Win: Mike Thompson (10-9) Loss: George Engle (6-8)
Save: Bill Elliott (24)
Inning: 1 Montreal Mike Thompson pitching. Paul Benton flies out to the left fielder. Dick Lake singles to left field. Buck Welch walks. Duane Wolf strikes out. John Beck grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati George Engle pitching. Mike Metcalfe singles to right field. Bob McQuaig strikes out. Lou Taylor grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Metcalfe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Wheeler reached on a fielding error by Billy Lyons. Darryl Strawberry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Montreal Dan Chamberlain strikes out. Billy Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Hoover strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Mike Villafuerte pops out to the first baseman. Bill Nahorodny grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Gries singles to left field. Mike Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Montreal George Engle flies out to the center fielder. Paul Benton strikes out. Dick Lake walks. Buck Welch singles to left field. Dick Lake advances to third on the hit. Duane Wolf pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Mike Metcalfe strikes out. Bob McQuaig strikes out. Lou Taylor doubles to left field. Mike Wheeler singles to left field. Lou Taylor scores. Darryl Strawberry walks. Mike Villafuerte grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Darryl Strawberry is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Montreal John Beck walks. Dan Chamberlain grounds out to the third baseman. John Beck advances to second on the play. Billy Lyons strikes out. Jim Hoover strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bill Nahorodny grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Gries walks. Mike Thompson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Metcalfe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Montreal George Engle strikes out. Paul Benton strikes out. Dick Lake grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bob McQuaig strikes out. Lou Taylor walks. Mike Wheeler strikes out. Darryl Strawberry walks. Mike Villafuerte grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Montreal Buck Welch grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Duane Wolf flies out to the center fielder. John Beck flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bill Nahorodny flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Gries flies out to the center fielder. Mike Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Dan Chamberlain singles past the first baseman. Billy Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Jim Hoover grounds out to the pitcher. Dan Chamberlain advances to second on the play. Gordon Darnell is pinch hitting for George Engle. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Gordon Darnell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Ralph Davis pitching. Mike Metcalfe triples. Bob McQuaig flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Metcalfe scores. Lou Taylor strikes out. Mike Wheeler singles to left field. Darryl Strawberry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Montreal Paul Benton flies out to the left fielder. Dick Lake flies out to the right fielder. Buck Welch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Yohei Nakamura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Villafuerte strikes out. Bill Nahorodny reached on a fielding error by Buck Welch. Johnny Gries flies out to the right fielder. Greg Florence is pinch hitting for Mike Thompson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Greg Florence grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Montreal Bill Elliott pitching. Roger Gibson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob McQuaig at 2B. Duane Wolf strikes out. John Beck strikes out. Dan Chamberlain grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Montreal total runners left on base: 6 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Bill Nahorodny is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Bergman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rankin Bradley did not respond to coaching in control Ace Miller improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Lohr did not respond to coaching in endurance Fred Williams did not respond to coaching in C
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Billy McCabe did not respond to coaching in velocity Shawn Shave did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lefty Tate did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Billy McCabe did not respond to coaching in control Lefty Tate did not respond to coaching in 1B