Win: Ed Criss (4-9) Loss: Roky Erickson (2-12)
Save: Ed Callahan (9)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Roky Erickson pitching. Carmelo Keenan grounds out to the second baseman. Bobo Kittridge strikes out. Stu Lis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Ed Criss pitching. Neal Baldschun flies out to the left fielder. Sean Sheffey flies out to the center fielder. Steve Caballero walks. Humberto Damphousse grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Steve Caballero is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ralph Sewell singles to right field. Manny Hidalgo strikes out. Joe Litwhiler pops out to the first baseman. Hal Westrum strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Natas Kaupas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tosh Townend pops out to the second baseman. Abdul Samuelsson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Steve Spurgeon grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Criss grounds out to the pitcher. Carmelo Keenan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Bobby Samford singles to center field. Roky Erickson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Neal Baldschun pops out to the first baseman. Sean Sheffey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bobo Kittridge hits a home run. Stu Lis strikes out. Ralph Sewell flies out to the left fielder. Manny Hidalgo doubles to right field. Joe Litwhiler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Steve Caballero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Humberto Damphousse flies out to the center fielder. Natas Kaupas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Hal Westrum singles to right field. Steve Spurgeon flies out to the left fielder. Ed Criss fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ed Criss strikes out. Carmelo Keenan doubles to left field. Hal Westrum uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bobo Kittridge strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Tosh Townend grounds out to the shortstop. Abdul Samuelsson grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Samford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Stu Lis grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Sewell grounds out to the shortstop. Manny Hidalgo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Roky Erickson grounds out to the shortstop. Neal Baldschun grounds out to the third baseman. Sean Sheffey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Joe Litwhiler doubles to right field. Hal Westrum strikes out. Steve Spurgeon grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Litwhiler advances to third on the play. Ed Criss pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Joe Sutherland enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carmelo Keenan at CF. Newt Riesgo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hal Westrum at LF. Steve Caballero grounds out to the pitcher. Humberto Damphousse grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Natas Kaupas grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Joe Sutherland doubles to center field. Sam Fintzy 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. Bobo Kittridge doubles to left field. Joe Sutherland scores. Stu Lis grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bobo Kittridge advances to third on the play. Ralph Sewell singles to left field. Bobo Kittridge scores. Manny Hidalgo flies out to the right fielder. Joe Litwhiler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Tosh Townend hits an infield single to the pitcher. Hughie Canseco is pinch hitting for Abdul Samuelsson. Hughie Canseco flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Samford flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ray Zipfel is pinch hitting for Sam Fintzy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ray Zipfel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Lubomir Mobley pitching. Sal Barbier enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hughie Canseco at C. Newt Riesgo flies out to the left fielder. Steve Spurgeon grounds out to the second baseman. Kenny Sims is pinch hitting for Ed Criss. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kenny Sims strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Tommy Francis pitching. Neal Baldschun flies out to the left fielder. Sean Sheffey singles to left field. Steve Caballero singles to center field. Sean Sheffey advances to third on the hit. Ed Callahan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Humberto Damphousse pops out to the third baseman. Natas Kaupas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5 New York total runners LOB: 5
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ecky Whitman improves in arm Eddie Romonosky improves in velocity Erik Velazquez improves in contact_vs_righty Matt Brillheart did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Walker did not respond to coaching in 2B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jaroslav Grandmaison improves in power_vs_righty Omar Cruickshank did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Edelen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Nicky Guerrero did not respond to coaching in velocity Geoff Rowley improves in LF