Win: Alonzo Valentine (9-10) Loss: Dock Ellis (8-18)
Save: Ben Butler (2)
Inning: 1 New York Alonzo Valentine pitching. Sean Sheffey strikes out. Steve Caballero strikes out. Humberto Damphousse grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Dock Ellis pitching. Carmelo Keenan strikes out. Mike Gleich lines out to the first baseman. Stu Lis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Natas Kaupas singles to right field. Gene Stanton singles to center field. Natas Kaupas advances to third on the hit. Abdul Samuelsson grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Stanton advances to second on the play. Bobby Samford pops out to the shortstop. Tosh Townend flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ralph Sewell singles to center field. Manny Hidalgo doubles to right field. Ralph Sewell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Litwhiler grounds out to the second baseman. Manny Hidalgo advances to third on the play. Bob Fletcher singles to right field. Manny Hidalgo scores. Hal Westrum pops out to the first baseman. Alonzo Valentine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Dock Ellis singles to center field. Sean Sheffey flies out to the right fielder. Steve Caballero flies out to the center fielder. Humberto Damphousse hits a home run. Dock Ellis scores. Natas Kaupas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Carmelo Keenan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Gleich flies out to the left fielder. Stu Lis singles to left field. Ralph Sewell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Gene Stanton reached on a fielding error by Manny Hidalgo. Abdul Samuelsson flies out to the left fielder. Gene Stanton steals second. Bobby Samford grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gene Stanton advances to third on the play. Tosh Townend singles past the third baseman. Gene Stanton scores. Dock Ellis singles to center field. Sean Sheffey singles to center field. Tosh Townend scores. Dock Ellis advances to third on the hit. Steve Caballero flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Manny Hidalgo grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Litwhiler strikes out. Bob Fletcher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Humberto Damphousse hits a home run. Natas Kaupas flies out to the center fielder. Gene Stanton grounds out to the pitcher. Abdul Samuelsson walks. Bobby Samford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Hal Westrum flies out to the center fielder. Alonzo Valentine grounds out to the shortstop. Carmelo Keenan doubles to left field. Mike Gleich singles to center field. Carmelo Keenan scores. Stu Lis bunts for a base hit. Ralph Sewell hits a home run. Mike Gleich scores. Stu Lis scores. Sam Fintzy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Manny Hidalgo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Tosh Townend grounds out to the third baseman. Hughie Canseco is pinch hitting for Sam Fintzy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Hughie Canseco grounds out to the shortstop. Sean Sheffey singles to right field. Steve Caballero singles to center field. Humberto Damphousse grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Lubomir Mobley pitching. Joe Litwhiler flies out to the center fielder. Bob Fletcher singles to center field. Bob Fletcher steals second. Hal Westrum hits a home run. Bob Fletcher scores. Theotis Beasley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alonzo Valentine strikes out. Carmelo Keenan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Natas Kaupas strikes out. Gene Stanton pops out to the shortstop. Ray Zipfel is pinch hitting for Abdul Samuelsson. Ray Zipfel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Sal Barbier enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ray Zipfel at C. Mike Gleich strikes out. Stu Lis flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Sewell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Bobby Samford strikes out. Tosh Townend doubles to center field. Ben Butler 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. Theotis Beasley strikes out. Sean Sheffey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Manny Hidalgo grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Litwhiler strikes out. Bob Fletcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Steve Caballero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Humberto Damphousse pops out to the second baseman. Natas Kaupas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners left on base: 8 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 2
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Nicky Guerrero improves in velocity Frank Turgeon improves in contact_vs_lefty Paresh Desjardins improves in power_vs_lefty Omar Cruickshank improves in power_vs_righty Igor Ladouceur did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Charlie Walker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Dillon did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Romonosky improves in control Matt Brillheart did not respond to coaching in velocity Ecky Whitman did not respond to coaching in LF