Win: Art Roach (1-0) Loss: Johnny Byrd (0-1)
Save: John Melton (1)
Inning: 1 Philadelphia Johnny Byrd pitching. Glenn Long strikes out. Sherman Hartenstein grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Barry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Art Roach pitching. Buster Scruggs walks. Francisco Hart grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Buster Scruggs is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Carl Steinbach flies out to the center fielder. Scott Elarton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Francisco Hart is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Tom Heredia flies out to the left fielder. Vic Moore walks. Bob Jacobs lines out to the first baseman. Red Chavez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Andy Zamora grounds out to the shortstop. Victor Hankins pops out to the third baseman. Tomoyoshi Aihara walks. Boze Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Otie Menosky grounds out to the third baseman. Art Roach singles to center field. Glenn Long grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Art Roach is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sherman Hartenstein grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Glenn Long is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Johnny Byrd flies out to the left fielder. Buster Scruggs grounds out to the third baseman. Francisco Hart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Bill Barry walks. Tom Heredia strikes out. Vic Moore flies out to the center fielder. Bob Jacobs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Carl Steinbach grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Elarton grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Zamora walks. Victor Hankins singles past the second baseman. Andy Zamora is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Red Chavez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Otie Menosky singles to center field. Otie Menosky is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Art Roach strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tomoyoshi Aihara singles to left field. Boze Smith walks. Johnny Byrd lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Buster Scruggs flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Glenn Long singles to right field. Sherman Hartenstein singles to center field. Bill Barry grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Glenn Long advances to third on the play. Tom Heredia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Francisco Hart strikes out. Carl Steinbach grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Scott Elarton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Vic Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bob Jacobs walks. Red Chavez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Jacobs is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Otie Menosky walks. Art Roach walks. Glenn Long lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Andy Zamora grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Victor Hankins walks. Walter Dernier is pinch hitting for Tomoyoshi Aihara. Walter Dernier flies out to the center fielder. Matty Wagner is pinch hitting for Boze Smith. Matty Wagner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Al Dinges enters the game as a defensive replacement for Walter Dernier at CF. Benj Tekulve enters the game as a defensive replacement for Matty Wagner at C. Sherman Hartenstein grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Barry doubles to center field. Tom Heredia strikes out. Vic Moore singles to left field. Bill Barry scores. Bob Jacobs flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Howie Griffith is pinch hitting for Johnny Byrd. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Howie Griffith grounds out to the third baseman. Buster Scruggs strikes out. Francisco Hart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Peter Beskyttelse pitching. Red Chavez grounds out to the second baseman. Otie Menosky singles to center field. Lou Valdes is pinch hitting for Art Roach. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lou Valdes singles to left field. Glenn Long grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lou Valdes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sherman Hartenstein grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati John Melton pitching. Carl Steinbach walks. Scott Elarton strikes out. Andy Zamora grounds out to the catcher. Carl Steinbach advances to second on the play. Victor Hankins grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 10 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Glenn Long is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jose Mintz improves in speed Stan Heath did not respond to coaching in control Tex Metz improves in arm Woody Reilly improves in range
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Bielecki did not respond to coaching in speed George Brede did not respond to coaching in control Frank Wallace did not respond to coaching in range Walter Hairston improves in contact_vs_lefty Steve Ehmke did not respond to coaching in 3B