Win: Johnny Byrd (7-4) Loss: Darryl Springer (3-5)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Johnny Byrd pitching. Art Karchner strikes out. Jim Beech singles to right field. Brian Fussell flies out to the center fielder. Willie McCovey grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Beech is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Darryl Springer pitching. Carl Steinbach triples. Andy Zamora singles past the shortstop. Carl Steinbach scores. Victor Hankins flies out to the center fielder. Jim Thomas strikes out. Rudy Groth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Brad Arlin strikes out. Len Coppinger grounds out to the second baseman. Al Glynn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Francisco Hart grounds out to the pitcher. Wiley Patterson walks. Julio Glenn walks. Johnny Byrd lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Carl Steinbach hits an infield single to the pitcher. Wiley Patterson scores. Andy Zamora flies out to the center fielder. Victor Hankins pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Doug Kircher singles to right field. Darryl Springer fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Darryl Springer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Art Karchner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jim Thomas hits a home run. Rudy Groth grounds out to the second baseman. Francisco Hart strikes out. Wiley Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Jim Beech singles to right field. Brian Fussell singles to center field. Jim Beech aggressively advances to third on the hit. Willie McCovey grounds out to the pitcher. Brian Fussell advances to second on the play. Brad Arlin singles past the shortstop. Jim Beech scores. Brian Fussell scores. Len Coppinger strikes out. Al Glynn grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Brad Arlin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Julio Glenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Byrd strikes out. Carl Steinbach singles to right field. Andy Zamora strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Doug Kircher strikes out. Darryl Springer strikes out. Art Karchner grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Victor Hankins grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Thomas singles to center field. Rudy Groth hits an infield single to the pitcher. Francisco Hart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Thomas advances to third on the play. Rudy Groth advances to second on the play. Wiley Patterson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Jim Beech flies out to the left fielder. Brian Fussell triples. Willie McCovey grounds out to the pitcher. Brad Arlin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Julio Glenn doubles to center field. Johnny Byrd fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Johnny Byrd grounds out to the third baseman. Carl Steinbach singles to right field. Julio Glenn scores. Charlie Jennings comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carl Steinbach steals second. Andy Zamora walks. Victor Hankins walks. Jim Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Carl Steinbach scores. Rudy Groth grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Len Coppinger pops out to the shortstop. Al Glynn lines out to the third baseman. Mike Rincon is pinch hitting for Doug Kircher. Mike Rincon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Francisco Hart strikes out. Wiley Patterson triples. Julio Glenn flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Wiley Patterson scores. Johnny Byrd flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Jerry Stoneham is pinch hitting for Charlie Jennings. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerry Stoneham walks. Art Karchner flies out to the center fielder. Jim Beech pops out to the shortstop. Brian Fussell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tommy Berenguer pitching. Carl Steinbach is hit by a pitch. Carl Steinbach steals second. Andy Zamora hits an infield single to the shortstop. Victor Hankins flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Carl Steinbach scores. Jim Thomas strikes out. Jim Armstrong is pinch hitting for Rudy Groth. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Armstrong strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Willie McCovey singles to right field. Brad Arlin flies out to the center fielder. Len Coppinger grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Willie McCovey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Al Glynn grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Len Coppinger is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 5 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Julio Glenn (8).3B - Carl Steinbach (6), Wiley Patterson (5).HR - Jim Thomas (9).SF - Victor Hankins, Jim Thomas, Julio Glenn.HBP - Carl Steinbach (1). Baserunning: SB - Carl Steinbach 2 (13).
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Carter Dolan improves in power_vs_righty Axel Neidlinger improves in range Elden Ritz did not respond to coaching in control Bob Tobin did not respond to coaching in control Jim Sedgwick did not respond to coaching in SS
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ike King did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ike King did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Bielecki improves in power_vs_lefty Earl Papai did not respond to coaching in arm Johnny Whitfield did not respond to coaching in SS