Win: George Bottalico (11-3) Loss: Cliff Breazeale (4-4)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati George Bottalico pitching. Les Varsho flies out to the left fielder. Gabby Moreno pops out to the first baseman. Spike Schmidt singles to center field. Ron Gilbert doubles to right field. Yale Ostendorf flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Bill Kelly pitching. Gary Manning grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Brown strikes out. John Switzer singles to right field. John Switzer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Austin Wells grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Williams strikes out. Ray Rowe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Joe Perry walks. Gary Sutcliffe grounds out to the catcher. Joe Perry advances to second on the play. Bob Wagner walks. Frank Tyler grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bob Wagner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Larry Pitula strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bill Kelly strikes out. Les Varsho bunts for a base hit. Gabby Moreno doubles to right field. Les Varsho uses his aggressiveness and scores. Spike Schmidt singles to left field. Gabby Moreno scores. Ron Gilbert flies out to the left fielder. Spike Schmidt steals second. Yale Ostendorf flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn George Bottalico singles to right field. Gary Manning walks. Scott Brown singles to center field. George Bottalico scores. Gary Manning advances to third on the hit. John Switzer singles to center field. Gary Manning scores. Scott Brown advances to third on the hit. John Switzer steals second. Bill Williams throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Scott Brown scores. Joe Perry strikes out. Gary Sutcliffe walks. Cliff Breazeale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Wagner strikes out. Frank Tyler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Austin Wells reached on a fielding error by Larry Pitula. Austin Wells steals second. Bill Williams singles to right field. Austin Wells scores. Bill Williams is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ray Rowe flies out to the center fielder. Cliff Breazeale flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Larry Pitula flies out to the left fielder. George Bottalico flies out to the right fielder. Gary Manning flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Les Varsho singles past the second baseman. Gabby Moreno grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Les Varsho is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Spike Schmidt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gabby Moreno is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ron Gilbert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Scott Brown doubles to center field. John Switzer singles to right field. Scott Brown scores. Joe Perry walks. Gary Sutcliffe walks. Bob Wagner strikes out. Frank Tyler grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. John Switzer is out at home. Larry Pitula singles to right field. Joe Perry scores. Gary Sutcliffe scores. Scott Samuls comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Bottalico grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Tyler is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Yale Ostendorf flies out to the left fielder. Austin Wells singles past the first baseman. Bill Williams singles to center field. Austin Wells advances to third on the hit. Chick Peterson 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. Ray Rowe flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Austin Wells scores. Scott Samuls strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Gary Manning singles to right field. Scott Brown pops out to the shortstop. John Switzer singles to center field. Gary Manning advances to third on the hit. Joe Perry grounds out to the pitcher. John Switzer advances to second on the play. Gary Sutcliffe doubles to right field. Gary Manning scores. John Switzer scores. Bob Wagner singles to center field. Gary Sutcliffe scores. Ken Johnstone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Tyler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Les Varsho walks. Les Varsho steals second. Gabby Moreno grounds out to the second baseman. Les Varsho advances to third on the play. Spike Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Ron Gilbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Larry Pitula flies out to the right fielder. Billy Hibbs is pinch hitting for Chick Peterson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Billy Hibbs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Manning flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Frank Allen pitching. Yale Ostendorf strikes out. Billy Diaz is pinch hitting for Austin Wells. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Billy Diaz singles to center field. Bill Williams grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Billy Diaz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ray Rowe walks. Matt Kress is pinch hitting for Ken Johnstone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Matt Kress strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Bill Diorio pitching. Scott Brown flies out to the left fielder. John Switzer grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Perry walks. Gary Sutcliffe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Les Varsho grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Willis is pinch hitting for Gabby Moreno. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Phil Willis reached on a fielding error by Gary Sutcliffe. Spike Schmidt grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Phil Willis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Thayer is pinch hitting for Ron Gilbert. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Thayer singles to left field. Spike Schmidt advances to third on the hit. Yale Ostendorf strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 10 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Gabby Moreno (21), Ron Gilbert (21).SF - Ray Rowe. Baserunning: SB - Les Varsho (37), Spike Schmidt (14), Austin Wells (28).CS - Bill Williams (4). Fielding: E - Bill Williams.
Batting:2B - Scott Brown (21), Gary Sutcliffe (14). Baserunning: SB - John Switzer (20).CS - John Switzer (13). Fielding: E - Gary Sutcliffe, Larry Pitula.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Lenny Neill did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Bruett did not respond to coaching in arm Piggy Bowers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Luis Smith did not respond to coaching in range
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Edwards improves in power_vs_lefty J.W. Randell improves in endurance Dick Gray did not respond to coaching in arm Bunny Hughes improves in control