Win: Victor Lazarro (1-0) Loss: Lariel Niekro (0-1)
Inning: 1 New York Luis McNertney pitching. Gary Flick triples. Walt Bettencourt grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Scott strikes out. Steve Willingham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Todd Lanier pitching. David Webb strikes out. Jim Sularz flies out to the center fielder. Francisco Slayback grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Claude Lankford singles to right field. George Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Claude Lankford advances to second on the play. Charlie Ericks hits a home run. Claude Lankford scores. Joe Keenan singles to center field. Todd Lanier lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gary Flick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Spider Baker triples. Marshall Lutz grounds out to the second baseman. Spider Baker scores. Henry Alfonseca strikes out. Harry Hodge flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Walt Bettencourt singles to left field. Pete Scott is hit by a pitch. Steve Willingham grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pete Scott is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Claude Lankford grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Byung-Hyun Bradford grounds out to the shortstop. Luis McNertney grounds out to the pitcher. David Webb hits a home run. Jim Sularz singles to left field. Jim Sularz steals second. Francisco Slayback grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York George Jones singles to center field. Charlie Ericks flies out to the left fielder. Joe Keenan flies out to the left fielder. Todd Lanier singles to right field. George Jones advances to third on the hit. Gary Flick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Spider Baker reached on a fielding error by Pete Scott. Spider Baker is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Marshall Lutz singles to left field. Marshall Lutz steals second. Henry Alfonseca singles to right field. Marshall Lutz scores. Harry Hodge flies out to the center fielder. Byung-Hyun Bradford pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Walt Bettencourt hits a home run. Pete Scott flies out to the center fielder. Steve Willingham pops out to the second baseman. Claude Lankford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Luis McNertney strikes out. David Webb singles to center field. Jim Sularz singles to center field. David Webb advances to third on the hit. Francisco Slayback strikes out. Spider Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York George Jones hits a home run. Charlie Ericks grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Keenan strikes out. Todd Lanier grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Marshall Lutz singles to center field. Henry Alfonseca strikes out. Harry Hodge grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Enmanuel Varona comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Flick grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Bettencourt walks. Pete Scott singles to right field. Walt Bettencourt advances to third on the hit. Steve Willingham flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Walt Bettencourt scores. Pete Scott steals second. Pete Scott steals third. Claude Lankford walks. George Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Byung-Hyun Bradford singles to left field. John Ritchie is pinch hitting for Enmanuel Varona. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. John Ritchie grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Byung-Hyun Bradford advances to second on the play. Tyson Radford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. David Webb grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Sularz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Billy Rosewood pitching. Charlie Ericks pops out to the catcher. Joe Keenan strikes out. Tom Alvis is pinch hitting for Tyson Radford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Tom Alvis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Frank Murakami pitching. Francisco Slayback hits a home run. Spider Baker singles to center field. Marshall Lutz pops out to the second baseman. Joe Santorini is pinch hitting for Henry Alfonseca. Joe Santorini strikes out. Spider Baker steals second. Harry Hodge singles to right field. Spider Baker scores. Lariel Niekro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Byung-Hyun Bradford grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Harry Hodge is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Akira Hara enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Santorini at 1B. Gary Flick grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Bettencourt strikes out. Pete Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Ron Roettger is pinch hitting for Billy Rosewood. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ron Roettger singles to left field. David Webb strikes out. Jim Sularz strikes out. Francisco Slayback grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ron Roettger is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 New York Victor Lazarro pitching. Steve Willingham singles to center field. Claude Lankford strikes out. George Jones singles to left field. Steve Willingham advances to third on the hit. Charlie Ericks flies out to the left fielder. Joe Keenan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Spider Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Marshall Lutz singles to center field. Marshall Lutz steals second. Akira Hara singles past the shortstop. Marshall Lutz scores. New York total runners left on base: 9 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Batting:3B - Gary Flick (1).HR - Walt Bettencourt (2), George Jones (2), Charlie Ericks (2).SF - Steve Willingham.GIDP - Claude Lankford.HBP - Pete Scott (1). Baserunning: SB - Pete Scott 2 (3). Fielding: E - Pete Scott.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bobo Jones did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Hall did not respond to coaching in velocity Gail Black did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Todd White did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pee-Wee Goodwin did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Steele improves in contact_vs_righty Bobo Jones did not respond to coaching in C
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wade Fry improves in power_vs_righty Greg Jackson did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Ryan did not respond to coaching in speed Terry Papa improves in speed Charlie Lakeman improves in velocity Terry Papa improves in arm