Win: George Gibralter (1-0) Loss: Jim Craghead (0-1)
Save: Jamie Scarsella (1)
Inning: 1 Chicago George Gibralter pitching. Tom Mensor singles to left field. Hal Covington grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Josh McErnan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jim Craghead pitching. Fred Fowlkes grounds out to the shortstop. Al Mattick singles to left field. Matt Ferriss grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Gus Smyth pops out to the shortstop. Blaise Bushelman doubles to right field. Spencer Diauble grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Twombly singles to right field. Blaise Bushelman scores. Todd Munoz hits a home run. Harry Twombly scores. Jim Craghead grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Chikara Yamashita doubles to left field. Kazuyuki Kikuchi singles to right field. Chikara Yamashita scores. Roy Martinez strikes out. Dan Molyneaux strikes out. Ed Conroy walks. George Gibralter singles to right field. Kazuyuki Kikuchi scores. Ed Conroy advances to third on the hit. Fred Fowlkes doubles to left field. Ed Conroy scores. Al Mattick pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Tom Mensor grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Covington grounds out to the shortstop. Josh McErnan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Matt Ferriss lines out to the shortstop. Chikara Yamashita flies out to the center fielder. Kazuyuki Kikuchi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Gus Smyth strikes out. Blaise Bushelman grounds out to the shortstop. Spencer Diauble strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Roy Martinez walks. Dan Molyneaux walks. Ed Conroy singles to center field. Roy Martinez scores. Dan Molyneaux advances to third on the hit. Steve Etherton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Gibralter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Molyneaux scores. Ed Conroy advances to second on the play. Fred Fowlkes grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Al Mattick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Harry Twombly grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Todd Munoz flies out to the right fielder. Steve Etherton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Matt Ferriss grounds out to the second baseman. Chikara Yamashita flies out to the center fielder. Kazuyuki Kikuchi walks. Roy Martinez singles to right field. Dan Molyneaux grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Tom Mensor singles to right field. Hal Covington strikes out. Tom Mensor gets picked off first. Josh McErnan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Ed Conroy grounds out to the second baseman. George Gibralter flies out to the left fielder. Fred Fowlkes walks. Fred Fowlkes is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Gus Smyth strikes out. Blaise Bushelman flies out to the center fielder. Jason Cypert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Paul Clack is pinch hitting for Spencer Diauble. Paul Clack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Al Mattick flies out to the left fielder. Matt Ferriss grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Chikara Yamashita grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Harry Twombly strikes out. Jamie Harlow is pinch hitting for Todd Munoz. Jamie Harlow strikes out. Ralph Mondesi is pinch hitting for Steve Etherton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ralph Mondesi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Osamu Iwamoto pitching. Kazuyuki Kikuchi walks. Roy Martinez strikes out. Dan Molyneaux grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kazuyuki Kikuchi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ed Conroy singles in front of the center fielder. Dan Molyneaux advances to third on the hit. Shane Wickland is pinch hitting for Jason Cypert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Conroy steals second. Shane Wickland strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Jamie Scarsella pitching. Tom Mensor singles to right field. Passed ball. Tom Mensor advances to second. Hal Covington pops out to the shortstop. Josh McErnan flies out to the center fielder. Gus Smyth grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Chicago total runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: John McLeland improves in range John McLeland did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Briault improves in arm Glen Robinson improves in power_vs_righty Eddie Dillon did not respond to coaching in arm Shane Thomas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Charlie Brewer did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Kirk Castro did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Doug Small did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ron Bartling did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Williams did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Pete Charboneau did not respond to coaching in control Al Brown did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty