Win: John Best (7-9) Loss: Scotty Ruel (2-10)
Save: Ed Drake (31)
Inning: 1 New York John Best pitching. Gus Moriarty strikes out. Billy Wade strikes out. Butch Coolidge triples. Trot Nixon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Scotty Ruel pitching. Buster Scruggs flies out to the center fielder. Francisco Hart grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Zamora flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Mike Shannon strikes out. Hal Cooper grounds out to the pitcher. Elmer Braggs grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Carl Steinbach strikes out. Victor Hankins flies out to the left fielder. Tomoyoshi Aihara walks. Scott Elarton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Al McCraw grounds out to the pitcher. Scotty Ruel flies out to the left fielder. Gus Moriarty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Rudy Groth strikes out. John Best grounds out to the pitcher. Buster Scruggs walks. Francisco Hart singles to center field. Buster Scruggs advances to third on the hit. Andy Zamora singles past the shortstop. Buster Scruggs scores. Francisco Hart advances to third on the hit. Carl Steinbach flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Billy Wade singles to center field. Butch Coolidge grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Trot Nixon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Victor Hankins pops out to the second baseman. Tomoyoshi Aihara walks. Scott Elarton singles to center field. Tomoyoshi Aihara advances to third on the hit. Rudy Groth grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Elarton advances to second on the play. John Best grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Mike Shannon flies out to the center fielder. Hal Cooper pops out to the second baseman. Elmer Braggs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Buster Scruggs strikes out. Francisco Hart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Zamora triples. Carl Steinbach pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Al McCraw grounds out to the third baseman. Scotty Ruel grounds out to the second baseman. Gus Moriarty grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Victor Hankins grounds out to the pitcher. Tomoyoshi Aihara singles to center field. Scott Elarton doubles past the third baseman. Tomoyoshi Aihara uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rudy Groth strikes out. John Best strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Billy Wade strikes out. Butch Coolidge singles in front of the center fielder. Butch Coolidge is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Trot Nixon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Buster Scruggs grounds out to the second baseman. Francisco Hart grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Zamora grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Julio Glenn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tomoyoshi Aihara at CF. Andy Demmitt enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rudy Groth at C. Mike Shannon singles to center field. Tommy Freigau is pinch hitting for Hal Cooper. Tommy Freigau grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Elmer Braggs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bo Diaz enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tommy Freigau at C. Carl Steinbach grounds out to the second baseman. Victor Hankins singles to left field. Julio Glenn flies out to the right fielder. Scott Elarton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Al McCraw doubles to left field. Charlie Wilson is pinch hitting for Scotty Ruel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al McCraw advances to third on the play. Gus Moriarty strikes out. Ed Drake 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. Billy Wade grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jake Stahl did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Busch did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Upshaw did not respond to coaching in control Paul Drake did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry Vosmik did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Morrie Caldwell improves in power_vs_righty Gordon Karpel did not respond to coaching in velocity Jake LaRoy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rusty Mossi improves in power_vs_lefty Steve Ehmke did not respond to coaching in 3B