Win: Jose Busby (14-11) Loss: Ralph Scantlebury (9-13)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ralph Scantlebury pitching. Joe Becker flies out to the right fielder. Bill Appier reached on a fielding error by Don Gazella. Tom Rohdes grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Appier advances to second on the play. Tony Mills strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Jose Busby pitching. Don Gazella grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Brown pops out to the first baseman. Jay Veryzer walks. Tom Schaffer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Paul Sutherland strikes out. Will Clark hits a home run. Len Zimmer flies out to the right fielder. Bob Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Joe Polcovich grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Toby Crawford flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jose Busby strikes out. Joe Becker walks. Bill Appier grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Rafael Metzger hits a home run. Ralph Scantlebury grounds out to the third baseman. Don Gazella singles to right field. John Brown pops out to the second baseman. Jay Veryzer walks. Tom Schaffer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Tom Rohdes strikes out. Tony Mills grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Sutherland flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Joe Polcovich grounds out to the pitcher. Toby Crawford flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Murray flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Will Clark strikes out. Len Zimmer strikes out. Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Rafael Metzger walks. Ralph Scantlebury lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Don Gazella strikes out. John Brown reached on a fielding error by Bob Smith. John Brown steals second. Jay Veryzer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jose Busby grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Becker singles to left field. Bill Appier walks. Tom Rohdes strikes out. Tony Mills singles to right field. Joe Becker scores. Bill Appier advances to third on the hit. Paul Sutherland grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Tom Schaffer grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Polcovich flies out to the center fielder. Toby Crawford singles to center field. Wayne Murray grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Toby Crawford is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Will Clark singles to left field. Len Zimmer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bob Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Rafael Metzger flies out to the center fielder. Crank Jobs is pinch hitting for Ralph Scantlebury. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Crank Jobs singles to center field. Don Gazella singles to left field. John Brown lines out to the third baseman. Jay Veryzer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Don Gazella is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Hector Scantlebury pitching. Jose Busby grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Becker strikes out. Bill Appier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Lee Burks enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Becker at LF. Joe Gordon enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Smith at SS. Paul Gibson is pinch hitting for Tom Schaffer. Paul Gibson flies out to the right fielder. Joe Polcovich singles in front of the center fielder. Joe Polcovich is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Toby Crawford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Tom Rohdes bunts for a base hit. Tony Mills singles past the shortstop. Paul Sutherland doubles to center field. Tom Rohdes scores. Tony Mills uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Dreesen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Will Clark hits a home run. Paul Sutherland scores. Curt Mason is pinch hitting for Len Zimmer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Curt Mason grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Gordon doubles to center field. Masanobu Tanaka is pinch hitting for Jose Busby. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Masanobu Tanaka grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Burks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Larry Smith pitching. Mike Mulligan is pinch hitting for Wayne Murray. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Mulligan grounds out to the pitcher. Rafael Metzger singles to left field. Ed Stock is pinch hitting for Al Dreesen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rafael Metzger is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ed Stock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 4 New York total runners LOB: 8
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Boyd improves in contact_vs_lefty Trevor Veras did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lloyd Smith did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Mike Wills improves in contact_vs_lefty Leo Dougherty did not respond to coaching in control Rusty Triandos improves in 1B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Derrek Simms did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Felix Hamby improves in velocity Jack Koster improves in power_vs_righty Felix Hamby did not respond to coaching in endurance Lloyd Eden did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ron Wise improves in power_vs_lefty John Bullett did not respond to coaching in SS