Win: Edilse Bague (1-0) Loss: Nick Sparks (0-1)
Save: Eddie Finlayson (3)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Steve Stewart pitching. Larry Durrett singles to center field. Tony Graff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Durrett advances to second on the play. Dutch Cole grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Durrett advances to third on the play. Ted Gabrielson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Milwaukee Henry Douglas pitching. Chick Ochoa reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ted Gabrielson. George Dunn strikes out. Luke Gehrig strikes out. Bob James strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Billy Adams walks. Cliff Infante grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Billy Adams is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Smoky Rogodzinski strikes out. Harry Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Pete Essegian flies out to the center fielder. Tim Eggert strikes out. Curt Thomas singles to center field. George Matthews walks. Steve Stewart strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Henry Douglas strikes out. Larry Durrett grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Graff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Chick Ochoa strikes out. George Dunn singles to left field. Luke Gehrig is hit by a pitch. Bob James walks. Pete Essegian strikes out. Tim Eggert strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dutch Cole flies out to the center fielder. Ted Gabrielson strikes out. Billy Adams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Curt Thomas strikes out. George Matthews singles to center field. Steve Stewart lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chick Ochoa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Cliff Infante doubles to right field. Smoky Rogodzinski singles to right field. Cliff Infante scores. Harry Davis singles to center field. The catcher fields the ball and Smoky Rogodzinski is thrown out at third. Harry Davis advances to second on the play. Harry Davis advances to second on the play. Larry Durrett walks. Tony Graff singles to left field. Harry Davis scores. Dutch Cole lines out to the third baseman. Ted Gabrielson strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Milwaukee George Dunn flies out to the right fielder. Luke Gehrig singles to left field. Bob James walks. Pete Essegian walks. Tim Eggert lines out to the second baseman. Curt Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Billy Adams strikes out. Cliff Infante grounds out to the pitcher. Smoky Rogodzinski lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Milwaukee George Matthews grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Stewart singles to left field. Chick Ochoa singles to left field. George Dunn flies out to the right fielder. Luke Gehrig flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Harry Davis grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Henry Douglas pops out to the pitcher. Larry Durrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Bob James strikes out. Pete Essegian flies out to the right fielder. Tim Eggert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tony Graff flies out to the left fielder. Dutch Cole strikes out. Ryan Lanier 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. Ted Gabrielson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Cliff Carrasquel enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cliff Infante at 3B. Curt Thomas strikes out. George Matthews flies out to the right fielder. Arthur Dealer is pinch hitting for Ryan Lanier. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Arthur Dealer singles to center field. Edilse Bague comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Arthur Dealer steals second. Chick Ochoa walks. George Dunn walks. Luke Gehrig singles to center field. Arthur Dealer scores. Chick Ochoa scores. George Dunn advances to third on the hit. Bob James flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Nick Sparks pitching. Billy Adams pops out to the shortstop. Cliff Carrasquel hits a home run. Billy Valle is pinch hitting for Smoky Rogodzinski. Billy Valle strikes out. Harry Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Milwaukee Eddie Finlayson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pete Essegian flies out to the left fielder. Tim Eggert singles to center field. Curt Thomas singles past the second baseman. Tim Eggert advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. George Matthews strikes out. Kiyotoshi Saito is pinch hitting for Nick Sparks. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kiyotoshi Saito lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5 Milwaukee total runners LOB: 16
Game Notes Eddie Finlayson is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Guy Santana improves in contact_vs_lefty Jimmy Crooke did not respond to coaching in control March Ojala improves in power_vs_righty Zoilo Mercedes improves in contact_vs_righty March Ojala did not respond to coaching in 3B
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rick Randolph did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Richards did not respond to coaching in velocity Britt Burba improves in contact_vs_righty Dwight Bullinger improves in range