Inning: 1 Milwaukee John Smythe pitching. Garrett Brecheen flies out to the center fielder. Joe Sperring pops out to the first baseman. Chippy Hendrick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Merv Ledesma pitching. Sammy Blue reached on a fielding error by Chippy Hendrick. Bud Sweeney strikes out. Bruce Candaele grounds out to the third baseman. Sammy Blue advances to second on the play. Claire Hammond grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Danny Thompson walks. Rip Vitt grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Thompson advances to second on the play. Ellis Hack singles past the second baseman. Danny Thompson scores. Alex Ritchie grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ellis Hack is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Callaway singles to center field. Alex Ritchie advances to third on the hit. Merv Ledesma grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bruce Cable strikes out. George Hardy pops out to the shortstop. Alvin Thornton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Garrett Brecheen grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Sperring strikes out. Chippy Hendrick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Kelly Pounds walks. John Smythe lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sammy Blue doubles to center field. Kelly Pounds scores. Bud Sweeney strikes out. Bruce Candaele flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Danny Thompson doubles to left field. Rip Vitt grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Thompson advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Ellis Hack strikes out. Alex Ritchie walks. Mike Callaway grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Claire Hammond grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Cable grounds out to the shortstop. George Hardy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Merv Ledesma strikes out. Garrett Brecheen doubles to center field. Joe Sperring grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Chippy Hendrick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Alvin Thornton strikes out. Kelly Pounds strikes out. John Smythe singles to center field. Sammy Blue grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Danny Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Rip Vitt flies out to the left fielder. Ellis Hack singles to right field. Alex Ritchie walks. Mike Callaway singles to right field. Ellis Hack scores. Merv Ledesma strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bud Sweeney grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Candaele singles to right field. Claire Hammond grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Garrett Brecheen strikes out. Joe Sperring singles to right field. Chippy Hendrick doubles past the left fielder. Joe Sperring uses his aggressiveness and scores. Danny Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Chippy Hendrick advances to third on the play. Rip Vitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bruce Cable singles to left field. George Hardy grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Alvin Thornton singles to left field. Alvin Thornton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Ellis Hack grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Ritchie singles to center field. Fresco Giambi is pinch running for Alex Ritchie on 1st base. Mike Callaway grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Fresco Giambi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Merv Ledesma grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Callaway is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Kelly Pounds hits a home run. Jack Kay is pinch hitting for John Smythe. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Jack Kay grounds out to the pitcher. Sammy Blue strikes out. Bud Sweeney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Milwaukee Mike Stanton pitching. Garrett Brecheen walks. Joe Sperring bunts for a base hit. Chippy Hendrick grounds out to the second baseman. Garrett Brecheen advances to third on the play. Joe Sperring advances to second on the play. Passed ball. Garrett Brecheen scores. Joe Sperring advances to third. Danny Thompson hits a home run. Joe Sperring scores. Willie Hack comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rip Vitt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ellis Hack doubles to center field. Fresco Giambi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bruce Candaele flies out to the right fielder. Claire Hammond strikes out. Kane Snyder 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. Bruce Cable strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Milwaukee total runners LOB: 10 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 3
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Don Ball improves in speed Al Linden improves in contact_vs_lefty Spanky Lansford did not respond to coaching in speed Aaron Mahan did not respond to coaching in velocity Spanky Lansford did not respond to coaching in C
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dick Smith improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Lauterborn improves in speed Brant Merritt NYA did not respond to coaching in control Tom Lauterborn improves in speed Earl Daniel did not respond to coaching in C