Win: Joe Rhines (10-5) Loss: Larry Crooks (10-10)
Save: Ron Benes (40)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Larry Crooks pitching. Rick Gerlach grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Dunlap hits a home run. Mark Magnuson strikes out. Yoshiharu Miyaji doubles to left field. Jim Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Colorado Joe Rhines pitching. Otto Grover grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Fletcher strikes out. Bob Moynahan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Alex Bystrom singles to center field. George Lezcano grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ray Yount strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Ramon Keefe singles to center field. Jerry Nops flies out to the right fielder. Dick Perkins grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ramon Keefe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Harry Brito flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Joe Rhines grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Gerlach doubles to right field. Jim Dunlap singles to right field. Rick Gerlach scores. Mark Magnuson flies out to the center fielder. Yoshiharu Miyaji grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Ron Gale pops out to the first baseman. Larry Crooks flies out to the right fielder. Otto Grover singles to left field. Bill Fletcher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jim Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Bystrom strikes out. George Lezcano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Bob Moynahan grounds out to the third baseman. Ramon Keefe strikes out. Jerry Nops strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Ray Yount hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joe Rhines lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rick Gerlach walks. Jim Dunlap strikes out. Mark Magnuson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Colorado Dick Perkins strikes out. Harry Brito walks. Ron Gale strikes out. Larry Crooks singles to right field. Harry Brito advances to third on the hit. Otto Grover strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Yoshiharu Miyaji strikes out. Jim Williams flies out to the right fielder. Alex Bystrom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Bill Fletcher walks. Bill Fletcher steals second. Yoshiharu Miyaji throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Bob Moynahan walks. Ramon Keefe flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Fletcher scores. Jerry Nops grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati George Lezcano singles to right field. Ray Yount walks. Joe Rhines lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rick Gerlach hits a home run. George Lezcano scores. Ray Yount scores. Clyde Wookie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Dunlap walks. Mark Magnuson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Dunlap advances to second on the play. Yoshiharu Miyaji walks. Marty Carreno is pinch hitting for Jim Williams. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Marty Carreno grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Yoshiharu Miyaji is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Colorado Dick Perkins grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Brito reached on a fielding error by Marty Carreno. Ron Gale singles to center field. Frank Hart is pinch hitting for Clyde Wookie. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Hart walks. Otto Grover walks. Harry Brito scores. Bill Fletcher grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Gale scores. Frank Hart advances to third on the play. Otto Grover advances to second on the play. Dave Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bob Moynahan walks. Ramon Keefe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Red Madden pitching. Alex Bystrom grounds out to the second baseman. George Lezcano lines out to the shortstop. Ray Yount pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Jerry Nops singles to right field. Dick Perkins singles to left field. Jerry Nops is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Dick Perkins is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Harry Brito singles to right field. Ron Gale flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Woody Luskey is pinch hitting for Dave Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Woody Luskey singles to left field. Rick Gerlach strikes out. Jim Dunlap singles to left field. Woody Luskey advances to third on the hit. Mark Magnuson flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Woody Luskey scores. Norihiro Matsuura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Dunlap steals second. Yoshiharu Miyaji singles to right field. Jim Dunlap scores. Marty Carreno singles to right field. Alex Bystrom grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Marty Carreno is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Colorado Jason Dascenzo pitching. Hank Weir is pinch hitting for Norihiro Matsuura. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hank Weir flies out to the right fielder. Otto Grover singles past the third baseman. Bill Fletcher singles to center field. Ron Benes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Moynahan grounds out to the shortstop. Otto Grover advances to third on the play. Bill Fletcher advances to second on the play. Ramon Keefe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8 Colorado total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Rick Gerlach (23), Yoshiharu Miyaji (16).HR - Rick Gerlach (11), Jim Dunlap (14).SF - Mark Magnuson.GIDP - George Lezcano. Baserunning: SB - Jim Dunlap (11). Fielding: E - Yoshiharu Miyaji, Marty Carreno.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Bob Leach improves in arm Tony Nieman improves in control Bobby Eaddy improves in control Bob Leach did not respond to coaching in speed George Wheelock did not respond to coaching in CF
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Worthington did not respond to coaching in control Peter Garcia did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rene Doane improves in power_vs_lefty Herb Harley did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Ryan did not respond to coaching in LF