Win: Spike Albies (1-0) Loss: Matt Cain (2-2)
Save: Bill Elliott (9)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Matt Cain pitching. Greg Florence hits a home run. Bob McQuaig singles to center field. Jesse Schmidt grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bob McQuaig is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Johnny Gries grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jesse Schmidt advances to second on the play. Mike Wheeler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Spike Albies pitching. Bob Mathews flies out to the center fielder. Edgardo Alfonzo flies out to the right fielder. Tsuyoshi Shinjo singles to center field. Randy Winn grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tsuyoshi Shinjo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Shane Yerkes grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Villafuerte singles to center field. Ed Jacobson doubles to center field. Mike Villafuerte uses his aggressiveness and scores. Spike Albies walks. Greg Florence doubles past the first baseman. Ed Jacobson scores. Bob McQuaig grounds out to the pitcher. Jesse Schmidt walks. Johnny Gries strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Chicago Koto Nickles hits a home run. Abel Wizenewski grounds out to the pitcher. Marquis Grissom singles to left field. Jermaine Allensworth strikes out. Matt Cain flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Mike Wheeler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shane Yerkes strikes out. Mike Villafuerte strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Bob Mathews grounds out to the second baseman. Edgardo Alfonzo strikes out. Tsuyoshi Shinjo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Ed Jacobson flies out to the left fielder. Spike Albies pops out to the second baseman. Greg Florence grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Randy Winn grounds out to the third baseman. Koto Nickles grounds out to the third baseman. Abel Wizenewski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bob McQuaig strikes out. Jesse Schmidt flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Gries singles to left field. Mike Wheeler singles to left field. Shane Yerkes singles to left field. Johnny Gries scores. Livan Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Villafuerte hits a home run. Mike Wheeler scores. Shane Yerkes scores. Ed Jacobson walks. Spike Albies flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Marquis Grissom grounds out to the second baseman. Jermaine Allensworth grounds out to the shortstop. Livan Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Greg Florence singles past the shortstop. Julian Tavarez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob McQuaig flies out to the left fielder. Jesse Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Gries grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Bob Mathews singles to right field. Edgardo Alfonzo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Mathews is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tsuyoshi Shinjo walks. Randy Winn hits an infield single to the third baseman. Micah Bonham 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. Koto Nickles walks. Edgardo Alfonzo scores. Abel Wizenewski singles to center field. Tsuyoshi Shinjo scores. Marquis Grissom strikes out. Jermaine Allensworth grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mike Wheeler flies out to the center fielder. Shane Yerkes singles to right field. Mike Villafuerte grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shane Yerkes advances to second on the play. Ed Jacobson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Julian Tavarez singles to right field. Bob Mathews grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Julian Tavarez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Edgardo Alfonzo grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Mathews advances to second on the play. Tsuyoshi Shinjo singles to left field. Bob Mathews scores. Randy Winn pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Darryl Strawberry is pinch hitting for Micah Bonham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Darryl Strawberry singles to right field. Greg Florence flies out to the right fielder. Bob McQuaig flies out to the right fielder. Jesse Schmidt lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Bill Elliott pitching. Koto Nickles flies out to the right fielder. Abel Wizenewski pops out to the shortstop. Marquis Grissom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Johnny Gries singles to center field. Johnny Gries is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Wheeler singles to left field. Mike Wheeler steals second. Shane Yerkes strikes out. Mike Villafuerte reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jermaine Allensworth. Mike Wheeler scores. Ed Jacobson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Jermaine Allensworth walks. Dutch Dyer is pinch hitting for Julian Tavarez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dutch Dyer flies out to the left fielder. Bob Mathews flies out to the center fielder. Edgardo Alfonzo singles to center field. Tsuyoshi Shinjo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 9 Chicago total runners LOB: 8
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy McCabe did not respond to coaching in velocity Andy Torres did not respond to coaching in velocity Brickyard Beecher improves in contact_vs_righty Frank St.Claire did not respond to coaching in control Lefty Tate did not respond to coaching in 1B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Richardson improves in range Deivi Cruz improves in arm Steve Holm did not respond to coaching in arm Tim Lincecum did not respond to coaching in control Pablo Sandoval did not respond to coaching in 2B