Win: Eric Portugal (13-8) Loss: Larry Baldwin (9-6)
Save: Hal McCormick (28)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Eric Portugal pitching. Grayson Long strikes out. Will McClellan lines out to the second baseman. Shag Bowman hits a home run. Venny Schultz walks. Terry Silvera walks. Tom Smith Jr grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Larry Baldwin pitching. Jake Birtsas grounds out to the shortstop. Ryan Stankard pops out to the catcher. Ron Bokina strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati George Delahanty flies out to the center fielder. Dane Mota singles to left field. Larry Baldwin pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Grayson Long grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Merle Ray flies out to the center fielder. Larry Aponte grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Partenheimer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Will McClellan grounds out to the third baseman. Shag Bowman doubles to center field. Venny Schultz flies out to the center fielder. Terry Silvera strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ossie Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Farrell grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Portugal grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Tom Smith Jr walks. George Delahanty grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Dane Mota grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jake Birtsas walks. Ryan Stankard strikes out. Jake Birtsas steals second. Ron Bokina strikes out. Merle Ray grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Larry Baldwin strikes out. Grayson Long flies out to the left fielder. Will McClellan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Larry Aponte hits a home run. Brian Partenheimer singles to right field. Ossie Powell singles to center field. Brian Partenheimer advances to third on the hit. Roy Farrell singles to right field. Brian Partenheimer scores. Ossie Powell advances to third on the hit. Eric Portugal flies out to the center fielder. Jake Birtsas grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Farrell advances to second on the play. Ryan Stankard singles to left field. Ossie Powell scores. Roy Farrell scores. Ron Bokina doubles to right field. Ryan Stankard uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jade Melendez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Merle Ray grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Shag Bowman strikes out. Venny Schultz singles to left field. Terry Silvera grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Venny Schultz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Smith Jr pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Larry Aponte grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Partenheimer singles to right field. Ossie Powell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati George Delahanty strikes out. Dane Mota singles to center field. Joe Peltier is pinch hitting for Jade Melendez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Peltier strikes out. Grayson Long grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dane Mota is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Alex Spencer pitching. Roy Farrell strikes out. Eric Portugal grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Birtsas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Will McClellan singles to center field. Shag Bowman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Venny Schultz singles to right field. Terry Silvera flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ryan Stankard grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Ron Bokina grounds out to the shortstop. Christian Moore is pinch hitting for Merle Ray. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Christian Moore walks. Larry Aponte grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Tom Smith Jr walks. George Delahanty strikes out. Dane Mota pops out to the pitcher. Matty Lesher is pinch hitting for Alex Spencer . Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Matty Lesher hits a home run. Tom Smith Jr scores. Hal McCormick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Grayson Long grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 3
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Xaiver Reyes improves in range Monroe Jacobson did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Gonzalez improves in power_vs_righty Robby Bell did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Marcos Wise did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Farrell improves in speed Chase Dollander improves in control