Win: John Best (1-0) Loss: Jamie Cihocki (0-1)
Save: Jimmy McCabe (1)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jamie Cihocki pitching. Julio Glenn pops out to the third baseman. Buster Scruggs strikes out. Francisco Hart singles to right field. Victor Hankins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Montreal John Best pitching. Nomar Corina singles to right field. Nomar Corina steals second. Bob Bankston strikes out. Larry Frailing triples. Nomar Corina scores. Shaun Robinson doubles to center field. Larry Frailing scores. Don Crane walks. John Terrell singles to right field. Jim Munch grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Andy Zamora grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Steinbach walks. Rudy Groth strikes out. Scott Elarton pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Montreal Ed Jones flies out to the right fielder. Jamie Cihocki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nomar Corina doubles to right field. Bob Bankston flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati John Best strikes out. Julio Glenn walks. Buster Scruggs singles to center field. Julio Glenn advances to third on the hit. Francisco Hart strikes out. Buster Scruggs steals second. Victor Hankins pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Montreal Larry Frailing flies out to the left fielder. Shaun Robinson reached on a fielding error by Carl Steinbach. Shaun Robinson steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Don Crane strikes out. John Terrell singles to right field. Shaun Robinson scores. Jim Munch lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Andy Zamora singles to right field. Carl Steinbach singles to left field. Andy Zamora advances to third on the hit. Rudy Groth grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Zamora scores. Carl Steinbach advances to second on the play. Scott Elarton grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Steinbach advances to third on the play. John Best strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Montreal Ed Jones flies out to the right fielder. Jamie Cihocki flies out to the right fielder. Nomar Corina lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Julio Glenn hits a home run. Buster Scruggs walks. Francisco Hart strikes out. Victor Hankins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buster Scruggs advances to second on the play. Andy Zamora walks. Carl Steinbach triples. Buster Scruggs scores. Andy Zamora scores. Rudy Groth doubles to left field. Carl Steinbach scores. Jose Ryal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Elarton singles to left field. Rudy Groth scores. John Best grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Scott Elarton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Montreal Bob Bankston flies out to the left fielder. Larry Frailing strikes out. Shaun Robinson walks. Don Crane hits an infield single to the second baseman. John Terrell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Julio Glenn flies out to the right fielder. Buster Scruggs grounds out to the second baseman. Francisco Hart grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Montreal Jim Munch strikes out. Ed Jones singles to right field. Ed Helton is pinch hitting for Jose Ryal. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ed Helton is hit by a pitch. Nomar Corina flies out to the right fielder. Bob Bankston grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Fred Carter pitching. Victor Hankins walks. Andy Zamora pops out to the second baseman. Carl Steinbach flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Groth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Montreal Larry Frailing flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Shaun Robinson walks. Shaun Robinson steals second. Don Crane strikes out. John Terrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Scott Elarton hits a home run. John Best grounds out to the second baseman. Julio Glenn lines out to the second baseman. Buster Scruggs singles to left field. Francisco Hart lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Montreal Jim Munch grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Drake 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. Ed Jones singles to center field. Kasumoto Chiba is pinch hitting for Fred Carter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Kasumoto Chiba grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ed Jones advances to second on the play. Nomar Corina walks. Bob Bankston walks. Larry Frailing singles to right field. Ed Jones scores. Nomar Corina scores. Jimmy McCabe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shaun Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Charlie Norman pitching. Victor Hankins strikes out. Andy Zamora doubles to right field. Carl Steinbach strikes out. Rudy Groth pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Montreal Andy Demmitt enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rudy Groth at C. Don Crane strikes out. John Terrell walks. Jim Munch grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 9 Montreal total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Andy Zamora (1), Rudy Groth (2).3B - Carl Steinbach (1).HR - Julio Glenn (1), Scott Elarton (1). Baserunning: SB - Buster Scruggs (1). Fielding: E - Carl Steinbach.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Morrie Caldwell improves in power_vs_lefty Earl Papai improves in arm Morrie Caldwell did not respond to coaching in range Gordon Karpel improves in control Steve Ehmke did not respond to coaching in 3B
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Slaughter did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Marquis improves in power_vs_lefty Ritsuo Nagai did not respond to coaching in speed Ritsuo Nagai did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Orlando McGowan did not respond to coaching in 3B