Win: Johnny Byrd (7-1) Loss: Darryl Springer (3-5)
Save: Ed Drake (10)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Johnny Byrd pitching. Art Karchner flies out to the center fielder. Gary Walberg grounds out to the third baseman. Willie McCovey walks. Willie McCovey steals second. Osvaldo Gonzalez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Darryl Springer pitching. Buster Scruggs grounds out to the second baseman. Francisco Hart singles to left field. Andy Zamora strikes out. Carl Steinbach grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Mike Rincon singles to right field. Jerry Stoneham strikes out. Ramon Wirth grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Mike Rincon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ben Swanson singles to right field. Ramon Wirth advances to third on the hit. Darryl Springer singles to center field. Ramon Wirth scores. Ben Swanson advances to third on the hit. Art Karchner strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Rudy Groth grounds out to the second baseman. Victor Hankins doubles to left field. Tomoyoshi Aihara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Victor Hankins advances to third on the play. Wally Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Gary Walberg flies out to the center fielder. Willie McCovey pops out to the second baseman. Osvaldo Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Johnny Byrd grounds out to the third baseman. Buster Scruggs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Francisco Hart singles in front of the left fielder. Andy Zamora flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Mike Rincon doubles to center field. Jerry Stoneham walks. Ramon Wirth hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ben Swanson grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Mike Rincon is out at home. Darryl Springer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Carl Steinbach walks. Rudy Groth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Carl Steinbach advances to second on the play. Victor Hankins flies out to the center fielder. Tomoyoshi Aihara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Art Karchner flies out to the center fielder. Gary Walberg flies out to the right fielder. Willie McCovey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Wally Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Byrd grounds out to the third baseman. Buster Scruggs grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Osvaldo Gonzalez singles to left field. Mike Rincon strikes out. Jerry Stoneham flies out to the center fielder. Ramon Wirth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Francisco Hart walks. Andy Zamora triples. Francisco Hart scores. Carl Steinbach singles to right field. Andy Zamora scores. Rudy Groth flies out to the left fielder. Victor Hankins walks. Tomoyoshi Aihara flies out to the center fielder. Wally Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Ben Swanson grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Kircher is pinch hitting for Darryl Springer. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Doug Kircher grounds out to the shortstop. Art Karchner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Joe Strelecki pitching. Johnny Byrd pops out to the shortstop. Buster Scruggs walks. Francisco Hart flies out to the center fielder. Andy Zamora grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Buster Scruggs is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Andy Demmitt enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rudy Groth at C. Julio Glenn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tomoyoshi Aihara at CF. Gary Walberg flies out to the left fielder. Willie McCovey grounds out to the shortstop. Osvaldo Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Carl Steinbach flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Andy Demmitt grounds out to the shortstop. Al Dinges is pinch hitting for Victor Hankins. Al Dinges doubles to left field. Julio Glenn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Howie Griffith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Dinges at 3B. Ed Drake comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Rincon flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Stoneham flies out to the center fielder. Ramon Wirth singles in front of the center fielder. Ben Swanson singles to left field. Del Benton is pinch hitting for Joe Strelecki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Del Benton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 8 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Martin improves in control Earl Johnson improves in arm Axel Neidlinger did not respond to coaching in speed Leo Chadbourne improves in power_vs_lefty Earl Johnson did not respond to coaching in SS
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gordon Karpel did not respond to coaching in velocity Gordon Karpel did not respond to coaching in control George Brede improves in velocity Benj Tekulve did not respond to coaching in arm Steve Ehmke did not respond to coaching in 3B