Win: Bill Lehner (4-1) Loss: Naoki Maekawa (3-1)
Save: Jeff Thomas (29)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Erik Kellzett pitching. Bobby Bullet singles to center field. Woodie Seventeen walks. Ron Thirtyone grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Bullet advances to third on the play. Woodie Seventeen advances to second on the play. Arnold Thirtyfive singles to center field. Bobby Bullet scores. Woodie Seventeen scores. Ricky Rancid grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Tex Taser pitching. Luis Burkhart flies out to the left fielder. Takashi Zauchin flies out to the right fielder. Hiroshi Maruo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Red Dear grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Twentyfour singles to right field. Jeff Twentyfour steals second. Bob Funderburk flies out to the center fielder. Tex Taser strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Dave Klaus walks. Dan Smith flies out to the left fielder. Bill Walker grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Dave Klaus is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Walker steals second. Choo-Choo Coleman hits a home run. Bill Walker scores. Artie Johnston grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bobby Bullet doubles to right field. Woodie Seventeen walks. Ron Thirtyone strikes out. Arnold Thirtyfive hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ricky Rancid grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Bullet scores. Woodie Seventeen advances to third on the play. Arnold Thirtyfive advances to second on the play. Red Dear singles past the shortstop. Woodie Seventeen scores. Arnold Thirtyfive scores. Jeff Twentyfour strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Erik Kellzett grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Burkhart singles to center field. Luis Burkhart steals second. Takashi Zauchin flies out to the left fielder. Hiroshi Maruo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bob Funderburk pops out to the shortstop. Tex Taser grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Bullet singles in front of the left fielder. Woodie Seventeen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bobby Bullet is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Dave Klaus flies out to the center fielder. Dan Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Len Furcal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Thirtyone singles to center field. Arnold Thirtyfive singles past the shortstop. Ron Thirtyone advances to third on the hit. Ricky Rancid flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ron Thirtyone is thrown out at the plate. Red Dear strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Choo-Choo Coleman grounds out to the third baseman. Artie Johnston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Akira Kitahara is pinch hitting for Len Furcal. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Akira Kitahara doubles past the third baseman. Luis Burkhart singles to center field. Akira Kitahara scores. Takashi Zauchin triples. Luis Burkhart scores. Hiroshi Maruo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bill Lehner pitching. Jeff Twentyfour grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Funderburk grounds out to the shortstop. Tex Taser hits an infield single to the third baseman. Bobby Bullet grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tex Taser is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Dave Klaus singles to center field. Dan Smith grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Dave Klaus is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Walker singles to left field. Dan Smith advances to third on the hit. Choo-Choo Coleman flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dan Smith scores. Naoki Maekawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Artie Johnston grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Walker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Woodie Seventeen doubles to left field. Ron Thirtyone grounds out to the shortstop. Arnold Thirtyfive grounds out to the second baseman. Woodie Seventeen advances to third on the play. Ricky Rancid lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Byron Dumoulin is pinch hitting for Bill Lehner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Byron Dumoulin strikes out. Luis Burkhart walks. Takashi Zauchin strikes out. Hiroshi Maruo doubles to center field. Luis Burkhart uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eddie Enforcer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Klaus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati John Hockett pitching. Red Dear reached on a 2-base throwing error by Artie Johnston. Jeff Twentyfour pops out to the pitcher. Bob Funderburk strikes out. Charles Sutton is pinch hitting for Eddie Enforcer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Charles Sutton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Kazuteru Torihara pitching. Dan Smith singles to right field. Bill Walker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dan Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Choo-Choo Coleman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jeff Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bobby Bullet pops out to the shortstop. Woodie Seventeen singles to left field. Woodie Seventeen is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ron Thirtyone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 Chicago total runners left on base: 4
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Arthur Littlefield did not respond to coaching in speed Eddie Smith improves in contact_vs_lefty David Double improves in contact_vs_righty Frank Tesreau did not respond to coaching in velocity Ramon Hancken did not respond to coaching in SS
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Justin Pitt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Paul McDonald did not respond to coaching in control Lou Gertenrich did not respond to coaching in control Arky Beazley did not respond to coaching in speed Dazzy Hart did not respond to coaching in C