Win: Steve Graves (6-2) Loss: Kozo Niiyama (0-2)
Save: Walt Covington (5)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Brooks Barrett pitching. Jeffrey Gerken walks. Bill Bauer walks. Brent Neale strikes out. Mike Zachary strikes out. Mike Wine flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 San Francisco Charlie Kahoe pitching. Danny Walton grounds out to the shortstop. Niel Nielsen pops out to the catcher. Jed Edwards flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dominic Guillen flies out to the center fielder. Doug Holloman strikes out. Alan Olson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Francisco Den Spenson singles to right field. Jim Uecker flies out to the right fielder. Den Spenson steals second. Mariano Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Hugh Grimsley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Charlie Kahoe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeffrey Gerken flies out to the right fielder. Bill Bauer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Francisco George Bentley singles to left field. Brooks Barrett lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Danny Walton strikes out. Niel Nielsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Brent Neale singles to center field. Mike Zachary grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Mike Wine grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Francisco Jed Edwards pops out to the third baseman. Den Spenson walks. Jim Uecker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dominic Guillen singles to right field. Doug Holloman grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Dominic Guillen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Alan Olson flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Kahoe grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Doug Holloman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Francisco Mariano Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Hugh Grimsley walks. George Bentley singles to center field. Hugh Grimsley advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Brooks Barrett grounds out to the shortstop. George Bentley advances to second on the play. Danny Walton singles to right field. Hugh Grimsley scores. Niel Nielsen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jeffrey Gerken singles to center field. Jeffrey Gerken steals second. Bill Bauer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeffrey Gerken advances to third on the play. Brent Neale walks. Mike Zachary pops out to the shortstop. Mike Wine strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 San Francisco Jed Edwards grounds out to the third baseman. Den Spenson singles to right field. Jim Uecker reached on a fielding error by Doug Holloman. Mariano Garcia strikes out. Hugh Grimsley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Dominic Guillen doubles to left field. Doug Holloman grounds out to the third baseman. Kozo Niiyama 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. Alan Olson grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Shevlin is pinch hitting for Charlie Kahoe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Scott Shevlin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Francisco Steve Graves pitching. George Bentley grounds out to the second baseman. Kozo Niiyama flies out to the center fielder. Danny Walton singles to right field. Niel Nielsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jeffrey Gerken strikes out. Bill Bauer walks. Brent Neale singles to left field. Mike Zachary grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Francisco Jed Edwards singles to center field. Den Spenson strikes out. Jim Uecker singles to left field. Mariano Garcia strikes out. Hugh Grimsley singles to right field. Jed Edwards scores. George Bentley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Mike Wine singles to left field. Dominic Guillen walks. Doug Holloman hits a home run. Mike Wine scores. Dominic Guillen scores. John Wine comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Alan Olson grounds out to the third baseman. Shingo Okaji is pinch hitting for Steve Graves. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Shingo Okaji lines out to the third baseman. Jeffrey Gerken lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Francisco Walt Covington pitching. Mark Gordon is pinch hitting for John Wine. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mark Gordon grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Walton strikes out. Niel Nielsen singles to left field. Jed Edwards grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7 San Francisco total runners LOB: 10
Game Notes Niel Nielsen is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Roberts improves in arm Al Bargar improves in control Josh Cannell improves in contact_vs_lefty Josh Cannell improves in arm Roy Winkelman did not respond to coaching in 1B
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jeff Shaw improves in arm Joe Barnes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Billy Blaze improves in speed Tim Clarke did not respond to coaching in velocity Jimmy James did not respond to coaching in 2B