Win: Bill Benitez (3-0) Loss: Tim Saunders (8-9)
Save: Shannon Robinson (27)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Bill Benitez pitching. Rabbit Gryska walks. Bill Tsamis singles to left field. Dixie Wiedemeyer strikes out. Neal Allen singles to center field. Rabbit Gryska scores. Bill Tsamis advances to third on the hit. Neal Allen steals second. Danny Sima doubles to right field. Bill Tsamis scores. Neal Allen scores. Geoff Bergman grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Sima advances to third on the play. Johnny Beard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Tim Saunders pitching. Billy Fulgham singles to center field. Red Jones pops out to the shortstop. Jose Smith flies out to the center fielder. Tony Grove flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Mitsuru Inoue strikes out. Tim Saunders grounds out to the shortstop. Rabbit Gryska strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Yoanis Lopez walks. Yoanis Lopez steals second. Frank Schmidt flies out to the right fielder. Scottie Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Yoanis Lopez advances to third on the play. John Varney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Bill Tsamis singles past the second baseman. Dixie Wiedemeyer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Neal Allen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bill Benitez strikes out. Billy Fulgham strikes out. Red Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Danny Sima grounds out to the shortstop. Geoff Bergman grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Beard singles to center field. Johnny Beard is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jose Smith hits a home run. Tony Grove walks. Yoanis Lopez singles to left field. Tony Grove advances to third on the hit. Frank Schmidt strikes out. Scottie Wright hits an infield single to the second baseman. Tony Grove scores. John Varney flies out to the right fielder. Bill Benitez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Mitsuru Inoue walks. Tim Saunders fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tim Saunders strikes out. Passed ball. Mitsuru Inoue advances to second. Rabbit Gryska grounds out to the second baseman. Mitsuru Inoue advances to third on the play. Bill Tsamis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Billy Fulgham strikes out. Red Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Dixie Wiedemeyer flies out to the center fielder. Neal Allen strikes out. Danny Sima grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Tony Grove singles to center field. Yoanis Lopez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Frank Schmidt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Jack Wickersham is pinch hitting for Geoff Bergman. Jack Wickersham strikes out. Johnny Beard grounds out to the third baseman. Mitsuru Inoue singles to left field. Tim Saunders grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mitsuru Inoue is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Buttons Gabler enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jack Wickersham at C. Scottie Wright grounds out to the second baseman. John Varney singles to left field. Bill Benitez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Billy Fulgham hits a home run. John Varney scores. Jumbo Barbare comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Jones singles to left field. Jose Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Rabbit Gryska singles to center field. Bill Tsamis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rabbit Gryska advances to second on the play. Charlie Valera 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. Dixie Wiedemeyer walks. Neal Allen pops out to the second baseman. Danny Sima grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rabbit Gryska is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tony Grove flies out to the left fielder. Yoanis Lopez grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Schmidt walks. Scottie Wright walks. John Varney walks. Dennis Hyers is pinch hitting for Charlie Valera. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Dennis Hyers strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Shannon Robinson pitching. Isao Takagi is pinch hitting for Buttons Gabler. Isao Takagi grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Beard reached on a fielding error by Red Jones. Mitsuru Inoue reached on a 2-base throwing error by Billy Fulgham. Yoandry Leyva is pinch hitting for Jumbo Barbare. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Yoandry Leyva walks. Rabbit Gryska flies out to the center fielder. Bill Tsamis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 8 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8
Batting:HR - Billy Fulgham (6), Jose Smith (24).GIDP - Yoanis Lopez. Baserunning: SB - Yoanis Lopez (22). Fielding: E - Billy Fulgham, Red Jones.PB - Scottie Wright.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ray Weiss did not respond to coaching in velocity Rafael Riesgo improves in contact_vs_lefty Rafael Riesgo improves in power_vs_lefty Moose Toliver improves in velocity Hal Johnson did not respond to coaching in CF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paddy Stobbs improves in velocity Al Reed did not respond to coaching in speed Les Martel did not respond to coaching in speed Gene Blefary did not respond to coaching in velocity Jonah Leskanic did not respond to coaching in 3B