Win: Mike Thompson (2-4) Loss: Bob Spitulski (0-2)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bob Spitulski pitching. Bob McQuaig strikes out. Greg Florence strikes out. Jesse Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Mike Thompson pitching. Larry Giel strikes out. Bob Smith walks. Naoki Suzuki triples. Bob Smith scores. Ed Whisenton flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Naoki Suzuki scores. Yuzo Hoshino strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Lou Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Wheeler flies out to the center fielder. Gary Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Jeff Dillard flies out to the center fielder. Blake Hart pops out to the pitcher. Sid Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Shane Yerkes singles to right field. Mike Villafuerte strikes out. Mike Thompson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob McQuaig walks. Greg Florence walks. Jesse Schmidt hits a home run. Shane Yerkes scores. Bob McQuaig scores. Greg Florence scores. Lou Taylor walks. Mike Wheeler singles to center field. Lou Taylor advances to third on the hit. Mike Wheeler steals second. Gary Bell walks. Shane Yerkes pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Bob Spitulski grounds out to the pitcher. Larry Giel pops out to the first baseman. Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Mike Villafuerte singles to center field. Mike Thompson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob McQuaig walks. Greg Florence strikes out. Jesse Schmidt walks. Wade Augustine comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou Taylor walks. Mike Villafuerte scores. Mike Wheeler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Naoki Suzuki flies out to the right fielder. Ed Whisenton pops out to the first baseman. Yuzo Hoshino pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Gary Bell singles in front of the right fielder. Shane Yerkes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gary Bell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Villafuerte pops out to the second baseman. Mike Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Jeff Dillard pops out to the third baseman. Blake Hart pops out to the third baseman. Sid Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bob McQuaig singles to right field. Greg Florence walks. Jesse Schmidt strikes out. Lou Taylor pops out to the second baseman. Mike Wheeler singles to left field. Bob McQuaig scores. Greg Florence advances to third on the hit. Ed Singleton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Bell singles to left field. Greg Florence scores. Shane Yerkes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Ed Singleton flies out to the left fielder. Larry Giel flies out to the left fielder. Bob Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mike Villafuerte strikes out. Mike Thompson strikes out. Bob McQuaig walks. Greg Florence reached on a 2-base fielding error by Naoki Suzuki. Jesse Schmidt walks. Lou Taylor pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Naoki Suzuki flies out to the right fielder. Ed Whisenton singles to center field. Yuzo Hoshino reached on a 2-base fielding error by Lou Taylor. Jeff Dillard flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Ed Whisenton scores. Blake Hart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Mike Wheeler flies out to the left fielder. Gary Bell singles to left field. Shane Yerkes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gary Bell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Villafuerte strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Sid Taylor grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ed Singleton flies out to the right fielder. Larry Giel walks. Tsuyoshi Kano is pinch hitting for Bob Smith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tsuyoshi Kano pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Mike Metcalfe is pinch hitting for Mike Thompson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mike Metcalfe doubles past the third baseman. Bob McQuaig grounds out to the pitcher. Greg Florence strikes out. Jesse Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Micah Bonham pitching. Naoki Suzuki strikes out. Ed Whisenton doubles to center field. Gene Chaplin is pinch hitting for Yuzo Hoshino. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Chaplin grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Dillard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 14 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 3
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Warner did not respond to coaching in range Tom Lundstedt did not respond to coaching in control Tom Lundstedt did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Zernial did not respond to coaching in speed Lefty Tate improves in 1B
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Bahnsen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Greg Mueller did not respond to coaching in endurance Henry Johnston did not respond to coaching in velocity Gil Dransfeldt did not respond to coaching in velocity Ira Freehan did not respond to coaching in SS