmelo Chambers strikes out. B.J. Cafego grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Lavagetto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Guy Forsch 2 (14), Jesse Schmidt (15).3B - Mike Wheeler (5).HR - Mike Metcalfe (11), Jesse Schmidt 2 (19). Baserunning: CS - Mike Metcalfe (9), Bill Brown (7), Paul East (5). Fielding: E - Jesse Schmidt.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lou Taylor improves in contact_vs_lefty Lou Taylor improves in range Mickey Snyder improves in speed Spike Ables did not respond to coaching in velocity Lou Taylor did not respond to coaching in 3B
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Crawford did not respond to coaching in velocity Bugs Smith did not respond to coaching in control Jose Mercer did not respond to coaching in control Pat Ortiz did not respond to coaching in velocity