Win: Melvin Rodriguez (9-3) Loss: Sam Ables (6-5)
Save: Bill Beck (26)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Melvin Rodriguez pitching. Gene Triandos walks. Gene Triandos is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mendy Tanner grounds out to the third baseman. David Borbon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Diego Sam Ables pitching. Naoki Kojima strikes out. Jake Hickman grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Pearce flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Elmer Crespi grounds out to the second baseman. Jose German strikes out. Brian Clary flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Diego John Ferson grounds out to the third baseman. Ryu Yamaguchi walks. Glenn Ratliff singles to center field. Ryu Yamaguchi advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Rocky Benitez lines out to the third baseman. Bill Raub grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Dick Shores flies out to the left fielder. Ed Gelnar grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Ables grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Diego Melvin Rodriguez strikes out. Naoki Kojima flies out to the center fielder. Jake Hickman singles to left field. Bill Pearce singles to center field. John Ferson singles to right field. Jake Hickman scores. Bill Pearce advances to third on the hit. Ryu Yamaguchi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Gene Triandos doubles to left field. Mendy Tanner grounds out to the shortstop. David Borbon flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Crespi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Diego Glenn Ratliff strikes out. Rocky Benitez grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Raub singles to center field. Melvin Rodriguez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Raub is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jose German singles past the second baseman. Brian Clary grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dick Shores singles to center field. Ed Gelnar grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dick Shores is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Diego Naoki Kojima grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Hickman singles to right field. Bill Pearce grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Hickman advances to second on the play. John Ferson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Ollie Williams is pinch hitting for Sam Ables. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ollie Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Triandos grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mendy Tanner bunts for a base hit. Mendy Tanner is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Diego Neil Sutko pitching. Ryu Yamaguchi is hit by a pitch. Glenn Ratliff walks. Rocky Benitez flies out to the right fielder. Bill Raub strikes out. Melvin Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati David Borbon strikes out. Elmer Crespi walks. Jose German strikes out. Brian Clary strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Diego Naoki Kojima strikes out. Jake Hickman strikes out. Bill Pearce hits a home run. Bill Harris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Ferson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Rey Clarke enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rocky Benitez at LF. Dick Shores strikes out. Ed Gelnar flies out to the center fielder. Dutch Wyatt is pinch hitting for Bill Harris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dutch Wyatt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Diego Freddy Pippen pitching. George Rhem is pinch hitting for Ryu Yamaguchi. George Rhem singles to center field. Tyson Marshall is pinch hitting for Glenn Ratliff. Tyson Marshall flies out to the center fielder. Rey Clarke singles past the first baseman. George Rhem advances to third on the hit. Ike Plantier is pinch hitting for Bill Raub. Ike Plantier grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bill Beck comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gene Triandos flies out to the left fielder. Mendy Tanner singles to left field. David Borbon singles to left field. Mendy Tanner is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Elmer Crespi grounds into a force play to the second baseman. David Borbon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 4 San Diego total runners left on base: 9
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C- Batter Mentor Grade: C Improvements: Jose Cage did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Cage did not respond to coaching in endurance Roger Mota did not respond to coaching in arm Wally Delmas improves in contact_vs_righty
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Steve Uhler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Don Skalski did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Uhler did not respond to coaching in speed Hiromasa Ogata did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty