Win: Lloyd Smith (1-0) Loss: Yuichi Kanzaki (0-1)
Save: Aaron Clark (1)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Yuichi Kanzaki pitching. Jose Guerrero grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Burks hits an infield single to the shortstop. Lee Burks steals second. Rusty Triandos flies out to the right fielder. Ed Boyd flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Colorado Lloyd Smith pitching. Lew Camilli walks. Lew Camilli steals second. Johnny Meyer pops out to the shortstop. Joe Murray flies out to the right fielder. Lamar Richards flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Masanobu Tanaka grounds out to the second baseman. Buster Walls reached on a 2-base throwing error by Curt Heredia. Paul Sutherland grounds out to the second baseman. Buster Walls advances to third on the play. Bob Smith hits a home run. Buster Walls scores. Lloyd Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Tom Verbanic strikes out. Bert Harris strikes out. Roy McRae strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jose Guerrero grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Burks doubles to left field. Rusty Triandos singles to center field. Lee Burks scores. Ed Boyd strikes out. Masanobu Tanaka singles to center field. Rusty Triandos advances to third on the hit. Buster Walls strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Colorado Curt Heredia grounds out to the third baseman. Yuichi Kanzaki strikes out. Lew Camilli walks. Johnny Meyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Paul Sutherland strikes out. Bob Smith strikes out. Lloyd Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Joe Murray grounds out to the third baseman. Lamar Richards strikes out. Tom Verbanic grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jose Guerrero grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Burks grounds out to the shortstop. Rusty Triandos doubles to left field. Ed Boyd walks. Masanobu Tanaka grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ed Boyd is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Colorado Bert Harris strikes out. Roy McRae pops out to the shortstop. Curt Heredia singles to left field. Yuichi Kanzaki grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Curt Heredia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Buster Walls singles to center field. Paul Sutherland walks. Bob Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Paul Sutherland is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lloyd Smith strikes out. Jose Guerrero strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Colorado Lew Camilli doubles to right field. Johnny Meyer flies out to the left fielder. Joe Murray pops out to the catcher. Lamar Richards triples. Lew Camilli scores. Tom Verbanic flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Lee Burks hits a home run. Rusty Triandos flies out to the left fielder. Ed Boyd flies out to the right fielder. Masanobu Tanaka singles to center field. Buster Walls strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Bert Harris doubles to center field. Roy McRae singles to left field. Bert Harris scores. Curt Heredia grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Yuichi Kanzaki hits a home run. Harry Barfield 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. Lew Camilli grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Paul Sutherland singles to left field. Bob Smith singles to left field. Paul Sutherland advances to third on the hit. Art Reynolds 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. Tom Rohdes is pinch hitting for Harry Barfield. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Tom Rohdes flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Paul Sutherland scores. Jose Guerrero grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lee Burks walks. Rusty Triandos grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Colorado Al Dreesen pitching. Johnny Meyer grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Murray strikes out. Lamar Richards flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Ed Boyd walks. Masanobu Tanaka pops out to the shortstop. Buster Walls singles to right field. Ed Boyd advances to third on the hit. Paul Sutherland flies out to the right fielder. Bob Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Colorado Aaron Clark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Verbanic strikes out. Bert Harris strikes out. Roy McRae grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 12 Colorado total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Tom Rohdes is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in control Roy Foster improves in range Jose Bollo did not respond to coaching in control Brian Telford did not respond to coaching in velocity Javier Griffith did not respond to coaching in control Phil Auerbach improves in power_vs_righty Bob Bailey did not respond to coaching in CF
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Orosco improves in range Mark Lanahan improves in velocity Mel Garcia improves in velocity Ed Thompson did not respond to coaching in control Gordon Clarke did not respond to coaching in control Mark Lanahan did not respond to coaching in velocity